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Improvement of Efficiency and Thermal Withstanding Capacity of Single Phase Induction Motor
Authors: D. Edison Selvaraj, Dr. C. Pugazhendhi Sugumaran, D. Krishnamoorthi, M. Raj Kumar, J. Ganesan, S. Geethadevi, K. Rajaram, S. Dinesh Kumar
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Abstract: In recent days, it has been shown that the mixing of nano fillers to the enamel can tremendously improve the
thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of enamel used in motors. Many nano fillers can be added to the enamel used in
the motor. In this research work, SiO2 has been used as nano filler. The micro powders of SiO2 were converted into nano
powders with the help of ball mill. Various methods were used to augment the particle size of the nano powders. But, for this
research, scanning electron microscope (SEM) has been used to augment the particle size of the nano powders. The prepared
nano powders of SiO2 were mixed with enamel by using ultrasonic vibrator. The enamel filled with SiO2 nano filler was
coated on the windings of the single phase induction motor. The performance analysis of the single phase induction motor was
usually done by means of no load test, blocked rotor test and load test. Based on the results obtained from the above tests, the
efficiency of the single phase induction motor coated with enamel filled with SiO2 nano filler was increased by 5% when
compared to that of the single phase induction motor coated with pure enamel. Heat run test was also carried out on this motor
to determine the total loss of energy dissipated as heat.