Abstract
Temperature rise is an essential factor affecting the safety operation of electric machines. An appropriate solving domain is the first step to consider when calculating the temperature rise. However, the effect of solving domain setting on the calculation results of electric machine temperature rise has not been deeply discussed. In this paper, a 3MW permanent magnet wind generator is taken as an example. Based on the electrical and numerical heat transfer theories, two different solving domain models are established to compare the flow thermal characteristics of the internal and external ventilated paths. The fluid velocity changes in external ventilated path, the central section temperature rise and the velocity trace distribution of the internal ventilated path are compared in detail. Furthermore, the temperature rise of each component is analyzed. It is found that the fluid development in the generator is affected by solving domain selection. The results can provide a reference for accurate calculation of temperature rise of permanent magnet wind generator.
Highlights
In recent years, wind energy has been widely used in various fields in order to alleviate the shortage of traditional energy
In order to fill this gap, the effect of solving domain setting on the calculation results of electric machine temperature rise is studied in this paper
The results of the study will provide a theoretical basis for accurate calculation of permanent magnet wind generator
Summary
Wind energy has been widely used in various fields in order to alleviate the shortage of traditional energy. Using cooling system is a straightforward way to reduce the temperature rise effect. S. Ding et al.: Temperature Rise Effect of Permanent Magnet Wind Turbine in Different Field Settings as rotor [15], windshield [16], ventilation spacer [17], stator clamping plate [18] and junction boxes [3]. Temperature rise of electric machines can be reduced by the two aforementioned approaches, the selection of solving domain has been ignored and not been deeply studied in the previous research. In order to fill this gap, the effect of solving domain setting on the calculation results of electric machine temperature rise is studied in this paper. The results of the study will provide a theoretical basis for accurate calculation of permanent magnet wind generator
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