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Electric machine with phase change material for a turbomachine starter/generator

US11264854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 2018
Grant dateMar 1, 2022
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor configured to be driven in rotation in relation to one another. The rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets, and the stator further includes a magnetic circuit including poles extending toward the rotor. The machine includes windings of conducting elements around each pole and at least one heat sink arranged inside a conducting element and/or between the conducting elements. The heat sink includes a phase change material.

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