An outboard for watercraft
OwnerWicher KIST, Gerwin SCHINKEL +6inventors
InventorsWicher KIST, Gerwin SCHINKEL, Maik VAN DAR DOES, Anne HERREMA, Sander VAN DIJK, Jan Roelof KORTSTRA, Maurits DE KONING, Peter COYSH
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an outboard for a watercraft. The outboard has a body comprising a motor housing portion for housing an electric motor and a controller, and a closed cooling loop for cooling fluid to cool the electric motor and the controller when 5 housed in the motor housing portion. The outboard is configured such that a portion of the cooling loop is submerged when the outboard is in use.
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An outboard for a watercraft, the outboard having a body comprising:
- a motor housing portion for housing an axial flux electrical machine and a controller;
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- a closed cooling loop, for cooling fluid, configured to cool the axial flux electrical machine and the controller when housed in the motor housing portion, wherein the cooling loop is configured such that a portion thereof is submerged in water when the outboard is in use.
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The outboard according to claim 10, wherein the coolant pump is configured to be driven by an axial flux electrical machine housed within the motor housing portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.