Effects of Broken Bars/End-ring Connectors and Airgap Eccentricities on Ohmic and Core Losses of Induction Motors in ASDs using a Coupled Finite Element-state Space Method (journal article)

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

8 p.

Publication Date

3-2000

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Source ISSN

0885-8969

Abstract

In this paper, effects of rotor abnormalities such as broken squirrel-cage bars, broken cage connectors and airgap eccentricity on ohmic and core losses of induction motors are presented. In this investigation, a comprehensive time-stepping coupled finite element-state space (TSCFE-SS) model was fully utilized to compute the time-domain elemental flux density waveforms and various time-domain waveforms of motor winding currents useful for core loss and ohmic loss computations. Such investigation is feasible by use of the TSCFE-SS model due to its intrinsic nature and characteristics. The results obtained from the simulations of an example 1.2-hp induction motor clearly indicate that faults due to broken squirrel-cage bars/end-connectors can increase motor core losses in comparison to the healthy case. The results also give the effect of saturation on the core loss distributions within the cross-section of the motor, and indicate the potential for possible excessive loss concentrations and consequent hot spots near zones of bar and connector breakages in the rotor.

Comments

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 15, No. 1 (March 2000): 40-47. DOI.

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