Design and Testing of Brushless DC Motor Components of A6 Steel Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design of Specimens Used in Mechanical Tests
2.2. Component Design for BLDC Motor Model
2.3. SLS Manufacturing of BLDC Motor Specimens and Components
2.4. Test Conditions and Microscopic Analysis of Specimens
2.5. Assembling BLDC Motor Components
2.6. BLDC Motor Performance Testing
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Three-Point Bending Testing of Specimens Manufactured by the SLS Process
3.2. Tensile Behavior of Specimens Manufactured by the SLS Process
3.3. Microscopic Analysis of Specimens
3.4. BLDC Motor Performance Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Length L [mm] | Width w [mm] | Thickness t [mm] |
---|---|---|
130 | 19 | 3.2 |
Overall Length [mm] | Distance between Grips [mm] | Gauge Length [mm] | Width of Grip Section [mm] | Width [mm] | Thickness [mm] | Radius of Fillet [mm] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
165 | 115 | 57 | 19 | 13 | 3.2 | 76 |
Process Parameter | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
Fill laser power | W | 15 |
Outline laser power | W | 5 |
Layer thickness | μm | 100 |
Scanning speed | m/s | 5 |
Laser beam diameter | μm | 60 |
Preheating temperature | °C | 120 |
Component | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
Rotor diameter | mm | 49.8 |
Stator diameter | mm | 40.5 |
Number of poles stator | - | 12 |
Number of magnets rotor | - | 14 |
Neodymium magnet dimensions | mm | 30 × 7.5 × 2.5 |
Length motor | mm | 66 |
Shaft Diameter | mm | 6.2 |
Weight | g | 417 |
Mean (m) | Standard Deviation (s) | Coefficient of Variation (CV)% | |
---|---|---|---|
Bending strength [MPa] | 983.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
Bending modulus [GPa] | 59.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Mean (m) | Standard Deviation (s) | Coefficient of Variation (CV)% | |
---|---|---|---|
Tensile strength [MPa] | 398.6 | 53.1 | 13.3 |
Tensile modulus [GPa] | 53.2 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
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Zaharia, S.-M.; Pop, M.A.; Buican, G.R.; Chicos, L.-A.; Stamate, V.M.; Pascariu, I.S.; Lancea, C. Design and Testing of Brushless DC Motor Components of A6 Steel Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering. Aerospace 2023, 10, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10010060
Zaharia S-M, Pop MA, Buican GR, Chicos L-A, Stamate VM, Pascariu IS, Lancea C. Design and Testing of Brushless DC Motor Components of A6 Steel Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering. Aerospace. 2023; 10(1):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10010060
Chicago/Turabian StyleZaharia, Sebastian-Marian, Mihai Alin Pop, George Razvan Buican, Lucia-Antoneta Chicos, Valentin Marian Stamate, Ionut Stelian Pascariu, and Camil Lancea. 2023. "Design and Testing of Brushless DC Motor Components of A6 Steel Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering" Aerospace 10, no. 1: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace10010060