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US 2022/0045568 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for motor cooling
OwnerTimothy McQUOIDinventor
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For cooling an electric machine having stator windings, a housing including a series of interleading compartments is provided, the compartments being adapted for sealingly and removably enclosing one or more of the stator windings, so that during operation of the machine, a fluent coolant passing through the compartments and immersing the windings removes heat from the windings by thermal conduction. The disclosure has application to electric machines such as electric motors and generators, providing a modularised cooling system for the individual stator windings, allowing each one to be removed if necessary without requiring removal of the whole stator winding assembly.
A method of cooling an electric machine having stator windings, the method comprising:
A cooling system for an electrodynamic machine comprising a plurality of stator windings operatively located in relation to a rotor of the machine, a plurality of sealable compartments interleadingly connected in series, each defined by a wall and adapted for having fluent coolant passing therethrough and for at least one winding to be removably inserted therein in fluid sealing engagement with said wall.
A coolable stator winding assembly adapted for operative arrangement in relation to a stator of an electrodynamic machine, the assembly comprising a housing defined by a series of interleadingly connected walled compartments and a plurality of core-mounted stator windings,
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