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ASYNCHRONOUS MOTORS:
Different Asynchronous motor Cooling
methods are:
3.1 Air Cooling:
The air-cooling method removes heat
from asynchronous motor by
circulating cooling air internally and
externally from a machine by using
natural flow of air creating flow by
using cooling fans. Some machines
feature fins on their surfaces to
facilitate heat radiation from the
machine units, while some machines
are designed to draw outside air
directly into the machine for cooling.
The advantage of cooling system is
that it doesn’t require air cooling
system or any cooling channel
equipment or cooling device thus, the
structure can be simple.
Cooling air quality is vital to proper
operation of asynchronous motors.
Simple monitoring can provide a
corrosion rate of the air and high
values indicate some planning and
effort is needed to correct the air
quality to provide maximum motor
life between overhauls with
decreased downtime for maintenance.
3.2 Water Cooling:
In water cooling the heat generated
from the motor operation is removed
by the cooling water. The motors are
intended for operation in closed cycle
A water cooling system removes heat
from a machine by sending water
inside the machine unit and then this
water is cooled before sending
through the machine again. In water
cooling system radiator is used to
maintain a constant temperature and
provides efficient and even cooling
function. Moreover, by simply
varying the flow rate of the
circulating pump the cooling capacity
can also be changed.
Water channels are formed by using
concentric double casing structure.
This system is motley implemented
for motor units made of aluminum
casting so that a water channel is
formed around the entire outer
surface of the machine unit. In some
units water passages are formed on
outer section of the machine`s body.
The water-cooling system has some
drawbacks. The structure becomes
complex because of water channels
and it requires more space than air
cooling system because of the
installation space taken by cooling
water pipes, radiator circulating pump
, and other components inside the
machine compartment. In addition,
the circulating pump consumes
electricity.
3.3 Oil Cooling:
In oil cooling the heat generated from
the motor operation is simply
removed from the machine as done in
water-cooling system but instead of
water it uses oil, as the cooling
medium. An induction motor is
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stator conductors for cooling and yet  Liquid cooling for induction
reduces the disadvantages of high motors
rotational drag losses. This system
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also boasts high heat transfer. Unlike
water, oil has insulating
characteristics. The oil is circulated
inside a motor and it efficiently cool
down the heat generating segments
(coils, core, magnets, etc.).
But like water cooling system the oil
cooling system is also complex as it
requires pipes, oil cooler, circulating
pump, etc. Another disadvantage of
oil cooling system is that if oil
circulating inside a motor enters
between the rotors and stator it will
produce friction resistance
(mechanical energy loss).

References:
 Calculation of Temperature
Rise in Air-cooled Induction
Motors Through 3-D
Coupled Electromagnetic
Fluid-Dynamical and
Thermal Finite-Element
Analysis
Yujiao Zhang, Jiangjun Ruan,
Tao Huang, Xiaoping Yang,
Houquan Zhu, and Gao Yang
School of Electrical
Engineering, Wuhan
University, Wuhan 430072,
China
 Water-cooled three-phase
asynchronous motors
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