Steady State Thermal Analysis and Design of a Cooling System in an AFPM Motor

In this paper, the steady-state temperature of a sample 500 KW two rotor one stator Non-slotted axial flux permanent magnet motor is calculated using the finite element simulator software package. Due to the high temperature in various parts of the machine, especially at stator winding, a cooling system is designed for the motor and the temperature is recalculated. The results show that the temperature obtained for the parts is within the permissible range.

Authors:

• K. Sarrafan
• A. Darabi

Keywords:

• Axial Flux
• Cooling System
• Permanent Magnet
• Thermal Analysis.

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