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Thickness of aluminium-oxide layer in insulated bearings to reduce circular bearing currents in a 110 kW induction machine

Safdarzadeh, Omid ; Binder, Andreas (2023)
Thickness of aluminium-oxide layer in insulated bearings to reduce circular bearing currents in a 110 kW induction machine.
Tagungsband der Konferenz „Elektrisch-mechanische Antriebssysteme". Wien, Österreich (08.-09.11.2023)
Conference or Workshop Item, Bibliographie

Abstract

Parasitic common-mode (CM) electric currents are produced in electrical motors by the CM voltage of the feeding voltage-source inverters. They increase with the high du/dt of the three phase-to-ground voltages, which constitute the CM voltage on the motor terminals. At high motor speed, the lubricated ball bearing behaves like a resistive-capacitive impedance, depending on the type of lubricant. A part of the CM current passes through the bearings, either as a capacitive current, discharge current or ohmic current. In high power machines above 50 kW, an additional HF circular differential-mode (DM) bearing current is caused by the magnetic HF CM flux, which is excited by the CM current. At low speeds from 0 rpm to 300 rpm, when the lubrication film in the bearing is thin and partially bridged, the circular bearing currents have increased amplitudes, and can wear the bearing surface gradually e.g. via fluting, leading to a bearing failure. One measure against the unwanted DM circular bearing current at low speed and CM bearing currents at elevated speed is using insulated bearings. They have an aluminium oxide (Al2O3) layer on the outer ring, insulating electrically the outer ring from the bearing seat. The required aluminium-oxide thickness is investigated to reduce the circular bearing currents to the safe values of an apparent bearing current density below 0.1 A/mm2 with ball bearings in a 110 kW 4-pole cage-induction motor. Two thickness values of aluminium-oxide, 120 µm and 500 µm, are investigated and the results are compared with the case where conventional steel bearings, type 6316 and 6317, are used. Moreover, hybrid bearings with ceramic rolling elements are tested and compared, yielding a stronger suppressing effect of the bearing currents.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Erschienen: 2023
Creators: Safdarzadeh, Omid ; Binder, Andreas
Type of entry: Bibliographie
Title: Thickness of aluminium-oxide layer in insulated bearings to reduce circular bearing currents in a 110 kW induction machine
Language: English
Date: November 2023
Place of Publication: Offenbach, Germany
Publisher: VDE-Verlag
Book Title: Tagungsband der Konferenz „Elektrisch-mechanische Antriebssysteme"
Series: VDE/ETG-Fachbericht 172
Event Title: Tagungsband der Konferenz „Elektrisch-mechanische Antriebssysteme"
Event Location: Wien, Österreich
Event Dates: 08.-09.11.2023
URL / URN: https://www.vde-verlag.de/proceedings-en/456152022.html
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Abstract:

Parasitic common-mode (CM) electric currents are produced in electrical motors by the CM voltage of the feeding voltage-source inverters. They increase with the high du/dt of the three phase-to-ground voltages, which constitute the CM voltage on the motor terminals. At high motor speed, the lubricated ball bearing behaves like a resistive-capacitive impedance, depending on the type of lubricant. A part of the CM current passes through the bearings, either as a capacitive current, discharge current or ohmic current. In high power machines above 50 kW, an additional HF circular differential-mode (DM) bearing current is caused by the magnetic HF CM flux, which is excited by the CM current. At low speeds from 0 rpm to 300 rpm, when the lubrication film in the bearing is thin and partially bridged, the circular bearing currents have increased amplitudes, and can wear the bearing surface gradually e.g. via fluting, leading to a bearing failure. One measure against the unwanted DM circular bearing current at low speed and CM bearing currents at elevated speed is using insulated bearings. They have an aluminium oxide (Al2O3) layer on the outer ring, insulating electrically the outer ring from the bearing seat. The required aluminium-oxide thickness is investigated to reduce the circular bearing currents to the safe values of an apparent bearing current density below 0.1 A/mm2 with ball bearings in a 110 kW 4-pole cage-induction motor. Two thickness values of aluminium-oxide, 120 µm and 500 µm, are investigated and the results are compared with the case where conventional steel bearings, type 6316 and 6317, are used. Moreover, hybrid bearings with ceramic rolling elements are tested and compared, yielding a stronger suppressing effect of the bearing currents.

Divisions: 18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology > Electrical Drive Systems
18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology > Institute for Electrical Energy Conversion > Electrical Energy Conversion
18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology > Institute for Electrical Energy Conversion
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