Rotor-Stator Electromagnetic Radial Force and

Shaft Deformation for a Hermetic Compressor

Flvio J. H. Kalluf
Marcos G. Dropa de Bortoli
Whirlpool / Embraco Unidade Compresores

DESCRIPTION AND MOTIVATIONS

DESCRIPTION
EVALUATION OF A INTEGRATED (MAGNETIC-STRUCTURAL-THERMIC)
SIMULATION OF A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR FOR REFRIGERATION

MOTIVATIONS
- THE MAGNETIC SOLUTIONS ARE USUALLY STAND-ALONE;
- THE SIMULATION PROGRAMS ARE NORMALLY IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES, WHICH DIFFICULTS THE INTEGRATION;
- THE INTEGRATION MAKES THE ANALYSIS FASTER AND RELIABLE;
- THE LAST VERSIONS OF ANSYS WORKBENCH ALLOWS THE INTEGRATION
OF MAGNETIC AND MECHANICAL SIMULATIONS.

INSIDE THE COMPRESSOR

VARIABLE-SPEED COMPRESSOR

STATOR / ROTOR

The variable-speed compressors are the state-of-the-art motors for refrigeration

compressors, and requires an electronic control.

INSIDE THE COMPRESSOR

HEAT

RADIAL FORCE

The heat and the radial force are not usually calculated by the standard motor
simulation programs

RADIAL FORCE

Higher
flux density

PERFECTLY CENTERED

RADIALLY DISPLACED

FORCES ARE BALANCED

RESULTANT FORCE=0

FORCES ARE UNBALANCED

RESULTANT FORCE>0

An additional negative effect of the radial misalignment is the higher flux density
in one side of the stator, which can reduce the motor efficiency.

CURRENT SIMULATION METHOD

ANALYTICAL
SIMULATION

DEFORMATION
ANALISYS

THERMAL
ANALISYS
2D FEA
SIMULATION

PROPOSED SIMULATION METHOD

ANALYTICAL SIMULATION
(RMxprt)

3D FEA SIMULATION
(MAXWELL)

THERMAL ANALISYS
(ANSYS MECHANICAL)

PROJECT SCHEMATIC

ELECTROMAGNETIC
Input

Output

- Geometry
- Eccentricity
- Current
- Radial Force
- Electrical Power

STRUCTURAL

THERMAL

Input

- Geometry
- Radial Force

Input

Output

- Deformation

Output

- Geometry
- Electrical Power

- Temperature

MAXWELL RADIAL FORCE / POWER

RADIAL FORCE

CURRENT DENSITY

ANSYS STRUCTURAL - DEFORMATION

RADIAL FORCE

DEFORMATION

ANSYS THERMAL - TEMPERATURE

CURRENT DENSITY

modeFRONTIER INTEGRATION

CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS

CONCLUSIONS
- The use of a multiphysics platform can increase the speed and precision of
motor simulation;

- The integration of magnetic-structural-thermal simulations can be used by the

optimization software (workbench node
)

NEXT STEPS
- Use the integration for dynamic/transient simulation;
- Evaluate the multiphysics optimization in terms of speed and precision;
- Model the compressor internal temperature / influence of the shell;
- Close the force-deformation-force loop in the magnetic/structural simulation;
- Compare the obtained results with experimental data.