Thermal modelling of a low speed air-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet generator

Yew Chuan Chong; John Chick; Markus Mueller; David Staton; Alasdair McDonald

doi:10.1049/cp.2012.0271

Thermal modelling of a low speed air-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet generator

Yew Chuan Chong, John Chick, Markus Mueller, David Staton, Alasdair McDonald

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents the assessment of air flow in a multi-stage Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) prototype which is set to operate at 100rpm. The CFD models are validated using experimental results to give a greater understanding of the air flow developed in the generator. The proposed ventilation design reduces the pressure loss at the entry resulting in a 10% reduction in maximum stator coil temperature in the CFD modelling.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IET International Conference Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD)
Place of Publication	Brighton
Number of pages	7
Edition	6th
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-84919-616-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.0271
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2012

Keywords

AFPM generator
thermal analysis
machine ventilation
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD
power loss

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Thermal modelling of a low speed air-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet generator

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