• DocumentCode
    876830
  • Title

    Improved Cooling in the End Region of a Strip-Wound Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled Induction Electric Machine

  • Author

    Micallef, Christopher ; Pickering, Stephen J. ; Simmons, Kathy A. ; Bradley, Keith J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Malta, Msida
  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    3517
  • Lastpage
    3524
  • Abstract
    Computational fluid-dynamics modeling has been used to investigate the cooling of the end region of a two-pole strip-wound totally enclosed fan-cooled induction motor. The modeling is validated by experimental measurements. The changes in airflow and heat transfer that each configuration gives are discussed, and recommendations are made of features that can be used to achieve lower convective thermal resistance in the end region.
  • Keywords
    asynchronous machines; computational fluid dynamics; cooling; fans; airflow; computational fluid-dynamics modeling; cooling; heat transfer; strip-wound-totally enclosed fan-cooled induction electric machine; Associate members; Computational fluid dynamics; Cooling; Electric machines; Heat transfer; Induction motors; Machine windings; Resistance heating; Temperature; Thermal resistance; Cooling; electric machines; end winding; totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0046
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIE.2008.2003101
  • Filename
    4636809