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Title: Determination of thermal performance of small electric motors
Authors: Mei, W.
Jabbar, M.A. 
Tay, A.A.O. 
Keywords: Computational fluid dynamics
Double chamber calorimeter
Motors
Thermal analysis
Issue Date: 2001
Citation: Mei, W.,Jabbar, M.A.,Tay, A.A.O. (2001). Determination of thermal performance of small electric motors. Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems 2 : 877-880. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: Thermal analysis is very important for the design of low cost and long lifetime motors. This paper presents a method to analyze thermal performance of small electric motors. A finite element software is used to evaluate dynamic flux distribution and iron losses inside the motor. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool is applied to estimate the temperature distribution of the motor. A double chamber calorimeter (DCC) is used to measure the induction motor losses and efficiency. Hot-spot temperatures are also measured using thermocouples. Results of tests and computation on a fractional horsepower induction motor show good agreement between theoretical estimates and measurements.
Source Title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/69899
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