Liquid cooled motors using hydraulic expansion tubes with corrugated contact
US12266996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K9/19
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to electrical machines, such as liquid-cooled motors. The liquid-cooled motors can include a stator with cooling tube channels (e.g., corrugated channels) having tubes inserted and expanded. Lamination holes for each lamination in the lamination stack of the stator can have varying diameter along the axial direction to achieve a corrugated internal feature. The tubes for cooling liquid can be fitted in the lamination holes of the stator. In some embodiments, hydraulic expansion expands and plastically deforms the tubes to the contour of the corrugated internal feature of the corrugated channel. In some embodiments, the tube can also be inserted in the corrugated channel and a stator head plate, thereby helping create a compact stator by removing the need for tube connections to connect the corrugated channels.
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