Aircraft electric motor with integrated cooling system

    公开(公告)号:US11884409B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17515934

    申请日:2021-11-01

    CPC分类号: B64D27/24 B64D33/08 H02K9/197

    摘要: Aircraft electric motors include a motor unit having a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of windings and cooling channels arranged to provide cooling thereto. A drive unit is configured to drive operation of the motor unit. A cooling system includes a working fluid arranged within a cooling fluid flow path, wherein the cooling fluid flow path includes a liquid cooling path configured to direct flow of the working fluid through, at least, the cooling channels of the motor unit and a vapor cooling path configured to direct flow of the working fluid through the drive unit and a separator arranged upstream of each of the liquid cooling path and the vapor cooling path and configured to direct a liquid portion of the working fluid into the liquid cooling path and configured to direct a vapor portion of the working fluid into the vapor cooling path.

    Two-phase thermal management system with active control for high density electric machine

    公开(公告)号:US11804754B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17126605

    申请日:2020-12-18

    摘要: An electric motor system includes an electric motor, and a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a two-phase refrigerant circuit circulating a flow of refrigerant through the electric motor, and a refrigerant-air heat exchanger fluidly connected to the electric motor via the two-phase refrigerant circuit, such that the flow of refrigerant is boiled via heat generated by the electric motor, and returned to a subcooled liquid state to cool the electric motor. A method of dissipating thermal energy from an electric motor includes urging a flow of refrigerant through an electric motor, thereby boiling the flow of refrigerant, directing the flow of refrigerant from the electric motor to a refrigerant-air heat exchanger via a two-phase refrigerant circuit, and cooling the refrigerant to a sub-cooled liquid state at the refrigerant-air heat exchanger via thermal energy exchange with a flow of air through the refrigerant-air heat exchanger.

    MULTIPLE POTTING MATERIAL STRUCTURES
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240348119A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18133038

    申请日:2023-04-11

    IPC分类号: H02K3/32 H02K1/12 H02K15/10

    CPC分类号: H02K3/32 H02K1/12 H02K15/105

    摘要: A stator for an electrical machine can include a plurality of windings, each forming a coil and end connections. The stator can include a first potting material having a first viscosity and a first thermal conductivity. The first potting material can be disposed on each coil and fills gaps between each coil. The stator can include a second potting material different from the first potting material and having a second viscosity and a second thermal conductivity. The second viscosity can be higher than the first viscosity and the second thermal conductivity is higher than the first thermal conductivity. The second potting material can be disposed on each of the end connections to provide increased thermal conductivity from the end connections.