Term | Symbol | Unit | Explanation |
Continuous torque | MS1 | Nm | Continuous torque of the motor. |
Continuous power | PS1 | W | Continuous power of the motor. |
DC bus voltage | UDC | V | Voltage at DC bus. |
Torque constant | km | Nm/A | Torque constant calculated from the torque and the RMS current. |
Voltage constant | ke | Vs | Voltage constant calculated from the peak value of the induced voltage between two terminals and the rotation speed for the externally driven motor: |
Motor constant | kmot | Nm/√W | Factor of efficiency calculated from torque and power losses. |
Ambient temperature | ϑu | °C | Maximum allowed ambient temperature (with liquid cooling, maximum inlet temperature of the cooling liquid) without derating. |
Maximum winding temperature | ϑmax | °C | Maximum allowed winding temperature. |
Thermal resistance | Rth | K/W | Heat transmission resistance must not be exceeded for the dissipation of the thermal losses. |
Thermal time constant | t/th | min | Time in which 63% of the final value of the warming at rated loading is reached. |
Thermal overload factor | kth | A²s/K | Linearized factor to determine the remaining on-time depending on the current and temperature rise. |
Minimal flow rate | Q | l/min | Minimum flow rate of the coolant water. |
Maximum power | Pmax | W | Maximum power in short time operation. |
Maximum torque | Mmax | Nm | Maximum torque with maximum current Imax. |
Maximum current | Imax | A | Maximum current rms value. |
Continuous stall torque | M0 | Nm | Continuous torque at standstill of the motor. |
Continuous stall current | I0 . | A | Continuous current (rms value) which leads to the allowed heating of the winding |
No-load speed | n0 | min-1 | Maximum no-load speed which will be reached without field weakening at operation with UDC. |
Rated power | Pn | W | Continuous power at speed nn |
Rated torque | Mn | Nm | Continuous torque at speed nn |
Rated current | In | A | Continuous current (rms value) at speed nn |
Rated speed | nn | min-1 | Speed up to which Mn is produced continuously. |
Cogging torque | Mcog | Nm | The cogging torque is defined as the maximum peak-to-peak value of two consecutive significant extrema of the cogging torque over one complete revolution |
Motor terminal resistance | Rtt | Ω | Resistance between two terminals at 20°C. |
Motor terminal inductance | Ltt | mH | Inductance between two terminals at 20°C. |
Motor terminal inductance (d-axis) | Lttd | mH | Direct-axis inductance between two terminals at 20°C. |
Motor terminal inductance (q-axis) | Lttq | mH | Quadrature-axis inductance between two terminals at 20°C. |
Electrical time constant = Ltt / Rtt | te | ms | Electrical time constant, derived from: Te=Ltt/Rtt |
Number of pole pairs | p | - | Number of the pole pairs of the motor. |
Inertia of motor | J | kgm² | Inertia of the motor without brake. |
Inertia active part | J | kgm² | Inertia of the rotor. |
Mass of motor | m | kg | Mass of the motor without brake. |
Mass active part | m | kg | Mass of the rotor and the stator. |
All specified values are liable to specific variabilities due to the tolerances of material properties and dimensions.
The specified values are mean values at which a tolerance of +/-10% of torque, current, inductance, resistance, and speed is allowed.
In addition, the terminal inductance can alternate depending on the angle between the rotor and stator.