Increasing the Power Density of 180 kW Synchronous Reluctance Motor by Implementing Loop Heat Pipe Cooling

2023 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME 2023) 2023
Kārlis Gulbis, Andrejs Podgornovs, Anatolijs Bižāns, Ludmila Lavrinoviča

The study aims to increase the power density of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor (SynRM). The power density of the motor can be increased in many different ways. This study describes the improvement of the motor cooling system by replacing the shaft-mounted fan to circulate the air (IC 01) cooling system with a novel Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) cooling system. By improving the motor cooling system, it is possible to increase the current and reduce external dimensions - length subsequently, increase the power density of the motor. Increasing the current inevitably reduces the efficiency by increasing the electrical losses, and a higher magnetic flux density causes an increase in the magnetic losses.

Keywords
synchronous reluctance motor , loop heat pipe , motor cooling , power density
DOI
10.1109/ICECCME57830.2023.10253459
Hyperlink
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10253459/references#references

Gulbis, K., Podgornovs, A., Bižāns, A., Lavrinoviča, L. Increasing the Power Density of 180 kW Synchronous Reluctance Motor by Implementing Loop Heat Pipe Cooling. In: 2023 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME 2023), Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 19-21 July, 2023. Piscataway: IEEE, 2023, pp.1-5. ISBN 979-8-3503-2298-9. e-ISBN 979-8-3503-2297-2. Available from: doi:10.1109/ICECCME57830.2023.10253459

Publication language
English (en)