CN107317430A - A kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen - Google Patents

A kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen Download PDF

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CN107317430A
CN107317430A CN201710656947.1A CN201710656947A CN107317430A CN 107317430 A CN107317430 A CN 107317430A CN 201710656947 A CN201710656947 A CN 201710656947A CN 107317430 A CN107317430 A CN 107317430A
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李旭光
刘阳
安海峰
杨文卓
羊娟
李琳琳
谢晓龙
谢超群
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Wolong Electric Drive Group Co Ltd
Wolong Electric Nanyang Explosion Protection Group Co Ltd
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    • H02K7/14Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
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Abstract

The present invention discloses a kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen, including motor body and motor shaft, motor body be fixed on disc-shaped structure and with the motor support base of motor body coaxial line, motor support base is located at the front end of motor body and provided with central through hole;Motor shaft is through the extension shaft of motor support base, including integrally formed electric machine main shaft and power transmission shaft;Power transmission shaft is used to stop the mechanical seal that liquid nitrogen is contacted with electric machine main shaft with being provided with the cooperation of motor support base central through hole;Radiator fan is located at the rear side of electric machine main shaft and has spacing between electric machine main shaft rear end face.The present invention at the cooperation of power transmission shaft and motor support base central through hole by setting mechanical seal, block contact of the liquid nitrogen with electric machine main shaft, it effectively prevent the relatively low phenomenon of the bearing temperature of close liquid nitrogen side on electric machine main shaft, reduce the probability of bearing grease failure, bearing service life is extended, and then extends the normal use time of motor.

Description

A kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen
Technical field
It is more specifically a kind of defeated the present invention relates to the high speed pump motor technical field for transporting low temperature medium Send the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of liquid nitrogen.
Background technology
In the course of conveying of liquid nitrogen, it is sometimes desirable to be driven transmission by pump, this pump is generally by electronic Machine drives impeller to realize, impeller and motor shaft front end are immersed in the liquid nitrogen that temperature reaches -196 DEG C.Existing motor Axle is shorter, because impeller and motor shaft front end are immersed in the liquid nitrogen of low temperature for a long time, can cause on motor shaft close to liquid The bearing temperature of nitrogen side is relatively low, and when temperature is less than -75 DEG C, the lubricating grease of bearing will fail, and then cause bearing failure, The normal of motor is had a strong impact on to use.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen, motor is reduced Close to the failure probability of the side bearing of liquid nitrogen one on axle, the normal use time of motor is extended.
To achieve the above object, the present invention is adopted the following technical scheme that:
A kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen, including motor body and motor shaft, motor body bag Support is included, the stator and rotor of base inner is arranged on, is located at the radiator fan of base inner;Motor body is fixed on disc-shaped Structure and with the motor support base of motor body coaxial line, motor support base is located at the front end of motor body and provided with central through hole; Motor shaft is the extension shaft through motor support base, including integrally formed electric machine main shaft and is coaxially installed in electric machine main shaft front end Inducer and impeller are installed on power transmission shaft, power transmission shaft;Power transmission shaft is used to hinder with being provided with the cooperation of motor support base central through hole The mechanical seal that gear liquid nitrogen is contacted with electric machine main shaft;Radiator fan be located at electric machine main shaft rear side and with electric machine main shaft rear end face Between have spacing.
The power transmission shaft is multi-diameter shaft, including be arranged in order from front to back and the first shaft part of increasing diameter, the second shaft part, 3rd shaft part, the 4th shaft part and the 5th shaft part;Inducer is set on the first shaft part, and the main body of impeller is set in the second shaft part On.
Inducer includes blade and fixed cover, and blade is circumferentially located on the anterior periphery of fixed cover, and the second shaft part is straight Footpath is more than fixed cover internal diameter and less than fixed cover external diameter, and fixed cover is abutted with the front end face of the second shaft part, fixed cover rear end and the Hierarchic structure before being formed between two shaft part front ends;Hierarchic structure after being formed between second shaft part rear end and the 3rd shaft part front end;Leaf Wheel is fastened between preceding hierarchic structure and rear hierarchic structure.
Impeller includes preceding impeller and rear impeller, and being provided between preceding impeller and rear impeller is used to separate preceding impeller, rear impeller First axle sleeve.
The front side of the mechanical seal, which is provided with, is used for the second axle sleeve that limit mechanical seals axial movement, and the second axle sleeve is fixed Abutted on the 4th shaft part and with the front end of mechanical seal, the main body of mechanical seal is set on the 5th shaft part.
First shaft part, the second shaft part, the 3rd shaft part, the diameter of the 4th shaft part and the 5th shaft part be respectively 21 ~ 23mm, 26~28mm、31~33mm、34~36mm、39~41mm。
The supply frequency scope of motor is in 3 ~ 180Hz.
Flange on support close to support front end is fixedly connected by bolt with motor support base.
Stator includes stator core and stator winding, and stator winding is quadrupole winding.
The motor shaft is made up of low temperature resistant high-strength stainless steel.
Motor shaft is designed to extension shaft by the present invention, and motor shaft is by integrally formed electric machine main shaft and is fixed on electric machine main shaft The power transmission shaft composition of front end, power transmission shaft includes the first shaft part being arranged in order from front to back, the second shaft part, the 3rd shaft part, the 4th Shaft part and the 5th shaft part, the main body of impeller is set on the second shaft part, during liquid nitrogen is conveyed, it is only necessary to by impeller It is immersed in power transmission shaft in the liquid nitrogen of low temperature, motor front end is located at and in power transmission shaft and electricity additionally by by motor support base Mechanical seal is set at machine bearing central through hole cooperation, contact of the liquid nitrogen with electric machine main shaft is blocked, therefore effectively prevent The relatively low phenomenon of the bearing temperature of close liquid nitrogen side on electric machine main shaft, reduces the probability of bearing grease failure, extension The service life of bearing, and then extend the normal use time of motor;Radiator fan is set to the rear side of electric machine main shaft And have spacing between electric machine main shaft rear end face, reduce the machine that motor is produced by electric machine main shaft drive radiator fan rotation Tool is lost, and improves the efficiency of motor;Hierarchic structure before being formed between the fixed cover rear end of inducer and the second shaft part front end, Hierarchic structure after being formed between second shaft part rear end and the 3rd shaft part front end, preceding hierarchic structure and rear hierarchic structure are easy to impeller Install with fixing;The second axle for abutting and being fixed on the 4th shaft part with mechanical seal front end is provided with the front side of mechanical seal Set, can seal the axial movement occurred in the process of running forward with limit mechanical.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the internal structure schematic diagram of motor body in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is enlarged drawing at A in Fig. 1.
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Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by particular specific embodiment below, those skilled in the art can be by this explanation Content disclosed by book understands other advantages and effect of the present invention easily.It should be clear that structure depicted in this specification accompanying drawing, Ratio, size etc., only to coordinate the content disclosed in specification, so that those skilled in the art is understood with reading, and It is not used to limit enforceable qualifications of the invention, therefore does not have technical essential meaning, the modification of any structure, ratio is closed The change of system or the adjustment of size, in the case where not influenceing effect of the invention that can be generated and the purpose that can reach, all should still fall In the range of disclosed technology contents are obtained and can covered.Meanwhile, in this specification it is cited as " on ", " under ", The term of "front", "rear", " centre " and " one " etc., is merely convenient to understanding for narration, and is not used to limit the present invention and can implement Scope, its relativeness is altered or modified, under without essence change technology contents, when being also considered as enforceable model of the invention Farmland.
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, a kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen, including motor body 1, electricity Arbor 2 and positioned at the inside of motor body 1 and it is fixed on the radiator fan 3 at the rear portion of motor shaft 2.Motor body 1 is fixed on profile Disk-like structure and with the motor support base 4 of the coaxial line of motor body 1, motor support base 4 is located at the front end of motor body 1 and is provided with Heart through hole.Motor body 1 includes support 5, the stator 6 and rotor being located inside support 5, and stator 6 includes stator core 15 and fixed Sub- winding 16, stator winding 16 is quadrupole winding;Flange 9 on support 5 close to the front end of support 5 is consolidated by bolt and motor support base Fixed connection.Motor shaft 2 is the extension shaft that is made of low temperature resistant high-strength stainless steel and through motor support base 4, including integrally formed Inducer 12 and impeller are installed on electric machine main shaft 10 and the power transmission shaft 11 for being coaxially installed in the front end of electric machine main shaft 10, power transmission shaft 11 13.Power transmission shaft 11 is used to stop the machine that liquid nitrogen is contacted with electric machine main shaft 10 with being provided with the cooperation of the central through hole of motor support base 4 Tool sealing 14, electric machine main shaft 10 is not contacted with liquid nitrogen so that on electric machine main shaft 10 close to liquid nitrogen one side bearing temperature Degree can be maintained at more than -75 DEG C.There are spacing, i.e. radiator fan 3 and motor between the rear end face of radiator fan 3 and electric machine main shaft 10 Main shaft 10 is separated, and is reduced the mechanical loss that motor drives radiator fan 3 to rotate and producing because of electric machine main shaft 10, is improved electricity The efficiency of motivation.
Power transmission shaft 11 be multi-diameter shaft, including be arranged in order from front to back and increasing diameter the first shaft part 17, the second shaft part 18th, the 3rd shaft part 19, the 4th shaft part 20 and the 5th shaft part 21, the first shaft part 17, the second shaft part 18, the 3rd shaft part 19, the 4th axle The diameter of the shaft part 21 of section 20 and the 5th is respectively 21 ~ 23mm, 26 ~ 28mm, 31 ~ 33mm, 34 ~ 36mm, 39 ~ 41mm.Inducer 12 It is set on the first shaft part 17, the main body of impeller 13 is set on the second shaft part 18.
Inducer 12 includes blade 24 and fixed cover 25, and blade 24 is circumferentially located on the anterior periphery of fixed cover 25, The diameter of second shaft part 18 is more than the internal diameter of fixed cover 25 and less than the external diameter of fixed cover 25, the front end face of the shaft part 18 of fixed cover 25 and second Abut, hierarchic structure before being formed between the rear end of fixed cover 25 and the front end of the second shaft part 18;The rear end of second shaft part 18 and the 3rd shaft part Hierarchic structure after being formed between 19 front ends;Impeller 13 is fastened between preceding hierarchic structure and rear hierarchic structure.
Impeller 13 includes preceding impeller 22 and rear impeller 23, and being provided between preceding impeller 22 and rear impeller 23 is used to separate preceding impeller 22nd, the first axle sleeve 8 of rear impeller 23.
The front side of mechanical seal 14, which is provided with, is used for the second axle sleeve 7 that limit mechanical seals 14 axial movements, and the second axle sleeve 7 is consolidated It is scheduled on the 4th shaft part 20 and is abutted with the front end of mechanical seal 14, the main body of mechanical seal 14 is set on the 5th shaft part 21.
The output power of motor of the present embodiment is designed according to 55kW, and the corresponding reference frequency of motor is 100Hz, because The supply frequency scope of this motor is in 3 ~ 180Hz.
Motor shaft is made up of low temperature resistant high-strength stainless steel in the present embodiment, and this material is not led in the rotor of motor Magnetic.Under the premise of motor shaft is non-magnetic, if the stator and rotor of motor are designed using the two poles of the earth, motor stator will be separated The magnetic circuit of son and rotor, therefore, motor of the invention are designed using quadrupole, and the quadrupole of motor is designed as prior art, This is repeated no more.
The above-described embodiments merely illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, not for the limitation present invention.It is any ripe Know the personage of this technology all can carry out modifications and changes under the spirit and scope without prejudice to the present invention to above-described embodiment.Cause This, those of ordinary skill in the art is complete without departing from disclosed spirit and institute under technological thought such as Into all equivalent modifications or change, should by the present invention claim be covered.

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1. a kind of pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor for conveying liquid nitrogen, including motor body and motor shaft, motor body Including support, it is arranged on the stator and rotor of base inner, is located at the radiator fan of base inner, it is characterised in that:Motor master Body be fixed on disc-shaped structure and with the motor support base of motor body coaxial line, motor support base be located at motor body front end and Provided with central through hole;Motor shaft is the extension shaft through motor support base, including integrally formed electric machine main shaft and is coaxially installed in Inducer and impeller are installed on the power transmission shaft of electric machine main shaft front end, power transmission shaft;Power transmission shaft is matched somebody with somebody with motor support base central through hole Being provided with conjunction is used to stop the mechanical seal that liquid nitrogen is contacted with electric machine main shaft;Radiator fan be located at electric machine main shaft rear side and with There is spacing between electric machine main shaft rear end face.
2. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:It is described Power transmission shaft is multi-diameter shaft, including is arranged in order from front to back and the first shaft part of increasing diameter, the second shaft part, the 3rd shaft part, Four shaft parts and the 5th shaft part;Inducer is set on the first shaft part, and the main body of impeller is set on the second shaft part.
3. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:Induction Wheel includes blade and fixed cover, and blade is circumferentially located on the anterior periphery of fixed cover, and the second shaft section diameter is more than fixed cover Internal diameter and less than fixed cover external diameter, fixed cover is abutted with the front end face of the second shaft part, fixed cover rear end and the second shaft part front end it Between formed before hierarchic structure;Hierarchic structure after being formed between second shaft part rear end and the 3rd shaft part front end;Impeller is fastened on preceding rank Between terraced structure and rear hierarchic structure.
4. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:Impeller The first axle sleeve for being used for separating preceding impeller, rear impeller is provided with including preceding impeller and rear impeller, between preceding impeller and rear impeller.
5. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:It is described The front side of mechanical seal, which is provided with, is used for the second axle sleeve that limit mechanical seals axial movement, and the second axle sleeve is fixed on the 4th shaft part And abutted with the front end of mechanical seal, the main body of mechanical seal is set on the 5th shaft part.
6. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 5, it is characterised in that:It is described First shaft part, the second shaft part, the 3rd shaft part, the diameter of the 4th shaft part and the 5th shaft part be respectively 21 ~ 23mm, 26 ~ 28mm, 31 ~ 33mm、34~36mm、39~41mm。
7. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:It is electronic The supply frequency scope of machine is in 3 ~ 180Hz.
8. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Support The upper flange close to support front end is fixedly connected by bolt with motor support base.
9. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Stator Including stator core and stator winding, stator winding is quadrupole winding.
10. the pump extension shaft frequency conversion threephase motor of conveying liquid nitrogen according to any one of claim 1 to 9, its It is characterised by:The motor shaft is made up of low temperature resistant high-strength stainless steel.
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