Investigation of the Cooling and Thermal-Measuring System of a Compound-Structure Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machine

Jingang Bai, Yong Liu, Yi Sui, Chengde Tong, Quanbin Zhao and Jiawei Zhang
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Jingang Bai: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China
Yong Liu: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China
Yi Sui: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China
Chengde Tong: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China
Quanbin Zhao: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China
Jiawei Zhang: Department of Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, Heilongjiang, China

Energies, 2014, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-34

Abstract: The compound-structure permanent-magnet synchronous machine (CS-PMSM) is a power-split device which can enable the internal combustion engine (ICE) to operate at optimum efficiency during all driving conditions by controlling its torque and speed. However, the CS-PMSM has more serious temperature rise and heat dissipation problems than conventional permanent-magnet (PM) machines, especially when the CS-PMSM is running at low speed and under full load conditions. As the thermal resistance of double-layer air gaps is quite big, the hot spot proves to be in the inner winding rotor. To ensure the safe operation of the CS-PMSM, the use of forced-air and water cooling in the inner winding rotor are investigated. The study shows that the water cooling can provide a better cooling effect, but require a complicated mechanical structure. Considering the complexity of the high efficiency cooling system, a real-time temperature monitoring method is proposed and a temperature measuring system which can accurately measure the real-time temperature of multiple key points in the machine is developed to promptly adjust the operating and cooling conditions based on the measured temperature results. Finally, the temperature rise experiment of the CS-PMSM prototype is done and the simulation results are partly validated by the experimental data.

Keywords: compound-structure permanent-magnet synchronous machine (CS-PMSM); cooling system; heat dissipation; real-time; thermal-field; temperature monitoring; temperature rise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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