System and method for thermal management of electronic machines using coolant cans

An electric machine having a thermal management system, the electric machine comprising:

• a stator including a stator core;
• and
• a rotor including a rotor core, the rotor being movable with respect to the stator,
• wherein one or more windings or conductive elements are included in at least one of the stator or the rotor of the electric machine,
• wherein one or more coolant cans encapsulate the one or more windings or conductive elements of the at least one of the stator or the rotor within an interior compartment of the coolant can, and one or more gaps are defined between adjacent portions of the one or more windings or conductive elements,
• wherein the interior compartment comprises a coolant flow passage extending through the one or more gaps, such that a flow of coolant contacts the one or more windings or conductive elements about the one or more gaps, and
• wherein the interior compartment of the one or more coolant cans is fluidically isolated from the stator core and the rotor core.