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Electrodynamic forces acting on a conductor with elliptic cross section in the slot of an electric machine

Elektrodynamische Kräfte auf einen Leiter mit Ellipsen-form in der Nut elektrischer Maschinen

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In this paper, radial electrodynamic forces acting on a conductor entirely filling a semi-closed slot with elliptic cross section are investigated. The calculations have been made by using the Bubnow-Galerkin method. The results are compared with published data.

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In diesem Artikel wurden die Kräfte untersucht, die auf einen Leiter mit Ellipsenform in halbgeschlossener Nut wirken. Die Berechnungen wurden mit der Bubnow-Galerkin Methode vorgenommen. Die Berechnungsergebnisse wurden mit Literaturangaben verglichen.

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Abbreviations

A :

z-component of vector potential (complex r.m.s. value)

B η,B ϕ :

normal and tangential components of the magnetic induction in the elliptic-cylindrical system of coordinates (r.m.s. value)

F:

electrodynamic force

F m , F a :

arythmetical mean and alternating components of the total force

J :

z-component of current density (complex r.m.s. value)

\(j = \sqrt { - 1} \) :

imaginary unit

2a, 2b:

major and minor axis of ellipse

c :

distance of focus from center of cllipse

l :

conductor lenght

I=I e :

complex value of current, |I|=r.m.s. value

z,z * :

modulus of complex numberz and complex conjugate ofz

Rez, Im:

z real and imaginary part of complex numberz

α1 :

angle of slot opening

γ:

conductivity

μ:

magnetic permeability

ω:

pulsation

Ω:

cross section area

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Peterson, W. Electrodynamic forces acting on a conductor with elliptic cross section in the slot of an electric machine. Archiv f. Elektrotechnik 63, 135–139 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578558

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