Delta or Wye
#1
Tech Initiate
Thread Starter
Delta or Wye
Wanted to get some opinions on one vs. the other. I have a 930kV 3y, and a 1480kV 3.5D at my disposal. I'm curious as to how the 930 would behave in a heavy Muggy. I was planning on running the 1480kV on 5 and 6S power. The 930 on 6S could be interesting with the characteristics of the Wye wind. That would have to run on 6s all the time, and may want more power.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Cord
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Cord
#2
Ah,... tough crowd eh?
So you ended up getting both motors? In general D-winds require more current at start-up and because of that Y-winds are a bit more common for cars. Apart from that, the only thing to be aware of when you switch is that the suitable timing advance differs between the two: think I read something like 0-5° for D-wind, and 0-15° for Y-wind.
Whether the 930kv on 6S will work for you basically depends on how tall you can gear (i.e., whether you can gear up to the no-load wheel speed you want). I'll be trying a 900 kv on 6S with some tall gearing (pinion > spur) myself for a new project. Might be the low-kv high-gearing combo is more prone to cogging... If you have both motors, I'd say try out and see if you can tell the difference between the two, geared for same no-load wheel-speed. Would be interesting to see such a comparison.
So you ended up getting both motors? In general D-winds require more current at start-up and because of that Y-winds are a bit more common for cars. Apart from that, the only thing to be aware of when you switch is that the suitable timing advance differs between the two: think I read something like 0-5° for D-wind, and 0-15° for Y-wind.
Whether the 930kv on 6S will work for you basically depends on how tall you can gear (i.e., whether you can gear up to the no-load wheel speed you want). I'll be trying a 900 kv on 6S with some tall gearing (pinion > spur) myself for a new project. Might be the low-kv high-gearing combo is more prone to cogging... If you have both motors, I'd say try out and see if you can tell the difference between the two, geared for same no-load wheel-speed. Would be interesting to see such a comparison.
#3
There is no difference between delta and wye motors of the same basic geometry and Kv with regards to starting current or timing requirements.
Delta motors do suffer from slightly lower efficiency due to recirculation current around the delta.
Some sensorless ESCs will not properly drive some delta motors, so this must also be considered.
Delta motors do suffer from slightly lower efficiency due to recirculation current around the delta.
Some sensorless ESCs will not properly drive some delta motors, so this must also be considered.
#4
Interesting Eric, been looking for good info on that for a while, but all I could find on the net was what I listed before. Do you have some good references for background reading for us on the topic?
Thanks!
Thanks!
#5
Tech Regular
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Delta wound has the applied voltage across one winding where as wye wound the applied voltage is across 2 windings at any given time.
In industrial applications some motors can be configured to be wye or delta often combined with controllers to switch the configuration whilst the motor is running. IE they use wye to start the motor with reduced starting current then switch on the fly to delta wound for maximum power.
A little rusty (I haven't done this for 8 years) but the number of turns changes by approximately square_root(3) or 1.73 for the same motor delta or wye wound.
Most of which is irrelevant for RC cars. From what I have seen with an equivalent power motor, delta wound motors are a little smoother which can be important in MOD.
In industrial applications some motors can be configured to be wye or delta often combined with controllers to switch the configuration whilst the motor is running. IE they use wye to start the motor with reduced starting current then switch on the fly to delta wound for maximum power.
A little rusty (I haven't done this for 8 years) but the number of turns changes by approximately square_root(3) or 1.73 for the same motor delta or wye wound.
Most of which is irrelevant for RC cars. From what I have seen with an equivalent power motor, delta wound motors are a little smoother which can be important in MOD.
#6
I can't immediately think of any good online resources - my knowledge of this subject was obtained by designing and building brushless motors for a number of automotive applications a few years back. We had to experiment with both wye and delta winds because our motor geometry and winding equipment placed limits on the size wire that could be accommodated in production.
Probably the single biggest issue with delta motors is that some ESCs with less-sophisticated sensorless modes will not play well. Wyes are (relatively) much easier to commutate using 120-degree operation and zero-crossing detection on the open phase.
Probably the single biggest issue with delta motors is that some ESCs with less-sophisticated sensorless modes will not play well. Wyes are (relatively) much easier to commutate using 120-degree operation and zero-crossing detection on the open phase.
#7
A little rusty (I haven't done this for 8 years) but the number of turns changes by approximately square_root(3) or 1.73 for the same motor delta or wye wound.
Most of which is irrelevant for RC cars. From what I have seen with an equivalent power motor, delta wound motors are a little smoother which can be important in MOD.
#8
In industrial applications some motors can be configured to be wye or delta often combined with controllers to switch the configuration whilst the motor is running. IE they use wye to start the motor with reduced starting current then switch on the fly to delta wound for maximum power.
#10
Tech Regular
iTrader: (5)
There shouldn't be any noticeable difference in torque ripple between the two; delta is technically a bit worse as the circulation current causes a bit of current ripple (and thus torque ripple) in some of the upper-order harmonics (3rd, 6th, and 9th ring a bell). That being said, the ESC behavior with the two different types of motors is going to play a significant role in how the overall system behaves.