JP2011055645A - Rotary electric machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotary electric machine having a laminated core efficiently cooling the laminated core deeply enough to the inner part and uniforming a temperature distribution in a lamination direction. <P>SOLUTION: The rotary electric machine has the laminated core 2 which is formed by laminating core members 4 having a prescribed contour, made of magnetic materials, and arranged in a refrigerant. The core member 4 includes a groove 7 on the laminated face of the core member 4, whose one end and the other end are both led to the contour contacting with the refrigerant. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating electric machine that is used in a motor, a generator, and the like and includes a laminated core in which core members that are magnetic materials are laminated.

  In the conventional method of manufacturing a laminated core, first, a magnetic material such as an electromagnetic steel sheet is rolled by a steel maker, and then a thin insulating coating is applied to the surface, which is wound up as a strip-shaped coil material. Supplied to. After that, in the laminated core manufacturer, this magnetic plate material is pulled out from the coil material, supplied to the high-speed press, and sent to the process in the die composed of the punch (male type) and die (female type), and has a predetermined contour shape. Punched as a core member. This core member is laminated in the plate thickness direction, and the laminated surfaces are integrated to form a laminated core.

The inside of a laminated core used in a rotating electrical machine such as a motor device will generate heat due to iron loss due to an alternating magnetic field. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing need for miniaturization and higher output in motor devices. The calorific value per unit volume is greatly increased.
Therefore, in a conventional laminated core of a rotating electric machine, for example, used as a rotor, a laminated core is formed by interposing a ring-shaped inner peripheral spacer and outer peripheral spacer between core members, and the inner peripheral spacer and the outer peripheral side are formed. A plurality of holes are provided radially on the side surface of the spacer, and cooling of the laminated core is performed by flowing the refrigerant using the holes as a refrigerant passage (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-5-137283 (2 pages, Fig. 1-2)

  In the laminated core as described above, a spacer is interposed at a predetermined interval in the laminating direction, so that the portion close to the spacer is cooled well, but the core member located between the spacer and the spacer is sufficient. In particular, in the laminated core having a high heat generation density as described above, there is a problem that the temperature difference between the core members in the lamination direction is large and it cannot be uniformly cooled.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and provides a rotating electrical machine including a laminated core that can efficiently cool the inside of the laminated core and can make the temperature distribution in the lamination direction uniform. The purpose is to obtain.

The rotating electrical machine according to the present invention includes a laminated core that is formed by laminating core members made of a magnetic material having a predetermined contour and is disposed in a refrigerant.
The core member has a groove formed on the laminated surface, and one end and the other end of the groove communicate with the contour contacting the refrigerant.

According to the rotating electrical machine of the present invention, the groove is formed on the laminated surface of the core member, and one end and the other end of the groove communicate with the contour of the core member that contacts the refrigerant. The refrigerant can flow from the first to the other or in the opposite direction, and can be efficiently cooled not only to the contour portion in contact with the refrigerant but also to the inside of the laminated core.
In addition, not only the core members near the spacers arranged at a predetermined interval in the stacking direction are cooled well, but each core member is passed by passing a coolant through a groove formed on the stack surface of the core members. Therefore, the temperature distribution in the stacking direction can be made uniform.

It is an external view of the stator of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external view of the core member for stators of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external view of the laminated core for stators of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external view of the core member for stators of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external view of the laminated core for stators of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is an external view of the core member for stators of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is an external view of the rotor of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is an external view of the core member for rotors of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is sectional drawing along the main axis | shaft of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is sectional drawing along the main axis | shaft of the rotary electric machine by Embodiment 6 of this invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 to 4 are drawings showing a structure related to a stator (stator) 1 of a rotating electrical machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an external view of a stator 1, and the stator 1 is configured by arranging a plurality of (9 in the figure) laminated cores 2 around which a coil 3 is wound in an annular shape. A rotor (rotor) (not shown) is disposed in the space of the inner peripheral portion of the stator 1, and this rotor has a main shaft at the center of the stator 1 and is configured to be rotatable.

  The laminated core 2 is configured by laminating core members 4 made of a magnetic material shown in FIG. 2 on each laminated surface. The core member 4 has a circular outer shape and a back yoke portion 5 that forms an outer peripheral annular portion of the stator 1. The core member 4 protrudes from the back yoke portion 5 in the direction of the main shaft of the rotor, and the coil 3 is wound around the back yoke portion 5. The tooth part 6 has two parts, and the outline of the core member 4 is formed by these two parts. A plurality of grooves 7 (three in the figure) are formed on the laminated surface of the core member 4. One end of each groove 7 is on the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5, and the other end is the inner periphery of the tooth portion 6. Leads to side 9.

  The formation of the groove 7 can also be performed by ordinary machining, but it is not preferable because it takes labor and cost of processing, and at the same time, processing distortion occurs in the core member 4 and the magnetic characteristics deteriorate. In this case, it is preferable to form the thin portion by using an etching technique, particularly a half etching technique for etching halfway through the thickness of the material, because the processing thickness can be easily controlled and no processing distortion occurs.

  FIG. 3 shows the laminated core 2 formed by laminating the core members 4 shown in FIG. The laminated core 2 is disposed in a refrigerant (usually a gas such as air; not shown), but between the groove 7 provided on the laminated surface of the core member 4 and the laminated surface of the core member 4 adjacent in the lamination direction. Thus, a through hole 10 is formed from the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5 to the inner peripheral side 9 of the tooth portion 6, and the coolant is passed through the through hole 10 to cool not only the surface of the laminated core 2 but also the inside. Is possible.

  As described above, according to the stator 1 of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, the groove 7 is formed on the laminated surface of the core member 4, and the core member 4 whose one end and the other end of the groove 7 are in contact with the refrigerant. Therefore, the coolant can flow from one end of the groove 7 to the other end, or in the opposite direction, so that not only the contour portion in contact with the coolant but also the inside of the laminated core 2 is efficiently cooled. can do.

  In addition, not only the core members near the spacers arranged at a predetermined interval in the stacking direction are cooled well, but each coolant is passed through the grooves 7 formed in the stacking surface of the core members 4. Since the core member can be uniformly cooled, the temperature distribution in the stacking direction can be made uniform.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer periphery 8 of the back yoke 5 and the inner periphery 9 of the teeth 6 are contoured by giving an R shape 11 to the corner at one end and the other end of the groove 7. The shape of the groove 7 may be connected smoothly. Thereby, the resistance when the refrigerant outside the laminated core 2 flows into the through hole 10 can be reduced, and the cooling efficiency can be further increased.

In the present embodiment, since the magnetic flux density of the tooth portion 6 around which the coil 3 is wound is relatively high and the heat generation density is also high, the groove 7 is formed so that this portion can be intensively cooled. The shape of the groove 7 may be appropriately changed so that the heat generating portion is efficiently cooled according to the shape of the stator, rotor, coil arrangement, and the like applied to various rotating electric machines.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the laminated cores 2 are arranged in an annular shape adjacent to each other, so that one end of the groove 7 is formed in the back yoke portion 5 at a location where it contacts the circumferentially adjacent laminated core 2. Or, even if the other end is provided, the refrigerant cannot be introduced into the laminated core 2, but is limited to the one shown in the present embodiment as long as the shape of the groove 7 is defined so as to communicate with the contour in contact with the refrigerant. Needless to say, you can't.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 shows the outer shape of the laminated core 2a of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment. The laminated core 2 shown in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment has the same shape of the core member 4 itself that is symmetric with respect to the center line of the tooth portion 6, but the front and back are opposite for each sheet. The difference is that they are stacked and the grooves 7 face each other.

  Further, unlike the case shown in the present embodiment, even when a core member that is not symmetric with respect to the center line of the tooth portion 6 is used, the front-side laminated surface (first surface) is used as the first core member. In which the first groove is formed, and the second core member is overlapped with the first groove on the back side (second laminated surface) when viewed from the lamination direction. A laminated core 2a may be formed by alternately laminating the first core member and the second core member using the one in which the second groove is formed.

  When the laminated core 2a of the second embodiment is compared with the laminated core 2 of the first embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the through hole 10a is twice that of the through hole 10, but the total number of through holes is half. . Here, when the pressure loss allowed between the inlet and outlet of the through hole is kept constant, the flow rate of the refrigerant that can flow through each of the through holes 10 and 10a and the temperature rise of the laminated cores 2 and 2a are quantified below. Compare them.

Wherein the pressure loss of the refrigerant: Δp = ρλ (l / d ) · v 2/2 ( Equation 1)
Where ρ: fluid density [kg / m ³ ], λ is pipe friction coefficient, l: pipe length [m], d: pipe equivalent inner diameter [m], v: fluid flow velocity [m / s] ].
When (Equation 1) is rewritten into a format representing the flow velocity v,
v = ((2Δp / ρλ) · (d / l)) ^0.5 (Formula 2)
The pipe friction coefficient λ is determined by the Reynolds number Re. If this is made substantially constant in the turbulent state, the flow velocity v is almost proportional to the route of the equivalent diameter d of the pipe.

Here, the number n of through holes is halved from N (through hole 10) to N / 2 (through hole 10a), and the inner diameter of the equivalent hole is changed from d (through hole 10) to 2 ^0.5 d (through hole 10a). In this case, the refrigerant flow rate is expressed by Q = n · S (cross-sectional area of the hole) · v [m ³ / s].
(1) Refrigerant flow rate when n = N:
Q1∝N · (π / 4) d ² · d ^0.5 = 0.25πnd ^2.5 (Formula 3)
(2) Refrigerant flow rate when n = N / 2:
Q2∝ (N / 2) · (π / 4) 2d ² · (2 ^0.5 d) ^0.5 = 0.30πnd ^2.5 (Formula 4)
From the above, it is possible to satisfy Q2> Q1.

If sufficient heat exchange is performed at the contact surface between the laminated core and the refrigerant, the temperature rise ΔT [K] of the laminated core is calculated using the calorific value q [W] of the laminated core,
ΔT [K] = q / (Q · c · ρ) (Formula 5)
Here, c [J / kg · K] is the specific heat of the refrigerant.
By substituting (Equation 3) and (Equation 4) into (Equation 5), even if the same differential pressure (Δp) is applied, n = N / 2 (through hole 10a) can take a larger flow rate. Therefore, it can be seen that ΔT can be kept small.

  As described above, according to the laminated core 2a of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, in addition to having the same effect as the laminated core 2 shown in the first embodiment, the pressure loss of the through hole inlet and the outlet pipe is made the same. In this case, more refrigerant can be flowed than the laminated core 2 and the temperature rise of the laminated core 2 can be kept low, so that the cooling effect can be further enhanced.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a cross section of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment. The rotating electrical machine includes a rotor 13 that rotates around a main shaft 12 and a stator 1 that is disposed around the rotor 13 with a predetermined gap therebetween. The core member 4 used in the laminated core 2 of the stator 1 is the same as that shown in the first embodiment, and has a back yoke portion 5 and a teeth portion 6. A plurality of grooves 7 (three in the figure) are formed on the surface, and one end of each groove 7 communicates with the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5 and the other end communicates with the inner peripheral side 9 of the tooth portion 6. . Here, the stator 1 and the rotor 13 are arranged so that the inner peripheral side 9 of the tooth portion 6 faces the rotor 13.

  Next, the operation will be described. In this figure, when the rotor 13 rotates, a driving force acts on the refrigerant existing around the rotor 13 in the circumferential direction due to friction between the refrigerant around the rotor 13 and the rotor 13. . The refrigerant starts to move in the tangential direction of rotation. By guiding this flow to the through hole 10, the groove 7 between the inner peripheral side 9 of the tooth portion 6 and the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5 is formed. A flowing refrigerant flow 14 can be generated.

  As described above, according to the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, the driving force in the tangential direction of the rotation can be applied to the refrigerant around the rotor 13 by the rotation of the rotor 13 itself. By guiding to the groove 7 provided on the laminated surface, the laminated core 2 of the stator 1 can be cooled without requiring an additional configuration such as a fan or a pressure device. Therefore, since the number of parts constituting the rotating electrical machine can be reduced, the cost of the rotating electrical machine can be reduced.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 7 shows a cross section of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 shows the outer shape of the core member 4a constituting the laminated iron core of the stator 1a of the rotating electrical machine. Unlike the core member 4 shown in the first or third embodiment, the core member 4a of the stator 1a according to the present embodiment has one end of the groove 7a formed on the laminated surface leading to the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5. However, the other end communicates with the inner peripheral side 15 of the back yoke portion 5. Other configurations and arrangements are the same as those of the rotating electrical machine shown in the third embodiment.

  Next, the operation will be described. When the rotor 13 rotates in FIG. 7, the driving force acts in the circumferential direction on the refrigerant around the rotor 13 due to the friction between the rotor 13 and the rotor 13 as in the third embodiment. Will do. The refrigerant starts to move in the tangential direction of rotation. By guiding this flow to the gap 16 between the adjacent tooth portions 6, the refrigerant passes through the gap between the coil 3 and the core member 4a or the gap between the coils 3. Thus, the refrigerant flow 14 a from the inner peripheral side 15 to the outer peripheral side 8 of the back yoke portion 5 can be generated.

  As described above, according to the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, the driving force in the tangential direction of the rotation can be applied to the refrigerant existing around the rotor 13 by the rotation of the rotor 13 itself, and this flow is adjacent to the teeth portion. By guiding to the gap 16 of 6, the coil 3 can be cooled simultaneously with the laminated core without requiring an additional structure such as a fan or a pressure device. Therefore, since the number of parts constituting the rotating electrical machine can be reduced, the cost of the rotating electrical machine can be reduced.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
FIG. 9 shows an external view of the rotor 13 of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment. In this figure, the laminated core 17 is configured by laminating a plurality of core members 18 shown in FIG. 10 and is disposed in a refrigerant (usually a gas such as air; not shown). A main shaft 12 is fitted in the central portion. A core member 18 having a disk-shaped outline and made of a magnetic material has a plurality of through holes 19 formed through the circumference thereof in the stacking direction. As shown in FIG. 1, a plate-like permanent magnet 20 is arranged. Further, a groove 21 is formed in the laminated surface of the core member 18, and one end and the other end of the groove 21 communicate with the outline of the core member 18 that contacts the refrigerant and communicate with the through hole 19. It is formed to do.

  Next, the operation will be described. Since the permanent magnet 20 is very difficult to divide in the direction of the main shaft 12 like the laminated core 2, it has a single plate-like shape as described above. Since a large loop eddy current is generated in the permanent magnet 20 in the main axis direction, the Joule heat loss due to this is large. Further, when the temperature of the permanent magnet 20 rises, the temperature characteristic of the permanent magnet 20 changes and causes the performance of the motor to deteriorate. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance cooling so that the temperature rise of the permanent magnet 20 is minimized. Therefore, in the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, when the rotor 13 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 11, it flows from the groove 21 on the left hand side of the permanent magnet 18 toward the permanent magnet 20 in this drawing. Since the refrigerant flow 22 can be generated so as to be discharged from the groove 21 on the right hand, the permanent magnet 20 in the path of the refrigerant flow 22 can be effectively cooled.

  As described above, according to the rotor 13 of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, the core member 18 has the groove 21 formed in the laminated surface, and the groove 21 serves as a through hole 19 for arranging the permanent magnet 20 and the coolant. Since it is formed so as to communicate with the contour of the core member 18 in contact with the core member 18, by rotating the rotor 13, a refrigerant flow 22 for cooling the permanent magnet 20 can be generated, and the permanent magnet 20 can be effectively used. Can be cooled.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
FIG. 12 shows a cross section along the main axis 12 of the rotor 13 of the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment. In this rotating electrical machine, a pressurizing device 23 such as a compressor or a fan is provided at the end of the main shaft 12, and the pressurizing device 23 causes the refrigerant at the end of the rotating electrical machine to rotate in the presence of the stator 1 or the rotor 13. It is forcibly introduced inside the electric machine.

  Further, the refrigerant forcedly introduced in this way is discharged to the outer peripheral side of the stator 1 via the groove 7 of the core member 4 as described in FIG. 6 of the third embodiment. A flow path is formed so as to recirculate the discharged refrigerant to the pressurizing device 23 again. Furthermore, a refrigerant cooler 24 is provided in the middle of this flow path, and the refrigerant heated by passing through the stator 1 can be cooled.

  FIG. 13 shows a rotating electrical machine of the type in which the strength is improved by fitting the entire stator 1 into the frame 25. For example, the laminated core 2 shown in FIG. When applied, the refrigerant cannot be discharged to the outside, and the refrigerant cannot be circulated as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the back yoke portion 5 of the laminated core 2 of the stator 1 is provided with a through hole 26 that communicates with the groove 7 provided in the core member 4 and penetrates in the lamination direction. A road can be secured.

  In the rotating electrical machines shown in the third to fifth embodiments in which the refrigerant is introduced into the groove 7 as the rotor 13 rotates, the driving force for the refrigerant is limited by the shape, size, rotational speed, etc. of the motor. When the density increases, it may be difficult to deal with. On the other hand, according to the rotating electrical machine according to the present embodiment, the pressurizing device 17 that blows the refrigerant from the end of the rotor 13 toward the stator 1 or the laminated core of the rotor 13 is provided, and the pressurizing device provides the refrigerant flow path. Since a larger amount of refrigerant can be flowed by forcibly providing a pressure difference, the cooling effect can be further enhanced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a Stator 2, 2a Laminated core 3 Coil 4, 4a Core member 5 Back yoke part 6 Teeth part 7, 7a Groove 8 Back yoke part outer peripheral side 9 Teeth part inner peripheral side 12 Main shaft 13 Rotor 15 Back yoke part inner peripheral side 17 Laminated Core 18 Core member 19 Through hole 20 Permanent magnet 21 Groove 23 Pressure device 26 Through hole

Claims (9)

A rotary electric machine comprising a laminated core formed by laminating core members made of a magnetic material having a predetermined contour, and disposed in a refrigerant,
The core member has a groove formed on the laminated surface, and one end and the other end of the groove communicate with the contour contacting the refrigerant. The laminated core includes a first core member having a first groove formed on the first laminated surface and a second groove at a position overlapping the first groove on the second laminated surface when viewed from the lamination direction. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 1, wherein the formed second core members are alternately stacked. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 1, wherein the core member has a groove formed on the laminated surface by etching. A rotating electrical machine comprising a rotor rotating around a main shaft and a stator arranged around the rotor with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween,
The stator is
A laminated core formed by laminating a core member made of a magnetic material having a contour composed of a back yoke portion and a tooth portion protruding from the back yoke portion in the main shaft direction of the rotor;
A coil formed by winding the periphery of the teeth portion of the laminated core;
The core member has a groove formed on the laminated surface, and one end and the other end of the groove communicate with the contour contacting the refrigerant. 5. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 4, wherein the core member has one end of a groove formed in the laminated surface communicating with the outer peripheral side of the back yoke portion and the other end communicating with the inner peripheral side of the tooth portion. 5. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 4, wherein the core member has one end of a groove formed on the laminated surface communicating with the outer peripheral side of the back yoke portion and the other end communicating with the inner peripheral side of the back yoke portion. . 7. The rotating electrical machine according to claim 5, wherein the core member is formed with a through hole that communicates with a groove formed on the lamination surface and penetrates in the lamination direction. A rotating electrical machine comprising a rotor rotating around a main shaft and a stator arranged around the rotor with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween,
The rotor is
A plurality of permanent magnets arranged in the circumferential direction;
A through-hole for arranging this permanent magnet is formed, and a core member made of a magnetic material having a disk-shaped outline is laminated, and has a laminated core arranged in a refrigerant,
The core member has a groove formed on the laminated surface, and the groove is formed so that one end and the other end both communicate with the contour contacting the refrigerant and communicate with the through hole. Rotating electric machine. The rotating electrical machine according to any one of claims 4 to 8, further comprising a pressurizing device that forcibly blows the refrigerant onto the rotor or the stator at an end portion in the direction of the main shaft.

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