@article{KralHaumerHaigisetal., author = {Kral, Christian and Haumer, Anton and Haigis, Matthias and Lang, Hermann and Kapeller, Hansj{\"o}rg}, title = {Comparison of a CFD Analysis and a Thermal Equivalent Circuit Model of a TEFC Induction Machine With Measurements}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion}, volume = {24}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion}, number = {4}, publisher = {IEEE}, issn = {0885-8969}, doi = {10.1109/TEC.2009.2025428}, pages = {809 -- 818}, abstract = {For a totally enclosed fan-cooled induction machine, two methods of numerical analysis are compared with measurements. The first numerical method is based on computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) and the second one uses a thermal equivalent circuit (TEC). For the analysis based on CFD, a 3-D induction machine including housing is modeled. The numeric solution of the flow equations is determined for stationary temperature distributions. For the TEC, a discretized one-and-a-half-dimensional model of the induction machine is considered. With the TEC model, stationary and transient operating conditions can be simulated. Measurement results are determined by iron-copper-nickel sensors embedded in the stator winding and the housing, as well as by an IR sensor for measuring the rotor temperature. With these measurement signals, stationary and transient operating conditions can be analyzed. For stationary operating conditions, additionally, the housing temperatures are determined by an IR camera. The investigated simulation and measurement methods reveal different local and global temperatures, and thus, only certain aspects and characteristics of the obtained temperatures can be compared. Nevertheless, certain conclusions can be drawn from comparing these aspects considering the actual restrictions of each of the applied methods.}, language = {en} } @article{KralHaumerKapelleretal., author = {Kral, Christian and Haumer, Anton and Kapeller, Hansj{\"o}rg and Pirker, Franz}, title = {Design and Thermal Simulation of Induction Machines for Traction in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles}, series = {World Electric Vehicle Journal}, volume = {1}, journal = {World Electric Vehicle Journal}, number = {1}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2032-6653}, doi = {10.3390/wevj1010190}, pages = {190 -- 196}, abstract = {An electric traction machine for an electric or a hybrid electric vehicle is usually designed for a specific operating point or cycle. For such an operating point or cycle, the masses and the cooling circuit of the electric machine determine the time dependent temperature distribution within the machine. For a specific load cycle, the thermal simulation of the machine can reveal possible mass and size reductions for a given insulation class of the machine. In addition, such simulations allow the comparison of various cooling concepts. In the machine design process, the first step is a conventional electromagnetic machine design. From the geometric data of this design and the material properties, the parameters of a thermal equivalent circuit can be derived. The differential and algebraic equations of the thermal equivalent circuit are solved by a simulation tool to predict the temperatures of the critical parts in the electric machine. A thermal equivalent circuit is accurate enough to predict the thermal behavior of the critical parts in the electric machine, and yet not too complex, to obtain simulation results with moderate numerical effort. This enables an iterative design process to optimize the drive.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{EbnerHaumerSimicetal., author = {Ebner, Arno and Haumer, Anton and Simic, Dragan and Pirker, Franz}, title = {Interacting Modelica using a Named Pipe for Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation}, series = {Modelica 2006, Conference proceedings / 5th International Modelica Conference : September 4 - 5, 2006, Vienna, Austria}, booktitle = {Modelica 2006, Conference proceedings / 5th International Modelica Conference : September 4 - 5, 2006, Vienna, Austria}, pages = {261 -- 266}, abstract = {The paper presents a concept and an implementation of Modelica simulation interaction using the operating system inter-process communication method of the Named Pipe. The main aim of this presented work is to implement a hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) environment based on Dymola which runs on a normal Microsoft Windows Personal Com-puter. An energy storage test bench is connected by an ana-logue and digital data input/output card with the Dymola simulation computer. With this proposed system, particularly long-time simulations with sample rates up to 30 Hz can be executed very cost effective. Typical applications are simulations of drive cycles to test energy storage systems in electrified vehicles such as batteries or fuel cells. Other application ex-amples are the verification of battery models, thermal management models or battery management sys-tem (BMS) models. In this paper all methods used for implementation are described in detail. Especially the concept of inter-process communication and the concept for real-time and simulation time synchronization is discused. An application example which uses the provided concept is also shown at in this paper. In this example a longitudinal simulation of a vehicle is pre-sented. The startup phase of the internal combusting engine model and a short drive cycle in combination with a connected real battery is shown.}, language = {en} }