Electric machine cooling system and method
US8519581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K15/165
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module and a method for cooling an electric machine. The apparatus and method include providing the electric machine including a rotor and a stator with stator end turns and enclosing at least a portion of the electric machine within a housing. The method also includes introducing a coolant into a machine cavity, directing the coolant toward the stator end turns, and returning a portion of the coolant which flows past the stator end turns back toward the stator end turns using a rotating agitator member operatively coupled to the rotor.
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