SBIR Phase I: Novel Form Winding Insulation System for Motor and Generator Size Reduction and Associated Method of Manufacture

SBIR 第一阶段：用于减小电机和发电机尺寸的新型绕组绝缘系统及相关制造方法

• 批准号: 1448113
• 负责人: Russel Marvin
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: LCDrives Corp.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1448113&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Novel; Form; Winding

The broader impact/commercial potential of this project will enable a new class of smaller, more efficient, and cheaper motors to be built. Since the motors use 43% - 46% of the world?s electricity, this has the potential to have one of the greatest impacts on overall electrical energy efficiency due to the shear amount of power this application uses. These unique windings will be sold to motor manufactures or be used in house to build motors and generators. By selling directly to existing motor manufacturers it will accelerate the penetration into the market. The market for windings is $2B and this approach has the potential for significant market share. This technology could impact wind generation, oil&gas drilling, industrial manufacturing, aerospace, mining, transportation, and any market using motors more than 20hp in size.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a process that can be used to make electric motors and generators smaller, more efficient, and cheaper. This project will specifically address the ability of electric insulation of the motor windings to have high voltage capability and high thermal conductivity. This combination will allow better motor cooling and in turn higher slot current densities. These higher current densities will allow motors to be smaller which will result in more efficient and lower cost motors. The research completed in this program will show exactly how the necessary bending can be accomplished with a complex mechanical simulation of the bend as well as experimental proof of concept of the electrical insulating capability of this unique winding. Additionally, a machine design for accomplishing this winding design will be designed to show a path to the low cost that will be necessary for widespread adoption in the industry. This combination should demonstrate a high voltage withstand at a high thermal conductivity all at a low production cost.

该项目具有更广泛的影响/商业潜力，将能够制造出更小、更高效、更便宜的新型电机。由于电机使用了全球 43% - 46% 的电力，因此由于该应用使用的功率剪切量，这有可能对整体电能效率产生最大的影响之一。这些独特的绕组将出售给电机制造商或用于内部制造电机和发电机。通过直接销售给现有的电机制造商，它将加速市场渗透。绕组市场为 $2B，这种方法有可能获得巨大的市场份额。这项技术可能会影响风力发电、石油和天然气钻探、工业制造、航空航天、采矿、运输以及任何使用 20 马力以上电机的市场。这个小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第一阶段项目将开发一种工艺，可用于使电动机和发电机变得更小、更高效、更便宜。该项目将专门解决电机绕组的电绝缘能力，以使其具有高电压能力和高导热性。这种组合将实现更好的电机冷却，进而提高槽电流密度。这些更高的电流密度将使电机变得更小，从而使电机效率更高、成本更低。该项目完成的研究将准确展示如何通过复杂的弯曲机械模拟以及这种独特绕组的电绝缘能力概念的实验证明来完成必要的弯曲。此外，用于完成这种绕组设计的机器设计将旨在展示一条低成本之路，这对于行业中的广泛采用是必要的。这种组合应以较低的生产成本表现出高导热性和高电压耐受性。