In this paper, thermal modeling and analysis of a 10 kW double-stator switched reluctance machine (DSSRM) is presented. Thermal management is an essential step of the machine design, since overheated windings and cores might destroy the insulation and lead to failure of the machine. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite-element method (FEM) has been used to numerically calculate the temperature distribution in different parts of the machine. Furthermore, to include the use of water as coolant, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been utilized. Thermal performance of the prototype is then analyzed at various load conditions. A 10 kW prototype of the DSSRM has been built and the results have been experimentally verified.
Acoustic noise has been reported as a major problem in Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) for noise sensitive applications. This issue has drawn significant attention over the past decades. In this paper, a numerical method used to predict vibration with high computational efficiency is introduced. The accuracy of this method is demonstrated by the comparison of the calculated results and the multiphysics Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulation. Finally, based on this method, a fast process for the optimal design of the stator frame is proposed to reduce the vibration and acoustic noise in SRMs.Index Terms-switched reluctance machine, vibration, acoustic noise.
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