Title :
Thermal Modeling of Flooded Rotor Electrical Machines for Electro-Hydrostatic Actuators
Author :
Powell, David J. ; Atallah, Kais ; Jewell, Geraint
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
Abstract :
The paper describes a method of modeling heat flow in flooded rotor electrical machines for electro-hydrostatic actuators. In particular, a novel technique for lumped parameter representation of the transient thermal behavior of hydraulic fluid in the airgap is presented. The technique has been applied to a flooded rotor brushless permanent magnet motor for an aerospace application, and it is shown that there is good agreement between measurements and predictions.
Keywords :
aerospace; brushless machines; electrostatic actuators; heat transfer; hydraulic actuators; modelling; aerospace application; brushless permanent magnet motor; electro-hydrostatic actuators; flooded rotor electrical machines; heat flow; hydraulic fluid; lumped parameter representation; thermal modeling; transient thermal behavior; Drag; Hydraulic actuators; Maintenance; Permanent magnet motors; Pistons; Power transmission; Pumps; Rotors; Seals; Temperature; Brushless machines; Electro-hydrostatic actuation; Flooded rotor; Thermal modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines & Drives Conference, 2007. IEMDC '07. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Antalya
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0742-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0743-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.2007.383674
