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Electric rotating machine with cooling mechanism

US8552603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2010
Grant dateOct 8, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K9/193
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric rotating machine is provided which includes a stator in which a coil is so wound as to have an coil end and a coolant channel. The coolant channel has defined therein a flow path through which coolant flows and a flow separator disposed in the flow path and a first and a second coolant outlet. The flow separator works to separate a flow of the coolant into at least a first and a second coolant streams. The first coolant outlet communicates with the first coolant stream, while the second coolant outlet communicates with the second coolant stream. The first and second coolant outlets drain the coolant to different portions of the coil end, thereby cooling almost the whole of the coil end even when the electric rotating machine is tilted undesirably.

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