Calculation on the thermal field of the water cooling stator of three-Gorge hydro-generator

To simplify the calculation of winding bar temperature for the condition monitoring of the water cooling stator of Three-Gorge hydro-generator, this paper calculates three of two-dimension thermal fields. Using the three fields simulates the different section along the axial direction of the generator. The total amount of heat taken away by water can be calculated by weighting the result of three fields on the total axial length of them. Four groups of thermal-fields with different outlet-water temperature are calculated by using ANSYS multi-physical software. The calculation results of temperature of measurement-point between up-layer and down-layer bars in stator are partly supported by the measurement data. And the relatively error between the heat taken by cooling-water and the heat generated by the stator bar is always less than 5%