Abstract:
Embodiments of an insulation for electrical components are provided herein. In one embodiment an insulation for an electrical component may include a filler dispersed throughout a polymer matrix, the filler comprising a talc containing nanoclay and boron nitride. In one embodiment, an insulating tape for an electrical component may include a substrate and an insulation disposed atop the substrate, the insulation comprising a filler dispersed throughout a polymer matrix, the filler comprising a talc containing nanoclay and boron nitride. In one embodiment, a stator bar may include a conductive core and an insulating tape disposed atop one or more surfaces of the conductive core, the insulating tape comprising a substrate and an insulation disposed atop the substrate, the insulation comprising a filler dispersed throughout a polymer matrix, the filler comprising a talc containing nanoclay and boron nitride.
Abstract:
A slot liner is provided for a stator and/or a rotor of an electric machine and includes a body configured to be received within a stator slot of the stator and/or within a rotor slot of the rotor. The body extends a length from a first end to an opposite second end and a width from a first edge to an opposite second edge. The body includes an inner segment and first and second outer segments that extend along the length of the body. The first and second outer segments flank the inner segment such that the inner segment extends between the first and second outer segments along the length of the body. The inner segment includes at least one different material than the first and second outer segments such that a thermal conductivity of the inner segment is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first and second outer segments.
Abstract:
An electric machine includes a housing, a stator core positioned within the housing, a wire wound about the stator core to form a plurality of end-turns that extend from an end of the stator core, and a thermal conductor positioned between the plurality of end-turns and the housing. The thermal conductor includes a substrate and a thermally conductive coating formed on a surface of the substrate. The thermally conductive coating includes a thermally conductive, dielectric material configured to transfer heat from the plurality of end-turns to the substrate.