Patent · US Expired

Cooling apparatus for an AC generator

US5717262A · kind A · utility

18Cited by

13References

12Claims

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Assignee

J.M. Voith GmbH · DE

Inventors

Robert Muller · Monsheim, DE
Uwe Muhlberger · Heidenheim, DE
Bernhard Wust · Heidenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 1996
Grant date	Feb 10, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K2201/12
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cooling apparatus is provided for an AC generator, particularly for a transverse-flow generator having a stator with at least one armature winding, as well as a rotor disposed opposite the armature winding. Collector rings are secured to a carrier disk attached to a rotor shaft. The collector rings have a plurality of polarized magnets and magnetizable collector elements in alternating sequence disposed therein. At least one cooling channel through which a coolant can flow is provided in the vicinity of the carrier disk. The cooling channel is separated from the carrier disk only by a channel cover which has a minimal thickness and by the air gap between the rotor and the stator.

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