WO2019188777A1 - 絶縁電線材及びその製造方法、並びに、コイル及び電気・電子機器 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an insulated wire material, a manufacturing method thereof, a coil, and an electric / electronic device.
- an insulated wire used for this an insulated wire having characteristics according to the application, for example, an insulated wire exhibiting high frequency characteristics is required.
- an insulated wire which shows a high frequency characteristic the insulated wire used for the motor (coil) of a motor vehicle is mentioned, for example.
- electric vehicles equipped with electric motors such as hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), and electric vehicles (EV) has increased since the 2010s. is doing. From 2018, the standards of Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) will be tightened in California, which is the largest automobile market in the United States, and engine vehicles and HEV (low fuel consumption) will be excluded from the target.
- HEV Zero Emission Vehicle
- eddy current loss can be reduced when an insulated wire having a conductor formed of a plurality of strands (enameled strands) having a conductor insulation layer on the outer periphery is used as a coil or the like (for example, a patent) References 1-4).
- a heat resistant resin such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK) (melting point 343 ° C.).
- PEEK polyetheretherketone
- a highly heat-resistant insulated electric wire has been proposed in which the layers are arranged in the outermost layer. An insulated wire having an outermost layer made of such a heat-resistant resin is required to have high heat resistance in the conductor insulation layer.
- a polyetherimide resin see Patent Documents 2, 4, etc.
- an insulated wire using a conductor (also referred to as an aggregate conductor) in which a plurality of divided conductors each having a conductor insulating layer are bundled is also exemplified.
- This collective conductor has not only the outer peripheral insulation layer arranged in the outermost layer of the insulated wire but also a conductor insulation layer covering the divided conductors forming the collective conductor (there is a conductor insulation layer between the divided conductors). .
- TIG welding an insulated wire to a terminal, etc. due to the presence of these insulating layers, the end of the flat wire is difficult to TIG weld to the terminal, etc., and even if it can be welded, the welding strength is not sufficient (welding with the terminal etc. Inferior). Such a welding defect becomes more prominent particularly when a copper conductor made of copper, which is one of metal materials that are difficult to weld, is used.
- the inventors of the present invention fiber-welded the other end of the insulated wire or the end and the welding member to the end of the insulated wire in advance by a specific method. By doing so, it discovered that it could weld (extend) along the axial direction. It has been found that the end of the conductor and the welding member can be firmly welded when the conductor insulating layer is formed of a resin having high heat resistance. In addition, it has been found that the intended TIG welding can be performed on the terminals and the like through the welding member.
- the inventors of the present invention provide an insulated wire material including a flat conductor composed of a plurality of strands (divided conductors) having a conductor insulating layer, and the other end of the insulated wire material or the end of the flat conductor. It has been found that welding (extension) can be performed along the axial direction of a welding member to be welded to a terminal or the like by previously performing fiber laser welding by a specific method. It has been found that the end of the rectangular conductor and the welding member can be firmly welded even when the conductor insulating layer is formed of a resin having high heat resistance while maintaining the reduction of the eddy current loss while being welded in this way. . In addition, it has been found that the intended TIG welding can be performed on the terminals and the like through the welding member. The present invention has been further studied based on the above findings and has been completed.
- One or more insulated wires having a conductor including a single-core conductor and an outer peripheral insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor;
- An insulated wire member having a welding member joined to at least one end of the insulated wire via a welded portion along an axial direction of the single-core conductor.
- a plurality of divided conductors arranged parallel to each other or spirally, and a conductor having a conductor insulating layer sandwiched between the divided conductors; An outer peripheral insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor; An insulated wire member having a welding member joined to at least one end portion of the conductor via a welded portion along an axial direction of the conductor.
- the insulated wire material according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the single core conductor or the split conductor is a flat conductor.
- Each of the plurality of divided conductors is an enameled wire having a conductor insulating layer covering an outer peripheral surface,
- the area ratio [S c1 : S c2 ] of the cross-sectional area S c1 before welding of the welding member and the cross-sectional area S c2 before welding of the conductor satisfies the range of 1: 0.8 to 1.2.
- the insulated wire material according to any one of [1] to [13].
- An electric / electronic device having the coil according to [16].
- [18] [1] A method for producing an insulated wire material according to any one of [14], The outer peripheral insulating layer is peeled and removed at the end of the electric wire precursor having the conductor and the outer peripheral insulating layer, A method for manufacturing an insulated wire material, in which an end face of a conductor and a surface of a welding member are butted and welded by irradiating a fiber laser from a direction perpendicular to the axis of the conductor.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention has a welding member joined (extended) along the axial direction to the end of the insulated wire, so that it has excellent weldability with terminals and the like, and is electrically connected by TIG welding. Connection is possible.
- the coil using the insulated wire material of the present invention, and the electric / electronic device using the coil, the insulated wire materials or the insulated wire material and the terminal, etc. are firmly and electrically welded (connected), resulting in high performance. Can be realized.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention has a welding member joined (extended) along the axial direction to the end face of a flat conductor while maintaining a reduction in eddy current loss when the coil is wound.
- the coil using the insulated wire material of the present invention, and the electric / electronic device using the coil, the insulated wire materials or between the insulated wire material and the terminal are firmly and electrically welded (connected), and the low High performance can be achieved by showing eddy current loss.
- the method for producing an insulated wire material of the present invention can produce the insulated wire material of the present invention exhibiting the above-described excellent characteristics.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of another preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of still another preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of insulated wires and a welding member are butted together.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing another state in which a plurality of insulated wires and a welding member are butted together.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of another preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the portion of the insulated wire material shown in FIG. 6 that includes the outer peripheral insulating layer.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the central portion in the width direction of the insulated wire material shown in FIG. 6 on a plane perpendicular to the width direction.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of another preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the portion of the insulated wire material shown in FIG. 9 that includes the outer peripheral insulating layer.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic partial sectional view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of the coil of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective exploded view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of a stator used in the electric / electronic device of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing an example of a preferred embodiment of a stator used in the electric / electronic device of the present invention.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention includes an embodiment in which an insulated wire having a non-divided conductor (single core conductor) is welded (an embodiment in which a single core conductor is used) and an embodiment in which an insulated wire having a divided conductor (multi-core conductor) is welded ( A mode in which a divided conductor is used).
- the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a single core conductor includes one or more insulated wires having a conductor including a single core conductor and an outer peripheral insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor.
- insulated wires preferably both ends, along the axial direction, the other end of the insulated wire material or the welded portion. It has a welding member welded to a terminal or the like (the welding member is extended or connected).
- the conductor, the welded portion, and the welding member are arranged and joined along (in series) the conductor in the axial direction.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a divided conductor includes a flat conductor and an outer peripheral insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the flat conductor.
- welding which is welded to the other end or terminal of the insulated wire material via the welded portion along the axial direction of the flat conductor at least one end of the flat conductor, preferably both ends.
- Yielding members are extended or connected). That is, in the insulated wire material of the present invention, the rectangular conductor, the welded portion, and the welding member are arranged and joined (in series) along the axial direction of the rectangular conductor.
- “along the conductor axial direction” means that the end face of the conductor and the surface of the welding member are in contact with each other with respect to the abutting surface, preferably from the direction intersecting the conductor axis.
- Any arrangement obtained by welding by irradiating a fiber laser may be used, which means that the conductor, the welded portion, and the welding member are arranged in a line in this order. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to a mode in which the conductor, the welded portion, and the welding member are disposed in parallel to the axial direction of the conductor, and includes a mode in which the conductor, the welded portion, and the welding member are curvedly disposed.
- the welding member is arranged on the peripheral surface of the welded portion (a mode in which the welded portion and the welding member are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the conductor) is not included.
- the insulated wire material of this invention in order to distinguish the insulated wire material of this invention from the insulated wire which has a conductor and an outer periphery insulating layer (it does not have a member for welding), it may be called the insulated wire material with a welding member.
- the welded portion means a welded region formed on the insulated wire material by fiber laser welding, for example, a region where the materials of the members to be welded are melt-mixed (alloyed, solidified, etc.), It includes areas with weld marks, areas with increased strength after welding, and the like.
- the welded portion means a through welded portion, and is preferably a through welded portion.
- the penetration weld refers to a weld formed by penetrating at least a part of the weld from the fiber laser irradiation surface to the back surface side.
- the welded portion has at least one single core conductor or divided conductor, preferably a plurality of single core conductors or divided conductors, more preferably all single core conductors or divided conductors.
- welding means welding (butt welding, lap welding, spot welding, or the like) in a state in which members to be welded are in direct contact with each other or through other members.
- the state of being in direct contact includes an aspect through a plating layer or the like made of various metals formed on the surface of a member to be melted in order to improve weldability.
- the welding includes welding for forming the through-welding portion (referred to as through welding).
- the conductor included in the insulated wire material of the present invention in a mode using a single-core conductor has a single-core conductor, more preferably a conductor insulating layer covering the outer peripheral surface of the single-core conductor.
- the single core conductor means a conductor made of a single core conductor wire, and is also called a non-divided conductor.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention in this aspect has one or more insulated wires. In the case of having a plurality of insulated wires, the number of insulated wires is not particularly limited, and is appropriately set according to the application. For example, it can be 2 to 6, and 3 to 6 is preferable.
- the plurality of insulated wires may be arranged in parallel to each other, or may be arranged in a spiral shape (twisted wire), as in the case of the conductor using the divided conductor described later, and moreover, a stranded wire molded body It may be said.
- the conductor included in the insulated wire material of the present invention in the aspect using the divided conductor has a plurality of divided conductors arranged in parallel or spirally with each other, and a conductor insulating layer sandwiched between the divided conductors.
- that a plurality of divided conductors are arranged in parallel means that a plurality of divided conductors are arranged side by side.
- the present invention is not limited to a mode in which the plurality of divided conductors are geometrically arranged in parallel.
- the phrase “the plurality of divided conductors are arranged in a spiral shape” means that the plurality of divided conductors arranged in parallel are twisted and arranged in a spiral shape.
- the term “arranged spirally” includes knitting in a braided pattern.
- the shapes of the conductor and the divided conductor are not particularly limited, and are determined according to the shape of the insulated wire material.
- the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axis includes various shapes such as a rectangle (flat rectangular shape), a circle, an ellipse, and an indeterminate shape, and a rectangle or a circle is preferable.
- the number of the divided conductors forming the conductor may be two or more, and is not limited to three shown in FIG. 6 or seven shown in FIG. More specifically, when the divided conductor is a ribbon wire having a rectangular (flat rectangular shape or the like) or a thin plate-like cross-sectional shape, the number of divided conductors (number of stacked layers) forming the rectangular conductor is set in the above range. However, it is preferably 2 to 8, more preferably 3 to 6. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, when the conductor is made of a stranded wire-shaped molded body, the number of split conductors (number of stranded wires) forming the conductor is set in the above range.
- the number of divided conductors is preferably 7 (twisted wire structure in which 6 divided conductors are arranged around one divided conductor) to 100, more preferably 7 to 37.
- an electric wire constituted by a conductor having a plurality of divided conductors and a conductor insulating layer and an outer peripheral insulating layer may be referred to as an insulated wire.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using divided conductors is a conductor having a plurality of divided conductors and a conductor insulating layer sandwiched between the divided conductors (set in a point formed from a plurality of divided conductors). It is also called a conductor.) Therefore, eddy current loss can be reduced when used as a coil winding.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention has a welding member at at least one end of the conductor via a welded portion (fiber laser welding region). Therefore, the strength of the welded portion is high, the welded portion and the welding member are not easily detached from the single core conductor or the split conductor, and the electrical connection can be maintained.
- the welding member can be TIG welded to a terminal or the like by TIG welding that is often used for welding insulated wires.
- the welding member is a member (welding substitute member) that is welded to a terminal or the like instead of a conductor, particularly a collective conductor that is inferior in TIG welding workability, and is usually a metal that can be TIG welded to the terminal or the like. It is formed.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 show preferred embodiments of the insulated wire material of the present invention in a mode using a single core conductor. 1 to 3, the insulated wire 38 shows a state where the outer peripheral insulating layer at the end thereof is removed (that is, the single-core conductor 17).
- FIGS. 6 to 10 show preferred embodiments of the insulated wire material of the present invention in a mode using divided conductors.
- the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments except as defined in the present invention.
- the form shown in each drawing is a schematic diagram for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and the size, thickness, relative size relationship, etc. of each member may be changed for convenience of explanation. It does not show the actual relationship as it is.
- the present invention is not limited to the outer shape and shape shown in these drawings except for the matters defined in the present invention.
- a preferred insulated wire member 5A of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is welded to one insulated wire 38 and one end portion of the single core conductor 17 through a welded portion 35A along the axial direction thereof. Member 36A.
- another preferable insulated wire material 5B of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 has two insulated wires 38 juxtaposed and one end portion of at least one, preferably two single-core conductors 17, The welding member 36B joined via the welding part 35B along the axial direction is provided.
- the insulated wire 38 includes a conductor 17 including a single-core conductor having a rectangular cross section and an outer peripheral insulating layer (not shown) covering the outer periphery of the single-core conductor 17.
- the insulated wire members 5A to 5C have the same configuration except that the number of insulated wires to be welded and the welding members are different.
- the insulated wire 38 covers the single-core conductor 17, preferably a conductor insulation layer (not shown) covering the outer peripheral surface of the single-core conductor 17, and the conductor coating layer. And an outer peripheral insulating layer.
- the single core conductor 17 means a conductor composed of a single core conductor wire, and a single core conductor used for a normal insulated wire is used.
- the single core conductor 17 is the same as the divided conductor described later except that it is a single core.
- the shape (flat shape in the insulated wire 38) and dimensions of the single-core conductor 17 are also set as appropriate.
- the material is the same as the divided conductor described later.
- the conductor insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the single-core conductor 17 is the same as the conductor insulating layer in the insulated wire material of the present invention in the embodiment using the divided conductor described later except that the outer peripheral surface of the single-core conductor 17 is covered. It is.
- the conductor of an insulated wire is the same as the conductor in the aspect using the split conductor mentioned later except having the single core conductor 17 and the conductor insulation layer, and having a single core conductor instead of the split conductor.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer is the same as the outer peripheral insulating layer in the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a divided conductor described later, except that the conductor insulating layer on the outer peripheral surface of the single core conductor 17 is covered.
- the insulated wire used for the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a single core conductor has the above-described configuration, and a normal insulated wire can be used without any particular limitation.
- the insulated wire members 5A to 5C have welding members 36A to 36C at one end of the single-core conductor 17 along the axial direction of the insulated wire 38 via welds.
- the conductor insulating layer and the outer peripheral insulating layer are left at the end of the single core conductor (without stripping (removing) processing), and the outer peripheral surface of the single core conductor may not be exposed.
- the welding members 36A to 36C are members that are welded to terminals or the like instead of the conductors.
- These welding members 36A to 36C are usually formed of a metal that can be TIG welded to a terminal or the like, and are formed of the material described in the welding member in the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a divided conductor described later. It is preferable.
- the shape of the welding member is a shape that allows TIG welding with a terminal or the like, and is not particularly limited as long as it is in the above-described welded state by the method for manufacturing an insulated wire material of the present invention, which will be described later. It is determined appropriately according to the shape of the terminal and the like. It is preferable that the welding members 36A and 36B are the same as the welding members in the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a divided conductor described later.
- the welding member 36 ⁇ / b> C is preferably the same as the welding member in the insulated wire material of the present invention in the embodiment using the divided conductors except that the shape and arrangement are different.
- the welding members 36A and 36B are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped block body, and the welding member 36C is formed in a thin plate shape.
- the cross-sectional area S c1 of welding members prior to welding the area ratio of the cross-sectional area of the conductor S c2 (total value including the cross-sectional area of both the insulating layer) [S c1: S c2] is It is preferable that the area ratio defined by the welding member in the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using the divided conductor described later is satisfied.
- the welded portion is an area defined by the welded surfaces of the welding members 36A to 36C and the welded surface of the single-core conductor 17, and usually has welding marks. Have. In the welded portions 36A to 36C, specifically, the vicinity of the butt surface between the conductor 17 and the welding members 36A to 36C is melted and solidified from the laser light irradiation surface (front surface) to the opposite back surface. It is a part that is integrated.
- the state of butting the end face of the conductor and the welding member is not particularly limited, and the end face (welding face) of the conductor and the end face (welding face) of the welding member that are fiber laser welded are contacted (preferably Set to the state of surface contact).
- an appropriate butted state can be adopted according to the shape of the end face of the welding member or the end face of the conductor.
- the end face of the conductor and the welding member are both welded in a state of being butted in parallel to the plane perpendicular to the axis of the insulated wire. .
- a single-core conductor (insulated wire) is arranged so that the end surface of the insulated wire is processed into an inclined surface and this inclined surface is abutted (contacted) with the end surface of the welding member.
- the single-core conductor It can be welded by irradiating a fiber laser from a vertical direction.
- the state in which the end face of the conductor and the welding member are brought into contact with each other and the irradiation method can also be applied to the insulated wire material of the present invention in an embodiment using a divided conductor described later.
- FIGS. 6 An example of a particularly preferred embodiment of the insulated wire material of the present invention in an aspect using a divided conductor is shown in FIGS.
- the width direction and the thickness (height) direction of the insulated wire material are defined as the width direction of the split conductor 11 and the stacking direction of the split conductor 11, respectively.
- a conductor (also referred to as a flat conductor) 13 having a preferable rectangular cross-sectional shape will be described.
- a preferred insulated wire material 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 includes a flat conductor 13, an outer peripheral insulating layer 14 covering the outer periphery of the flat conductor 13, and a welded portion at one end of the flat conductor 13. 15 (see FIG. 8), and a welding member 16 joined along the axial direction of the flat conductor 13.
- the flat conductor 13 includes three divided conductors 11 arranged (laminated) in parallel with each other and at least a conductor insulating layer 12 sandwiched between the divided conductors 11.
- the flat conductor 13 is formed by laminating three divided conductors (for example, enameled wires) 11 having a conductor insulating layer 12 covering the outer peripheral surface in the thickness direction of the divided conductors 11. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, there is a conductor insulating layer 12 (that is, two conductor insulating layers 12) covering each divided conductor 11 between the two divided conductors 11 stacked. Yes.
- Such a flat conductor 13 (insulated wire material 1 provided with the conductor conductor 12) is provided with the conductor insulation layer 12 between the divided conductors 11 even if the outer peripheral insulation layer 14 is stripped (peeled off) during TIG welding with a terminal or the like.
- Remains without being removed. 6 and 8 show the rectangular conductor 13 in a state where a part of the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is removed by stripping (a state where the conductor insulating layer 12 between the divided conductors 11 remains).
- the remaining conductor insulating layer 12 lowers the TIG weldability, making it impossible to perform TIG welding with sufficient strength on the terminals and the like.
- the flat conductor 13 can be produced by a known method. For example, it can be produced by arranging enameled wires having a conductor insulating layer 12 covering the outer peripheral surface in parallel or spiral. In the insulated wire material 1, the form using the flat conductor 13 as the conductor has been described. However, in the present invention, the shape of the conductor is not particularly limited to the flat cross-sectional shape as described above. Moreover, when a conductor consists of a split conductor and a conductor insulating layer, the conductor may be a stranded wire of a split conductor, or may be a stranded wire molded body obtained by forming a stranded wire of a split conductor. The cross-sectional shape of the stranded wire molded body is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the shape described in the cross-sectional shape of the conductor.
- the split conductor 11 is one of the conductor wires forming the flat conductor 13, and a plurality of the conductors cooperate to form the flat conductor 13, thereby contributing to reduction of eddy current loss.
- the divided conductor 11 can be said to be a conductor wire obtained by dividing one flat conductor 13 into a plurality of pieces.
- the divided conductors 11 forming the flat conductors 13 are ribbon wires having a rectangular cross section (flat rectangular shape).
- a conductor having a rectangular cross section includes a conductor having a rectangular cross section and a conductor having a square cross section. Further, as shown in FIG.
- a conductor having a chamfered portion in which a corner portion is chamfered (for example, four corners are rounded (curvature radius r (not shown)) chamfered, 45 ° chamfered, etc.) is also included.
- a normal one used for an insulated wire can be widely used.
- a metal conductor such as a copper wire or an aluminum wire can be used.
- 99.95% (3N) or more high-purity copper which does not contain an oxide is mentioned.
- oxygen-free copper (OFC: Oxygen-Free Copper): C1020 (purity 99.96% or more) or oxygen-free copper for electron tubes (TPC: Tough-Pitch Copper): C1011 (purity 99.99% or more) Is mentioned. More preferred is oxygen-free copper having an oxygen content of 30 ppm or less, and even more preferred is oxygen-free copper having a content of 20 ppm or less.
- the end surface of the split conductor 11 on the welding member 16 side is formed into a surface corresponding to the end surface of the welding member 16 in order to butt-weld with the end surface of the welding member 16, that is, a normal plane. Preferably, it is formed in a plane parallel to 16 end faces (so that both end faces come into contact with each other when the end faces are brought into contact with each other).
- the size of the divided conductor 11 is not particularly limited, but in a rectangular cross-sectional shape, the thickness (short side length) is preferably 0.4 to 3.0 mm, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mm, and the width
- the (long side length) is preferably from 1.0 to 5.0 mm, more preferably from 1.4 to 4.0 mm.
- the ratio of the length to the thickness (thickness: width) is preferably 1: 1 to 1: 8, more preferably 1: 1 to 1: 4. When the ratio of thickness to width (thickness: width) is 1: 1, the long side means a pair of opposing sides, and the short side means another pair of opposing sides. Means.
- the radius of curvature r is preferably 0.6 mm or less, more preferably 0.1 to 0.4 mm, and more preferably 0.2 to 0.4 mm.
- the partial discharge from the corner can be suppressed by chamfering the corner of the cross section.
- the number of laminated conductors 11 is preferably 2 or more and 8 or less. If the number of stacked layers is two, a reduction in the amount of eddy current loss at high frequencies can be expected, and the amount of eddy current loss is further reduced as the number of layers increases. Moreover, if the number of stacked layers is up to 8, the stacked state does not easily shift. Further, the proportion of the conductor insulating layer 12 increases in the cross section of the flat conductor 13, but a high filling factor of the divided conductor 11 can be secured, and a sufficient reduction in eddy current loss can be expected. From the above, the number of stacked layers is practically 8 layers or less, and preferably 6 layers or less.
- the divided conductors 11 may be laminated in any direction of thickness and width.
- segmentation conductor 11 is made to contact and it laminates
- the conductor insulating layer 12 may be an insulating layer that exists between the divided conductors 11.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 is provided as an insulating layer that covers the outer peripheral surface of each divided conductor 11.
- the thickness of the conductor insulating layer 12 is preferably 0.01 to 10 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.01 to 10 ⁇ m so that the flat conductor 13 does not become too thick as long as the effect of reducing eddy current loss can be obtained. It is 3 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.1 to 1 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the conductor insulating layer 12 refers to a thickness obtained by observing a cross section of the insulated wire 1 cut perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis direction using a microscope.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 may have a one-layer structure, or a two-layer structure or a layer structure having more layers.
- the number of layers is determined by cross-sectional observation of the layers regardless of the types and contents of resins and additives forming the layers.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 is preferably an insulating layer made of an organic polymer (organic resin), and is preferably an insulating layer (enamel layer) containing a thermosetting organic polymer (thermosetting resin) as a resin component.
- a thermosetting resin if it is a thermosetting resin normally used with an electric wire, it can use without being restrict
- polyamide imide (PAI), polyimide (PI), polyether imide (PEI), polyester imide (PEsI), polyurethane (PU), polyester (PEst), polybenzimidazole, melamine resin or epoxy resin can be used.
- polyamide imide, polyimide, polyether imide, polyester imide, polyurethane or polyester is preferable.
- the thermosetting resin may contain 1 type (s) or 2 or more types.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 may be a dense insulating layer made of the organic polymer, or may be an insulating layer having bubbles (air) in the layer. By including air in the layer, the relative permittivity decreases, and partial discharge and corona discharge generated in the air gap between the divided conductors when a voltage is applied can be suppressed.
- the dense insulating layer usually means an insulating layer having no bubbles in the insulating layer, but, for example, in the range where the effects of the present invention are not impaired, such as bubbles that may inevitably exist. It is meant to include an insulating layer having bubbles.
- the expansion ratio of the conductive insulating layer having bubbles is preferably 1.2 times or more, and more preferably 1.4 times or more. Although there is no restriction
- the expansion ratio is calculated from ⁇ s / ⁇ f by measuring the density ⁇ f of the organic polymer (conductor insulating layer 12) coated for foaming and the density ⁇ s before foaming by an underwater substitution method.
- the size of bubbles contained in the conductor insulating layer, that is, the average bubble diameter is preferably 10 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 5 ⁇ m or less, further preferably 3 ⁇ m or less, and particularly preferably 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the dielectric breakdown voltage may decrease, and if it is 10 ⁇ m or less, the dielectric breakdown voltage can be favorably maintained. Further, by setting the thickness to 5 ⁇ m or less and 3 ⁇ m or less, the breakdown voltage can be more surely maintained sequentially.
- the average bubble diameter is obtained by observing the cross section of the conductor insulating layer 12 with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Then, a total of 50 bubbles are randomly selected from the observation area, measured in a diameter measurement mode using image dimension measurement software (WinROOF: trade name, manufactured by Mitani Corporation), and averaged. is there. The bubble diameter can be adjusted as appropriate according to the production process such as the expansion ratio, the concentration of the organic polymer, the viscosity, the temperature, the amount of foaming agent added, and the temperature of the baking furnace.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 may contain various additives usually used in electric wires.
- the content of the additive is not particularly limited, but is preferably 5 parts by mass or less and more preferably 3 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component.
- the conductor insulating layer 12 can be formed by a known method.
- the conductive insulating layer 12 having no bubbles is preferably a method in which the organic polymer varnish is applied and baked on the outer peripheral surface of each divided conductor 11 or the surface laminated with another divided conductor.
- This varnish contains a resin component, a solvent, and if necessary, a curing agent for the resin component or various additives.
- the solvent is preferably an organic solvent, and a solvent capable of dissolving or dispersing the resin component is appropriately selected.
- a normal method can be selected, and examples thereof include a method using a varnish application die having an opening having a shape similar to or substantially similar to the cross-sectional shape of the divided conductor 11.
- the varnish is usually baked in a baking furnace.
- the conditions at this time cannot be uniquely determined according to the type of resin component or solvent, but include, for example, conditions in which the passage time (baking time) is 10 to 90 seconds at a furnace temperature of 400 to 650 ° C. .
- the thickness of the conductor insulating layer 12 can be appropriately set depending on the amount of varnish applied, the number of times of application, and the like.
- a method for forming a conductor insulating layer having bubbles (air) a normal method can be selected. For example, the above-described conductor insulating layer having no bubbles using a varnish containing a known foaming agent. The method similar to the method of forming 12 is mentioned.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 covering the flat conductor 13 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the flat conductor 13 directly or indirectly (via another layer). Examples of the other layer include an adhesive layer.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 has high adhesion strength with the flat conductor 13 and is provided at least one layer outside the flat conductor 13. The number of layers may be one layer or a plurality of layers.
- An outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is disposed on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 13, and the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is made of, for example, a thermoplastic resin.
- this thermoplastic resin has excellent adhesion strength and solvent resistance between the rectangular conductor 13 and the outer peripheral insulating layer 14, and further has a high melting point in terms of improving the performance of electrical and electronic equipment. It is preferably 300 ° C. or higher, and more preferably 330 ° C. or higher.
- the upper limit of the melting point of the thermoplastic resin is not particularly limited, but is preferably 450 ° C. or lower from the viewpoint of forming the outer peripheral insulating layer in an extrusion process, for example.
- thermoplastic resin if it is a thermoplastic resin normally used for an electric wire, it can use without being specifically limited. Examples thereof include polyether ether ketone (PEEK), modified polyether ether ketone (modified-PEEK), thermoplastic polyimide (TPI), polyamide having an aromatic ring (referred to as aromatic polyamide), polyketone (PK), and the like.
- PEEK polyether ether ketone
- TPI thermoplastic polyimide
- aromatic polyamide polyamide having an aromatic ring
- PK polyketone
- PAEK Polyether ether ketone
- PEK polyether ketone
- PAEK which is a thermoplastic resin containing polyether ketone (PEK), an aromatic ring typified by polyether ether ketone, an ether bond, and a ketone bond, can also be used as the thermoplastic resin.
- a modified polyetheretherketone obtained by mixing polyetheretherketone with another thermoplastic resin can also be used.
- at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) can also be used.
- TPI thermoplastic polyimide
- One thermoplastic resin may be used alone, or two or more thermoplastic resins may be used.
- the modified polyetheretherketone is, for example, a mixture obtained by adding polyphenylsulfone to polyetheretherketone, and polyphenylsulfone has a lower mixing ratio than polyetheretherketone.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is formed of a thermoplastic resin
- it is preferably formed by extruding a resin composition on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 13.
- the resin composition contains the above-described thermoplastic resin and, if necessary, various additives.
- the extrusion method cannot be uniquely determined according to the type of the thermoplastic resin or the like.
- the extrusion resin is melted by using an extrusion die having an opening similar to or substantially similar to the cross-sectional shape of the flat conductor 13.
- the method of extruding at the above temperature is mentioned.
- the extrusion temperature is preferably 40 to 60 ° C. higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is not limited to extrusion molding, and can also be formed in the same manner as the enamel layer using a varnish containing the above-described thermoplastic resin, a solvent, and various additives as required. .
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is preferably formed by extrusion from the viewpoint of productivity.
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 may contain various additives usually used in electric wires.
- the content of the additive is not particularly limited, but is preferably 5 parts by mass or less and more preferably 3 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component.
- the thickness of the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 is preferably 40 to 200 ⁇ m from the viewpoint of having sufficient flexibility and preventing insulation failure. That is, when the thickness is preferably 40 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 50 ⁇ m or more, sufficient insulation is ensured without causing an insulation failure. Moreover, since thickness is 200 micrometers or less, sufficient flexibility is acquired. Accordingly, it is possible to use the insulated wire material 1 by bending it.
- the insulated wire material 1 has a welding member 16 at one end portion of the flat conductor 13 via a welded portion 15 (see FIGS. 6 and 8).
- the conductor insulating layer 12 and the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 are left at the end of the flat conductor 13 (without stripping (removing) processing), and the outer peripheral surface of the flat conductor 13 may not be exposed.
- a conductor insulating layer other than the conductor insulating layer sandwiched between two adjacent divided conductors 11 may be removed (see FIGS. 6 and 8), and remains without being removed. May be.
- the term “the end portion of the flat conductor 13” means any of the above aspects.
- At least the conductor insulating layer 12 between the divided conductors 11 is left at the end of the divided conductor 11. This is because it cannot be removed by stripping the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 as described above.
- the end portion of the split conductor 11 usually peels off the conductor insulating layer 12 and the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 formed on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 13 to expose the outer peripheral surface of the split conductor 11 ( 6 and 8).
- the exposed length is preferably 1 mm or more from the end face of the flat conductor 13, for example, from the viewpoint of securing the welding allowance.
- the divided conductor 11 is not exposed as much as possible, it is preferably 10 mm or less from the end face of the flat conductor 13.
- the exposed outer peripheral surface of the divided conductor is usually covered with a welded portion as necessary after an insulated wire material is welded to a terminal or the like.
- the welding member 16 is a member welded to a terminal or the like instead of the flat rectangular conductor.
- This welding member 16 is usually formed of a metal that can be TIG welded to a terminal or the like, and is preferably formed of the same material as that of the divided conductor 11.
- each is formed of the above-described high-purity copper (oxygen-free copper or oxygen-free copper for electron tubes) that is a material that preferably forms the divided conductor 11.
- the welding member 16 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped block body.
- the shape of the welding member is a shape capable of TIG welding with a terminal or the like and can be welded. If it is a simple shape, it will not restrict
- the weldable shape means a fiber laser from a direction perpendicular to the axis of the rectangular conductor 13 with respect to the abutting surface of the surface of the welding member 16 and the end surface of the rectangular conductor 13 (parallel to the abutting surface).
- any shape that can be irradiated may be used, for example, a shape in which the abutting surface with the end face of the flat conductor 13 is flush with the outer surface of the welding member (the outer surface of the welding member becomes the abutting surface). It is done.
- the shape of the welding member in which the welded portion with the flat conductor 13 is a recessed portion such as a bottomed hole, the abutting surface (bottom surface of the recessed portion) with the end surface of the flat conductor 13 is provided. Since it is located on the inner side from the outer surface of the welding member, it is not included in the weldable shape.
- the shape of the welding member is a hexahedron shape, a spherical shape, a hemispherical shape, a plate shape, a disc shape, an annular shape, a semi-tubular shape (for example, a V shape having an inclined welding surface shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). ) And the like.
- the dimension of the welding member 16 is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape capable of TIG welding with a terminal or the like, and is appropriately determined according to the shape of the terminal or the like to be welded.
- the insulated wire material 1 is formed in a cross-sectional shape (end surface) that is the same as or similar to the cross-sectional shape of the insulated wire material 1 (the shape of the end face of the split conductor 13 welded to the welding member 16).
- the welding member shown in FIGS. 6 to 10 shows a mode in which one flat conductor is welded.
- two or more conductors are used.
- a plurality of insulated wire materials can be welded to the terminals or the like at once.
- the welding member used in the present invention can be produced by a normal production method of a metal member, for example, a method of casting a molten metal into a mold having a predetermined size, turning, polishing, cutting or the like.
- the area ratio [S c1 : S c2 ] between the cross-sectional area S c1 of the welding member 16 before welding and the cross-sectional area S c2 (total value) of the flat conductor 13 is 1: 0.8 to
- the range of 1.2 is preferably satisfied, and the range of 1: 0.9 to 1.1 is more preferable.
- the cross-sectional area Sc1 of the welding member 16 before welding is synonymous with the area of the end face (welded surface) of the welding member 16 welded to the flat conductor 13.
- the cross-sectional area Sc2 of the flat conductor 13 is larger than the area of the end face (welded surface) welded to the welding member of the flat conductor 13, and the cross-sectional area of the insulated wire material including the conductor insulating layer and the outer peripheral insulating layer. It is.
- At least one of the end portions of the welding member 16 and the rectangular conductor 13 preferably has a layer (not shown) containing a material for improving welding workability and welding strength on the end face or the outer peripheral face in the vicinity of the end face.
- a material for improving welding workability and welding strength on the end face or the outer peripheral face in the vicinity of the end face.
- tin is preferably used.
- the tin layer may not be a layer as long as tin is present on the outer peripheral surface near the end surface or the end surface, but is preferably a tin plating layer.
- the tin layer preferably has a thickness of 0.1 to 5 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.3 to 3 ⁇ m, from the viewpoint of improving tensile strength.
- the thickness of the tin layer By setting the thickness of the tin layer within the above range, it is possible to have good tensile strength. On the other hand, if the tin layer is too thick, segregation is likely to occur in the melted portion, which becomes a starting point of cracks, resulting in a decrease in tensile strength.
- the welded portion 15 is an area defined by the welded surface of the welding member 16 and the welded surface of the flat conductor 13 and usually has a weld mark. Specifically, the welded portion 15 is a portion formed by melting and solidifying the vicinity of the abutting surface of the flat conductor 13 and the welding member 16 from the laser beam irradiation surface (front surface) to the opposite back surface. It is. The welded portion 15 abuts the end face of the welding member 16 and the end face of the flat rectangular conductor 13, and welds by irradiating a fiber laser beam from the direction perpendicular to the axis of the flat rectangular conductor 13 along the abutting portion.
- the vicinity of the end face of the welding member 16 and the vicinity of the end face of the flat conductor 13 are melted and integrated to form.
- the material forming the welding member 16 and the material forming the flat conductor 13 are mixed (alloyed, solid solution), but burned out during welding like the material forming the conductor insulating layer 12. Components that volatilize are not usually contained. Therefore, even if the flat conductor 13 has the conductor insulating layer 12, the occurrence and remaining of blowholes in the welded portion 15 can be suppressed. If the remaining blowholes can be suppressed, the welded portion 15 exhibits a strong weld strength.
- the tensile strength is preferably 300 MPa or more.
- the tensile strength of the welded portion 15 can be measured by the measurement method described in the examples described later. Therefore, the welding member 16 maintains the welded state without being separated from the rectangular conductor 13 during the TIG welding to the terminal or the like during coil processing of the insulated wire member 1 or after the TIG welding, and has high reliability. Indicates.
- the welded portion 15 contains tin (element) and, for example, is alloyed with copper or dissolved in copper.
- the welding of the welding member 16 and the flat conductor 13 is performed by fiber laser welding using a fiber laser welding apparatus.
- the fiber laser welding may be heat conduction type laser welding, but is preferably deep penetration type welding (keyhole welding).
- a fiber laser welding apparatus “ASF1J23” (trade name, manufactured by Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) having an oscillation wavelength of 1084 nm (single mode oscillation laser light) is used, and a 500 W, CW fiber laser is used. Can do.
- the laser beam output is 300 to 500 W
- the laser beam sweep speed is 50 to 250 mm / sec.
- the laser beam spot diameter at the focal position is adjusted to 20 ⁇ m, and laser beam irradiation is performed with just focus.
- the laser beam irradiation position is preferably irradiated along the abutting surface.
- the above welding conditions are merely examples, and are appropriately changed depending on the number, material, and the like of the divided conductors 11. For example, in welding of a wire precursor manufactured in an example described later and a welding member, laser beam sweeping is performed. The speed is 100 to 200 mm / sec. When the laser beam output is set to 300 to 500 W.
- the irradiation direction of the fiber laser light is as described above, and the direction perpendicular to the axis of the rectangular conductor 13 with respect to the abutting surface between the surface of the welding member 16 and the end surface of the rectangular conductor 13 (the direction parallel to the abutting surface). It is.
- the fiber laser has a high laser energy density and can irradiate the laser to a narrow width of about 20 ⁇ m with respect to TIG welding that requires a welding portion of about 20 mm. Therefore, the welding member 16 and the rectangular conductor 13 have a high welding strength. Can be welded (the welded portion 15 is formed).
- the resin that forms the conductor insulating layer 12 and further the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 can be burned off during welding due to the high energy density, causing problems due to soot and blowholes that occur during welding and remain (decrease in welding strength) Etc.) can be avoided.
- the fiber laser can reduce the processing time by using a low-centric lens system, which is advantageous in mass production.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention is a stranded wire (Litz wire) in which enameled strands are twisted together as an example of a covered strand as a split conductor, instead of the flat conductor 13 formed by laminating ribbon wires as the split conductor 11. It is also possible to use a rectangular conductor formed by forming a rectangular shape.
- This flat conductor is made of a stranded wire shaped flat body (flat litz wire) made of enameled wire.
- an insulated wire material 2 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 can be cited.
- the insulated wire material 2 has the same configuration as the insulated wire material 1 except for the flat conductor 23.
- FIG. 9 and 10 The insulated wire material 2 has the same configuration as the insulated wire material 1 except for the flat conductor 23.
- the rectangular conductor 23 included in the insulated wire member 2 is a rectangular wire in which six enameled strands are arranged around one enameled strand (a divided conductor 21 having a conductor insulating layer 22 covering the outer peripheral surface). It is formed by molding. Seven divided conductors 21 and at least a conductor insulating layer 22 sandwiched between adjacent divided conductors 21 are provided.
- Such a flat conductor 23 (insulated electric wire material 2 provided) cannot be TIG welded to a terminal or the like with sufficient strength, similarly to the flat conductor 13 (insulated electric wire material 1 provided).
- the split conductor before and after molding has the same configuration as the split conductor 11 used for the insulated wire member 1 except for the cross-sectional shape and dimensions perpendicular to the axis.
- the cross-sectional shape of the divided conductor before forming is circular.
- the cross-sectional shape and dimensions of the segmented conductor 21 after molding are not unconditionally determined depending on the number of segmented conductors 21, molding pressure, and the like, and are not particularly limited as long as the entire segment has a substantially rectangular shape.
- the conductor insulating layer 22 can be an insulating layer similar to the conductor insulating layer 12. Since the conductor insulating layer 22 only needs to obtain an effect of reducing eddy current loss, its thickness is set in the same range as the thickness of the conductor insulating layer 12 so that the flat conductor 23 does not become too thick.
- the stranded wire may be a combined wire in which a plurality of enamel strands are twisted together, and the arrangement, twist direction, twist pitch, etc. of the enamel strands when twisting the enamel strands are used, etc. It can be set appropriately according to.
- the flat conductor 23 can be manufactured by forming a stranded wire manufactured by a normal manufacturing method into a flat rectangular shape.
- the forming method of the stranded wire may be a forming method and conditions that can be formed into a rectangular shape, and can be performed in the same manner as a known forming method of a flat stranded wire (for example, a compression forming method or a hole rolling method).
- the outer peripheral insulating layer 24 included in the insulated wire material 2 can be formed of the same insulating layer as the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 included in the insulated wire material 1.
- the insulated wire material 2 has a welding member 26 at one end portion of the flat conductor 23 via a welded portion (not shown), like the insulated wire material 1.
- the welded portion and the welding member 26 included in the insulated wire material 2 are the same as the welded portion 15 and the welding member 16 included in the insulated wire material 1.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention can also be a long insulated wire having a welding member connected to one end of a flat conductor via a welded portion, but welded portions at both ends of the flat conductor. It is preferable to use a short insulated wire having a predetermined length having a welding member joined via the wire.
- the length (full length) of the short insulated wire is appropriately set according to the application and the like, and can be set to, for example, 10 to 100 cm.
- Such a short insulated wire is preferably used as an insulated wire for coil mounting of a rotating electrical machine.
- the above insulated wire materials 1, 2 and 5A to 5C are excellent in welding workability with other end portions (welding members) and terminals of the insulated wire material, and by TIG welding usually employed for on-site construction of insulated wires. Electrical connection is possible.
- the insulated wire materials 1 and 2 exhibit the above excellent characteristics while maintaining performance capable of reducing eddy current loss.
- the members 16 and 26 for welding since the part remove
- the coil using the insulated wire materials 1, 2 and 5A to 5C and the electric / electronic device using the coil are excellent in the weldability of the insulated wire material of the coil.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention peels and removes the outer peripheral insulating layer at the end portion of the insulated wire or electric wire precursor provided with the above-described conductor and the above-mentioned outer peripheral insulating layer, and removes the end face of the conductor and the surface of the welding member. It can manufacture by irradiating and welding a fiber laser from the direction perpendicular
- a method for removing and stripping (stripping) the outer peripheral insulating layer a method usually used for stripping an insulated wire can be applied without any particular limitation.
- the mode of peeling and removing the outer peripheral insulating layer is as described for the conductor.
- welding is performed by irradiating a fiber laser from a direction perpendicular to the axis of the conductor.
- the welding method and conditions are as described in the above-described welding between the welding member and the conductor (formation of the welded portion).
- the insulated wire material of the present invention can be applied to electric / electronic equipment, and is preferably applied to, for example, a coil constituting a telephone wire, a transformer wire, a hybrid vehicle, or a motor of an electric vehicle.
- a coil constituting a telephone wire, a transformer wire, a hybrid vehicle, or a motor of an electric vehicle.
- it can be used as a winding for forming a stator coil of a rotating electrical machine (motor).
- the coil using the insulated wire material of the present invention or the electric / electronic device provided with this coil has an advantage that the eddy current loss is small even in the high frequency region.
- stacked the ribbon wire, and the flat conductor 23 of a flat rectangular litz wire are rectangular (flat rectangular shape) in cross-sectional shape.
- a conductor having a flat rectangular cross section can increase the space factor for the slots of the stator core during winding as compared with a circular conductor, which contributes to higher performance.
- the insulated wire materials 1 and 2 suppress the increase in AC resistance due to the skin effect and proximity effect peculiar to high frequencies, and reduce the temperature rise of the coil. As a result, the efficiency, size, energy saving, and speed of the device are increased.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention can be used as a coil in fields requiring electrical characteristics (voltage resistance) and heat resistance, such as various electric and electronic devices.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention is used in motors, transformers, and the like, and can constitute high-performance electric / electronic devices.
- it is suitably used as a winding for a drive motor of a hybrid car (HV) and an electric car (EV).
- HV hybrid car
- EV electric car
- the insulated wire material of the present invention can be provided as a coil, and a drive motor for HEV or EV can be particularly provided as an electric / electronic device using the coil.
- the coil of the present invention only needs to have a form suitable for various electric / electronic devices.
- the coil is formed by coiling the insulated wire material of the present invention, and is predetermined after bending the insulated wire material of the present invention. These parts (welding member 16) are electrically connected. It does not specifically limit as a coil formed by coil-processing the insulated wire material of this invention, What wound the elongate insulated wire material helically is mentioned. In such a coil, the number of windings of the insulated wire material is not particularly limited. Usually, an iron core etc. are used when winding an insulated wire material.
- the coil 40 is formed by winding the insulated wire material of the present invention (the insulated wire material 1 is shown in the drawing) one or more times in the groove 42 formed in the core 41. Is done.
- a coil used for a stator of a rotating electrical machine or the like is an example in which a predetermined portion is electrically connected after bending an insulated wire material.
- a coil is formed by bending a short insulated electric wire material having welding members at both ends of a flat conductor into a U shape or the like to form a plurality of electric wire segments 54. Is made.
- the coil 53 (refer FIG. 13) formed by alternately connecting (welding) two open end parts (welding member) 54a, such as U shape of each electric wire segment 54, is mentioned.
- the electric / electronic device using this coil is not particularly limited.
- a rotating electric machine particularly, a drive motor for HV and EV
- the rotating electrical machine can have the same configuration as that of a conventional rotating electrical machine except that the rotating electrical machine is provided.
- the stator 50 can have the same configuration as the conventional stator except that the electric wire segment 54 (see FIG. 12) is formed of the insulated wire material of the present invention (preferably a short insulated wire material). That is, in the stator 50, the stator core 51 and, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the wire segment 54 made of the insulated wire material of the present invention is incorporated in the slot 52 of the stator core 51.
- the electric wire segments 54 may be incorporated into the slot 52 by one, but are preferably incorporated as a pair as shown in FIG.
- coils 53 formed by alternately connecting the open ends 54 a that are the two ends of the electric wire segments 54 bent as described above are accommodated in the slots 52 of the stator core 51.
- the open end 54a of the wire segment 54 may be connected and then stored in the slot 52. After the insulating segment 54 is stored in the slot 52, the open end 54a of the wire segment 54 is bent. May be connected.
- the insulated wire material of the present invention uses a rectangular conductor, for example, the ratio (space factor) of the cross-sectional area of the conductor to the slot cross-sectional area of the stator core can be increased, and the characteristics of the electric / electronic device can be improved. be able to.
- PEI polyetherimide
- a PEI varnish was coated on the outer periphery of the split conductor 11 using a die similar in shape to the split conductor 11.
- segmentation conductor 11 which apply
- the PEI varnish was prepared by dissolving PEI (manufactured by Subic Innovative Plastics, trade name: Ultem 1010) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP).
- NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- Three rectangular conductors 11 covered with the conductor insulating layer 12 are laminated in the thickness direction to obtain a rectangular conductor 13 (see FIG. 8), and an outer peripheral insulating layer 14 of thermoplastic resin (see FIG. 8) is formed on the outer periphery by extrusion molding. ) was formed.
- L / D 20
- a compression ratio of 3 were used as the screw of the extruder.
- the cylinder temperature in the extruder was set to the temperature of three zones, 300 ° C., 380 ° C. and 380 ° C. in order from the resin charging side, the head portion temperature was 390 ° C., and the die portion temperature was 400 ° C.
- Polyetheretherketone (PEEK: manufactured by Solvay Specialty Polymers, trade name: KetaSpire KT-820, relative dielectric constant 3.1, melting point 343 ° C.) was used as the thermoplastic resin of the outer peripheral insulating layer 14. After the polyether ether ketone was extrusion coated using an extrusion die, it was left for 10 seconds and then cooled with water. Then, an outer peripheral insulating layer 14 having a thickness of 50 ⁇ m is formed on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 13, and a wire precursor having a cross-sectional size of 3.76 mm (width) ⁇ 2.22 mm (height) and a length of 10 cm. Obtained. Further, the outer peripheral insulating layer 14 and the conductor insulating layer 12 covered on the outer periphery of the flat rectangular conductor 13 from one end face of the wire precursor to 1 cm were removed.
- PEEK manufactured by Solvay Specialty Polymers, trade name: KetaSpire KT
- the size of the cross section (the end face to be abutted against the welding member 16) is 3.76 mm (width) ⁇ 2.22 mm (height) and the length is 10 cm.
- a rectangular parallelepiped welding member 16 was produced.
- the area ratio [S c1 : S c2 ] (before fiber laser welding) of the cross-sectional area S c1 of the welding member 16 before welding and the cross-sectional area S c2 of the flat conductor of the wire precursor was 1: 1. .
- the contacted surface was fiber-laser-welded, and the insulated wire material 1 with the welding member 16 of 20 cm in total length was produced. .
- the fiber laser welding conditions are as follows.
- Laser welding apparatus ASF1J23 (trade name, manufactured by Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.), 500 W, CW fiber laser laser beam output: 300 W Oscillation wavelength: 1084 nm (single mode oscillation laser light) Sweep speed: 100 mm / sec.
- Laser spot diameter at focal position 20 ⁇ m
- Laser light irradiation position Irradiation from the direction perpendicular to the axis of the flat conductor to the abutting surface along the abutting position
- Example 2 to 4 an insulated wire member 1 with a welding member 16 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep rate were set to the values described in Table 1.
- Example 5 The insulated wire material 2 to which the welding member 26 was welded as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 was produced. Specifically, a rectangular conductor 23 (see FIG. 10) composed of a rectangular litz wire was prepared. The rectangular conductor 23 is formed by forming an enamel layer (polyetherimide layer having a layer thickness of 3 ⁇ m) on the outer peripheral surface of an element wire made of oxygen-free copper (OFC), and using the seven layers to form a stranded wire, and then forming a rectangular shape. It was produced by processing. The dimension was set to be the same as that of the divided conductor 11 used in Example 1.
- an enamel layer polyetherimide layer having a layer thickness of 3 ⁇ m
- OFC oxygen-free copper
- a rectangular conductor 23 (see FIG. 10) of a rectangular Litz wire was obtained, and an outer peripheral insulating layer 24 (see FIG. 10) of a thermoplastic resin was formed on the outer periphery thereof by extrusion molding.
- L / D 20
- a compression ratio of 3 were used as the screw of the extruder.
- the cylinder temperature in the extruder was set to the temperature of three zones, 300 ° C., 380 ° C., 380 ° C. in order from the resin charging side, the head portion temperature was 390 ° C., and the die portion temperature was 400 ° C.
- Polyetheretherketone (PEEK (manufactured by Solvay Specialty Polymers, trade name: KetaSpire KT-820, relative dielectric constant 3.1, melting point 343 ° C.)) was used as the thermoplastic resin of the outer peripheral insulating layer 24. After the polyether ether ketone was extrusion coated using an extrusion die, it was left for 10 seconds and then cooled with water. Then, an outer peripheral insulating layer 24 having a thickness of 50 ⁇ m was formed on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 23. Thus, an electric wire precursor having a cross-sectional size of 3.76 mm (height) ⁇ 2.22 mm (width) and a length of 10 cm was obtained. Further, the outer peripheral insulating layer 24 and the conductor insulating layer 22 covered on the outer periphery of the flat conductor 23 from one end face of the electric wire precursor to 1 cm were removed.
- PEEK manufactured by Solvay Specialty Polymers, trade name: Ke
- an oxygen-free copper (OFC) member (length is 3.76 mm (width) ⁇ 2.22 mm (height)) having a cross-section (an end face to be in contact with the welding member 16). 10 cm) was prepared.
- the area ratio (before fiber laser welding) [S c1 : S c2 ] of the cross-sectional area S c1 of the welding member 26 before welding and the cross-sectional area S c2 of the flat conductor of the wire precursor was 1: 1. .
- the insulated conductor 2 with a welding member 26 having a total length of 20 cm was prepared by abutting the flat conductor and the prepared wire precursor and performing fiber laser welding on the butted surface in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Example 6 to 8 the insulated wire member 2 with the welding member 26 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep speed were set to the values described in Table 1.
- Example 9 is an insulated wire with a welding member 16 in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the end surface of the welding member that is abutted with the end surface of the flat conductor is plated with a tin layer to a thickness of 1 ⁇ m. Material 1 was obtained. In Examples 10 to 12, the insulated wire material 1 with the welding member 16 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 9 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep speed were set to the values described in Table 1.
- Example 13 is an insulated wire with a welding member 26 as in Example 5, except that the end surface of the welding member that is abutted with the end surface of the flat conductor is plated with a tin layer having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m. Material 2 was obtained. In Examples 14 to 16, the insulated wire member 2 with the welding member 26 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep rate were set to the values described in Table 1.
- Comparative Examples 1 to 8 In Comparative Examples 1 and 2, an insulated wire member with a welding member 16 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep rate were set to the values described in Table 1. In Comparative Examples 3 and 4, an insulated wire member with a welding member 26 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep speed were set to the values described in Table 1. In Comparative Examples 5 and 6, an insulated wire member with a welding member 16 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 9 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep rate were set to the values described in Table 1. In Comparative Examples 7 and 8, an insulated wire member with a welding member 26 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the laser beam output and the laser beam sweep rate were set to the values described in Table 1.
- ⁇ Blowhole presence confirmation test> The cross section of the welded part was obtained by taking out the cross section so as to aim at the center of the melted part. The welds in the cross section were observed with an optical microscope, and the number of blow holes with a diameter of 0.1 mm or more was counted. If the number of blowholes is 10 or less and through welding between the flat conductor and the welding member is performed (if a through weld is formed), fiber laser weldability (in the embodiment, simply referred to as weldability). .) was determined to be “G”, as acceptable.
- through-welding means that the welding member and the rectangular conductor are formed so that the melted portion penetrates from the front surface side (laser light irradiation surface side) to the back surface side. That is, it refers to a state in which a continuous melting portion is formed from the front surface to the back surface of the welding member and the flat conductor.
- N the weldability
- Example 17 the insulated wire member manufactured with Example 7 (with a welding member) was subjected to fiber laser welding of the insulated wire member and the terminal to the terminal under the following conditions.
- Comparative Example 9 the wire precursor (divided conductor) manufactured in Examples 1 and 5 from which the outer peripheral insulating layer and the conductor insulating layer were removed and the terminal were TIG welded by the following method and conditions.
- a rectangular conductor of oxygen-free copper (OFC) having a cross-sectional size of 3.76 mm (width) ⁇ 2.22 mm (height) was used.
- OFC oxygen-free copper
- welding was performed with the end face of the welding member and the end face of the terminal butted.
- -TIG welding methods and conditions In TIG welding, argon was used as an inert gas, argon was supplied to the weld at 12.0 L / min, and a tungsten rod having a diameter of 3.2 mm was used as the welding rod.
- a welded sample of each insulated wire material and terminal is subjected to a tensile test in accordance with JIS Z 2241: 2011. If the measured tensile strength is 300 MPa or more, a welding member or a rectangular wire is used. It was determined as “G” that the flat conductor and the welding member were firmly welded to such an extent that the end of the terminal did not separate the terminals. On the other hand, if the tensile strength was less than 300 MPa, it was determined as “N” because the welding strength was insufficient. Pass was determined as “G”.
- Comparative Example 9 which is a conventional welding process, in which a wire precursor (without welding member welded) from which an outer peripheral insulating layer and a conductor insulating layer are removed from an insulated wire material and a terminal is TGI welded,
- a wire precursor without welding member welded
- the welding strength was small but the welding workability with the terminal or the like was poor (Table 2).
- the insulated wire material having the welding member manufactured in Comparative Examples 1 to 8 could be TIG welded to the terminal with sufficient welding strength, but as shown in Table 1, the welding of the wire precursor and the welding member. The strength was small, and the welding workability with terminals and the like was poor.
- each of Examples 1 to 16 is a fiber laser welding in which a penetration welding similar to the penetration welding shown in FIG. 11 of Japanese Patent No.
- the welding members and terminals provided on the insulated wire materials of Examples 1 to 16 can be welded with a strong welding strength by the TIG welding method.
- the insulated wire material of the example enables TIG welding between the welding member and the terminal, and the welding member and the rectangular conductor are firmly welded through to prevent separation, detachment, and the like thereof. As a result, it is excellent in welding workability with a terminal or the like and further in reliability. From the above results, the insulated wire materials of Examples 1 to 16 are all excellent in welding workability with other ends and terminals of the insulated wire material, and can be electrically connected by TIG welding. I understood.
- the flat conductor 13 is a divided conductor 11 made of a three-layer ribbon wire, or a flat conductor 13 made of a flat litz wire. It was also confirmed that eddy current loss was reduced.
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高い高周波特性を示す絶縁電線として、例えば、自動車のモータ(コイル)に用いられる絶縁電線が挙げられる。具体的には、環境保護対応のため、2010年代より、ハイブリッド車(HEV:Hybrid Electric Vehicle)やプラグインハイブリッド車(PHEV)、電気自動車(EV)など電動モータを搭載した電動車両の投入が増加している。また、2018年より、米国における最大規模の自動車市場であるカリフォルニア州でZero Emission Vehicle(ZEV)の基準が厳格化され、(低燃費の)エンジン車やHEVが対象から外される。そのため、2020年代以降では、ZEV対策が本格的に求められることになる。ZEVに認定されるには、駆動系に内燃機関を使用できなくなるため、駆動モータには、内燃機関と同等の性能が求められ、高出力化が進んでいくと考えられる。駆動モータ等の高出力化には、通常、断面円形の所謂丸線よりも断面矩形の所謂平角電線が用いられる。また、駆動モータ等の高回転域での高周波特性を高めるために、渦電流損失が少ない巻線が求められる。一般に、外周に導体絶縁層を有する複数の素線(エナメル素線)で形成した導体を備えた絶縁電線をコイル等の巻線として用いると、渦電流損失を低減することができる(例えば、特許文献1~4)。更に、モータなどの高性能化を図るためには、絶縁電線の耐熱性を向上させることが効果的であり、例えば、ポリエーテルエーテルケトン(PEEK)(融点343℃)などの耐熱性樹脂からなる層を最外層に配置した、高耐熱性絶縁電線が提案されている。このような耐熱性樹脂からなる最外層を有する絶縁電線には、導体絶縁層にも高い耐熱性が求められる。
電気的な接続は、近年急速に高性能化された電気・電子機器に用いられる絶縁電線も例外ではない。このような絶縁電線として、ガラス転移温度が200℃以上の高耐熱性樹脂、例えば、ポリエーテルイミド樹脂(特許文献2、4等参照。)で形成した外周絶縁層を最外層に有する絶縁電線が挙げられる。更に、導体絶縁層を有する分割導体を複数本束ねた導体(集合導体ともいう。)を用いた絶縁電線も挙げられる。この集合導体は、絶縁電線の最外層に配置した外周絶縁層だけでなく、集合導体を形成する分割導体を被覆する導体絶縁層を有している(分割導体間に導体絶縁層が存在する)。
絶縁電線を端子等にTIG溶接する場合、これらの絶縁層の存在により、平角電線の端部を端子等にTIG溶接しにくく、溶接できても溶接強度が十分ではない(端子等との溶接加工性に劣る)。このような溶接加工不良は、とりわけ溶接が難しい金属材料の一つである銅からなる銅導体を用いる場合に更に顕著になる。
また、本発明者らは、導体絶縁層を有する複数本の素線(分割導体)からなる平角導体を備えた絶縁電線材において、平角導体の端部に、絶縁電線材の他の端部又は端子等に溶接される溶接用部材を予め特定の方法でファイバレーザ溶接することにより、その軸線方向に沿って溶接(延設)できることを見出した。こうして溶接すると、渦電流損失の低減を維持しつつ、導体絶縁層を耐熱性の高い樹脂で形成した場合にも平角導体の端部と溶接用部材とを強固に溶接することができることを見出した。しかもこの溶接用部材を介することにより、端子等に対して所期のTIG溶接が可能となることを見出した。
本発明は上記知見に基づき更に検討を重ね、完成されるに至ったものである。
[1]
単芯導体を含む導体と前記導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層とを有する、1本又は複数本の絶縁電線と、
前記絶縁電線の少なくとも一方の端部に、前記単芯導体の軸線方向に沿って溶接部を介して接合された溶接用部材と、を有する絶縁電線材。
[2]
前記導体が、前記単芯導体の外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層を有する[1]に記載の絶縁電線材。
[3]
互いに並行若しくは螺旋状に配置された複数本の分割導体、及び、前記分割導体間に挟まれた導体絶縁層を有する導体と、
前記導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層と、
前記導体の少なくとも一方の端部に、該導体の軸線方向に沿って溶接部を介して接合された溶接用部材と、を有する絶縁電線材。
[4]
前記単芯導体又は分割導体が、平角導体である[1]~[3]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[5]
前記複数本の分割導体が、いずれも、リボン線である[3]又は[4]に記載の絶縁電線材。
[6]
前記複数本の分割導体が、いずれも、外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層を有するエナメル素線であり、
前記導体が、前記エナメル素線からなる撚り線の平角状成形体である[3]~[5]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[7]
前記単芯導体又は分割導体の材質が、無酸素銅である[1]~[6]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[8]
前記溶接用部材の材質が、無酸素銅である[1]~[7]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[9]
前記溶接部が、錫元素を含有する[7]又は[8]に記載の絶縁電線材。
[10]
前記溶接部の引張強度が、300MPa以上である[1]~[9]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[11]
前記外周絶縁層が、ポリエーテルエーテルケトンからなる層である[1]~[10]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[12]
前記導体絶縁層が、有機高分子からなる絶縁層である[2]~[11]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[13]
前記導体絶縁層が、気泡を有する絶縁層である[2]~[12]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[14]
前記溶接用部材の溶接前の断面積Sc1と、前記導体の溶接前の断面積Sc2との面積比[Sc1:Sc2]が、1:0.8~1.2の範囲を満たす[1]~[13]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
[15]
[1]~[14]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材を有するコイル。
[16]
[1]~[14]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材を複数有し、前記絶縁電線材の溶接用部材が互いに電気的に接続されてなるコイル。
[17]
[15]又は[16]に記載のコイルを有する電気・電子機器。
[18]
[1]~[14]のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材の製造方法であって、
前記導体と前記外周絶縁層とを有する電線前駆体の端部において外周絶縁層を剥離除去し、
導体の端面と溶接用部材の表面とを突き合わせた状態で、導体の軸線に垂直な方向からファイバレーザを照射して溶接する、絶縁電線材の製造方法。
本発明の絶縁電線材は、コイルの巻線とした際の渦電流損失の低減を維持しつつも、平角導体の端面にその軸線方向に沿って接合(延設)された溶接用部材を有することにより、端子等との溶接加工性に優れ、TIG溶接による電気的接続が可能になる。また本発明の絶縁電線材を用いたコイル、及び当該コイルを用いた電気・電子機器は、絶縁電線材同士又は絶縁電線材と端子等とが強固かつ電気的に溶接(接続)され、しかも低渦電流損失を示して高性能を実現できる。
更に、本発明の絶縁電線材の製造方法は、上述の優れた特性を示す本発明の絶縁電線材を製造できる。
本発明の上記及び他の特徴及び利点は、適宜添付の図面を参照して、下記の記載からより明らかになるであろう。
本発明の絶縁電線材は、非分割導体(単芯導体)を有する絶縁電線を溶接した態様(単芯導体を用いる態様)と、分割導体(多芯導体)を有する絶縁電線を溶接した態様(分割導体を用いる態様)とを包含する。以下、各態様について説明する。
単芯導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材は、単芯導体を含む導体と、この導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層とを有する絶縁電線を1本又は複数本備えている。そして、1本又は複数本の絶縁電線(導体)の少なくとも一方の端部、好ましくは両方の端部に、その軸線方向に沿って、溶接部を介して、絶縁電線材の他の端部又は端子等に溶接される溶接用部材を有している(溶接用部材が延設ないし連接されている)。この態様における絶縁電線材は、導体と溶接部と溶接用部材とが導体の軸線方向に沿って(直列に)配置接合されている。
分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材は、平角導体と、この平角導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層とを備えている。そして、平角導体の少なくとも一方の端部、好ましくは両方の端部に、平角導体の軸線方向に沿って、溶接部を介して、絶縁電線材の他の端部又は端子等に溶接される溶接用部材を有している(溶接用部材が延設ないし連接されている)。すなわち、本発明の絶縁電線材は、平角導体と溶接部と溶接用部材とが、平角導体の軸線方向に沿って、(直列に)配置接合されている。
本明細書において、本発明の絶縁電線材を、導体と外周絶縁層とを有する(溶接用部材を有さない)絶縁電線と区別するため、溶接用部材付絶縁電線材ということがある。
本発明において、溶接部は、貫通溶接部を包含する意味であり、貫通溶接部であることが好ましい。ここで、貫通溶接部とは、溶接部の少なくとも一部がファイバレーザ照射面からその裏面側まで貫通して形成されている溶接部をいう。
本発明において、溶接部は、単芯導体又は分割導体の少なくとも1本、好ましくは複数の単芯導体又は分割導体、より好ましくはすべての単芯導体又は分割導体に有している。
また、溶接とは、溶接に際して、溶接する部材同士を直接に接した状態又は他の部材等を介した状態で溶接(突き合わせ溶接、重ね溶接、スポット溶接等)することを意味する。ただし、直接接した状態には、溶接性向上のため、溶融する部材の表面に形成された、各種金属からなるめっき層等を介する態様を包含する。また、溶接には上記貫通溶接部を形成する溶接(貫通溶接という。)を包含する。
本発明において、複数本の分割導体が並行に配置されるとは、複数本の分割導体が並んで配置されることを意味する。並行に配置された複数本の分割導体が全体として絶縁電線材の導体として機能するのであれば、複数本の分割導体が幾何学的に平行に配置される態様に限られない。また、複数本の分割導体が螺旋状に配置されるとは、並行に配置した複数本の分割導体をスパイラル状に撚り合わせて配置することを意味する。更に螺旋状に配置されるとは、組紐状に編み上げて配置することも包含する。
本発明において、導体及び分割導体の形状は、いずれも、特に制限されず、絶縁電線材の形状に応じて決定される。例えば、軸線に垂直な断面形状として、矩形(平角形状)、円形、楕円形、不定形等、種々の形状が挙げられ、矩形又は円形が好ましい。
本発明において、導体を形成する分割導体の数は、2本以上であればよく、図6に示す3本又は図10に示す7本に限定されず、用途等に応じて適宜に設定できる。
より具体的には、分割導体が矩形(平角形状等)若しくは薄板状の断面形状であるリボン線である場合、平角導体を形成する分割導体の数(積層数)は、上記範囲に設定されるが、好ましくは2~8本、より好ましくは3~6本である。一方、図10に示されるように、導体が、撚り線の平角状成形体からなる場合、導体を形成する分割導体の数(撚り線数)は、上記範囲に設定される。分割導体数は、好ましくは7本(1本の分割導体の周囲に6本の分割導体を配置した撚線構造)~100本であり、より好ましくは7~37本である。
分割導体を用いる態様における絶縁電線材において、複数本の分割導体及び導体絶縁層を有する導体と、外周絶縁層とで構成される電線を絶縁電線ということがある。
また、分割導体を用いることで、コイルの巻線として用いた際に渦電流損失を低減できる上、絶縁電線材の他の端部(溶接用部材)や端子等との溶接加工性に優れ、絶縁電線の現場施工に通常採用されるTIG溶接によって電気的接続が可能になる。すなわち、分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材は、複数本の分割導体と、分割導体間に挟まれた導体絶縁層とを有する導体(複数本の分割導体から形成される点で集合導体ともいう。)を備えている。そのため、コイルの巻線として用いた際に渦電流損失を低減することができる。
しかも、溶接用部材は、絶縁電線の溶接に従来よく用いられるTIG溶接により、端子等とのTIG溶接が可能になる。このように、溶接用部材は、導体、とりわけTIG溶接加工性に劣る集合導体に代わって端子等に溶接される部材(溶接代替部材)であり、通常、端子等とのTIG溶接可能な金属で形成される。
図1~図3には、単芯導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材の好ましい実施形態が示されている。図1~図3において、絶縁電線38は、その端部の外周絶縁層を除去した状態(すなわち単芯導体17)を示す。また、図6~図10には、分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材の好ましい実施形態が示されている。
本発明は、本発明で規定されること以外は下記実施形態に限定されるものではない。また、各図面に示される形態は、本発明の理解を容易にするための模式図であり、各部材の大きさ、厚さ、相対的な大小関係等は説明の便宜上変えている場合があり、実際の関係をそのまま示すものではない。更に、本発明で規定する事項以外はこれらの図面に示された外形、形状に限定されるものでもない。
図1に示した本発明の好ましい絶縁電線材5Aは、1本の絶縁電線38と、単芯導体17の一方の端部に、その軸線方向に沿って溶接部35Aを介して接合された溶接用部材36Aとを備えている。
また、図2に示した本発明の別の好ましい絶縁電線材5Bは、並置した2本の絶縁電線38と、少なくとも1本の、好ましくは2本の単芯導体17の一方の端部に、その軸線方向に沿って溶接部35Bを介して接合された溶接用部材36Bとを備えている。
更に、図3に示した本発明のまた別の好ましい絶縁電線材5Cは、並置した2本の絶縁電線38と、少なくとも1本の、好ましくは2本の単芯導体17の一方の端部に、その軸線方向に沿って溶接部35Cを介して接合された溶接用部材36Cとを備えている。
絶縁電線材5A~5Cにおいて、絶縁電線38は、断面矩形の単芯導体を含む導体17と、単芯導体17の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層(図示しない)とを有している。
絶縁電線材5A~5Cは、溶接する絶縁電線の本数及び溶接用部材が異なること以外は、同じ構成を有している。
絶縁電線38は、上述のように、単芯導体17と、好ましくは単芯導体17の外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層(図示しない)と、導体被覆層を介在して単芯導体17を被覆する外周絶縁層とを有している。
単芯導体17は、単芯の導体素線からなる導体を意味し、通常の絶縁電線に用いる単芯の導体が用いられる。単芯導体17は、単芯であること以外は後述する分割導体と同じである。例えば、単芯導体17の形状(絶縁電線38においては平角状)及び寸法も適宜に設定される。その材質は、後述する分割導体と同じである。
単芯導体17の外周を被覆する導体絶縁層は、単芯導体17の外周面を被覆していること以外は、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における導体絶縁層と同じである。
絶縁電線の導体は、単芯導体17と導体絶縁層とを有し、分割導体ではなく単芯導体を有していること以外は、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における導体と同じである。
また、外周絶縁層は、単芯導体17の外周面上の導体絶縁層を被覆していること以外は、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における外周絶縁層と同じである。
単芯導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材に用いる絶縁電線は、上述の構成を有しており、通常の絶縁電線を特に制限されることなく用いることができる。
絶縁電線材5A~5Cは、単芯導体17の一方の端部に、絶縁電線38の軸線方向に沿って、溶接部を介して、溶接用部材36A~36Cを有している。
本発明においては、単芯導体の端部は、導体絶縁層及び外周絶縁層が残置され(ストリッピング(除去)加工せずに)、単芯導体の外周面が露出していなくてもよい。
溶接用部材36A~36Cは、導体に代わって端子等に溶接される部材である。この溶接用部材36A~36Cは、通常、端子等とのTIG溶接可能な金属で形成され、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における溶接用部材で説明した材質で形成されることが好ましい。
溶接用部材の形状は、端子等とのTIG溶接が可能な形状であって、後述する本発明の絶縁電線材の製造方法により上述の溶接状態となる形状であれば特に制限されず、溶接する端子等の形状等に応じて適宜に決定される。
溶接用部材36A及び36Bは、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における溶接用部材と同じであることが好ましい。溶接用部材36Cは形状及び配列等が異なること以外は、分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における溶接用部材と同じであることが好ましい。具体的には、溶接用部材36A及び36Bは直方体状のブロック体に形成されており、溶接用部材36Cは、薄板状に形成されている。
単芯導体17を用いた絶縁電線材5A~5Cにおいて、溶接部は、溶接用部材36A~36Cの溶接面と単芯導体17の溶接面とで画される領域であり、通常、溶接痕を有する。溶接部36A~36Cは、36A~36C具体的には、レーザ光照射面(表面)からその反対の裏面に至るまで、導体17と溶接用部材36A~36Cとの突き合わせ面近傍が溶融、固化して一体化してなる部分である。
この溶接部36A~36は、絶縁電線材5A~5Cにおいて、単芯導体17(絶縁電線38)に対して形成されること以外は、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における溶接部と同じである。また、単芯導体17(絶縁電線38)と溶接用部材36A~36Cとの溶接方法も後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材における溶接方法と同じである。
本発明において、導体の端面と溶接用部材とを突き合わせ状態は、特に制限されず、ファイバレーザ溶接する、導体の端面(溶接面)と溶接用部材の端面(溶接面)とが接触(好ましくは面接触)した状態に設定される。通常、溶接用部材の端面又は導体の端面の形状に応じて適宜の突き合わせ状態を採用できる。
例えば、絶縁電線材5A~5C(ファイバレーザ溶接時)においては、導体の端面と溶接用部材とは、いずれも、絶縁電線の軸線に対して垂直面に平行に突き合わせた状態で溶接されている。これ以外の突き合わせ状態としては、具体的には、図4及び図5に示されるように、溶接用部材の端面が傾斜面(V字状の溶接用部材36D)である場合、単芯導体若しくは絶縁電線の端面を傾斜面に加工し、この傾斜面を溶接用部材の端面に突き合う(接触)するように、単芯導体(絶縁電線)を配置して、例えば単芯導体の軸線方向に垂直な方向からファイバレーザを照射して、溶接できる。
上記導体の端面と溶接用部材とを突き合わせ状態及び照射方法は、後述する分割導体を用いる態様における本発明の絶縁電線材にも適用できる。
図6において、絶縁電線材の幅方向及び厚さ(高さ)方向を、それぞれ、分割導体11の幅方向及び分割導体11の積層方向とする。
以下、導体の断面形状が好ましい矩形である導体(平角導体ともいう。)13を挙げて説明する。
図6~図8に示した本発明の好ましい絶縁電線材1は、平角導体13と、この平角導体13の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層14と、平角導体13の一方の端部に、溶接部15(図8参照)を介して平角導体13の軸線方向に沿って接合された溶接用部材16とを備えている。
平角導体13は、互いに並行に配置(積層)された3本の分割導体11と、少なくとも分割導体11間に挟まれた導体絶縁層12とを有している。この平角導体13は、外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層12を有する3本の分割導体(例えばエナメル素線)11を、分割導体11の厚さ方向に積層して形成されている。そのため、図7に示されるように、積層された2本の分割導体11の間には、各分割導体11を被覆する導体絶縁層12(すなわち、2層の導体絶縁層12)が存在している。
このような平角導体13(を備えた絶縁電線材1)は、端子等とのTIG溶接時に、外周絶縁層14をストリッピング(剥離除去)加工しても、分割導体11間の導体絶縁層12を剥離除去できずに残存する。図6及び図8は、外周絶縁層14の一部をストリッピング加工して除去した状態(分割導体11間の導体絶縁層12が残存した状態)の平角導体13を示している。導体絶縁層12の厚さ、材料等にもよるが、残存した導体絶縁層12により、TIG溶接性が低下して、端子等に十分な強度でTIG溶接できなくなる。
平角導体13は、公知の方法により、作製できる。例えば、外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層12を有するエナメル素線を平行又は螺旋状に配置して作製できる。
絶縁電線材1においては、導体として平角導体13を用いた形態について説明したが、本発明において、導体の形状は、上述のように、断面平角形状に特に制限されない。
また、導体が分割導体と導体絶縁層とからなる場合、導体は、分割導体の撚り線であってもよく、分割導体の撚り線を成形した撚り線成形体とすることもできる。撚り線成形体の断面形状は、特に制限されず、上記導体の断面形状で説明した形状が挙げられる。
分割導体11は、平角導体13を形成する導体素線の一つであって、複数本が協働して平角導体13を形成することにより渦電流損失の低減に寄与する。このように、分割導体11は、1本の平角導体13を複数本に分割した導体素線ということができる。
平角導体13を形成する分割導体11は、断面が矩形(平角形状)のリボン線である。本発明において、断面が矩形である導体は、断面が長方形の導体及び断面が正方形の導体を包含する。また、図7に示すように断面角部を面取り加工(例えば、4隅を、丸み(曲率半径r(図示せず))面取り加工、45度面取り加工等)した面取り部を有する導体も包含する。
分割導体11としては、絶縁電線で用いられている通常のものを広く使用することができ、例えば、銅線、アルミニウム線等の金属導体を用いることができる。好ましくは、酸化物を含まない99.95%(3N)以上の高純度銅が挙げられる。具体的には、無酸素銅(OFC:Oxygen-Free Copper):C1020(純度99.96%以上)又は電子管用無酸素銅(TPC:Tough-Pitch Copper):C1011(純度99.99%以上)が挙げられる。より好ましくは、酸素含有量が30ppm以下の無酸素銅であり、更に好ましくは20ppm以下の無酸素銅である。
分割導体11の溶接用部材16側の端面は、溶接用部材16の端面と突き合わせ溶接するために、溶接用部材16の端面に対応する面、通常平面に形成されており、後述する溶接用部材16の端面と平行な平面に(端面同士を突き合わせたときに両端面が接するように)形成されていることが好ましい。
分割導体11の断面角部を面取り加工する場合、曲率半径rは、0.6mm以下が好ましく、0.1~0.4mmがより好ましく、0.2~0.4mmがより好ましい。このように、断面角部を面取り加工することにより、角部からの部分放電を抑制することができる。
分割導体11を積層する方向は、分割導体11間に導体絶縁層12が存在する限り、厚さ、幅のどちら方向に積層してもよい。好ましくは、分割導体11の幅方向を接触させ、厚さ方向に積層させる。
導体絶縁層12は、分割導体11間に存在する絶縁層であればよく、絶縁電線材1では、各分割導体11の外周面を被覆する絶縁層として設けられている。
導体絶縁層12の厚さは、渦電流損失低減の効果が得られればよいため、平角導体13が厚くなり過ぎないように、好ましくは0.01~10μmであり、より好ましくは0.01~3μmであり、更に好ましくは0.1~1μmである。本明細書において、導体絶縁層12の厚さは、マイクロスコープを用いて、絶縁電線材1をその長手軸方向に対して垂直に切断した断面を観察して求めた厚さをいう。
導体絶縁層12は、1層構造であってもよく、2層構造若しくはそれ以上の層構造であってもよい。本発明において、層の層数は、層を形成する樹脂及び添加剤の種類及び含有量の異同にかかわらず、層を断面観察することによって、決定される。具体的には、ある層の断面を倍率200倍で観察したときに、年輪状の境界を確認できない場合、ある層の総数は1とし、年輪状の境界を確認できる場合、ある層の層数は(境界数+1)とする。
気泡を有する導体絶縁層の発泡倍率は、1.2倍以上が好ましく、1.4倍以上がより好ましい。発泡倍率の上限に制限はないが、通常5.0倍以下とすることが好ましい。発泡倍率は、発泡のために被覆した有機高分子(導体絶縁層12)の密度ρf及び発泡前の密度ρsを水中置換法により測定し、ρs/ρfにより算出する。
導体絶縁層に含まれる気泡の大きさ、すなわち、平均気泡径は10μm以下が好ましく、5μm以下がより好ましく、3μm以下が更に好ましく、1μm以下が特に好ましい。10μmを超えると絶縁破壊電圧が低下することがあり、10μm以下とすることで絶縁破壊電圧を良好に維持できる。更に、5μm以下、3μm以下とすることにより、順次絶縁破壊電圧をより確実に保持できる。平均気泡径の下限に制限はないが、1nm以上であることが実際的であり、好ましい。平均気泡径は、導体絶縁層12の断面を走査電子顕微鏡(SEM)で観察する。そして、観察領域から合計50個の気泡を無作為に選び、画像寸法計測ソフト(WinROOF:商品名、三谷商事社製)を用いて径測定モードで測定し、これらを平均して算出した値である。この気泡径は、発泡倍率、有機高分子の濃度、粘度、温度、発泡剤の添加量、焼付炉の温度等の製造プロセスによって適宜調整できる。
例えば、気泡を有しない導体絶縁層12は、各分割導体11の外周面若しくは他の分割導体と積層される表面に、上記有機高分子のワニスを塗布して焼付けする方法が好ましい。このワニスは樹脂成分と、溶媒と、必要により樹脂成分の硬化剤又は各種の添加剤とを含有する。溶媒は、有機溶媒が好ましく、樹脂成分を溶解又は分散できるものが適宜に選択される。
ワニスの塗布方法は、通常の方法を選択することができ、例えば、分割導体11の断面形状と相似形若しくは略相似形の開口を有するワニス塗布用ダイスを用いる方法等が挙げられる。ワニスの焼付けは、通常、焼付炉で行われる。このときの条件は、樹脂成分又は溶媒の種類等に応じて一義的に決定できないが、例えば、炉内温度400~650℃にて通過時間(焼付時間)を10~90秒の条件が挙げられる。
導体絶縁層12の厚さは、ワニスの塗布量、塗布回数等により、適宜に設定できる。
気泡(空気)を有する導体絶縁層を形成する方法としては、通常の方法を選択することができ、例えば、公知の発泡剤を含有するワニスを用いた、上記の、気泡を有しない導体絶縁層12を形成する方法と同様の方法が挙げられる。
平角導体13を被覆する外周絶縁層14は、平角導体13の外周面に直接又は間接的(他の層を介して)に設けられる。他の層としては、接着層等が挙げられる。この外周絶縁層14は、平角導体13との密着強度が高く、平角導体13の外側に少なくとも1層設けられる。その層数は、1層であっても複数層であってもよい。
熱可塑性樹脂としては、電線に通常用いられる熱可塑性樹脂であれば、特に限定されることなく、用いることができる。例えば、ポリエーテルエーテルケトン(PEEK)、変性ポリエーテルエーテルケトン(modified-PEEK)、熱可塑性ポリイミド(TPI)、芳香環を有するポリアミド(芳香族ポリアミドという)、ポリケトン(PK)等が挙げられる。
上記熱可塑性樹脂には、ポリエーテルケトン(PEK)、ポリエーテルエーテルケトンに代表される芳香環、エーテル結合、ケトン結合を含む熱可塑性樹脂であるポリアリールエーテルケトン(PAEK)を用いることもできる。若しくは、ポリエーテルエーテルケトンに他の熱可塑性樹脂を混合した変性ポリエーテルエーテルケトンを用いることもできる。又は、熱可塑性ポリイミド(TPI)からなる群より選択される少なくとも1種の熱可塑性樹脂を使用することもできる。熱可塑性樹脂は1種単独でもよく、2種以上を用いてもよい。また、上記変性ポリエーテルエーテルケトンは、例えば、ポリエーテルエーテルケトンにポリフェニルサルホンを添加した混合物であり、ポリフェニルサルホンはポリエーテルエーテルケトンより混合率が低い。
外周絶縁層14は、押出成形に限定されず、上述の熱可塑性樹脂と溶媒等と必要により各種の添加剤とを含有するワニスを用いて、上記エナメル層と同様にして、形成することもできる。
本発明においては、生産性の点で、外周絶縁層14は押出成形により形成することが好ましい。
絶縁電線材1は、平角導体13の一方の端部に、溶接部15(図6及び図8参照)を介して溶接用部材16を有している。
本発明においては、平角導体13の端部に導体絶縁層12及び外周絶縁層14が残置され(ストリッピング(除去)加工せずに)、平角導体13の外周面が露出していなくてもよい。また、導体絶縁層12のうち、隣接する2つの分割導体11に挟まれる導体絶縁層以外の導体絶縁層が除去されていてもよく(図6及び図8参照)、除去されずに残存していてもよい。本発明において、単に平角導体13の端部というときは、上記各態様のいずれをも包含する意味である。
分割導体11の端部は、少なくとも、分割導体11間の導体絶縁層12が残されている。上述のように、外周絶縁層14のストリッピング加工では除去できないためである。
ストリッピング加工をする場合、分割導体11の端部は、通常、平角導体13の外周に形成されていた導体絶縁層12及び外周絶縁層14を剥離し、分割導体11の外周面を露出させる(図6及び図8参照)。この場合、露出される長さは、溶接代の確保という観点において、例えば、平角導体13の端面から1mm以上が好ましい。そしてなるべく分割導体11を露出させないという観点から、平角導体13の端面から10mm以下が好ましい。
この露出した分割導体の外周面は、通常、端子等に絶縁電線材を溶接した後に、必要により溶接部とともに、被覆される。
本発明において、溶接可能な形状とは、溶接用部材16の表面と平角導体13の端面との突き合わせ面に対して平角導体13の軸線に垂直な方向から(突き合わせ面に平行に)ファイバレーザを照射可能な形状であればよく、例えば、平角導体13の端面との突き合わせ面が溶接用部材の外表面と面一になっている(溶接用部材の外表面が突き合わせ面となる)形状が挙げられる。このファイバレーザ溶接可能な形状には、平角導体13との溶接部を有底穴等の凹陥部とする溶接用部材の形状は、平角導体13の端面との突き合わせ面(凹陥部の底面)が溶接用部材の外表面から内部側に位置するため、溶接可能な形状には含まれない。溶接用部材の形状としては、具体的には、六面体形状、球状、半球状、板状、円盤状、輪環状、半管状(例えば図4及び図5に示される傾斜溶接面を有するV字状)等が挙げられる。
溶接用部材16の寸法も、端子等とのTIG溶接が可能な形状であれば特に制限されず、溶接する端子等の形状に応じて適宜に決定される。例えば、絶縁電線材1においては、絶縁電線材1の断面形状(分割導体13の、溶接用部材16に溶接される端面の形状)と同一若しくは相似な断面(端面)形状に形成されている。
更に、図6~図10に示す溶接用部材は、1本の平角導体を溶接する形態を示しているが、本発明においては、図2及び図3に示されるように、2本以上の導体を纏めて溶接する溶接用部材であってもよく、この場合、複数の絶縁電線材を端子等に一挙に溶接することができる。
本発明に用いる溶接用部材は、金属部材の通常の製造方法、例えば、金属の溶湯を所定寸法の鋳型に流延する方法、旋削や研磨、裁断等により、作製できる。
本発明において、溶接前の溶接用部材16の断面積Sc1は、溶接用部材16の、平角導体13に溶接される端面(溶接面)の面積と同義である。また、平角導体13の断面積Sc2は、平角導体13の、溶接用部材に溶接される端面(溶接面)の面積よりも大きく、導体絶縁層及び外周絶縁層を含む絶縁電線材の断面積である。
錫層は、端面又は端面近傍の外周面に錫が存在していれば層をなしていなくてもよいが、錫めっき層であることが好ましい。錫層は、引張強度の向上という観点から、好ましくは0.1~5μmの厚さを有し、より好ましくは0.3~3μmの厚さを有する。錫層の厚さを上記範囲とすることで、良好な引張強さを有することができる。一方、錫層を厚く付け過ぎると、溶融部で偏析しやすくなり、それがクラックの起点となり、結果的に引張強度が低下する。
溶接部15は、溶接用部材16の溶接面と、平角導体13の溶接面とで画される領域であり、通常、溶接痕を有する。溶接部15は、具体的には、レーザ光照射面(表面)からその反対の裏面に至るまで、平角導体13と溶接用部材16との突き合わせ面近傍が溶融、固化して一体化してなる部分である。溶接部15は、溶接用部材16の端面と平角導体13の端面とを突き合わせて、突き合わせ部に沿って、平角導体13の軸線に垂直な方向からファイバレーザ光を照射して溶接することにより、溶接用部材16の端面近傍と平角導体13の端面近傍とが溶融して一体化して、形成される。
溶接部15は、溶接用部材16を形成する材料と平角導体13を形成する材料とが混合(合金化、固溶)しているが、導体絶縁層12を形成する材料のように溶接時に焼失(揮発)する成分は通常含有されない。したがって、平角導体13が導体絶縁層12を有していても、溶接部15中において、ブローホールの発生及び残存を抑えることができる。ブローホールの残存を抑えることができると、溶接部15は、強固な溶接強度を示し、例えば引張強度としては300MPa以上が好ましい。溶接部15の引張強度は後述する実施例で説明する測定方法により測定できる。そのため、溶接用部材16が絶縁電線材1のコイル加工時や端子等へのTIG溶接時、更にはTIG溶接後に平角導体13から分離、脱落等することなく、溶接状態を維持して高い信頼性を示す。
溶接用部材16又は平角導体13に錫層を形成する場合、溶接部15は、錫(元素)を含有し、例えば銅と合金化又は銅中に固溶する。
ファイバレーザ溶接装置には、例えば、発振波長が1084nm(シングルモード発振レーザ光)のファイバレーザ溶接装置「ASF1J23」(商品名、古河電気工業社製)を用いて、500W、CWファイバレーザを用いることができる。溶接では、レーザビーム出力を300~500W、レーザ光の掃引速度を50~250mm/sec.、焦点位置のレーザ光スポット径を20μmに調整して、ジャストフォーカスにてレーザ光照射を行う。レーザ光照射位置は、突き合わせ面に沿って照射することが好ましい。なお、上記溶接条件は一例であって、分割導体11の本数、材質、等によって適宜変更され、例えば、後述する実施例で製造した電線前駆体と溶接用部材との溶接では、レーザ光の掃引速度は、レーザビーム出力を300~500Wに設定する場合、100~200mm/sec.に設定される。ファイバレーザ光の照射方向は、上述の通りであり、溶接用部材16の表面と平角導体13の端面との突き合わせ面に対して平角導体13の軸線に垂直な方向(突き合わせ面に平行な方向)である。
ファイバレーザは、レーザのエネルギー密度が高く、しかも、溶接部が20mm程度必要なTIG溶接に対してレーザを20μm程度の狭い幅に照射できるため、溶接用部材16と平角導体13とを高い溶接強度で溶接(溶接部15を形成)することができる。また、高いエネルギー密度によって、導体絶縁層12、更には外周絶縁層14を形成する樹脂等を溶接時に焼失させることができ、溶接時に発生、残存するススやブローホールによる問題の発生(溶接強度低下等)を回避できる。更には、ファイバレーザでは低セントリックレンズシステムを用いることで処理時間の短縮が可能となり、量産の際に有利である。
このような平角導体を備えた絶縁電線材の一例として、図9及び図10に示す絶縁電線材2が挙げられる。この絶縁電線材2は、平角導体23以外は絶縁電線材1と同じ構成を有している。平角導体23は、図9において、隣接する分割導体21間に挟まれた導体絶縁層22以外の導体絶縁層が除去された状態が示されており、図10において、分割導体21の外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層22が除去されずに残存している状態が示されている。
絶縁電線材2が有する平角導体23は、1本のエナメル素線(外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層22を有する分割導体21)の周囲に6本のエナメル素線を配置した撚り線を平角状に成形して形成したものである。7本の分割導体21と、少なくとも隣接する分割導体21間に挟まれた導体絶縁層22とを有している。このような平角導体23(を備えた絶縁電線材2)は、平角導体13(を備えた絶縁電線材1)と同様に、端子等に十分な強度でTIG溶接できなくなる。
導体絶縁層22は、導体絶縁層12と同様の絶縁層を用いることができる。この導体絶縁層22は、渦電流損失低減の効果が得られればよいため、平角導体23が厚くなり過ぎないように、その厚さは、導体絶縁層12の厚さと同じ範囲に設定される。
また、平角導体23は、通常の製造方法で製造した撚り線を平角状に成形して、製造できる。撚り線の成形方法は、平角状に成形できる形成方法及び条件であればよく、公知の平角撚り線の成形方法(例えば圧縮成形法、孔型圧延法)と同様にして、行うことができる。
また上記絶縁電線材1、2及び5A~5Cを用いたコイル、及び当該コイルを用いた電気・電子機器は、コイルの絶縁電線材における溶接加工性に優れる。
本発明の絶縁電線材は、上述の導体と上述の外周絶縁層とを備えた絶縁電線又は電線前駆体の端部において外周絶縁層を剥離除去し、導体の端面と溶接用部材の表面とを突き合わせた状態で、導体の軸線に垂直な方向(突き合わせ面に対して平行な方向)からファイバレーザを照射して溶接することにより、製造できる。
外周絶縁層を剥離除去(ストリッピング)する方法は、絶縁電線のストリッピングに通常用いられる方法を特に制限されることなく適用できる。外周絶縁層を剥離除去する態様は、導体において説明した通りである。
本発明の絶縁電線材の製造方法においては、導体絶縁層(分割導体11間の導体絶縁層を除く)を剥離除去することが好ましい。
次いで、導体の端面と溶接用部材の(外)表面とを好ましくは突き合わせた状態で、導体の軸線に垂直な方向からファイバレーザを照射して、溶接する。溶接の方法及び条件は、上述の、溶接用部材と導体との溶接(溶接部の形成)において説明した通りである。
このようにして、導体の端部に、導体の軸線方向に沿って溶接部を介して接合された溶接用部材を有する本発明の絶縁電線材を製造できる。
更に絶縁電線材1、2は、高周波特有の表皮効果及び近接効果による交流抵抗の増大を抑制し、コイルの温度上昇を低減する。これによって、機器の高効率化、小型化、省エネルギー化、高速化がなされる。
本発明の絶縁電線材は、コイルとして、各種電気・電子機器など、電気特性(耐電圧性)や耐熱性を必要とする分野に利用可能である。例えば、本発明の絶縁電線材はモータやトランス等に用いられ、高性能の電気・電子機器を構成できる。特にハイブリッドカー(HV)及び電気自動車(EV)の駆動モータ用の巻線として好適に用いられる。このように、本発明によれば、本発明の絶縁電線材をコイルにして提供でき、そのコイルを用いた電気・電子機器として、特にHEVやEVの駆動モータを提供できる。
本発明の絶縁電線材をコイル加工して形成したコイルとしては、特に限定されず、長尺の絶縁電線材を螺旋状に巻き回したものが挙げられる。このようなコイルにおいて、絶縁電線材の巻線数等は特に限定されない。通常、絶縁電線材を巻き回す際には鉄芯等が用いられる。
ステータ50は、電線セグメント54(図12参照)が本発明の絶縁電線材(好ましくは短尺状絶縁電線材)で形成されていること以外は従来のステータと同様の構成とすることができる。すなわち、ステータ50は、ステータコア51と、例えば図12に示すように、本発明の絶縁電線材からなる電線セグメント54がステータコア51のスロット52に組み込まれる。そして、開放端部54aが電気的に接続されてなるコイル53(図13参照)をなす。ここで、電線セグメント54は、スロット52に1本で組み込まれてもよいが、好ましくは図12に示したように2本一組として組み込まれる。このステータ50は、上記のように曲げ加工した電線セグメント54を、その2つの末端である開放端部54aを互い違いに接続してなるコイル53が、ステータコア51のスロット52に収納されている。このとき、電線セグメント54の開放端部54aを接続してからスロット52に収納してもよく、また、絶縁セグメント54をスロット52に収納した後に、電線セグメント54の開放端部54aを折り曲げ加工して接続してもよい。
本発明の絶縁電線材は、平角導体を用いているため、例えば、ステータコアのスロット断面積に対する導体の断面積の比率(占積率)を高めることができ、電気・電子機器の特性を向上させることができる。
本例では、図6~図8に示した絶縁電線材1を作製した。
具体的には、酸素含有量20ppm以下の無酸素銅を用いて、3.66×0.70mm(幅×厚さ)で四隅を曲率半径r=0.10mmで面取りしてなる平角形状のリボン線からなる分割導体11(図7参照)を作製した。分割導体11の外周に、導体絶縁層12を熱可塑性樹脂のポリエーテルイミド(PEI)で形成した(図6参照)。導体絶縁層12の形成に際しては、分割導体11の形状と相似形のダイスを使用して、PEIワニスを分割導体11の外周にコーティングした。PEIワニスを塗布した分割導体11について、450℃に設定した炉長8mの焼付炉内を、焼き付け時間15秒となる速度で通過させた。PEIワニスは、PEI(サビックイノベーティブプラスチックス社製、商品名:ウルテム1010)をN-メチル-2-ピロリドン(NMP)に溶解させて調製した。焼き付け工程で厚さ3μmのポリエーテルイミド層を形成した。こうして、被膜厚さ3μmの導体絶縁層12で外周面を被覆した分割導体11(エナメル素線)を得た。
押出機のスクリューは、30mmフルフライト、L/D=20、圧縮比3を用いた。押出機内のシリンダー温度を、樹脂投入側から順に3ゾーンの温度、300℃、380℃、380℃とし、またヘッド部の温度を390℃、ダイス部の温度を400℃とした。外周絶縁層14の熱可塑性樹脂としてはポリエーテルエーテルケトン(PEEK:ソルベイスペシャリティポリマーズ製、商品名:キータスパイアKT-820、比誘電率3.1、融点343℃)を用いた。
押出ダイを用いてポリエーテルエーテルケトンの押出被覆を行った後、10秒間、放置してから水冷した。そして、平角導体13の外周に厚さ50μmの外周絶縁層14を形成し、断面の大きさが3.76mm(幅)×2.22mm(高さ)で、長さが10cmの電線前駆体を得た。
更に、電線前駆体の一端面から1cmまでの平角導体13の外周に被覆された外周絶縁層14及び導体絶縁層12を除去した。
そして、電線前駆体の平角導体の端面と溶接用部材の端面とを突き合わせた状態で、突き合わせた面をファイバレーザ溶接することにより、全長20cmの、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材1を作製した。ファイバレーザ溶接条件は以下の通りである。
レーザ溶接装置:ASF1J23(商品名、古河電気工業社製)、500W、CWファイバレーザ
レーザビーム出力:300W
発振波長:1084nm(シングルモード発振レーザ光)
掃引速度:100mm/sec.
焦点位置のレーザ光スポット径:20μm
全条件ジャストフォーカスでレーザ光照射
レーザ光照射位置:突き合わせ面に対して平角導体の軸線に垂直な方向から突き合わせ位置に沿って照射
実施例2~4は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例1と同様にして、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材1を得た。
図9及び図10に示した、溶接用部材26が溶接された絶縁電線材2を作製した。
具体的には、平角リッツ線で構成される平角導体23(図10参照)を準備した。平角導体23は、無酸素銅(OFC)からなる素線の外周面にエナメル層(層厚3μmのポリエーテルイミド層)を形成させ、それを7本用いて撚り線にし、その後、平角形状に加工することで作製した。その寸法は、実施例1で用いた分割導体11と同じに設定した。
押出機のスクリューは、30mmフルフライト、L/D=20、圧縮比3を用いた。押出機内のシリンダー温度を、樹脂投入側から順に3ゾーンの温度、300℃、380℃、380℃とした、またヘッド部の温度を390℃、ダイス部の温度を400℃とした。外周絶縁層24の熱可塑性樹脂としてはポリエーテルエーテルケトン(PEEK(ソルベイスペシャリティポリマーズ社製、商品名:キータスパイアKT-820、比誘電率3.1、融点343℃)を用いた。
押出ダイを用いてポリエーテルエーテルケトンの押出被覆を行った後、10秒間、放置してから水冷した。そして、平角導体23の外周に厚さ50μmの外周絶縁層24を形成した。こうして、断面の大きさが3.76mm(高さ)×2.22mm(幅)で、長さが10cmの電線前駆体を得た。
更に、電線前駆体の一端面から1cmまでの平角導体23の外周に被覆された外周絶縁層24及び導体絶縁層22を除去した。
溶接前の溶接用部材26の断面積Sc1と電線前駆体の平角導体の断面積Sc2との面積比(ファイバレーザ溶接する前)[Sc1:Sc2]は、1:1であった。
実施例6~8は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例5と同様にして、溶接用部材26付絶縁電線材2を得た。
実施例9は、溶接用部材の、平角導体の端面と突き合わされる端面に錫層を厚さ1μmにめっきしたものを用いた以外は実施例1と同様にして、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材1を得た。
実施例10~12は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例9と同様にして、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材1を得た。
実施例13は、溶接用部材の、平角導体の端面と突き合わされる端面に錫層を厚さ1μmにめっきしたものを用いた以外は実施例5と同様にして、溶接用部材26付絶縁電線材2を得た。
実施例14~16は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例13と同様にして、溶接用部材26付絶縁電線材2を得た。
比較例1及び2は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例1と同様にして、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材を得た。
比較例3及び4は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例5と同様にして、溶接用部材26付絶縁電線材を得た。
比較例5及び6は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例9と同様にして、溶接用部材16付絶縁電線材を得た。
比較例7及び8は、レーザ光出力及びレーザ光の掃引速度を表1に記載した値にした以外は実施例13と同様にして、溶接用部材26付絶縁電線材を得た。
各実施例で製造した(溶接用部材付)絶縁電線材における軸線を含む平面で切断した断面を光学顕微鏡により観察することで、絶縁電線材の軸線に垂直な方向全体に亘って溶接部(貫通溶接部)が形成されていることを確認することができた。
各実施例及び比較例と同様にして各3本ずつ作製した絶縁電線材について、JIS Z 2241:2011に準拠して、と溶接用部材とをそれぞれ把持して引張試験を行って溶接部の強度を測定し、それらの平均値を求めて、絶縁電線材の引張強度とした。
引張強度が300MPa以上であれば、溶接用部材がコイル加工時や端子等へのTIG溶接時に平角導体から分離しない程度に平角導体と溶接用部材とが強固に溶接しているものとして「G」と判定した。一方、引張強度が300MPa未満であれば、溶接強度が不足しているものとして「N」と判定した。合格は「G」判定とした。
溶接部の断面は、溶融部の中央を狙うようにして断面出しを行って得た。その断面における溶接部を、光学顕微鏡によって観察し、直径0.1mm以上のブローホール数を数えた。
ブローホール数が10個以下であり、平角導体と溶接用部材との貫通溶接がなされていれば(貫通溶接部が形成されていれば)、ファイバレーザ溶接性(実施例において、単に溶接性という。)が優れているとして「G」、合格と判定した。ここで、「貫通溶接がなされている」とは、溶接用部材と平角導体とが表面側(レーザ光照射面側)から裏面側まで溶融部が貫通して形成されていることをいう。すなわち、溶接用部材及び平角導体の、表面からその裏面まで、連続した溶融部が形成されている状態をいう。一方、ブローホール数が10個を超えるか、又は貫通溶接がなされていない場合は、溶接性が劣るとして「N」、不合格と判定した。
実施例1~16及び比較例1~8で作製したそれぞれの絶縁電線材の溶接用部材と端子とをTIG溶接した。
また、実施例17として、実施例7で製造した(溶接用部材付)絶縁電線材を用いて、端子に対して下記条件で、絶縁電線材の溶接用部材と端子とをファイバレーザ溶接した。
更に、比較例9として、実施例1及び5で製造した、外周絶縁層及び導体絶縁層を除去した電線前駆体(分割導体)と端子とを下記方法及び条件でTIG溶接した。
端子には、断面の大きさが3.76mm(幅)×2.22mm(高さ)の無酸素銅(OFC)の平角導体を用いた。実装で考えられる端子等は様々ではあるが、本試験では、いずれの場合も端子には上記の溶接用部材と同等のものを用いた。
溶接は、溶接用部材の端面と端子の端面とを突き合わせた状態で行った。
- TIG溶接の方法及び条件 -
TIG溶接は、不活性ガスにアルゴンを用い、そのアルゴンを溶接部に12.0L/minで供給し、溶接棒に直径3.2mmのタングステン棒を用いた。そして、電流値190A、通電時間0.1秒の条件で行った。
- ファイバレーザ溶接の条件 -
レーザ溶接装置:ASF1J23(商品名、古河電気工業社製)、500W、CWファイバレーザ
レーザビーム出力:300W
発振波長:1084nm(シングルモード発振レーザ光)
掃引速度:100mm/sec.
焦点位置のレーザ光スポット径:20μm
全条件ジャストフォーカスでレーザ光照射
レーザ光照射位置:突き合わせ面に対して平角導体の軸線に垂直な方向から突き合わせ位置に沿って照射
すなわち、従来の溶接加工法である、絶縁電線材から外周絶縁層及び導体絶縁層を除去した電線前駆体(溶接用部材を溶接していない)と端子とをTGI溶接した比較例9は、電線前駆体として実施例1及び5で製造した電線前駆体のいずれを用いた場合にも、溶接こそできたものの溶接強度が小さく、端子等との溶接加工性に劣るものであった(表2)。
また、比較例1~8で製造した溶接用部材を有する絶縁電線材は、十分な溶接強度で端子とTIG溶接できたが、表1に示されるように電線前駆体と溶接用部材との溶接強度が小さく、端子等との溶接加工性に劣るものであった。すなわち、表1に示されるように、比較例2、4、6、8は、レーザ光の掃引速度が速すぎるため、貫通溶接ができず(溶接性に劣り)、しかも溶接強度も低い。一方、比較例1、3、5、7は、レーザ光の掃引速度が遅すぎるため、熱影響領域が拡大して引張強度が十分ではない。そのため、溶接用部材と端子とのTIG溶接は可能であったが、溶接用部材と平角導体との分離、脱離等が懸念され、溶接加工性、更には信頼性に劣るものである。
これに対して、実施例1~16は、いずれも、特許公報:特許第5449632号の図11に示された貫通溶接と同様の貫通溶接がなされていて、引張強度が高く強固なファイバレーザ溶接が可能となることが分かる。また、平角導体の外周面に錫層が形成されているものでは、総じて、引張強度が高められることも分かる。更に、表2に示されるように、実施例1~16の絶縁電線材に設けた溶接用部材と端子とは、TIG溶接法によって、強固な溶接強度で溶接できる。このように、実施例の絶縁電線材は、溶接用部材と端子とのTIG溶接が可能で、しかも溶接用部材と平角導体とが強固に貫通溶接されていてそれらの分離、脱離等を防止でき、その結果、端子等との溶接加工性、更には信頼性にも優れるものである。
以上の結果から、実施例1~16の絶縁電線材は、いずれも、絶縁電線材の他の端部や端子等との溶接加工性に優れ、TIG溶接による電気的接続が可能となることが分かった。
11、21 分割導体
12、22 導体絶縁層
13、23 (分割)導体
14、24 外周絶縁層
15、35A、35B、35C 溶接部
16、26、36A、36B、36C、36D 溶接用部材
17 単芯導体
38 絶縁電線
40 コイル
41 コア
42 溝
50 ステータ
51 ステータコア
52 スロット
53 コイル
54 電線セグメント
54a 開放端部(溶接用部材)
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- 単芯導体を含む導体と前記導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層とを有する、1本又は複数本の絶縁電線と、
前記絶縁電線の少なくとも一方の端部に、前記単芯導体の軸線方向に沿って溶接部を介して接合された溶接用部材と、を有する絶縁電線材。 - 前記導体が、前記単芯導体の外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層を有する請求項1に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 互いに並行若しくは螺旋状に配置された複数本の分割導体、及び、前記分割導体間に挟まれた導体絶縁層を有する導体と、
前記導体の外周を被覆する外周絶縁層と、
前記導体の少なくとも一方の端部に、該導体の軸線方向に沿って溶接部を介して接合された溶接用部材と、を有する絶縁電線材。 - 前記単芯導体又は分割導体が、平角導体である請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記複数本の分割導体が、いずれも、リボン線である請求項3又は4に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記複数本の分割導体が、いずれも、外周面を被覆する導体絶縁層を有するエナメル素線であり、
前記導体が、前記エナメル素線からなる撚り線の平角状成形体である請求項3~5のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。 - 前記単芯導体又は分割導体の材質が、無酸素銅である請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記溶接用部材の材質が、無酸素銅である請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記溶接部が、錫元素を含有する請求項7又は8に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記溶接部の引張強度が、300MPa以上である請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記外周絶縁層が、ポリエーテルエーテルケトンからなる層である請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記導体絶縁層が、有機高分子からなる絶縁層である請求項2~11のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記導体絶縁層が、気泡を有する絶縁層である請求項2~12のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 前記溶接用部材の溶接前の断面積Sc1と、前記導体の溶接前の断面積Sc2との面積比[Sc1:Sc2]が、1:0.8~1.2の範囲を満たす請求項1~13のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材。
- 請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材を有するコイル。
- 請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材を複数有し、前記絶縁電線材の溶接用部材が互いに電気的に接続されてなるコイル。
- 請求項15又は16に記載のコイルを有する電気・電子機器。
- 請求項1~14のいずれか1項に記載の絶縁電線材の製造方法であって、
前記導体と前記外周絶縁層とを有する電線前駆体の端部において前記外周絶縁層を剥離除去し、
前記導体の端面と前記溶接用部材の表面とを突き合わせた状態で、前記導体の軸線に垂直な方向からファイバレーザを照射して溶接する、絶縁電線材の製造方法。
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