Abstract: A cooling jacket for an electric motor and a motor unit with a cooling jacket mounted on an electric motor having simple structure and capable of being manufactured with reduced number of processes. A cooling pipe made of copper and the like is bent, and held by plate members and lid members, and resin having high heat-conductivity is filled in between to form a series of segments of the cooling jacket. Adjacent ones of the segments are connected with each other by connecting members to form the cooling jacket. The plate members are formed to conform with a shape of the electric motor. The series of segments are mounted on an outer surface of the electric motor and gaps between the adjacent segments are adjusted to bring the plate members into close contact with the outer surface of the electric motor.

Abstract: A drive unit comprises an electric motor 1, a drive unit casing 2 accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter 3 that controls the electric motor, and a flow passage of a refrigerant that cools the inverter. The inverter is mounted on a heat sink 53 and mounted to the drive unit casing with a space R defined, and the space is communicated to the flow passage of the refrigerant. The heat sink comprises fins 56, and the drive unit casing comprises fins 22, the both fins being apart from each other. Thereby, both a side of the drive unit casing and a side of the heat sink are effectively cooled by heat exchange with a cooling refrigerant in wide areas. Also, the fins are apart from each other whereby direct heat conduction is avoided and efficient cooling is enabled with temperature gradient conformed to heat-resistant temperatures.

Abstract: An electric machine includes a housing for accommodating a rotatably supported rotor and a stationary stator, and a cooling device for cooling heat-generating components of the rotor and the stator. The cooling device includes a closed-flow system having an evaporator disposed in the housing, a condenser disposed outside the housing at a geodetically higher location, and a closed tube assembly, which connects the condenser and the evaporator, for circulating a coolant using a thermosiphon effect as a result of a difference in density between vapor and liquid portions of the coolant. The closed-flow system contains a liquid-vapor mixture of the coolant in a saturated state and includes a first tube for conducting coolant to the evaporator and a second tube for conducting coolant away from the evaporator. The first tube has hereby a cross section which is smaller than a cross section of the second tube.

Abstract: A brush tube structure 10 is provided for holding a brush 14 of a motor. The brush tube structure includes a base 15 and a plurality of fingers 12 extending from the base in a cantilevered manner and in direction of travel of the brush. The fingers are constructed and arranged to define a brush receiving space, such that when a brush is in the space, the fingers engage the brush.

Abstract: An ac generator for a vehicle includes a rotor for providing a magnetic field, a stator having a stator core in which a plurality of phase-windings is mounted to generate electromotive force when the magnetic field is supplied, a rectifying unit which includes positive electrode side rectifying elements and negative electrode side rectifying elements respectively connected to the plurality of phase-windings. One of the positive electrode side rectifying element and negative electrode side rectifying element that is connected to a portion of the phase-windings is constituted of a single element and the remainders are constituted of parallelly connected two elements.

Abstract: Device for connecting electronic components for driving an electric motor with a lead frame having tracks for connecting the power supply and phase windings of the electric motor, the tracks of the lead frame being designed for direct connection of the electronic components.

Abstract: A rotor capable of dissipating heat comprises a hub and a shielding received in the hub. The shielding case has an upper wall with a plurality of projection parts. The projection parts have a side thereof attached to the upper wall respectively and a plurality of openings are disposed in the upper wall at the projection parts. The hub has an upper hub wall with a plurality of through holes. The fluid can move in and out via the openings and the trough holes to perform heat dissipation.

Abstract: An integrated cooler for electronic devices comprises a heat exchange element, a heat transferring element and a blower with an electric drive. The heat exchange element comprises a base and heat exchanging means. The electronic device directly thermally connected with the base or the heat exchanging means by the heat transferring element. The blower comprises an inlet, an outlet and a drum type impeller comprises a disk with blades mounted on an axle fixed perpendicularly to the base. The heat exchanging means located at the inlet and/or at the outlet, thus ambient air flows through the inlet, the impeller and the outlet in a series way and in the directions perpendicular to the axle, so that the blower is a crossflow type blower. The electric drive comprises a rotor and a stator. The rotor made as the impeller having circumferential arrayed magnetic means. The stator comprises circumferential arrayed coils.

Abstract: A motor holder or a lower case defines therein a circuit accommodating chamber for accommodating a control circuit device. A side wall of the motor holder or the lower case that defines the circuit accommodating chamber has a vent for ventilating the chamber. A boundary section is formed between the motor holder and the lower case. An overhang extends from the motor holder. In a section of the circumference of the lower case, the overhang continuously covers the boundary section along the outer surface of the side wall of the lower case. A bulging portion is arranged to prevent water droplets from reaching the vent from the overhang. Therefore, the motor assembly prevents the integrally assembled control circuit device from being wet.

Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine, having a stator and rotor, is enclosed in a sealed housing. An impeller fixed to the rotor shaft creates air circulation through the housing and machine components for contact with one or more sealed containers of a coolant medium. The sealed container provides heat transfer from the circulated air through evaporation of the coolant medium. The sealed container has one closed end located within the housing and another closed end external to the housing. Heat from the evaporated coolant medium is transferred to the environment external to the housing through condensation of the vapor at the external end of the container. The sealed container may be stationary or rotatable with the rotor shaft. A plurality of heat transfer containers may be provided.

Abstract: The cooling device according to the invention comprises, in each of the stator recesses which contain windings, a cooling tube located in the longitudinal direction of the recess and supplied with cooling fluid. The cooling tube is located in the inlet portion of each of the recesses which is closest to the air gap, and thus constitutes a thermal barrier between the windings of the stator and the permanent magnets carried by the rotor. A device for the external cooling of the stator may be combined with the tubes for cooling the internal portion of the stator.

Abstract: A wind power installation includes a nacelle for housing a generator, and a turbine having at least one rotor blade. At least the generator includes a closed primary cooing system, and the nacelle is provided with a cooling system for cooling the primary cooling system in dependence on an output of the generator or generator losses.

Abstract: An electrical actuator has a DC motor which is provided with a rotor having a permanent magnet for forming a plurality of magnetic poles around a periphery thereof and a stator having a plurality of energizing coils and being disposed around a periphery of the rotor to thereby generate a rotary force for the rotor. In mounting this DC motor on a heat-generating member which generates radiant heat, a member for shielding radiant heat from a heat-generating member is disposed between the DC motor and the heat generating member. In this manner, the radiant heat from the heat-generating member is prevented from reaching the DC motor, whereby the problems in the DC motor associated with the radiant heat can be prevented.

Abstract: A rotating machine comprising a superconductive coil and a temperature sensor operable to provide a signal representative of superconductive coil temperature. The rotating machine may comprise a control system communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor. The control system may be operable to reduce electric current in the superconductive coil when a signal representative of a defined superconducting coil temperature is received from the temperature sensor.

Abstract: In a rotor for a rotary electric machine, a predetermined number of main pole magnets and a predetermined number of yoke magnets are fixed in contact with a hub. Each main pole magnet is magnetized so that its radial inside portion and its radial outside portion have the opposite polarity from each other, of north pole and south pole. Also, each main pole magnet has its radial inside and radial outside polarities reversed from its closest main pole magnets. The yoke magnets are disposed to allow magnetic flux to flow through circumferential surfaces of the main pole magnets. The hub is provided as a heat radiating member and made of metal having high heat conductivity. The hub includes an inner cylindrical portion and an outer cylindrical portion, and forms an air passage spaces.

Abstract: A superconducting device has a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation and a superconducting winding in a heat conducting winding carrier. The winding carrier has a central cooling agent cavity with a lateral cavity leading out of the winding carrier connected thereto. A cold head associated with a cooling unit is connected to a condenser unit which condenses the cooling agent. A fixed heat tube guiding the cooling agent is coupled to the condenser unit, protruding axially into the co-rotating lateral cavity and is sealed in relation thereto.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling fan for use in a motor vehicle. To achieve improved cooling of an electric motor it is proposed that the motor housing enclosing the electric motor be used as a heat sink for emitting waste heat into a cooling air flow. The cooling air flow for cooling the electric motor is routed here through the interior of the motor housing and subsequently along the outside of the motor housing over cooling elements in the areas of the air inlet openings and in the area or an air exit gap between fan wheel hub and front part of the motor housing. The cooling air flow is created in this case by the fan wheel hub of the fan wheel driven by the electric motor.

Abstract: Disclosed is an axial fan motor for air-cooling a heat sink of a heating element and thermally connected to the heat sink. The casing of the axial fan motor is formed of a plurality of laminated metal plates. The plurality of metal plates include a single first metal plate and a plurality of second metal plates. The single first metal plate, which is an outermost layer located at the air exhaust side of the fan, has a peripheral portion, a central portion, and a plurality of arm portions for connecting the peripheral portion and the central portion. A bearing holder for supporting a rotary shaft of the fan is attached to the central portion.

Abstract: A drive unit including an electric motor, a drive unit casing accommodating therein the electric motor, an inverter that controls the electric motor and a flow passage in which a refrigerant passes therein in order to cool the inverter, wherein the inverter is mounted on the drive unit casing such that a heat sink, united with a substrate of the inverter, defines a space that is in communication with the flow passage on a portion thereof opposed to the drive unit casing, the space is compartmented by a separator into a first chamber facing the heat sink and a second chamber facing the drive unit casing and the heat sink comprises heat-sink side fins extending into the first chamber and apart from the separator.

Abstract: Current rectifying equipment for rotary electrical machines has a rear bearing, of the type comprising a plurality of positive diodes (2) supported by a support (1) in the form of a plate, a plurality of negative diodes (7) supported by the rear bearing (6) of the machine, a device (9) for connecting the positive and negative diodes together, and structure for generating a forced axial stream of a coolant fluid, the support (1) for the diodes carrying cooling fins (4) which extend in the axial stream (F1) of the coolant fluid in the radial direction of the machine. The equipment includes means for effecting mixed cooling of the support for the negative diodes by convection and conduction. The invention can be used for alternators for motor vehicles.

Abstract: An AC generator including positive-electrode side and negative-electrode side support members disposed between a casing body and a cooling fan for supporting one-way conducting elements at the positive-electrode side and the negative-electrode side respectively, the positive-electrode side support member and the negative-electrode side support member being arranged on substantially the same plane perpendicular to the rotational shaft, wherein the inner peripheral surface of one of the positive-electrode side support member and the negative-electrode side support member which is located at a farther position from the rotational shaft is inclined so that the dimension in the radial direction thereof is increased from one end surface of the support member concerned at the casing body side to the other end surface of the support member concerned at the fan side.

Abstract: An on-vehicle AC generator that comprises a rotor; and a stator including a cylindrical stator iron core in which a plurality of slots extending in axial direction of a shaft are formed to be circumferentially aligned, and which is fitted to and supported in a case to contain the rotor therein, and a stator winding wound about the slot of the stator iron core, and which possesses a high rigidity to secure no deformation by force applied at the time of being fitted to the case. An insulating resin having adhesive properties is applied to an entire surface of the coil end portions. A corner portion formed by outer circumferential surface of the bottom of the coil end portions and an end face in axial direction of the stator iron core is also filled with the adhesive insulating resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a superconducting rotor with a cooling system located inside. The rotor comprises a superconducting field coil for generating a strong magnetic field, a field coil supporting member for supporting the superconducting field coil, and a pulse tube refrigerator.

Abstract: In an electrical compressor having a motor and an electrical circuit integrated with a compression portion, a part of electrical components of the electrical circuit is disposed in spaces between a cylindrical outer surface of a motor housing and an imaginary flat surface that imaginarily contacts the cylindrical outer surface. Therefore, the spaces can be used effectively, and the electrical compressor can be downsized. Further, the part of the electrical components can be effectively cooled by refrigerant in the motor housing. On the other hand, the outer surface of the motor housing is used as one surface defining an inner space of a casing for accommodating the electrical circuit. In this case, the electrical circuit can be effectively cooled by refrigerant in the motor housing.

Abstract: A liquid-cooled electric motor with a motor shaft, with two bearing plates which are mounted on the end faces of the motor housing and which carry on each side at least one bearing, the motor shaft being mounted rotatably in the bearings, and with at least one rotating hydraulic pump, the drive shaft of which is connected to the motor shaft by way of a coupling and which is driven by the electric motor. The casing of the motor housing receives a cooling liquid, has an at least partially hollow design and forms a casing cavity. At least one connecting duct for the supply of cooling liquid from the casing cavity to the bearings for cooling and lubrication of the bearings is provided in each of the bearing plates and in that said flanged-on hydraulic pump is sealed off in a liquid-tight manner with respect to the bearing plate interiors.

Abstract: A heat sink member divides a circuit board into a first circuit part and a second circuit part. The first circuit part includes circuit elements, such as a transistor, an electric current sensing resistor and a choke coil, which generate heat upon operation thereof. The second circuit part includes a control circuit, which controls operation of the motor.

Abstract: A brush holder for a vehicle electrical machine having an insulating support, an electrical circuit including a semiconductor control component; and at least one metallic heat dissipation member in contact with the ambient environment and arranged to receive heat from the control component. The dissipation member is composed of two distinct parts, a seat and a dissipator. The seat is fixed to the support and receiving, on one of its faces, the control component and, on the other one of its faces, the dissipator.

Abstract: A circuit-container unit 22 has a structure in which a board 26, electric components 27 constituting a drive control circuit 24, a frame 28 made of synthetic resin, an insulating plate 29 made of synthetic resin, a shield plate 31 made of aluminum, and a cover 32 made of synthetic resin are stacked over a unit body 25 made of aluminum. The unit body 25 is constituted by a mount part 33 and a plate-like base part 34. Component-container portions 36a and 36b are projected in the lower surface side of the base part 34. The component-container portions 36a and 36b are provided to be projected into a gap between the base part 34 and a motor body. The insides of the component-container portions 36a and 36b serve as container spaces 38. FETs 27a which are short in height are provided on the board 26. Tall capacitors 27b and relays 27c are contained in the component-container portions 36a and 36b. Useless space over the components is thus saved and the space efficiency is improved.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a liquid-cooled electrical machine mounted thereon. The liquid-cooled electrical machine includes a centrally disposed stator having stator windings. A rotor is mounted on a rotatable member for rotation therewith. The rotor extends about the stator. A cooling chamber is disposed within the stator and has an inlet for a coolant and an outlet for the coolant connected thereto.

Abstract: A mover (36) for an exposure apparatus (10) includes a conductor array (358) and a circulation housing (362) that defines at least a portion of a fluid passageway (364) near the conductor array (358). The circulation housing (362) includes a wall (366A) having a wall thickness. In one embodiment, the wall thickness at a first position on the wall (366A) is different than the wall thickness at a second position on the wall (366A). The wall (366A) can be curved and the shape of the curve is different at the first position than at the second position. Further, a cross-sectional shape of the wall (366A) at the first position is different from a cross-sectional shape of the wall (366A) at the second position.

Abstract: A cooling device for an internal stator of an electric machine. The stator includes a substantially cylindrical cavity having a substantially cylindrical internal surface. The cooling device includes a body defining an external substantially cylindrical contact surface. The cooling device further includes a biasing element connected to the body. The biasing element is so configured and sized as to bias the contact surface of the body against the internal surface of the rotor when the cooling device is positioned inside the cavity.

Abstract: A rise in temperature of magneto coils can be suppressed, thereby improving the electrical efficiency, service life and reliability thereof. A flywheel (3) has a cylindrical portion (4), and is rotatable about an axis of rotation A—A. A plurality of magnets (7) are mounted on an inner peripheral surface of the flywheel (3) so as to rotate therewith. A stator core (10) has a plurality of teeth (12) protruded outwardly in a diametral direction, and is disposed in opposition to the magnets (7). Conductive wires are wound around the teeth (12), respectively, to form magneto coils (11). The stator core (10) has a laminated core (15) formed of a plurality of magnetic sheet steel plates laminated one over another, and a pair of end plates (16, 17) disposed so as to sandwich opposite side surfaces of the laminated core (15). At least one of the pair of end plates (16, 17) is made of aluminum whose heat radiation is higher than the magnetic sheet steel plates.

Abstract: In a rectifying device of a vehicle ac generator, a positive-side radiating fin and a negative-side radiating fin are arranged to oppose each other in an axial direction and a terminal board is interposed therebetween. One of the fins, which is directly fixed to a frame, is substantially in an arc shape having a circular arc angle of equal to or more than 180 degrees and separated into two partial radiating fins at a substantially middle part in a circumferential direction. Each of the partial radiating fins has two fixing portions near its radially outer end. Screws are inserted into the fixing portions and tightened to threaded holes provided in the frame to fasten the rectifying device to the frame. Instead of separating the fin into the partial radiating fins, a groove is provided on a surface of the fin.

Abstract: A plurality of similarly configured plates have an essentially circular exterior peripheral ring and an essentially circular interior opening with a plurality of radial legs extending inwardly from the ring with an exterior diameter. A plurality of similarly configured thin fins has an essentially circular exterior peripheral ring with an exterior diameter, an essentially circular interior opening, and a plurality of radial legs extending inwardly from the ring. The exterior diameter of the fins is greater than the exterior diameter of the plates. The plurality of plates are in stacks with their rings, openings and spaces in alignment. Each of a plurality of fins is located between a stack of plates. The rings, openings and spaces of the fins are in alignment with the rings, openings and spaces of the plates.

Abstract: A stator fastening arrangement for a flat elevator motor may include a stator core, a winding, and a rotor fitted in conjunction with the stator. The stator may be fitted within a mounting part fastened to a motor body. A space provided between the mounting part and the stator may be filled with a thermally conductive filling material for conducting heat away from the stator to the mounting part. The filling material may be provided on one or more axial, outer circumferential surfaces of the stator and in contact with the mounting part so as to fasten the stator to the mounting part.

Abstract: End windings of the field windings of a generator rotor body are flattened. A cap having a flat undersurface overlies the flattened end windings and an enclosure ring extends about the end windings and cap. Apertures are formed through the cap in communication with gaps between the coils of the end windings and passageways formed along the outer surface of the cap. The passageways and apertures form ventilation paths for a cooling medium flowing through the end windings outwardly into the air gap between the rotor body and stator.

Abstract: In a rotary joint A including an electric signal slip ring 31 for passing different electric signals between a stator 1 and a rotor 6, for the purpose of stable transmission of electric signals in the electric signal slip ring 31, stationary side electrode stacks 38a and 38b are provided individually by stacking each pair of axially adjacent two 36b to 36e of six ring-plate-shaped stationary side electrodes 36a to 36f arranged concentrically with the axis of the stator 1 and aligned axially with each other together with one of stationary side insulating seats 37a and 37b interposed between the pair of axially faced stationary side electrodes, rotating side electrode stacks 42a to 42c are provided individually by stacking each pair of axially adjacent two 40a to 40f of six ring-plate-shaped rotating side electrodes 40a to 40f arranged concentrically with the axis of the rotor 6 and aligned axially with each other together with one of rotating side insulating seats 41a and 41c interposed between the pair of axi

Abstract: An endshield assembly for an electronically commutated motor includes an endshield, a control assembly, and a power assembly. The endshield includes a plurality of recessed fins on an outer surface, and a substantially flat raised portion on an internal surface. The raised portion is in contact with a thermal pad. The control assembly includes the thermal pad and a control board on which is located a plurality of power transistors. The thermal pad provides thermal contact between the transistors and the endshield to enable the endshield to dissipate heat from the transistors. The transistors include a plurality of leads that extend substantially parallel to the control board which enable the leads to be coated for protection against harsh external environments. The power assembly includes a power board having an insulator positioned between the power board and the control board.

Abstract: An actuator coil with a race track winding that generates a magnetic field. A cooling tube has cooling liquid flowing therethrough and is wrapped around a periphery of said race track winding. A plurality of thermal conductive strips are arranged generally transverse to at least portions of said race track winding so as to conduct heat from said racetrack winding to said cooling tube.

Abstract: An electrical generator (80) utilizes supplemental blowers or fans (140) to move additional cooling fluid through coolant flow paths (116, 124) in the generator, thus reducing the internal temperature of the generator. The supplemental blower comprises a blower (160) for supplementing cooling fluid flow through a discharge coolant flow path (155) and/or a supplemental blower (176, 178) for supplementing cooling fluid flow through an inlet coolant flow path (156). Either supplemental blower has the effect of lowering the peak internal generator temperature (134).

Abstract: A rectifying unit has two heat radiation fins to which positive-electrode side and negative-electrode side rectifying elements are fixed respectively. A terminal platform having a connecting terminal provides wiring for the positive-electrode side rectifying element and the negative-electrode side rectifying element. Two heat radiation fins are disposed in a radial direction with respect to a rotary shaft of the rotor. The negative-electrode side heat radiation fin is interposed between the frame and the positive-electrode side heat radiation fin, and is partly overlapped with the positive-electrode side heat radiation fin in the direction of the rotary shaft. An inner radius of the negative-electrode side heat radiation fin is smaller than an outer radius of the cooling air inlet window.

Abstract: An improved cooling arrangement for an electric motor in a pump assembly, including a resilient fan baffle having a planar main surface and a pair of wings extending perpendicularly out from the main surface to direct airflow away from the motor when the fan baffle is installed on the motor. A method of installing the fan baffle includes bending two ends of the periphery of the fan baffle to clear obstructions on the motor, and then releasing the ends to allow them to come together in a planar arrangement.

Abstract: An electric asynchronous motor for driving a shaft, a roll shell or a similar machine element includes an annular rotor and an annular stator, each having an end face at each of their respective ends. The rotor is connected to a motor shaft by way of spokes. A motor cooling system includes an internal cooling air circuit wherein an air stream flows between the rotor and the motor shaft as well as through an annular heat exchanger for transferring heat from the rotor and/or the stator to a cooling liquid. The annular heat exchanger is positioned within the motor's housing in the area of an end face of the rotor. The cooling air stream also passes over blower vanes and at least one annular series of air circulation channels in the annular body of the stator and/or of the rotor with air streams flowing from the one end face to the other end face of the stator and/or of the rotor, so that the cooling air circuit forms an internal toroidal air stream.

Abstract: Methods and related systems providing removal of heat from electric motors via fluid baths.

Abstract: An electronic package for an electrical machine preferably a rotary current generator includes a slip ring end (SRE) frame defining one end of a housing configured for mounting a rotor therein so as to be rotatable; a plurality of negative diodes dispersed in an angular fashion in the SRE frame acting as a negative heat sink; a plurality of positive diodes mounted on a separate electrically conductive plate located above a location of the plurality of negative diodes, the plate being configured as a positive heat sink having corresponding holes such that leads extending from each negative diode protrude directly therethrough and openings formed in the positive heat sink to engage a body of each positive diode; and a non-conductive separator fitted over a series of bosses that space the positive heat sink above a top surface defining the negative heat sink, the separator configured to electrically insulate the positive heat sink and negative heat sink from one another, wherein waste heat from the positive and

Abstract: The invention concerns a current-rectifying arrangement for rotary electrical machines of the type comprising a support (50, 51, 51?) for a plurality of positive diodes (66), a support for a plurality of negative diodes, forming part of the rear bearing of the machine, and a device for cooling by the creation of a forced axial flow of a cooling fluid through the rectifying arrangement, the support for the positive diodes carrying radial cooling fins (60) on its front face oriented towards the axis of the machine; the positive diode support device (66) being produced in the form of at least one moulded piece (50, 51, 51?), whose face oriented towards the aforementioned axis carries fine cooling fins (60). The invention can be used in alternators for motor vehicles.

Abstract: A rectifying apparatus for a.c. dynamo for vehicle is disclosed. The rectifying apparatus of the present invention comprises: rectifier elements for rectifying a.c. current; through holes for fixing the rectifier elements; and a radiator plate for radiating heat generated by the rectifier elements. The rectifier elements are disposed at a part of the through holes, while the blocking members are disposed at the rest of the through holes. The open through holes at which the rectifier elements are not disposed are blocked by the blocking elements, thereby preventing the cooling wind from passing through the through holes, prohibiting the concentrated leakage of the cooling wind and thus obtaining a cooling effect as designed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a canned pump comprising a housing, a rotor contained in the housing, a circuit substrate supported on the housing, semi-conductor means for power control attached to the circuit substrate, an end cover attached the housing to cover the circuit substrate, an a heat sink having heat radiating means for cooling the semi-conductor means for power control. The semi-conductor means for power control is mounted on a surface of the circuit substrate facing to the end cover. The heat sink attached to the circuit substrate to cover the semi-conductor means for power control.

Abstract: In an electrical machine, in particular a generator for a motor vehicle, having a housing (2), a rotor (6), supported rotatably in the housing (2) about a pivot axis (5), at least one fan wheel (20), connected to the rotor (6), for generating a cooling air flow (22, 22?, 22?) from at least one intake opening (37; 37?; 37?) disposed in the housing (2) to at least one outlet opening (24) disposed in the housing (2), and at least one regulator chip (31), disposed on a chip holder (30), for regulating the current generation, it is provided that the chip holder (30) is disposed such that it is bathed at least in part directly by the cooling air flow (22, 22?, 22?). As a result of this arrangement, it is attained that a very high heat transfer coefficient is present, because of the high flow speed of the cooling air flow (22, 22?, 22?).

Abstract: A dynamoelectric device cooling air flow baffle is given a shape that increases its heat transfer and cooling efficiency by providing the baffle with an annular concave surface around its outer perimeter edge that redirects air flow radially inwardly around stator winding end turns while reducing separation of the air flow and also directs the cooling air flow around an inner edge of a center hole of the baffle while reducing separation of the air flow and increasing air flow velocity, thereby efficiently cooling the stator assembly of the dynamoelectric device.