Novel rotor design for high-speed solid rotor induction machines

Abstract

Solid rotor induction motors (SRIM) became increasingly prominent in high-speed drive applications with the development of efficient power electronics systems. These types of motors are easier to manufacture compared to conventional caged rotor induction machines (CRIM). In addition to that their high material integrity and high thermal properties makes them suitable to be used for high-pressure and high-speed drive applications. This paper proposes a new innovative rotor type for SRIM using in high-speed drive applications. This rotor type consists of hybrid construction of axially slitted and coated solid rotor structures and it is named as Shielded Axially Slitted Solid Rotor Induction Machine (SASSRIM) by the authors. In order to obtain performance characteristics of the novel designed rotor type, transient magnetic model is analyzed by finite element method (FEM). Finite Element Analysis (FEA) results show that rated output torque of SASSRIM is higher and more stable than other solid rotor structures. The brand new design also decreases the total losses, thereby making it more efficient than other conventional solid rotor designs.