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Publication date: 24 June 2019

Gregory Bauw, Bertrand Cassoret, Olivier Ninet and Raphael Romary

The purpose of this paper is to present a design method for induction machines including a three-phase damper winding for noise and vibrations reduction.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a design method for induction machines including a three-phase damper winding for noise and vibrations reduction.

Design/methodology/approach

In the first part, the principle of the damper winding is recalled. The second part presents the iterative design method which is applied on a 4-kW pulse width modulation (PWM)-fed induction machine to study the impact of the additional winding on the geometry. In the third part, the finite-element method is used to validate the designed geometry and highlight the harmonic flux density reduction. Finally, some experimental results are given.

Findings

The study shows that the impact of the additional three-phase winding on the geometry and weight of the machine is low. Moreover, the proposed noise reduction method allows one to reduce the total noise level of a PWM-fed induction machine up to 8.5 dBA.

Originality/value

The originality of the paper concerns the design and characterization of a three-phase damper winding for a noiseless induction machine. The principle of this proposed noise reduction method is new and has been patented.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 38 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 19 July 2022

Amar Tiourguiouine, Cristian Demian, Raphael Romary, Mehdi Zmirli and Philippe Bernard

This paper aims to present the principle of virtual air gap inductance and the design of a voltage regulation device based on this principle. The authors provide a comprehensive…

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Purpose

This paper aims to present the principle of virtual air gap inductance and the design of a voltage regulation device based on this principle. The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of this specific application that consists of locally saturating the magnetic circuit of the voltage regulator to modify its global properties. This saturation is created by a direct current flowing in a small auxiliary coil inserted in the specific area of the magnetic circuit to saturate this zone.

Design/methodology/approach

Analytical calculation and finite elements simulations are used to optimize the device for a specific application tied to the supply of electrical ovens in metallurgic usage. Experimental results are presented at the end of the paper.

Findings

The experimental results presented in this paper are in concordance with the analytical calculation and with the finite element simulations for different operation points. The difficulty of the study of the virtual air gap comes mainly from the nonlinearity of the phenomena because the principle is based on a local and controllable saturation of the magnetic circuit.

Originality/value

The originality of the paper concerns the introduction of virtual air gap principle in a specific industrial application.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering , vol. 41 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 25 June 2019

Cristian Demian, Raphael Romary, Gilles Vogt and Valentin Costan

The axial magnetic field occurs in the end-region of large turbo-generators is known to induce hot points or voltages between laminations, that may cause insulation breakdown and…

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Purpose

The axial magnetic field occurs in the end-region of large turbo-generators is known to induce hot points or voltages between laminations, that may cause insulation breakdown and thus stator faults.

Design/methodology/approach

It is important to dispose of simple methods for estimating the axial flux rapidly with regard to the operating point of the machine.

Findings

The authors provide a practical model of the axial magnetic field based on a simplified vector diagram. The parameters required to build the vector composition of the flux densities are assessed with a limited number of finite element method simulations of the whole end-region of the machine. These simulations were validated by an experimental test on a real turbo-generator. Then the axial flux density was simply estimated for various operating points.

Originality/value

The originality of the paper concerns the practical model of the axial magnetic field based on a simplified vector diagram.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 38 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 7 September 2012

Jakub Andrzejewski, Krzysztof Komęza and Raphaël Romary

The large size of models and long computing time prevent the creation of full‐scale, three‐dimensional models of end region of turbogenerators. Only exact three‐dimensional model…

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Purpose

The large size of models and long computing time prevent the creation of full‐scale, three‐dimensional models of end region of turbogenerators. Only exact three‐dimensional model can illustrate complex phenomena of end region losses. Also some methods of decreasing such losses cannot be simulated in two‐dimensional models. The purpose of this paper is to focus on a method of creating three‐dimensional models of turbogenerators' end regions for calculations of eddy current losses.

Design/methodology/approach

Time‐stepping is the most expensive part of computation. A harmonic model would be free from that disadvantage and it can provide a tool to make an accurate, fully three‐dimensional model of a steady state for different loads and provide results in a reasonable time.

Findings

The research focuses on the method of creating three‐dimensional models of turbogenerators end region for calculations of eddy current losses. By using two‐dimensional, time‐stepping models and empirical loss functions for a main flux and three‐dimensional models for eddy current losses from a perpendicular flux of an end connections, it is found that fast analysis of that complex part of a machine can be achieved.

Originality/value

The approach proposed in the paper is a universal and novel method of calculation losses of turbogenerators' end regions. Combining two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional models provides advantages of both known methods: fast computation time from simplified models and good representation of complex geometry of a machine.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 31 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 7 September 2012

Juliana Luísa Müller, Raphaël Romary, Abdelkader Benabou, Thomas Henneron, Francis Piriou, João Pedro Assumpção Bastos and Jean‐Yves Roger

Interlaminar short circuits in turbo generator stators can lead to local damage of the iron core. The purpose of this paper is to model an interlaminar short circuit diagnosis…

Abstract

Purpose

Interlaminar short circuits in turbo generator stators can lead to local damage of the iron core. The purpose of this paper is to model an interlaminar short circuit diagnosis test on an existing structure.

Design/methodology/approach

This work presents the modeling of short‐circuited laminations in a stator yoke of a turbo‐generator. A 3D finite element model, associated to a homogenization technique, is used to calculate the short‐circuit current. The diagnosis test known as El Cid has been modelled as well.

Findings

Calculation results are compared with the experiment. The same tendency has been observed both in experimental and numerical results.

Research limitations/implications

Additional calculations may be performed (parametric studies) in order to investigate El Cid measuring under different conditions (different material properties, fault position, size), which may lead to a better interpretation of the results.

Practical implications

Modelling of short circuit diagnosis tests under different conditions may help with the interpretation of measuring results, predicting the fault size/seriousness and location. So, only the concerned parts of the stator have to be disassembled and repaired/rebuilt.

Originality/value

It is not easy to model numerically a structure with a short circuit inside, since different dimensions are involved: the fault and the varnish between laminations are much smaller than the stator itself. Thus, homogenization techniques have been used to model the lamination stack region. The combination of this technique with the modelling of the El Cid test constitutes a tool to study this kind of fault and calculate its severity and location in a stator.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 31 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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