In view of the narrow installation space of high power density and high torque in-wheel motor, the heat existed the in-wheel motor is balanced by cooling water channel to ensure the heat dissipation of the high power density in-wheel motor. In this paper, Ansoft Maxwell software is used to establish the twodimensional loss simulation model of in-wheel motor, and the winding loss, stator core loss, rotor core loss and permanent magnet eddy current loss of in-wheel motor are calculated respectively. The temperature field calculation model of in-wheel motor is established. The heat exchange coefficient of motor is calculated, and the equivalent treatment of windings is carried out. The spiral channel is selected to cool the motor. The CFD software is used to simulate and analyze the cooling fluid in the channel. The heat dissipation coefficient curve is calculated. Finally, the calculated results of in-wheel motor loss and heat dissipation coefficient curve are imported into the transient temperature field for simulation, and the temperature field distributions before cooling and after cooling are obtained. The results show that the temperature drop of winding is 32%, the temperature drop of stator core is 30%, the temperature drop of permanent magnet is 26%, and the temperature drop of rotor is 25%. The spiral channel structure adopted in this paper is reasonable and feasible, which provides a certain theoretical reference value for the research and development of in-wheel motor heat dissipation system.INDEX TERMS Electric vehicle, in-wheel motor, loss calculation, fluid field, water cooling.
In order to improve the working performance and service life of the in-wheel motor for micro-electric vehicle, the outer rotor in-wheel motor of micro-electric vehicle is designed and the model is analyzed, which are based on the theory of electromagnetic field and working principle of the motor. Besides, the size of the micro-electric vehicle wheel is optimized and designed, and the length of the internal and external diameters of inner stator and outer rotor of the outer rotor in-wheel motor are designed and calculated. According to the air-gap selection principles, the parameter of air gap is designed and determined. Some important parameters are derived and calculated, such as the pole-arc coefficient, airgap magnetic flux density, gap coefficient, and the coefficient of air-gap flux waveforms. The finite element model outer rotor of in-wheel motor is established by Ansoft Maxwell software, and the finite element mesh subdivision is carried on. Magnetic flux densities, magnetic field strength, and magnetic line of force are analyzed by dynamic simulation, and the starting characteristics and the change of torque curve are studied and analyzed. The final simulation analysis results are in good agreement with the design calculation results, which indicate that design scheme of outer rotor in-wheel motor is useful that can meet the performance requirements of outer rotor in-wheel motor for micro-electric vehicle.
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