Liquid cooled inductor

An inductor assembly for power electronics in a vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a core assembly including:
• a first end yoke defining at least one internal fluid passage therethrough,
• a second end yoke opposite to the first end yoke, the second end yoke defining an internal fluid passage therethrough,
• a first series of core segments positioned between the first and second end yokes, each of the segments being spaced apart from one another such that a gap is defined between adjacent segments, and
• a second series of core segments positioned between the first and second end yokes, a core and a winding, each of the segments being spaced apart from one another such that a gap is defined between adjacent segments,
• wherein the first end yoke, the first series of core segments, the second end yoke, and the second series of core segments are sequentially arranged into an annular structure,
• wherein the internal fluid passages cooperate to define a fluid circuit through the core, the gaps between the first and second series of core segments in fluid communication with the fluid circuit,
• wherein the first end yoke defines an inlet for the fluid circuit, the inlet in fluid communication with the at least one internal fluid passage of the first end yoke, and
• wherein one of the first and second end yokes defines an outlet for the fluid circuit;
• a first winding surrounding the first series of core segments;
• and
• a second winding surrounding the second series of core segments.