Title :
Thermal modelling of a low speed air-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet generator
Author :
Chong, Y.C. ; Chick, J. ; Mueller, M.A. ; Staton, D.A. ; McDonald, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Energy Syst., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the assessment of air flow in a multi-stage Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) prototype which is set to operate at 100rpm. The CFD models are validated using experimental results to give a greater understanding of the air flow developed in the generator. The proposed ventilation design reduces the pressure loss at the entry resulting in a 10% reduction in maximum stator coil temperature in the CFD modelling.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; permanent magnet generators; stators; ventilation; CFD models; air flow; low speed air-cooled multistage axial flux permanent magnet generator; maximum stator coil temperature; thermal modelling; AFPM generator; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); machine ventilation; power loss; thermal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2012), 6th IET International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bristol
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-616-1
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.0271
