TY - CHAP A1 - Kral, Christian A1 - Haumer, Anton A1 - Lee, Sang Bin T1 - Robust thermal model for the estimation of rotor cage and stator winding temperatures of induction machines T2 - 2012 XXth International Conference on Electrical Machines ; Marseille, France, 02.- 05.09.2012 N2 - In this paper a new model for the estimation of the stator winding and rotor cage temperatures of induction machines is presented. This model can be used in series applications of machines operated under dynamic load conditions where stator and rotor temperature shall be monitored. The proposed model relies on a simplified lumped element thermal equivalent circuit model where the stator core temperature serves as input quantity. The great advantage of this model is that it covers ambient and cooling conditions inherently. This leads to great simplicity and robustness. The parametrization and validation of the model through experimental data is presented. Advantages, drawbacks and possible implementations are discussed. KW - asynchronous machines KW - Cooling KW - dynamic load KW - equivalent circuits KW - lumped element thermal equivalent circuit model KW - Rotors KW - squirrel cage induction machine KW - stators KW - temperature estimation Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-1-4673-0142-8 SN - 978-1-4673-0143-5 SN - 978-1-4673-0141-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICElMach.2012.6350127 SP - 1810 EP - 1816 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kral, Christian A1 - Haumer, Anton A1 - Lee, Sang Bin T1 - Innovative thermal model for the estimation of permanent magnet and stator winding temperatures T2 - 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2012) ; Raleigh, NC, USA 15.09.-20.09.2012 N2 - In this paper an innovative thermal model for the determination of the temperatures of the permanent magnets and stator windings is presented. This model relies on one temperature sensor located in the stator core of the machine. The estimated stator winding and permanent magnet temperatures are determined by a simplified thermal lumped element network model with only two time constants. Due to the structure of the model and the measured stator core temperature the proposed thermal model is very robust. Distortion of the cooling circuit are inherently sensed such that the model can be used for the online prediction of temperatures. Experimental results based on an interior permanent magnet synchronous machine are presented to validate the presented model. KW - Cooling KW - dynamic load KW - lumped element thermal equivalent circuit model KW - permanent magnet machines KW - permanent magnet synchronous machine KW - stators KW - synchronous machines KW - temperature estimation KW - temperature sensors KW - variable speed Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-1-4673-0803-8 SN - 978-1-4673-0802-1 SN - 978-1-4673-0801-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342386 SN - 2329-3721 SN - 2329-3748 SP - 2704 EP - 2711 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kral, Christian A1 - Haumer, Anton T1 - The New FundamentalWave Library for Modeling Rotating Electrical Three Phase Machines T2 - Proceedings of the 8th International Modelica Conference; March 20th-22nd; Technical Univeristy; Dresden; Germany N2 - This paper introduces the new FundemantalWave library which is included in the Modelica Standard Library 3.2. The presented Modelica package provides models and components of rotating electrical three phase machines. The presented electrical machine models are fully compatible with the original Machines library of the electrical domain but rely on the concept of the magnetic potential and magnetic flux fundamental waves. In this article; the connector concept; the components and electric machine models of the FundemantalWave package will be explained. Additionally; the didactic advantages and the flexibility of the proposed package in with respect to considering more enhanced and sophisticated effects will be discussed. KW - fundamental wave KW - Modelica Standard Library MSL KW - Rotating electrical three phase machines KW - time transients Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-91-7393-096-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp11063170 SN - 1650-3686 SN - 1650-3740 SP - 170 EP - 179 PB - University Electronic Press CY - Linköping ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kral, Christian A1 - Haumer, Anton ED - Schmidt, Matthias T1 - Object Oriented Modeling of Rotating Electrical Machines T2 - Advances in Computer Science and Engineering Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-953-307-173-2 SN - 978-953-51-5990-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5772/15898 SP - 135 EP - 160 PB - IntechOpen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Haumer, Anton A1 - Kral, Christian T1 - The New EDrives Library: A Modular Tool for Engineering of Electric Drives T2 - Proceedings of the 10th International Modelica Conference, March 10-12, 2014, Lund, Sweden N2 - Simulation is an indispensable tool for the engineering of systems containing electric drives. Depending on the design phase and the engineering task different levels of modeling details are required: proof of concept; investigation of energy and power consumption; design of control; etc. The new EDrives library provides three levels of abstraction for inverters: quasi static (neglecting electrical transients); averaging (neglecting switching effects) and switching – for serving different demands. The inverters can feed the machine models of the Modelica Standard Library: Modelica.Magnetic.FundamentalWave and the new Modelica.Magnetic.QuasiStatic.FundamentalWave. The EDrives library copes with arbitrary phase numbers and can be easily extended to develop new control algorithms. In this publication the structure of the library and the implemented control principles are presented. Furthermore; examples comparing the three different levels of abstraction are included. KW - control KW - Electric machines and drives KW - multi phase KW - power electronics KW - quasi static KW - switching KW - thermal behavior KW - transient Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-91-7519-380-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3384/ecp14096155 SN - 1650-3686 SN - 1650-3740 SP - 155 EP - 163 PB - Linköping University Electronic Press ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kral, Christian A1 - Haumer, Anton A1 - Kapeller, Hansjörg A1 - Pirker, Franz T1 - Design and Thermal Simulation of Induction Machines for Traction in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles JF - World Electric Vehicle Journal N2 - 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. KW - Induction Motor KW - Electric Drive KW - Modeling KW - Simulation KW - Thermal Management Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj1010190 SN - 2032-6653 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 190 EP - 196 PB - MDPI ER -