Power loss and heat dissipation characteristics of high-power electromechanical actuators

Abstract

Due to serious power loss and heating caused by compact volume and high power density of high power electromechanical actuator (EMA), thermal analysis is becoming the key aspects in its design optimization. Numerical calculation method is proposed to calculate the electrical loss, iron core loss and drive chain mechanical loss in EMA. An equivalent thermal network model based on lumped parameters is established, with the acquisition of heat transfer matrix equation of all network nodes. Temperature rise of each part of the EMA is obtained by solving the equation. By comparison of simulated temperature rise in rated operating condition with test results, the accuracy of the model is verified. Then temperature rise simulation of EMA under simulated actual flight condition is carried out, with the results showing positive guidelines in the optimization design of EMA systems.