Increasing the power density and efficiency of electric machines (motors and generators) is integral to bringing Electrified Aircraft (EA) to commercial realization. However, power density and efficiency are not qualities that can be developed independently. At the heart of any electric machine are the conductors (usually copper) that carry current and generate magnetic fields. Increased power density means increased current density and increased joule heating in a smaller volume. To increase efficiency at the wire level means minimizing electrical resistance and hence power lost to joule heating. There are fundamental challenges with concomitantly increasing both power density and efficiency since the copper resistivity is very temperature sensitive at common electric machine operating conditions. Simple calculations of the linear increase in resistivity of copper as a function of temperature, reveals that a one degree Celsius increase in temperature results in a 0.39% decrease in efficiency. Conversely, a 20 degree Celsius decrease in copper temperature produces a 7.8% increase in efficiency. Therefore, improved thermal management concepts for electric machine building blocks such as stator winding are a priority for improving efficiency and power density. This paper proposing changing the view of component materials in the stator slots from individual components with singular functionality to a composite system where the components take on a multifunctional roles. In the composite framework, achievable material development goals are defined that together have maximum system impact on the thermal environment inside of high power density electric machines for aerospace applications.


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    Title :

    Creating a Multifunctional Composite Stator Slot Material System to Enable High Power Density Electric Machines for Electrified Aircraft Applications


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    Publication date :

    2018-07-01


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    1135093 byte



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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