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Article

Thermal Analysis of the Driving Component Based on the Thermal Network Method in a Lunar Drilling System and Experimental Verification

State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 15001, China
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Energies 2017, 10(3), 355; https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030355
Submission received: 13 February 2017 / Accepted: 9 March 2017 / Published: 13 March 2017
(This article belongs to the Section L: Energy Sources)

Abstract

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The main task of the third Chinese lunar exploration project is to obtain soil samples that are greater than two meters in length and to acquire bedding information from the surface of the moon. The driving component is the power output unit of the drilling system in the lander; it provides drilling power for core drilling tools. High temperatures can cause the sensors, permanent magnet, gears, and bearings to suffer irreversible damage. In this paper, a thermal analysis model for this driving component, based on the thermal network method (TNM) was established and the model was solved using the quasi-Newton method. A vacuum test platform was built and an experimental verification method (EVM) was applied to measure the surface temperature of the driving component. Then, the TNM was optimized, based on the principle of heat distribution. Through comparative analyses, the reasonableness of the TNM is validated. Finally, the static temperature field of the driving component was predicted and the “safe working times” of every mode are given.

1. Introduction

There are many differences between the atmospheric environment of earth and celestial bodies [1,2,3]. For example, there is no air on the moon and the temperature of the environment reaches 127 °C in the daytime, and ‒183 °C at night. The atmospheric pressure is lower than 10−10 Pa. The gravitational acceleration of the lunar surface is about 1/6 of the acceleration of the Earth’s surface. A large amount of dust is suspended on the surface, which is a primary requirement for the seal design of the system. The main task of the third Chinese lunar exploration project is to obtain soil samples that are greater than two meters long, and to keep the bedding information from the surface of the moon. Due to meteorite impact, there are friable soils and high compactness soils. Furthermore, there is basalt on the moon. In the process of drilling, the working load is different depending on the drilling objects.
The driving component is the power output unit of the drilling system in the lander, and it consists of a rotary motor and planetary reducer. The temperature will rise at a rapid rate when the unit works on the moon. With respect to the rotary motor, the high temperature may cause the lifetime of the Holzer sensor (Zhong Xu, Nanjing, China) to decrease, resulting in burn-out and permanent magnet demagnetization. With respect to the planetary reducer, the elevated temperatures may cause a lubrication failure and decrease gear strength. In order to ensure that the system can work reliably, thermal analyses and experimental verification of the driving component should be conducted.
Many studies on the temperature field are based on the thermal network method (TNM). Huang et al. [4] calculated the core loss accurately, and modeled the thermal behavior of the soft magnetic composite using two methods. The calculation and measurement results were compared and discussed. Guo et al. [5] presented a hybrid thermal model which was applied to calculate the temperature distributions in a claw pole permanent-magnet motor with a soft magnetic composite stator. Qiu et al. [6] studied the transient-state and steady-state temperature characteristics of a stator winding under constant and step-cycle patterns of wind speed. Wang et al. [7] established the stator temperature model of the high-power density asynchronous motor, and the model was solved using the Gauss-Seidel iteration. Long et al. [8] established a model of high-speed meshing gears, and the heat source of the meshing process was acquired. Changenet et al. [9] established a model that can predict the power loss of a six-speed manual gearbox, and the inner temperature of the gearbox was solved using the TNM. Liu et al. [10] studied the spindle system and built a model for thermal resistance, power loss, and convective heat transfer; the static temperature of the spindle system was then acquired. Chen et al. [11] combined the quasi-statics and heat-generating analyses of the bearing, and the heat source of the bearing was acquired. On the basis of thermal structure interaction, Yan et al. [12] developed a TNM for transient analysis.
The experimental verification of temperature field is as follows: Kim et al. [13] developed two cooling designs for the integrated starter generator motor and inverter, and then carried out an experiment on the fluid flow and thermal characteristics of the system. Chai et al. [14] used an outer-rotor air-cooling in-wheel motor as an example, the temperature field of the motor was calculated numerically and the results are experimentally verified. Song et al. [15] conducted a test on the water-cooled motor. Ma et al. [16] studied the ZD-10 transmission system, a moderate number of experiments were carried out, and the calculated results and limited test results were in good agreement. Talbot et al. [17] set up an experiment which included a specialized test apparatus to operate a planetary gear set under tightly-controlled speed, load, and oil temperature conditions, and instrumentation for an accurate measurement of power losses. De Gevigney [18] developed an FZG test platform, and a back-to-back gear test was performed on the platform. Yang et al. [19] studied the H7014C/HQ1 bearing. According to the tests on changing the speed, preload, and amount of lubricant, the conclusion that speed was the most significant effect was determined.
Much of the research above was conducted in the environments of Earth, and there is a lack of research on the study of celestial bodies. The driving component is a closed structure, and its shell is fixed. The inner parts rotate around the axis; the inner temperature cannot be directly tested. In this paper, a thermal analysis model of driving component is established using the TNM the temperature rise equations of every node are listed, based on the law of energy conservation. The quasi-Newton method is used to solve the equations, and the inner temperature of the working process is acquired. A vacuum box is used in order to establish a test platform to test the surface temperature of the driving component under different working modes.

2. Structure of the Driving Component and Heat Source Analyses

2.1. Structure of the Driving Component

The driving component is the power output unit of the drilling system in the lander. Rotary power is transmitted to the drilling tools using an intermediate system. The driving component includes a rotary motor and planetary reducer, as shown in Figure 1.
The rotary motor is a permanent-magnet, brushless DC motor. It uses a radial magnetic circuit structure, and the Holzer sensor is used as a position sensor. The planetary reducer includes a double 2K-H gear structure; the ratio of the reducer is 16:1, and the high-speed and low-speed levels have the same structure. The output power of the motor is directly used as the input power of the reducer. Solid lubrication is used in the driving component. Diamond-like carbon is sputtered onto the surface of the gears, and MoS2 is sputtered on the grooves of the bearing. The major parameters of the rotary motor and planetary reducer are tabulated in Table 1.

2.2. Heat Source Analyses of the Rotary Motor

The heat source in the motor includes stator iron loss, winding copper loss, and mechanical loss.

2.2.1. Analyses of Iron Loss

According to the working principle of the motor, iron loss can be divided into hysteresis loss, eddy current loss, and additional loss. Iron loss can be expressed as:
P F e = P h + P e + P e x
where PFe is the iron loss (W), Ph is the hysteresis loss (W), Pe is the eddy current loss (W), Pex is the additional loss (W).
Unit mass of the iron loss can be expressed as:
P F e = K h f B m 2 + K e f 2 B m 2 + K e x f 1.5 B m 1.5
where Kh is the hysteresis loss coefficient, Ke is the eddy current loss coefficient, kex is the additional loss coefficient, f is the frequency (Hz), and Bm is the maximum magnetic flux density (T).
When the motor works in a normal magnetic flux density range (1 T < Bm < 1.8 T), the iron loss can be expressed as:
P F e = C F e f 1.3 B m 2 G
where CFe is the iron loss coefficient, G is the weight of the core (kg).

2.2.2. Analyses of Copper Loss

According to the Joul-Lenzs laws, copper loss is equal to the product of the resistance and the square of the current. Copper loss can be expressed as:
P C u = 2 I 2 R C u
where PCu is the additional loss (W), RCu is the resistance of each phase of the motor at the current temperature (Ω), and I is the average phase current in a motor working cycle (A).

2.2.3. Analyses of Mechanical Loss

The mechanical loss contains windage loss and bearing loss. Due to the vacuum state on the moon, windage loss can be neglected, and only bearing loss is considered. The local method was used to calculate bearing heat. Bearing heat mainly includes sliding heat between the ball and raceway, gyroscope rotational heat, spin heat, sliding heat between the cage and ring, and the sliding friction heat of the cage.
H t = j = 1 j ( H 1 m j + H 2 m j + H m s j + H c j ) + H C L
where Ht is the bearing heat (W), H1mj is the sliding heat between the ball and raceway (W), H2mj is the gyroscope rotational heat (W), Hmsj is the spin heat (W), Hcj is the sliding heat between the cage and ring (W), and HCL is the sliding friction heat of the cage (W).

2.3. Heat Source Analyses of the Planetary Reducer

Frictional power loss can be caused by the process of gear meshing. For a contact area (C), the heat flux generated by the frictional sliding of meshing teeth can be expressed as:
q 1 c = β q c = β η μ c p N c v g c × 10 6
q 2 c = ( 1 β ) q c = ( 1 β ) η μ c p N c v g c × 10 6
where q1c is the frictional heat flux density of a driving gear (W/m2), q2c is the frictional heat flux density of a driven gear (W/m2), β is the coefficient of friction heat flow distribution, η is the coefficient of friction power loss turning into thermal energy, μc is the friction coefficient of a mesh surface, pNc is the contact pressure of mesh surface (Pa), and vgc is the relative speed of the driving gear and driven gear (m/s).

3. Thermal Analyses of the Driving Component Based on the Thermal Network Method

3.1. The Basic Principle of the Thermal Network Method

The TNM is a thermoelectric analogy. Based on the law of energy conservation, the TNM is used in order to segment the driving component into nodes, between which thermal resistances exist. The heat flowing into the node equals the heat flowing out of the node and the heat that makes the node temperature rise.

3.1.1. The Principle of the Static Temperature Rise Analyses

For the static state temperature field, the thermal model is segmented into n nodes using the TNM. The heat flowing into the node equals the heat flowing out of the node. The static state equilibrium equations of the n-node system are expressed as:
Q 1 = Q 1 ( T 1 , T 2 , , T n ) = 0 Q 2 = Q 2 ( T 1 , T 2 , , T n ) = 0 Q n = Q n ( T 1 , T 2 , , T n ) = 0 }
where Q1, Q2, …, Qn is the heat which makes the temperature of the node 1, the node 2, …, the node n rise (W), T1, T2, …, Tn is the static temperature of the node 1, the node 2, …, the node n (K), and n is the number of the nodes.

3.1.2. The Principle of Transient Temperature Rise Analyses

With respect to the transient state temperature field, the heat flowing into the node equals the heat flowing out and also the heat that causes the temperature of the node to rise. The transient state equilibrium equation of the n-node system is expressed as:
ρ i c p i V i d T i d t = Q i   ( i = 1 , 2 , , n )
where i is the node number, ρ i is the density of node i (kg/m3), cpi is the specific heat of node i (J/(kg·K)), Vi is the volume of node i (m3), and Qi is the difference of heat flowing into the node and heat flowing out of the node (W).

3.2. Thermal Resistance

Three categories of thermal resistance are considered.

3.2.1. Conduction Resistance

When the study object is a plane, the conduction resistance can be expressed as:
R w = L w λ A w
where Rw is the conduction resistance of a plane (K/W), Lw is the object length of heat transfer direction (m), λ is the conductivity of the material (W/(m·K)), Aw is the wall surface area in vertical direction of heat transfer (m2).
The conduction resistance of a cylindrical surface can be expressed as:
R c = ln ( r o / r i ) 2 π L c λ
where Rc is the conduction resistance of a cylindrical surface (K/W), ri and ro are the radius of the cylindrical inner wall and outer wall (m), and Lc is the axial length perpendicular to the direction of heat flow (m).

3.2.2. Contact Resistance

Contact resistance and the contact heat transfer coefficient can be expressed as:
R c t = 1 h c A c t
h c = 1 L g A c t c A c t 2 λ A λ B λ A + λ B
where Rct is the contact resistance (K/W), hc is the contact heat transfer coefficient (W/(m2·K)), Act is the nominal contact area (m2), A c t c is the actual contact area (m2), Lg is the thickness of the gap between contact surfaces (m).

3.2.3. Radiation Resistance

Under ideal conditions, the radiation resistance of a grey body can be expressed as:
R r = 1 ε A r σ ( T 1 + T 0 ) ( T 1 2 + T 0 2 )
where Ar is the area of radiation surface (m2), T1 is the thermodynamic temperature (K), T0 is the thermodynamic temperature of environment (K), σ is the radiation constant of blackbody (W/(m2·K4)), and ε is the emissivity.

3.3. Node Partition and the Model of the Driving Component

The driving component is divided into 100 nodes, of which 54 nodes constitute the structure of the motor and 46 nodes constitute the structure of the reducer. Node partition of the driving component is shown in Figure 2.
The serial numbers and definitions of all nodes are shown in Table 2.
According to the node partition, the thermal network model of the driving component is shown in Figure 3.

3.4. Solution of the Temperature Rise Equations

The working time of the driving component on the moon is less than 2 h; the inner temperature cannot reach an equilibrium state in an environment with no convection. In this paper, mainly the transient temperature field is studied. The transient heat equation of every node can be expressed as:
Q = [ ρ i C p i V i ] [ Δ T Δ τ ] + [ 1 R i j ] [ T i ]
The transient heat equations of the driving component can be expressed as:
{ T ( 4 , i ) T ( 1 , i ) R 4 c d 1 + T ( 12 , i ) T ( 1 , i ) R 12 c d 1 T ( 1 , i ) T ( 2 , i ) R 1 c d 2 = ρ 1 C p 1 V 1 T ( 1 , i ) T ( 1 , i 1 ) Δ t T ( 1 , i ) T ( 2 , i ) R 1 c d 2 T ( 2 , i ) T ( 8 , i ) R 2 c d 8 T ( 2 , i ) T ( 3 , i ) R 2 r a 3 = ρ 2 C p 2 V 2 T ( 2 , i ) T ( 2 , i 1 ) Δ t T ( 9 , i ) T ( 3 , i ) R 9 c d 3 + T ( 2 , i ) T ( 3 , i ) R 2 r a 3 + T ( 8 , i ) T ( 3 , i ) R 8 r a 3 T ( 3 , i ) T ( 0 , i ) R 3 r a 0 = ρ 3 C p 3 V 3 T ( 3 , i ) T ( 3 , i 1 ) Δ t T ( 5 , i ) T ( 4 , i ) R 5 c d 4 T ( 4 , i ) T ( 1 , i ) R 4 c d 1 = ρ 4 C p 4 V 4 T ( 4 , i ) T ( 4 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 5 + T ( 6 , i ) T ( 5 , i ) R 6 c t 5 T ( 5 , i ) T ( 4 , i ) R 5 c d 4 = ρ 5 C p 5 V 5 T ( 5 , i ) T ( 5 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 6 T ( 6 , i ) T ( 5 , i ) R 6 c t 5 T ( 6 , i ) T ( 7 , i ) R 6 c d 7 = ρ 6 C p 6 V 6 T ( 6 , i ) T ( 6 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 26 T ( 26 , i ) T ( 27 , i ) R 26 c t 27 T ( 26 , i ) T ( 33 , i ) R 26 c d 33 T ( 26 , i ) T ( 25 , i ) R 26 r a 25 T ( 26 , i ) T ( 34 , i ) R 26 r a 34 = ρ 26 C p 26 V 26 T ( 26 , i ) T ( 26 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 27 + T ( 26 , i ) T ( 27 , i ) R 26 c t 27 T ( 27 , i ) T ( 28 , i ) R 27 c d 28 T ( 27 , i ) T ( 63 , i ) R 27 c d 63 = ρ 27 C p 27 V 27 T ( 27 , i ) T ( 27 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 97 + T ( 90 , i ) T ( 97 , i ) R 90 c d 97 T ( 97 , i ) T ( 98 , i ) R 97 c d 98 T ( 97 , i ) T ( 17 , i ) R 97 c d 17 T ( 97 , i ) T ( 96 , i ) R 97 r a 96 = ρ 97 C p 97 V 97 T ( 97 , i ) T ( 97 , i 1 ) Δ t Q 98 + T ( 97 , i ) T ( 98 , i ) R 97 c d 98 T ( 98 , i ) T ( 99 , i ) R 98 c d 99 = ρ 98 C p 98 V 98 T ( 98 , i ) T ( 98 , i 1 ) Δ t T ( 92 , i ) T ( 99 , i ) R 92 c d 99 + T ( 98 , i ) T ( 99 , i ) R 98 c d 99 T ( 99 , i ) T ( 19 , i ) R 99 c d 19 T ( 99 , i ) T ( 100 , i ) R 99 c d 100 = ρ 99 C p 99 V 99 T ( 99 , i ) T ( 99 , i 1 ) Δ t T ( 93 , i ) T ( 100 , i ) R 93 c d 100 + T ( 99 , i ) T ( 100 , i ) R 99 c d 100 T ( 100 , i ) T ( 20 , i ) R 100 c d 20 T ( 100 , i ) T ( 0 , i ) R 100 r a 0 = ρ 100 C p 100 V 100 T ( 100 , i ) T ( 100 , i 1 ) Δ t
Equation (16) is a multiple high-order non-linear equation; the quasi-Newton method is used in order to solve the equation. The general form of the system equations can be expressed as:
F ( x ) = 0 , F ( x ) = ( f 1 , f 2 , , f n ) T , x = ( x 1 , x 2 , , x n ) T
The quasi-Newton method for solving the equations of the general formula (Equation (17)) can be expressed as:
x i + 1 = x i A i 1 F ( x i ) , i = 0 , 1 , , n
A i = F ( x i ) = [ f 1 x 1 i f 1 x 2 i f 1 x n i f 2 x 1 i f 2 x 2 i f 2 x n i f n x 1 i f n x 2 i f n x n i ] R n × n
Calculation of the internal temperature field of the driving component is realized using MATLAB (version R2010a, https://www.mathworks.com/); the relationships between the modules are shown in Figure 4.
The temperature field can be acquired when the parameters of the driving component are written into the program. The solving procedure is shown in Figure 5.

3.5. Results and Analyses

When the environmental temperature is 80 °C, the working speed is 300 rpm and the working load is 6 Nm (80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm for short); the power loss of the motor and reducer is shown in Table 3, and the inner temperature field after 10 min is shown in Figure 6.
In Figure 6, the temperature of node 76 of the stator tooth is the highest in the motor (90.1 °C). In the reducer, the highest temperature occurs at the location of node 70 (93.1 °C).

4. Experimental Verification

The surface environment of the moon is very different from that of Earth. Two factors that affect the temperature increase the most are the environmental temperature and the high vacuum state. On the moon, the atmospheric pressure is below 10−10 Pa; in order to reduce the influence of the extreme environmental temperature, a protection shield is mounted on the outside of the drilling system, which can maintain the environmental temperature of the drilling system between −40 °C and 80 °C. In the ground simulation experiment, ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure are the two main aspects that are simulated.

4.1. Overview of the Vacuum Test Platform

The vacuum test platform was established based on the vacuum chamber. The inside of the vacuum chamber includes the driving component, couplings, and temperature-testing equipment, among other components. The outside of the vacuum chamber is composed of a photoelectric encoder, torque sensor, hysteresis brake, and other components. The vacuum platform is shown in Figure 7.
Eight Pt100 temperature sensors (XETC, Harbin, China) were used in the experiment in order to test the temperatures at different locations. Test point 1 to test point 6 are arranged from the front of the surface to the end surface, in turn, on the driving component. Test point 7 and test point 8 are located on the surface of the stator tooth and stator yoke, respectively. The locations of test sensors are shown in Figure 8.

4.2. Test of the Transmission Resisting Torque

In the test system shown in Figure 7, there is transmission-resisting torque because of the influence of the coaxial degree. The working torque consists of the transmission-resisting torque and the torque of the hysteresis brake:
N = N t + N h
where N is the working torque (Nm), Nt is the transmission resisting torque (Nm), Nh is the torque of the hysteresis brake (Nm).
Torque sensor T is mounted below the driving component (Figure 9). To make the system work under no load, the transmission-resisting torque at different working speeds can be acquired. The resisting torque is shown in Figure 10.

4.3. Results of the Vacuum Tests

Taking 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm as an example, the temperature of the test points after a 10-min working time are shown in Figure 11.
According to the comparisons, there is an error between the theoretical results and the experimental results. For example, the theoretical temperature of test point 1 was 86.6 °C, and the experimental result was 88.0 °C. The theoretical temperature of test point 2 was 87.7 °C, and the experimental result was 88.8 °C. The theoretical temperature of test 7 was 90.07 °C, and the experimental result was 91.9 °C. In the theoretical analyses, there are assumptions in the model and the assumed parameters cannot be fully consistent with the actual parameters; thus, errors exist between the theoretical and experimental results.

5. Thermal Network Optimization Method

5.1. Thermal Network Optimization Method Based on Heat Distribution

In this section, the motor stator and gear meshing area, which are the main heat generating areas, will be explained.
In the motor thermal model above, there are three nodes in the stator tooth, stator yoke, and stator surface. In the optimization model, according to the change of radial loss density, the three areas are refined to be eight nodes, and the optimized model of the stator is shown in Figure 12.
In the reducer thermal model above, there are four nodes in the model of the gear meshing tooth; they are node 1 to node 4 in the Figure 13a. In order to introduce the axial heat distribution and heat transfer process, node 2 and node 3 are refined in the axial direction. The optimized model of the gear meshing tooth is shown in Figure 13.

5.2. Optimization Result Analyses

The optimization model is solved using MATLAB. The node temperature of the 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm mode is shown in Figure 14.
After 10 min of working time, the theoretical temperature of test point 1 was 88.1 °C and the experimental result was 88.0 °C. The theoretical temperature of test point 2 was 90.3 °C, and the experimental result was 88.8 °C. The theoretical temperature of test 7 was 92.0 °C, and the experimental result was 91.9 °C. The contrast curves of the eight test points are shown in Figure 15.
In Figure 15, the error of test point 2 was the largest of all test points. The error of the theoretical and experimental results was 1.5 °C. With respect to the temperature rise trends, the theoretical trend of the first seven test points were the same as the actual trend. In the first 200 s, the temperature increase was slow; however, it sped up after 200 s, and the temperature rise trend presented a concave shape. However, the opposite trend occurs in the curve of the theoretical trend of test point 7. In the early stage of working, the net heat flow of test point 7 is greatest because of the stator tooth in the heat-generating area. With the increase in temperature differences with other nodes, the net heat flow decreases and the temperature rise rate decreases. Thus, the theoretical temperature rise trend of test point 7 presents a convex shape. In the temperature-measurement process, the heat source temperature, measured using the test point, is indirect and is equivalent to increasing the heat conduction process in the conduction path. Meanwhile, because of the inner structure, the connection of the temperature sensor and the stator tooth is not very good; the test value lags behind the actual value, and the experimental curve of test point 7 presents a concave shape.

5.3. Theoretical Prediction of the Static Temperature Field

According to the differences in lunar soil compactness, the working modes of the driving component are very different. In this section, taking mode A and mode B as examples, the heat flow of each mode is acquired, based on working parameters. The parameters of mode A and mode B are shown in Table 4.
With the increase in surface temperature, the radiation power will be equal to the heat-generating power when the system achieves equilibrium. According to the parameters of each mode, the theoretical prediction of the static temperature field are shown in Figure 16.
In Figure 16, the inner node’s temperature of the reducer is generally higher than that of the motor. In the lunar environment, the static temperature of the driving component is very high when the heat radiation is the only cooling method. The discontinuous working mode should be used in order to avoid damage due to the high temperature.

5.4. The Prediction of Safe Working Times

High temperature can cause irreversible damage to sensors, the permanent magnet, gears, and bearings. In this section, the TNM is used to predict safe working times in which the maximum temperature of the motor reaches 150 °C. For modes A and B, the temperature rise curves of the maximum-temperature node in the motor are shown in Figure 17.
In Figure 17, the time that it takes the temperature to reach 150 °C is 1341.5 s in mode A, and 2014.7 s in mode B.

6. Conclusions

(1)
According to a comparison of the theoretical and experimental results, the results of the TNM are reasonable and the optimization method, based on heat distribution, is feasible.
(2)
In the reducer, the energy was conducted from the input side to the output side, and from the sun gear to the ring. In the motor, the energy was conducted from the output side to the end, and from the stator to the axis and shell.
(3)
The static temperature field of mode A and mode B were acquired, and the discontinuous working mode should be used in order to avoid damage due to the high temperatures. A safe working time, in which the maximum temperature (150 °C) in the motor was predicted, and the sampling task on the moon can be achieved safely and reliably.

Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the technology research projects of the China lunar exploration (Project Nos. TY3Q20110001 and TY3Q20110005), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51105092 and 61403106), the 111 Project (Project No. B07018), and the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (Project No. 2014DFR50250).

Author Contributions

Dewei Tang, Hong Xiao and Fanrui Kong organized the overall numerical analysis and experimental verification; Zongquan Deng, Shengyuan Jiang, and Qiquan Quan provided guidance and key suggestions.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The driving component.
Figure 1. The driving component.
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Figure 2. Node partition of the driving component.
Figure 2. Node partition of the driving component.
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Figure 3. Thermal model of the driving component: (a) the thermal model of the motor and; (b) the thermal model of the reducer.
Figure 3. Thermal model of the driving component: (a) the thermal model of the motor and; (b) the thermal model of the reducer.
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Figure 4. Module relationships in MATLAB.
Figure 4. Module relationships in MATLAB.
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Figure 5. Solving procedure of the temperature field.
Figure 5. Solving procedure of the temperature field.
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Figure 6. Inner temperature field after 10 min.
Figure 6. Inner temperature field after 10 min.
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Figure 7. Vacuum test platform.
Figure 7. Vacuum test platform.
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Figure 8. The locations of every test sensor.
Figure 8. The locations of every test sensor.
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Figure 9. Location of sensor T.
Figure 9. Location of sensor T.
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Figure 10. Transmission-resisting torque.
Figure 10. Transmission-resisting torque.
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Figure 11. The test point temperatures of 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm mode. (a) Temperature of point 1, point 2, point 5, and point 6; (b) Temperature of point 3, point 4, point 7 and point 8.
Figure 11. The test point temperatures of 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm mode. (a) Temperature of point 1, point 2, point 5, and point 6; (b) Temperature of point 3, point 4, point 7 and point 8.
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Figure 12. Optimization model of the motor stator. (a) Structure of the stator; (b) The refined thermal network model.
Figure 12. Optimization model of the motor stator. (a) Structure of the stator; (b) The refined thermal network model.
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Figure 13. Optimization model of the reducer. (a) Gear meshing area; (b) The refined thermal network model.
Figure 13. Optimization model of the reducer. (a) Gear meshing area; (b) The refined thermal network model.
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Figure 14. Node temperature of the 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm mode.
Figure 14. Node temperature of the 80 °C-300 rpm-6 Nm mode.
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Figure 15. Comparison between the theoretical curves and the experimental curves. (a) Comparison curves of point 1, point 2, point 5 and point 6; (b) Comparison curves of point 3, point 4, point 7 and point 8.
Figure 15. Comparison between the theoretical curves and the experimental curves. (a) Comparison curves of point 1, point 2, point 5 and point 6; (b) Comparison curves of point 3, point 4, point 7 and point 8.
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Figure 16. Static temperature field of mode A (a) and mode B (b).
Figure 16. Static temperature field of mode A (a) and mode B (b).
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Figure 17. The temperature rise curves of the maximum-temperature node.
Figure 17. The temperature rise curves of the maximum-temperature node.
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Table 1. The major parameters of the rotary motor and planetary reducer.
Table 1. The major parameters of the rotary motor and planetary reducer.
Parameter and DimensionValueParameter and DimensionValue
Rotary MotorPlanetary Reducer
Number of phases3Sun gear teeth number of high-speed level18
Rated power1500 WPlanetary gear teeth number of high-speed level18
Rated speed7860 rpmRing gear teeth number of high-speed level54
Number of poles6Sun gear teeth number of low-speed level18
Stator core material20WTG1500 (Baowu, Wuhan, China)Planetary gear teeth number of low-speed level18
Stator outer diameter56 mmRing gear teeth number of low-speed level54
Stator inner diameter26 mmGear modulus1
Stator length100 mmGear pressure angle20°
Rotor core material45# steelTransmission ratio of each level4:1
Outer diameter60 mmTransmission ratio16:1
Permanent magnetsXGS223/160 (XETC, Chengdu, China)Addendum coefficient1
Airgap length1.3 mmClearance coefficient0.25
Active axial length140 mm--
Table 2. Serial numbers and definitions of every node.
Table 2. Serial numbers and definitions of every node.
Serial NumberDefinitionValueConductivitySpecific HeatDensity
(W/m·K)(J/kg·K)(kg/m3)
1Average temperature of the end axis of the motor near bearingT1454907800
2Average temperature of the axis near the hall sensorT2454907800
3Average temperature of the end surfaceT31268712660
4Average temperature of the contact area of the axis and the inner ring of the bearingT4454907800
5Average temperature of the contact area of the inner ring and the ballT538.24927822
6Average temperature of the contact area of the outer ring and the ballT638.24927822
7Average temperature of the contact area of the end cover and the outer ringT738.24927822
97Average temperature of the stator tooth of the front part of the motorT972.7415.78200
98Average temperature of the stator yoke of the front part of the motorT98404807700
99Average temperature of the stator surface of the front part of the motorT99404807700
100Average temperature of the shell surface of the front part of the motorT1001268712660
Table 3. Power loss of the motor and reducer.
Table 3. Power loss of the motor and reducer.
LocationIron LossCopper LossGear Meshing LossBearing Loss
Heat source (W)14.54613.878912.19941.3352
Table 4. The parameters of mode A and mode B.
Table 4. The parameters of mode A and mode B.
ModeSpeed (rpm)Load (Nm)Temperature (°C)Heat Flow (W)
A160158074.4
B48098099.6

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