Aviation Mission Profile Performance Evaluation in a High Specific Power Surface Permanent Magnet Machine with Additively Manufactured Coils and Integrated Heat Pipes
The purpose of this paper is to accurately evaluate the performance and overall efficiency of an electrical machine driving a propeller (as a part of a hybrid or electric propulsion system) during the flight mission profile using electromagnetic-thermal simulations. The study focuses on a 250 kW, 5000 rpm, 1.25 kHz, 36/30 slot/pole surface permanent magnet (SPM) machine with additively manufactured (AM) hollow conductors and integrated heat pipes (HP). The machine drive parameters (frequency, and current) are tuned to maximize the efficiency for a given flight cycle, while providing the highest specific power (SP) during takeoff. Afterward using Multiphysics simulations, the transient thermal behavior of the machine is studied and temperature profile for different parts of the machine is extracted. Finally, steady-state temperatures during cruising are estimated and overall efficiency is re-evaluated.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 2203527
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5400-85750; MainId:86523; UUID:1fe2de9d-c622-4f75-bc04-851e7eb34536; MainAdminID:70938
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 2023 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), 15-18 May 2023, San Francisco, California
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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