Electromagnetic components cooling apparatus, method, and configuration
AssigneeThe ESAB Group, Inc.
InventorAndrew Raymond
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Abstract
An electromagnetic component assembly disposed in a power source of a welding or cutting system. The electromagnetic component assembly includes a core and a tubular winding. The tubular winding is placed near or around the core and conducts a current for an electromagnetic operation. The tubular winding includes a passageway for a process fluid, an inlet, at one end of the passageway, that receives the process fluid, and an outlet, at another end of the passageway, that directs the process fluid downstream toward a torch assembly. The passageway enhances cooling of the electromagnetic component assembly as the process fluid travels through the passageway from the inlet to the outlet.
Claims20
An electromagnetic component assembly disposed in a power source of a welding or cutting system, the electromagnetic component assembly comprising:
- a core;
- and
- a tubular winding being placed near or around the core and conducting a current for an electromagnetic operation, the tubular winding comprising:
- a passageway for a process fluid,
- an inlet, at one end of the passageway, receiving the process fluid, and
- an outlet, at another end of the passageway, directing the process fluid downstream toward a torch assembly, wherein the passageway enhances cooling of the electromagnetic component assembly as the process fluid travels through the passageway from the inlet to the outlet.
An electromagnetic component assembly disposed in a power source of a welding or cutting system, the electromagnetic component assembly comprising:
- a core;
- a coil winding being placed near or around the core and conducting a current for an electromagnetic operation;
- a tubular passageway running through the core;
- an inlet, at one end of the tubular passageway, receiving a process fluid;
- and
- an outlet, at another end of the tubular passageway, directing the process fluid downstream toward a torch assembly, wherein the tubular passageway enhances cooling of the electromagnetic component assembly as the process fluid travels through the tubular passageway from the inlet to the outlet.
A method of cooling an electromagnetic component assembly disposed in a power source for a welding or cutting system, the method comprising:
- placing a tubular winding near or around a core;
- conducting a current for an electromagnetic operation through the tubular winding;
- forming a flow passage inside the tubular winding;
- and
- directing process fluid through the flow passage as the process fluid flows towards a torch assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.