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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Mehmet KulanORCiD, Professor Nick BakerORCiD
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IEEE This paper describes the thermal modelling of a permanent magnet alternator (PMA). The principal focus is to investigate the effect of adding thermal paste into the machine end winding region. A thermal lumped parameter network is proposed to quantify the change in heat flow paths for a flange mounted alternator. The thermal model is implemented in Simulink, which allows many different heat paths to be easily combined. Since addition of a thermal paste introduces new axial heat flow by conduction paths between the stator windings and frame, the developed thermal network considers the detailed heat flow paths in the PMA. The thermal network is extended to the machine frame and part of the mounting plate. It is shown that axial heat flow has been improved 5.6% for the PMA with addition of the thermal paste. This in turn reduces winding temperature by around 10.5% at standstill DC tests. The model accuracy has been validated by performing FEA thermal simulations and experimental results.
Author(s): Kulan MC, Baker NJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
Year: 2019
Volume: 55
Issue: 2
Pages: 1261-1271
Print publication date: 01/03/2019
Online publication date: 04/10/2018
Acceptance date: 19/09/2018
Date deposited: 19/11/2018
ISSN (print): 0093-9994
ISSN (electronic): 1939-9367
Publisher: IEEE
URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2018.2873528
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2018.2873528
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