Intermediate Confined Coolant Patents (Class 310/57)
  • Patent number: 8872399
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a plurality of stacked laminates that form a tubular stator portion, a cooling passage partially defined by orifices formed in the plurality of stacked laminates, a housing including a cavity further defining the cooling passage, the cooling passage defining a fluid flow path parallel to a rotational axis of the stator portion, a sump portion communicative with the cooling passage, the sump portion including a cavity defined by the stator portion and the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brad Chamberlin, Larry Kubes, Alex Creviston
  • Patent number: 8847444
    Abstract: A permanent magnet electric machine includes a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and a stator in magnetic communication with the rotor and positioned defining a radial air gap between the rotor and the stator. A housing is configured to seal the rotor and the stator from an outside environment. A pumping element is configured to urge a closed loop airflow across the plurality of permanent magnets to remove thermal energy therefrom, and a plurality of cooling channels are located in the housing and are configured to transfer thermal energy from the stator to a flow of fluid coolant through the plurality of cooling channels. A heat exchanger is located in thermal communication with the plurality of cooling channels to transfer thermal energy from the airflow to the fluid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann
  • Patent number: 8836180
    Abstract: A generator motor cooling structure for cooling a generator motor, which includes a housing storing an input/output shaft to which a rotor is attached and a stator disposed at an outer periphery portion of the rotor, by a cooling medium, includes: a protrusion portion that protrudes toward the rotor from a surface at a side of the housing of an end side member disposed at one end portion of the housing in a direction of a central rotation axis of the input/output shaft, wherein the protrusion portion is provided on an inner side of a coil of the stator in a radial direction, on an outer side of a bearing attached to the input/output shaft in the radial direction, in at least a partial region on a periphery of the central rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiko Satou, Yukihiko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140217843
    Abstract: A motor having a cooling structure includes a rotor fixed to a rotatable motor shaft, a rotor coil formed adjacent the rotor, a coil protection cover disposed adjacent the rotor coil, mounted in the motor shaft, and having a coolant chamber filled with a coolant. The motor further includes a stator fixed adjacent an exterior circumference of the rotor and may include a cover in which one end portion of the motor shaft is rotatably penetrated having a cooling pin at an internal side surface opposite one side surface of the coil protection cover. The coolant filled in the coolant chamber of the coil protection cover receives heat generated in the rotor coil, and, by effectively emitting the heat to the outside through the cooling pin formed in a rear cover, durability of the entire motor can be improved, and failure of peripheral parts can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk SUH, Hyun KIM, Sam Gyun KIM, Seung Woo HA
  • Publication number: 20140183990
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for cooling an electric machine, including an electric machine and at least one blower connected to an axle of the electric machine for blowing a cooling agent into the electric machine or for sucking it from the electric machine, wherein the at least one blower is a side channel blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventor: Pekka KANNINEN
  • Publication number: 20140175919
    Abstract: A housing of a rotating electrical machine includes: a plurality of heat exchangers attached to an outer surface of the housing to cool a gas circulating in the housing; and a first partition wall portion disposed in an interior of the housing to partition the interior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIYAMOTO, Kotaro HIROWATARI, Hiroshi TSUMAGARI
  • Patent number: 8729752
    Abstract: A wedge cooling apparatus and method for cooling a rotating machine, such as a generator, disperses a spray of cooling fluid into the wedges of the generator via a pipe that runs along the length of each of the wedges. The pipe may include a plurality of spray delivery devices to spray cooling fluid from the pipe to the inside of the wedges. The spray cooling method results in a high heat transfer coefficient of about 2000-3000 W/m2C as opposed to conventional conduction cooling, which has a heat transfer coefficient of about 200-300 W/m2C. The apparatus and method of the present invention efficiently removes heat from high powered, high current density designed generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc
    Inventors: Balwinder Singh Birdi, Simon Waddell, William Scherzinger
  • Publication number: 20140103757
    Abstract: An electric machine housing including a base wall, an outer wall extending from the base wall to an outer cantilevered end, and an inner wall spaced from the outer wall forming an annular void. The inner wall extends from the base wall to an inner cantilevered end. A first plurality of ribs extend within the annular void from the base wall toward the outer and inner cantilevered ends. A second plurality of ribs is arranged within the annular void spaced from the first plurality of ribs. The second plurality of ribs extend from the outer and inner cantilevered ends toward the base wall. The first and second pluralities of ribs define a tortuous flow path within the annular void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Larry Kubes
  • Patent number: 8698361
    Abstract: An arrangement for cooling of an electrical machine is disclosed. The electrical machine includes a stator-arrangement and a rotor-arrangement. The stator-arrangement is mounted on an outer surface of a support-structure. At least one cooling channel is arranged between the stator-arrangement and the support-structure in a way that the cooling-channel is pressed between the stator-arrangement and the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Publication number: 20140079576
    Abstract: A motor includes a casing having a cavity, a stator configured to be attached to an inside of the cavity, an elastic cone configured to be attached to a first end of the casing, a rigid cone configured to be attached to a second end of the casing that is opposite to the first end, a non-metallic part configured to be attached to the elastic cone and the rigid cone, and a rotor provided inside the cavity and configured to rotate inside the stator. The casing, the elastic cone, the rigid cone, and the non-metallic part form a hermetic enclosure in which the entire stator is enclosed and the hermetic enclosure is configured to hold a cooling fluid that cools the stator and also to prevent the cooling fluid to reach the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Luciano Mei, Massimo Pinzauti
  • Patent number: 8653703
    Abstract: The permanent magnet rotating electric machine comprising a stator with a stator coil wound on a stator iron core, a rotor with a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in the circumferential direction in a rotor iron core, which is disposed opposite to the stator iron core of the stator with a predetermined spacing therebetween and is fixed to a shaft, a water-cooling unit disposed around the outer circumference of the stator iron core, and a fan fixed to the shaft on the same side as at least one axial end of the rotor iron core to circulate cooling air in the permanent magnet rotating electric machine; further comprising ventilation paths, through which the cooling air flows, formed around the outer circumference of the water-cooling unit; wherein after the cooling air has been circulated by the fan in the machine for cooling, the cooling air is led to the ventilation paths to perform heat exchange between the cooling air flowing in the ventilation paths and the water-cooling unit, after which the cool
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kori, Shogo Serita, Tetsuo Fujigaki, Masaaki Endo, Yoshihiro Yasui, Ai Nagano, Mamoru Kimura, Motonobu Iizuka, Akiyoshi Komura
  • Patent number: 8643230
    Abstract: A linear actuator includes a linear actuator body (2), a casing (3) for housing the linear actuator body (2), and insulating oil (L) that fills the casing (3) with a coil (44) of the linear actuator body (2) submerged therein. In such a configuration, heat generated by the coil (44) is quickly released to the oil (L) and is then conducted to the casing (3). The oil (L) fully spreads into gaps in the coil (44), of course. Therefore, heat is released very efficiently. Thus, by improving the heat-releasing characteristic, a linear actuator having a reduced size and a reduced weight is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakagawa, Takayoshi Fujii, Takashi Fukunaga, Takashi Onoue
  • Patent number: 8629587
    Abstract: A water-cooling structure for electric motor includes a motor main body, a heat-dissipation base, and a vortex-forming section. The motor main body is externally fitted around the heat-dissipation base. The heat-dissipation base is provided around an outer circumferential surface with at least one main flow passage. The vortex-forming section is provided in the main flow passage to create vortex effect on a type of cooling liquid flowing in the main flow passage, so as to enable an increased heat transfer efficiency of the water-cooling structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pai-Ling Kao, Sung-Wei Lee, Jing-Rong Peng
  • Patent number: 8614528
    Abstract: An electric machine has a housing, a rotor shaft mounted in the housing, a rotor laminate stack arranged on the rotor shaft and having axial cooling channels and radial cooling channels, and a stator laminate stack having radial cooling channels which are open radially inwards and radially outwards and interact with the radial cooling channels of the rotor laminate stack. The housing has a lateral surface to delimit the housing interior in a radial direction and radial dividers arranged between end windings of the stator winding and the axial ribs, when viewed in the radial direction, and are spaced in the radial direction from the lateral surface delimiting the housing interior and forming tangential cooling air channels for the cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Benjamin Eichinger, Thomas Hümer, Jürgen Labermeier, Carsten Mauss, Josef Niedermeyer, Ekkehard Ressel, Sebastian Weiss
  • Patent number: 8614538
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module and a method for cooling an electric machine. The electric machine module contains an electric machine including a stator with stator end turns and a housing with at least two removably-coupled frame members. Each of the at least two removably-coupled frame members include an inner wall, an outer wall, and a coolant cavity defined between the inner wall and the outer wall. The coolant cavity can be positioned substantially around one of the stator end turns radially and substantially beside the one stator end turn axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8593021
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a coolant drainage system including a module housing and a drain pan coupled to the module housing. The module housing at least partially defines a machine cavity and includes an inner wall and at least one end cap at least partially enclosing an electric machine within the machine cavity. The coolant drainage system also includes a plurality of drain holes through the module housing and adjacent to the drain pan. The plurality of drain holes provide fluid pathways from the machine cavity to the drain pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8581456
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electrical machine includes a substantially closed housing, a first heat exchanger arranged inside of the housing, a second heat exchanger arranged outside of the housing, a conduit assembly for transferring a heat exchange medium in a closed circuit between the first and the second heat exchangers, a first air circulating means configured to circulate air inside of the housing over the first heat exchanger, and a second air circulating means configured to circulate air outside of the housing over the second heat exchanger, wherein the conduit assembly includes a pump for actively circulating the heat exchange medium between the first and the second heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Johan Osterberg, Stefan Palmgren, Robert Larsson
  • Patent number: 8546983
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including module housing with an inner wall and at least one end cap. The module can at least partially define a machine cavity. The electric machine module can also include at least two drain holes positioned substantially circumferentially apart from one another and extending through a lower portion of the module housing. The at least two drain holes can provide gravity-fed fluid pathways out of the machine cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8536743
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine configured with a rotor and stator. The rotor is rotatably supported radially inside of a stator that has coil end portions on both sides in an axial direction, and which is structured so that oil is supplied from an axial first direction side to the coil end portions on the both sides in the axial direction. A communication oil passage provided in at least one of the rotor and the rotor support member, is configured to communicate with a first opening and a second opening from an oil collecting portion. The first opening opens radially inside the coil end portion on the axial first direction side, and the second opening opens radially inside the coil end portion on an axial second direction side, which is the other side in the axial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Kasuya, Masashi Kitou, Yuichi Seki, Yusuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8519580
    Abstract: An electric machine has a stator and a rotor arranged on a rotor shaft for rotation about a shaft axis, wherein the shaft axis defines an axial, a radial and a tangential direction. The rotor has at least one continuous axial rotor channel. The stator has a lamination stack extending over the rotor viewed in the axial direction. The lamination stack completely surrounds the rotor, forming a closed inner rotor chamber and has at least one axial stator channel running continuously in the axial direction and that is completely closed when viewed on the sectional plane. The electric machine has covers which are designed to form in conjunction with the lamination stack at least one radial channel running in the radial direction. The radial channels connect the axial stator channel(s) to the inner rotor chamber by means of a fluid connection but are otherwise closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Konrad Brandl, Reiner Grillenberger, Sebastian Weiss, Ilkka Af Ursin
  • Patent number: 8519578
    Abstract: A housing for a generator stator has a port through the housing and communicates with a channel extending circumferentially across an inner bore of the housing. The channel extends for a depth along a first distance. An inner bore of the housing is at a radius. A ratio of the depth to the radius is between 0.018 and 0.035. In addition, a generator including the basic cooling structure, and a method of assembling the generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Debabrata Pal
  • Patent number: 8492952
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including an electric machine with a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes a plurality of stator laminations and the plurality of stator laminations include a plurality of different outer diameters. The plurality of stator laminations are positioned relative to one another to form radially-extending fins. At least one circumferential coolant channel is defined along the circumference of the stator assembly by the plurality of stator laminations at least partially between the radially-extending fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8482169
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module and a method for cooling an electric machine. The electric machine module includes the electric machine including a stator with stator end turns, a through bolt, and a housing with at least two removably-coupled frame members. Each of the at least two removably-coupled frame members include an inner wall, an outer wall, a coolant cavity defined between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a bolt channel. The coolant cavity can be positioned substantially around at least one of the stator end turns radially. The bolt channel can be positioned through a portion of each of the at least two removably-coupled frame members and can be located radially inward from an outer substantially circular periphery of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8456045
    Abstract: A heat-generating portion cooling structure of vehicle drive apparatus that sufficiently supplies cooling oil to heat-generating portions to enhance efficiency of the vehicle drive apparatus when the heat-generating portions generate maximum heat includes drawing means for drawing oil in a case into a catch tank, and an oil circulation passage for circulating the oil through the catch tank while supplying the oil to first and second heat-generating portions. The oil circulation passage includes a first passage for the oil to flow to the first heat-generating portion when the oil surface in the catch tank is at a first height and a second passage for the oil to flow to the second heat-generating portion when the oil surface is at a second height lower than the first height, and more amount of oil flows to the second heat-generating portion than to the first heat-generating portion when the oil surface is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Hayashi, Makoto Tomita, Shinichi Kojima, Ryuichi Hasegawa, Takahiro Miki
  • Patent number: 8450889
    Abstract: A high speed electric motor for use in a variety of applications. The electric motor an electric motor including a motor housing or stator, a rotor having a commutator and brushes for contacting the commutator at a predefined area known as the contact area. Additionally, the motor includes a forced air cooling assembly. The forced air cooling assembly includes a centrifugal fan for creating air flow, a manifold for accelerating the air flow. The manifold having exit ports and the exit ports being positioned directly over the contact area for directing the accelerated air flow at the contact area and the motor housing having at least one opening aligned with the contact area and at least a second opening defining an exit vent. Additionally, a method of cooling the motor in accordance with the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Jet Motor Limited
    Inventor: Wing-kin Hui
  • Patent number: 8400029
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes: a stator that includes a cylindrical stator core and a stator winding wire wound around the stator core; and a rotor disposed facing the stator via a gap; wherein at least one cooling medium path extending in a direction of a central axis of the stator core is provided in the stator; and the cooling medium path is inclined relative to the central axis of the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugimoto, Akiyoshi Komura, Koji Obata, Takashi Ishigami, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8378536
    Abstract: A mill drive system with a transmission arranged beneath a milling table and with at least one planetary and/or spur gear stage as well as a vertical shaft position is provided. In addition, an electric motor is integrated in a housing of the transmission and is connected to a lubricant supply circuit of the transmission. A rotor and a stator of the electric motor have vertically extending axes. Cooling of the motor is performed by a lubricant circulating through the transmission. Furthermore, a lubricating-oil-proof sheath for rotor and/or stator windings of the electric motor for sealing with respect to the lubricant is provided. In addition, the mill drive system includes a converter with a regulation device for backlash-free speed regulation of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedhelm Pötter, Joachim Ridder
  • Patent number: 8378550
    Abstract: An electric machine including a housing, and a stator mounted relative to the housing. The stator includes a body including a first end portion that extends to a second end portion and a plurality of stator windings that extend between the first and second end portions. A sleeve member is mounted to the stator and covers a portion of the stator windings at one of the first and second end portions. The sleeve member is configured and disposed to guide a coolant over the portion of the stator windings to remove heat from the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael D. Bradfield
  • Patent number: 8304940
    Abstract: A stator that includes a cylindrical stator core, which has a plurality of slots that are provided at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction and open toward an inner peripheral surface of the stator core; and a coil, which has a coil end portion protruding from an axial end of the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Takamasa Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8278788
    Abstract: A heat-generating portion cooling structure of vehicle drive apparatus that sufficiently supplies cooling oil to heat-generating portions to enhance efficiency of the vehicle drive apparatus when the heat-generating portions generate maximum heat includes drawing means for drawing oil in a case into a catch tank, and an oil circulation passage for circulating the oil through the catch tank while supplying the oil to first and second heat-generating portions. The oil circulation passage includes a first passage for the oil to flow to the first heat-generating portion when the oil surface in the catch tank is at a first height and a second passage for the oil to flow to the second heat-generating portion when the oil surface is at a second height lower than the first height, and more amount of oil flows to the second heat-generating portion than to the first heat-generating portion when the oil surface is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Hayashi, Makoto Tomita, Shinichi Kojima, Ryuichi Hasegawa, Takahiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20120235522
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electrical machine includes a substantially closed housing, a first heat exchanger arranged inside of the housing, a second heat exchanger arranged outside of the housing, a conduit assembly for transferring a heat exchange medium in a closed circuit between the first and the second heat exchangers, a first air circulating means configured to circulate air inside of the housing over the first heat exchanger, and a second air circulating means configured to circulate air outside of the housing over the second heat exchanger, wherein the conduit assembly includes a pump for actively circulating the heat exchange medium between the first and the second heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Johan Osterberg, Stefan Palmgren, Robert Larsson
  • Patent number: 8247934
    Abstract: The electric rotating machine includes a rotor relatable around a rotating shaft disposed horizontally, a stator core formed with slots, and a stator coil constituted of in-slot portions each of which is accommodated in a corresponding one of the slots, and turn portions each of which connects corresponding adjacent two of the in-slot portions at a position outside the stator core. The turn portions form a coil end projecting axially outward from an end surface of the stator core at each of both axial end sides of the stator core. The coil end is formed in a cylindrical shape including an axial end surface of a flat shape, and inner and outer peripheral surfaces of a circular shape. The electric rotating machine further includes a coolant supply section to supply coolant to an upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the coil end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohito Matsui, Sadahisa Onimaru, Shinji Kouda, Ryosake Utaka, Munehiro Kamiya, Hiroshi Kaneiwa
  • Publication number: 20120165198
    Abstract: A superconducting electric motor includes: a rotor that is rotatably arranged; and a stator that is arranged in a radial direction of the rotor so as to face the rotor. The stator has a plurality of superconducting coils that are wound at a radial end portion of a stator core and that are formed of a superconducting wire material. The superconducting electric motor includes a refrigerator that has at least one narrow tube that flows low-temperature refrigerant inside. The at least one narrow tube is in thermal contact with the stator core and at least one of the coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoji Mizutani, Yoshimasa Ohashi, Nobuo Okumura, Kenji Ishida
  • Patent number: 8207644
    Abstract: A hybrid cascading lubrication and cooling system (200, 400) for an electrical machine (102) with nested stages is provided. The electrical machine (102) includes an inner nested stage (444) nested with respect to an outer nested stage (446). An oil pump (222) is coupled to an oil pump inlet tube (226) to draw oil from an oil sump (224), and a cooling core (230) to distribute pumped oil within the electrical machine (102). A rotor member (212) is coupled to the inner nested stage (444) and the outer nested stage (446). The rotor member (212) centrifugally pumps oil from the cooling core (230) through inner radial holes (424) and outer radial holes (436) in the rotor member (212) upon rotation about a central axis (216) of the electrical machine (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Richard A. Himmelmann
  • Publication number: 20120098360
    Abstract: A system includes an electrical generator comprising a stator, a rotor, and a gas coolant path through an interior of the electrical generator and at least one fiber optic purity sensor configured to sense a gas purity of a flow of a gas coolant through the gas coolant path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Martin, Anthony James George, Jeffrey James Andritz, James Daniel Antalek, James Thomas Clark
  • Patent number: 8093770
    Abstract: Cooling of the end windings on a stator of the electric motor can be made more uniform if a physically-compliant, thermally-conductive cap is placed over the end windings. In one embodiment, a liquid coolant is sprayed on the outside of the cap. The cap serves to make the temperature more uniform in the end windings. In an alternative embodiment, a cover is placed over the cap with a coolant jacket formed between the cap and the cover. A coolant, such as transmission fluid or engine coolant, can be circulated in the coolant jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Tekletsion Berhan
  • Patent number: 8080909
    Abstract: An electric motor which has a separate end cap heat exchanger, through which a liquid coolant is passed, is disclosed. In one example embodiment, the electric motor is a traction motor or motor-generator in a hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine. Additionally, in one embodiment, the heat exchanger has a low-temperature coolant loop configured to extract energy from the motor coolant. The electric motor may be installed in a variety of vehicles or other applications having greatly differing cooling requirements. By placing the heat exchanger and control componentry in the end cap, the cooling capability of the electric motor can be changed by selecting an end cap with the appropriate heat transfer characteristics and control componentry to provide the desired cooling. Consequently, a single electric motor, with a variety of end cap choices, can be used in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: William Paul Perkins
  • Patent number: 8067865
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in one form, provides an electric motor/generator low hydraulic resistance cooling mechanism including a hollow cooling stator case having an inner and outer coaxial surface. The inner surface defines a generally cylindric cavity for receiving a stator in heat transference contact with the inner surface. The outer surface has integrated spiral groove cooling passages that are defined by filleted rectangular cross sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Satish D. Savant
  • Patent number: 8067864
    Abstract: An electric motor for driving an inertia separator is provided, including a stator and a rotor. The stator is arranged in a stator space enclosed by a stator housing. The rotor is arranged in a rotor space concentrically with the stator with regard to an axis of rotation. A ring gap is formed radially between the rotor and the stator such that it separates the stator space from the rotor space. A housing bottom includes a nonmagnetic section extending through the ring gap. An inertia separator includes a second rotor operably connected to the rotor. A separator housing encloses a void containing the second rotor, wherein the housing bottom is arranged on the separator housing on a side facing the electric motor such that the nonmagnetic section of the housing bottom defines an opening in the rotor space that is oriented towards the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Dr. Beetz
  • Patent number: 7994665
    Abstract: A rotor for an electrical generator is disclosed, including a rotor body having a circular portion and a cylindrical portion coaxial with the circular portion. A generally cylindrical recess is defined by the cylindrical portion and the first side of the circular portion for receiving a stator. At least one first wall is at least partially spaced apart from the first side of the circular portion, defining at least one chamber therebetween. The chamber has an inlet. An aperture in the at least one first wall defines an outlet of the at least one chamber. At least one second wall extends outwardly from the first side of the circular portion. The at least one second wall has an end portion adjacent to the inlet of the at least one chamber. An internal combustion engine with an electrical generator and a method of cooling an electrical generator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Patrick Raffelsberger
  • Publication number: 20110140550
    Abstract: An electric machine has a stator (1) and a rotor shaft (3). The rotor shaft (3) is rotatably mounted about a shaft axis (5) in relation to the stator (1), said axis (5) defining an axial direction, a radial direction and a tangential direction. A rotor (6), which is in electrical co-operation with the stator (1), is arranged on the rotor shaft (3). The rotor (6) has at least one continuous axial rotor channel (8). The stator (1) has a lamination stack (10) that extends over the rotor (6) when viewed in the axial direction. The lamination stack (10) completely surrounds the rotor (6) when viewed on a sectional plane that is orthogonal to the axial direction, forming a closed inner rotor chamber (11) when viewed on the sectional plane. A respective cover (14) is provided on both axial sides of the lamination stack (10). At least one of the covers (14) has a central cavity (15) to allow the passage of the rotor shaft (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Konrad Brandl, Reiner Grillenberger, Sebastian Weiss, Ilkka Af Ursin
  • Patent number: 7952240
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator including a coil; and a cooling unit that cools a coil end of the coil, which projects in an axial direction of the stator, wherein the cooling unit includes: an outer periphery cooling portion that is disposed along an outer peripheral surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject a cooling medium onto the outer peripheral surface; and an end surface cooling portion that is disposed along an axial end surface of the coil end and includes a plurality of injection holes that inject the cooling medium onto the axial end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Takenaka, Yasunari Furuta
  • Patent number: 7915770
    Abstract: A cooling device for current lines of a superconducting rotating machine, which is capable of removing heat generated from the current lines of the superconducting rotating machine, thereby effectively preventing a superconducting coil from being deformed due to the heat generated from the current lines, is disclosed. The cooling device includes heat conduction members respectively mounted to outer surfaces of the current lines. Each heat conduction member is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the stator such that the heat conduction member transfers, to the stator, heat generated from a corresponding one of the current lines. The heat conduction member further includes insulators each surrounding a corresponding one of the current lines between a corresponding one of the heat conduction members and a power slip ring arranged in the stator, to thermally insulate the heat generated from the corresponding current line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung hyun Lee, Je heon Jung, Woon sik Kwon, Heui joo Park, Chi whan Lee, Yeong chun Kim
  • Patent number: 7816824
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor (1) with permanent magnet excitation, comprising a stator (2), a rotor (8), comprising a hollow shaft (13) on which the permanent magnets (9) are positioned. The hollow shaft (13) is sealed tight against an output shaft (7) at least at the end faces thereof and a suitable coolant is provided in the enclosed cavity (14) which, during operation of the electric motor, evaporates from the relatively hot hollow shaft in the region of the permanent magnets (9) and condenses in the region of the relatively cold output shaft (7) such as to introduce a radial and axial heat transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Jöckel
  • Patent number: 7816826
    Abstract: A machine has a rotor, that can be rotated about an axis, with a superconductive winding that is coupled in a heat-conducting manner to a central coolant area of a fixed heat conducting body proturding into a hollow of the rotor via a winding carrier and a heat contact gas. The coolant area forms a line system with the line parts thereof, that are laterally connected thereto, and a condenser area of a cold unit, in which a coolant circulates in the line system as result of a thermosiphon effect. To maintain the supply of coolant to the central coolant area, even when the rotor encounters difficulties, the coolant area is provided with a lining of a porous material, preferably a sinter material, having high thermal conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd Gromoll
  • Patent number: 7804208
    Abstract: A high speed electric motor for use in a variety of applications. The electric motor an electric motor including a motor housing or stator, a rotor having a commutator and brushes for contacting the commutator at a predefined area known as the contact area. Additionally, the motor includes a forced air cooling assembly. The forced air cooling assembly includes a centrifugal fan for creating air flow, a manifold for accelerating the air flow. The manifold having exit ports and the exit ports being positioned directly over the contact area for directing the accelerated air flow at the contact area and the motor housing having at least one opening aligned with the contact area and at least a second opening defining an exit vent. Additionally, a method of cooling the motor in accordance with the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Wing-kin Hui
  • Patent number: 7701096
    Abstract: A totally enclosed type main drive motor for a vehicle includes a stator core arranged on an inner circumference of an outer casing frame, a bracket arranged on one end of the outer casing frame to have a bearing built-in, a housing arranged on the other end of the outer casing frame to have a bearing built-in, a rotor shaft having its both ends supported by the respective bearings, a rotor core arranged on the rotor shaft, a fan arranged on one end of the rotor shaft, openings formed in both axial ends of a peripheral wall of the outer casing frame, connective air ducts arranged outside the peripheral wall so as to communicate with the openings and a cooler for connecting these connective air ducts with each other and also releasing heat of air flowing in the connective air ducts to outside air. The outer casing frame is attached to the vehicle so that a central axis of the outer casing frame extends horizontally and intersects with a traveling direction of the vehicle at right angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinichi Noda, Taihei Koyama, Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 7675209
    Abstract: A cooling jacket of an electric motor or generator includes a cylindrical inner sleeve, a cylindrical outer sleeve coaxially surrounding the inner sleeve and forming a circular space between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve, and a passageway extending within the circular space between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. The passageway may be a continuous winding path that may extend axially back and forth along the circumference of said inner sleeve. An embodiment of the present invention provides a cooling jacket that is suitable for, but not limited to, applications in the aircraft and aerospace industries, for example in air-conditioning systems. The cooling jacket as in one embodiment of the present invention may be leak proof and water tight, has a compact design, and may be easily assembled and integrated into an electrically driven machine, such as an electrically driven compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mike M. Masoudipour, Long K. Duong
  • Patent number: 7646119
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to optimize cooling of a rotor using simple means. A rotor is provided, comprising rotor pressure rings (1) such that at least one of the two rotor pressure rings (1) is configured in order to enable targeted guiding of the coolant through the axial bores (3, 3?) in the rotor. In a special embodiment, the rotor pressure ring (1) can be formed in such a manner that it produces, in several bores (3?) in the rotor sheet stack (8), a flow of coolant in a first direction and in other bores (3), a flow of coolant in the other direction. An even, opposite flow cooling can be exclusively obtained by the contour of the rotor pressure ring (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Valerias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7633194
    Abstract: A coaxial stack of laminations for a stator of an electrical machine uses laminations that are substantially identical and in direct abutment with one another. Each of the laminations has an outer periphery and an inner periphery with the outer periphery being defined by an array of outwardly projecting pins and the inner periphery being defined by an array of inwardly projecting teeth. The outwardly projecting pins cooperate with a jacket surrounding the stack to provide a cooling space through which cooling liquid flows while the teeth provide spaces therebetween for receiving for receiving stator windings. The number of pins (npin) is proportional to the number of teeth (nth) according to the relationship (2K+1)/(2Kth) times the number of teeth (nth), where K is a selected integer number and Kth is the number of teeth past which each lamination is rotated with respect to adjacent laminations so that spaces between the teeth of adjacent laminations are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T Dawsey, Constantin C. Stancu, Eric R. Ostrom, Young Doo
  • Patent number: 4833976
    Abstract: The axial piston pump is provided with two annular seals mounted in the housing and sealingly engaging the piston to define a sealing fluid zone therebetween. An annular ring is provided between the seals to control the flow of sealing fluid through the fluid zone. This ring includes an internal helical flush duct for guiding the sealing fluid helically about the piston from one end of the ring to the other end of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Kleven Loland A/s
    Inventor: Magnus Loland