Correlation Between Rotor Vibration and Mechanical Stress in Ultra-High-Speed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors

Abstract

This paper investigates the correlation between rotor vibration and mechanical stress in ultra-high-speed permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs); the mechanical stress generated in the PM and the rotational vibration when the PMSM rotates at high speeds were evaluated. Two PM rotors that have the same performance characteristics but different shrink fits were studied, and the vibration of these two PM rotors was analyzed. Furthermore, to evaluate the correlation between mechanical stress and vibration, the rotor design parameters, such as sleeve thickness and shrink fit, were varied. Based on the analysis results, a real-world model was developed and an experiment was conducted to test the vibration of these two rotors; the validity of our results was verified by performing experiments.