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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2008.32.2.141

Effects of Design Parameters on the Thermal Performance of a Brushless DC Motor  

Kim, Min-Soo (한양대학교 대학원)
Lee, Kwan-Soo (한양대학교 기계공학부)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.32, no.2, 2008 , pp. 141-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
A numerical simulation of brushless DC motor is performed to elucidate thermo-flow characteristics in winding and bearing with heat generation. Rotation of rotor and blades drives influx of ambient air into the rotor inlet. Recirculation zone exists in the tiny interfaces between windings. The flow separation causes poor cooling performance in bearing part and therefore the redesign of the bearing groove is required. The design parameters such as the inlet location, geometry and bearing groove threshold angle have been selected in the present simulation. As the inlet location moves inward in the radial direction, total incoming flow rate and heat transfer rate are increased. Total incoming flow rate is increased with increasing the inlet inner length. The effect of the bearing groove threshold angle on the thermal performance is less than that of other design parameters.
Keywords
BLDC Motor; Motor Cooling System; Motor Thermal Management; Rotating Flow;
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