IP Library Granted Patent US 12665451
Granted Patent B2
US 12665451 · App. 18/291,007 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Stator of an electric machine

Inventors: Daniel Kuehbacher (Stuttgart, DE); Felix Bensing (Stuttgart, DE); Jannik Stammler (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
H02K1/20H02K1/165H02K3/12
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Patent No.
US 12665451
App. No.
18/291,007
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a stator of an electric machine, comprising a laminated core ( 3 ) on which stator teeth ( 4 ) and stator grooves ( 5 ) are formed. The stator teeth ( 4 ) are connected via a stator yoke ( 7 ), and a conductor ( 9 ) or a conductor bundle ( 10 ) comprising a plurality of conductors ( 9 ) is arranged in each stator groove ( 5 ) in order to form a stator winding ( 8 ), wherein each of the stator grooves ( 5 ) has a groove base ( 5.1 ) and a groove slot ( 5.2 ). Each stator groove ( 5 ) is equipped with a plurality of connection points ( 11 ) for supporting the conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ) lying in the respective stator groove ( 5 ). At least one groove gap that forms a groove gap channel ( 14 ) through which a coolant can flow along a cooling path ( 15 ) is formed between the walls of each stator groove ( 5 ) and the respective conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ), and each groove gap channel ( 14 ) is at least constricted at the connection points ( 11 ), wherein the groove slot ( 5.2 ) of each stator groove ( 5 ) is closed by a groove closure ( 16 ), a respective bypass ( 18 ) is provided in each stator groove ( 5 ) at each of the support points ( 11 ) in order to conduct the coolant past the constricted support point ( 11 ) in the groove gap channel ( 14 ), and the bypasses ( 18 ) at the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) are arranged at different radial positions such that a meandering cooling path ( 15 ) is formed in the stator groove ( 5 ).

Claims (18)

1 . A stator of an electric machine ( 23 ), comprising a stator axis ( 2 ) and a laminated core ( 3 ) on which stator teeth ( 4 ) are formed, with stator grooves ( 5 ) lying between the stator teeth ( 4 ), said laminated core comprising a plurality of laminates ( 6 ), wherein the stator teeth ( 4 ) are connected together via an annular stator yoke ( 7 ), wherein a single conductor ( 9 ) or a conductor bundle ( 10 ) comprising a plurality of conductors ( 9 ) is arranged in each stator groove ( 5 ) in order to form an electrical stator winding ( 8 ), wherein each of the stator grooves ( 5 ) has a groove base ( 5 . 1 ) facing the stator yoke ( 7 ) and a groove slot ( 5 . 2 ) facing away from the groove base ( 5 . 1 ), wherein a plurality of support points ( 11 ) distanced from one another in an axial direction with respect to the stator axis ( 2 ) are formed in the respective stator grooves ( 5 ) in order to support the conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ) lying in the respective stator groove ( 5 ), wherein at least one groove gap, which forms a groove gap channel ( 14 ) through which a coolant can flow along a cooling path ( 15 ), is formed between walls ( 5 . 1 , 4 . 2 ) of each stator groove ( 5 ) and the respective conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ), wherein each groove gap channel ( 14 ) is at least constricted at the support points ( 11 ), wherein

the groove slot ( 5 . 2 ) of each stator groove ( 5 ) is closed by a groove closure ( 16 ),

a respective bypass ( 18 ) is provided in each stator groove ( 5 ) at each of the support points ( 11 ) in order to conduct the coolant past the constricted support point ( 11 ) in the groove gap channel ( 14 ), and

the respective bypasses ( 18 ) are arranged at the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) at different radial positions such that a meandering cooling path ( 15 ) is formed in the stator groove ( 5 ),

wherein the bypasses ( 18 ) of the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) are each formed either at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) or in the groove closure ( 16 ) such that a meandering cooling path ( 15 ) is formed in the stator groove ( 5 ),

wherein laminations of the plurality of laminates ( 6 ) disposed between the plurality of support points ( 11 ) in the axial direction do not contact the conductor ( 9 ) or the conductor bundle ( 10 ).

2 . The stator according to claim 1 wherein the bypasses ( 18 ) of the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) are formed alternatingly at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) or in the groove closure ( 16 ) in order to form the meandering cooling path ( 15 ) from one support point ( 11 ) to the next support point ( 11 ).

3 . The stator according to claim 2 , wherein the bypasses ( 18 ) of the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) formed alternatingly at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) are in the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) or in the tooth flanks ( 4 . 2 ) at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ).

4 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein each bypass ( 18 ) is formed by a bypass channel, wherein the bypass channel has a channel width (b) that is smaller than a conductor width (B) of the conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ).

5 . The stator according to claim 4 , wherein the laminated core ( 3 ) comprises a plurality of identical laminates ( 6 ), wherein each individual laminate of the identical laminates ( 6 ) comprises a plurality of groove recesses ( 20 ) for forming the stator grooves ( 5 ), wherein, relative to any of the individual laminates ( 6 ), a bypass recess ( 19 ) is provided at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) of selected groove recesses ( 20 ) distributed along a periphery according to a selected pattern, the bypass recesses forming the bypass channel.

6 . The stator according to claim 5 , wherein, in the laminated core ( 3 ), a plurality of the identical laminates ( 6 ) are rotated about the stator axis ( 2 ) such that the bypasses ( 18 ) are formed in the individual stator grooves ( 5 ) at a selected axial position and over a selected length.

7 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the groove closures ( 16 ) of the stator grooves ( 5 ) are each formed by a single groove closure element, or are formed integrally, or as a plurality of pieces on a slotted tube.

8 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the support points ( 11 ) are formed by rotating at least two laminates ( 6 ) of the laminated core ( 3 ) about the stator axis ( 2 ) by a selected angular rotation (Φ).

9 . The stator according to claim 8 , wherein, by rotating the laminates ( 6 ) of the laminated core ( 3 ) in order to form the respective support point ( 11 ), support sections ( 6 . 1 ) of the laminates ( 6 ) are formed which project into the respective stator groove ( 5 ) from opposite sides of the stator groove ( 5 ) so as to hold the conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ) between the support sections ( 6 . 1 ) at holding surfaces ( 13 ) of the conductor ( 9 ) or conductor bundle ( 10 ).

10 . An electric machine having a housing ( 24 ) in which a stator ( 1 ) according to claim 1 is arranged, wherein the stator winding ( 8 ) forms a winding head ( 8 . 1 ) on each end face of the stator ( 1 ), wherein a winding head cooling chamber ( 25 ) which accommodates the respective winding head ( 8 . 1 ) is provided inside the housing ( 24 ) on each end face of the stator ( 1 ) for cooling the respective winding head ( 8 . 1 ), wherein flow is thereby achievable through the stator grooves ( 5 ) from one of the two winding head cooling chambers ( 25 ) through the cooling path ( 15 ) of the stator grooves ( 5 ) to the other winding head cooling chamber ( 25 ).

11 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor bundle ( 10 ) includes a stack of flat wire conductors.

12 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the coolant is oil.

13 . The stator according to claim 1 , wherein the bypasses ( 18 ) of the different support points ( 11 ) of the same stator groove ( 5 ) formed at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) are in the groove base ( 5 . 1 ) or in the tooth flanks ( 4 . 2 ) at the groove base ( 5 . 1 ).