Winding applied single vacuum pressure impregnation insulation system, a winding applied global vacuum pressure impregnation insulation system and an electrical rotating machine having said insulation systems
View Patent ↗The present invention is designed to provide an insulation coil with high insulation reliability using a dry mica tape, an integral impregnation coil and a mica tape for the electrical rotating machines using these coils, said mica tape having a long shelf life and capable of preventing run-off of the impregnating epoxy resin composition during curing, with the cured product of said epoxy resin composition being high in heat resistance. It is also envisaged to provide a single insulation coil using a mica tape containing epoxy adduct imidazole as an epoxy resin curing catalyst or a mica tape containing a mixture of epoxy adduct imidazole and zinc naphthenate. An integral impregnation coil made by using said insulation coil and an epoxy resin composition, and the electrical rotating machines using such coils are also provided.
1. An insulation coil in which an insulating mica tape is wound around a conductor of a prescribed configuration to make a single insulation coil, and said single insulation coil is impregnated with an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and an acid anhydride curing agent, followed by curing of said resin composition, wherein said insulating mica tape has a reinforcing layer, mica secured to said reinforcing layer, and a curing catalyst comprising zinc naphthenate and an epoxy adduct imidazole that has been provided on both said reinforcing layer and said mica, wherein the amount of coating of the epoxy adduct imidazole on said mica tape is 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 and the amount of coating of zinc naphthenate is 1 to 10 g/m 2 .
2. An electrical rotating machine having a stator coil and a rotor, said stator coil being made by fixing the insulation coil of claim 1 in iron core slots of an iron core.
3. A vacuum pressure insulation coil in which an insulating mica tape is wound around a conductor of a prescribed configuration to make a single insulation coil, and this single insulation coil is integrated with an iron core by an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and an acid anhydride curing agent, wherein said insulating mica tape has a reinforcing layer, mica secured to said reinforcing layer, and a curing catalyst comprising zinc naphthenate and an epoxy adduct imidazole that has been provided on both said reinforcing layer and said mica, wherein the amount of coating of the epoxy adduct imidazole on said mica tape is 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 and the amount of coating of zinc naphthenate is 1 to 10 g/m 2 .
4. An electrical rotating machine having the vacuum pressure insulation coil set forth in claim 3 and a rotor.
5. A method for making an insulation coil, comprising:
providing an insulating mica tape by bonding mica and a reinforcement layer with a binder resin and coating the mica and the reinforcement layer with a curing catalyst comprising zinc naphthenate and an epoxy adduct imidazole, wherein an amount of the epoxy adduct imidazole coated on the mica and the reinforcement layer is 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 and the amount of zinc naphthenate coated on the mica and the reinforcement layer is 1 to 10 g/m 2 ;
winding the insulating mica tape around a conductor of a prescribed configuration to make a single insulation coil;
impregnating the single insulation coil with an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and an acid anhydride curing agent; and
curing the epoxy resin composition.
6. The insulation coil made by the method of claim 5 .
7. The insulation coil according to claim 4 , wherein the reinforcement layer comprises a glass cloth or an organic material film.
8. The insulation coil according to claim 6 , wherein the binder resin is an epoxy resin.
9. A method for making a vacuum pressure insulation coil, comprising:
providing an insulating mica tape by bonding mica and a reinforcement layer with a binder resin and coating the mica and the reinforcement layer with a curing catalyst comprising zinc naphthenate and an epoxy adduct imidazole, wherein an amount of the epoxy adduct imidazole coated on the mica and the reinforcement layer is 0.3 to 5 g/m 2 and the amount of zinc naphthenate coated on the mica and the reinforcement layer is 1 to 10 g/m 2 ;
winding the insulating mica tape around a conductor of a prescribed configuration to make a single insulation coil;
integrating the single insulation coil with an iron core by an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and an acid anhydride curing agent; and
curing the epoxy resin composition.
10. The vacuum pressure insulation coil made by the method of claim 9 .
11. The vacuum pressure insulation coil according to claim 10 , wherein the reinforcement layer comprises a glass cloth or an organic material film.
12. The vacuum pressure insulation coil according to claim 10 , wherein the binder resin is an epoxy resin.