ON REDUCING THE VIBRATION AND NOISE-LEVEL OF INDUCTION-MOTORS WITH INTEGRAL AND FRACTIONAL SLOT WINDINGS

The paper presents a method of calculating the radial magnetic forces and pulsating torques in induction motors with integral and fractional stator slot winding and squirrel-cage rotors, which aims on reducing the forces of vibration and the noise level of electromagnetic origin. The method leads to a proper choice of stator and rotor slot numbers and other design data, which allow to avoid cases where force components of considerable value and frequencies in the resonant band of the motor are generated. Special attention is paid to the generation of time dependent (synchronous) parasitic torques and their frequencies. Finally the paper includes the experimental verification and presents a case of successful application in a high power motor. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.