Analysis of rotor's eccentricity influence on bearing load of induction machine

To ensure reliable drive with an induction machine requires deep insight in electro-mechanical dynamics during its operation. The flexible multibody modeling technique enables the simulation of dynamic loads on all drive components. This paper focuses on complex modeling of machine's behavior in case of eccentrically placed rotor. The life time of machine's bearing becomes very important issue of machine's maintenance and reliability and is markedly influenced by any unbalanced forces acting on the rotor. The rotor eccentricity is one of the most significant aspects making machine's bearing loaded by strong unbalanced magnetic pull. Only the complex flexible model of the rotor considering all unbalanced rotor forces can provide us the very detailed information about the bearing load. The methodology of determination of such loading is applied to the 11 kW squirrel-cage induction machine.