Thermo-mechanical behavior analysis of motorized spindle based on a coupled model
This article presents a thermo-mechanical coupled dynamic model for high-speed motorized spindles. The proposed model includes an angular ball bearing model, a thermal model, and a rotor dynamic model. The coupling relationship among these submodels is analyzed, and a solution procedure for the integrated model is designed. Based on the proposed model and solution procedure, the dynamic behaviors of the spindle system and the effects of the thermal displacement of the system on the behaviors are quantificationally discussed. Finally, an integrated dynamic test is carried out on a D62D24A-type motorized spindle, and the good agreement between the mathematical results and the experimental data indicates that the proposed model is capable of accurately predicting the dynamic properties of motorized spindles, and the accuracy of the model is improved when considering the thermo-mechanical coupled factor. The conclusions are useful for the dynamic design and the thermal compensation control of high-speed motorized spindles.