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Stator cooling assembly

US5731643A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1996
Grant dateMar 24, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/96
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An induction motor includes a stator defining stator inner and outer diameters extending about a longitudinal axis, the stator includes a plurality of windings extending longitudinally and circumferentially between the stator inner diameter and the stator outer diameter and passing an electric current therethrough to create a magnetic field, a rotor extending along the longitudinal axis having a rotor outer diameter less than the stator inner diameter, the rotor rotates about the longitudinal axis relative to the stator in response to the magnetic field, and a stator thermal exchanging fluid circuit extending both through and about the stator whereby the stator thermal exchanging circuit exchanges thermal energy with the stator.

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