Abstract
The interaction between the eddy currents induced in the solid cylindrical rotor steel structure and the revolving field of the airgap produces the electrodynamic torque. The polyphase induction machine with solid-iron rotor offers advantages in ease of manufacture, in high torque per ampere at standstill, in withstanding high rotational stresses, and in operating in unusual environments. It is the purpose of this paper to present an approximate three-dimensional nonlinear numerical analysis of the solid-rotor induction motor for finding the three-dimensional current-density distribution in the solid rotor, in order to calculate the performance characteristics, based on finite-difference iterative techniques.
Keywords
eddy currents, solid rotor induction motors, current density distribution, airgap, electrodynamic torque, polyphase induction machines, three dimensional nonlinear numerical analysis, finite difference iterative techniques
Subject Categories
Numerical analysis, Finite differences
Disciplines
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Publisher
IEEE
Publication Date
11-1979
Rights Information
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Rights Holder
IEEE
Recommended Citation
Sarma, Mulukutla S., "Current-density distribution in solid-rotor induction motor" (1979). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. Paper 9.
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Notes
Author's manuscript; originally published in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. MAG-18, No. 2, Nov. 1979.