Heat Transfer Model for a UI Core Inductor Jamal Alsawalhi School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University 11/16/2018
Outline Ways Heat can Transfer and Analogy to Ohms law Goals to be achieved Experiment Setup Thermal Equivalent Circuit Assumptions Made Procedure for Experiment Results Uncertainties in Result New Design Modeling 11/16/2018
Three Ways for Heat to Transfer Conduction ∆T = q (L/kA) k : Thermal Conductivity (W/mK) Convection ∆T = q (1/hA) h: Convection heat transfer coefficient (W/m2K) Radiation q = σ (T4) T : Temperature of the black body σ : Stefan-Boltzmann constant 11/16/2018
Analogy to Ohms Law Define R Therefore:- Rconduction= (L/kA) (Note: Similar to Reluctance) Rconvection = (1/hA) Therefore:- q I ∆ T V 11/16/2018
Goal of Experiment Get an idea about the heat transfer in the UI core inductor at steady state conditions In other words, need a mechanism that will allow predicting the surface temperature of the UI core inductor given a certain power input. 11/16/2018
Experiment Setup 11/16/2018
Experiment Setup 11/16/2018
Thermal Equivalent Circuit 11/16/2018
Two Major Assumptions The heat distribution in the UI core inductor has reached equilibrium Assume that the heat transfer due to radiation is negligible 11/16/2018
Applying Assumptions Rtot = 1/(2hA) (Ts - Tamb) = q (1/2hA) 11/16/2018
Experiment Procedure Input a certain power and measure Ts Determine h from the equation provided 11/16/2018
Results 11/16/2018
Uncertainties and Future Concerns The dependency of h on the temperature change and geometry of problem Is h the same for top and bottom surfaces? Defining the area Mechanism for measuring temperature Covering the sides of the UI core with fiber Time needed for equilibrium to take place 11/16/2018
New Design 11/16/2018
New design Thermal Modeling 11/16/2018
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