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This article discusses the thermal and mechanical exposure of the starting cage of a double-cage induction motor rotor during start-up. Damage to the starting cage is the most common cause of failure of a double-cage winding during long start-ups. It has been indicated that the end region of the double-cage winding is a key area in the search for a more damage-resistant solution. Among the available studies on improving the mechanical strength of double-cage windings, which typically focuses on improving the cooling system, modifying the shape of the slots, or altering the bar material, a new concept of improving the mechanical strength through the modification of the structure of the end region has appeared. This is achieved by applying sleeves onto the ends of the starting cage bars, which helps to reduce the temperature of the connection between the starting bars and the end rings. A simulation of the temperature field of a double-cage induction motor with this new design is performed and discussed in this paper. It has been confirmed that the new design solution effectively improves the mechanical strength of the starting cage, making it less prone to damage caused by thermal stresses.

Emergency motor switch-on happens occasionally while operating a doublesquirrel-cage motor at full supply voltage with the rotor blocked (e.g., in coal mills). After releasing the blockage, the by now heated motor is started up again. However, the mechanical stress caused by the increased temperature poses considerable hazards to the squirrel-cage winding. This paper presents a double-cage induction motor model for analysis of thermal fields in transient operation. The thermal field for the rotor of a doublesquirrel-cage motor of soldered or cast structure, operating in the conditions described, has been calculated in the present paper using a thermal network method. Measurement results have been presented for the double-squirrel-cage winding temperature for a soldered cage construction in the blocked rotor state.

Termiczne ograniczenia pracy układów napędowych z silnikami indukcyjnymi dwuklatkowymi Streszczenie. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki nagrzewania silnika indukcyjnego dwuklatkowego podczas załączenia z zablokowanym wirnikiem. Obliczenia pola temperatury wykonano za pomocą modelu 3D z siecią cieplną uzyskaną metodą bilansów elementarnych. Wobec wysokich kosztów badań eksperymentalnych związanych z przygotowaniem silnika i stanowiska pomiarowego pomiary zostały ograniczone do zarejestrowania zmian temperatury w kilku punktach pozapakietowej części wirnika przy zasilaniu silnika z zablokowanym wirnikiem.

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