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US 7,075,201 · App. 10/642,584 · Granted Jul 11, 2006

Multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,075,201
App. No.
10/642,584
Granted
Jul 11, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine wherein semiconductor switching devices are electrically insulated from heat sinks, and the heat sinks are grounded to the housing and thermally separated in each phase.

Claims (26)

1. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine comprising:

a housing,

a rotor shaft rotatably installed in the housing,

a magnetized rotor fixed to the rotor shaft,

a stator which is arranged such that the windings of the stator coil are wound around the stator core fixed to the housing,

multiple semiconductor switching devices, installed in the housing, which adjust currents of the stator, and

heat sinks fixed to the respective semiconductor switching devices so that heat can be conducted, wherein

the semiconductor switching devices are electrically insulated from the heat sinks, and the heat sinks are grounded to the housing as well as completely separated into positive and negative U, V, and W phases.

2. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein

multiple fins are arranged on the base surface of said heat sink and the substantially full flow of the air entering into said housing passes through the multiple fins.

3. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine according to claim 2 , wherein

said multiple fins located on the base surface of said heat sink are columnar and the multiple columnar fins are arranged on the base surface in a lattice-like configuration.

4. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine according to claim 2 , wherein

said multiple fins located on the base surface of said heat sink are columnar and the multiple columnar fins are arranged on the base surface in a staggered configuration.

5. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein

multiple fins are arranged on the base surface of said heat sink and a cover, which has an opening almost identical to the projection of the heat sink in the direction of said rotor shaft, is provided.

6. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine according to claim 5 , wherein

said multiple fins of said heat sink are concentrically arranged with said rotor shaft as the center.

7. A multi-phase alternating-current rotational electric machine comprising:

a housing,

a rotor shaft rotatably installed in the housing,

a magnetized rotor fixed to the rotor shaft,

a stator which is arranged such that the windings of the stator coil are wound around the stator core fixed to the housing,

multiple semiconductor switching devices, installed in the housing, which adjust currents of the stator, and

heat sinks fixed to the respective semiconductor switching devices so that heat can be conducted, wherein

the semiconductor switching devices are electrically insulated from the heat sinks, the heat sinks are grounded to the housing as well as completely separated into positive and negative U, V and W phases, and the temperature of the multiple semiconductor switching devices are substantially determined in each phase.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2003
From: TAKAHASHI, YOSHIMASA; KODAMA, HIRONORI; KOBAYASHI, YUTAKA; MASHINO, KEIICHI; MASUMOTO, SYOUJU
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 014408/0118 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-071211 · Mar 17, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040183385A1 · Sep 23, 2004