IP Library Granted Patent US 8,462,506
Granted Patent B2
US 8,462,506 · App. 12/994,648 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

Water-cooled reactor

Inventor: Alexander Stoev (Forch, CH)
Assignee: Woodward IDS Switzerland AG
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Patent No.
US 8,462,506
App. No.
12/994,648
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid-cooled electromagnetic component (reactor, transformer) including a plurality of disc-shaped coils with one or more turns and a flat radiator located between them, wherein at least two disc coils are assigned to a flat radiator, and in which all the turns (turns of the coil) are in direct thermal contact with a surface of the flat radiator. This component is used in power converter installations and in midfrequency installations.

Claims (19)

1. Liquid-cooled electromagnetic component comprising

at least two disk-shaped coils with one or more turns and a flat radiator located in between, wherein the at least two disk-shaped coils are assigned to the flat radiator, each disk-shaped coil having turns, of which each is located in direct thermal contact with surfaces of the flat radiator by way of a heat-conducting insulating layer for isolating a cooling medium and wherein the at least two disk-shaped coils are wound such that outer connections located in a region of the flat radiator are avoided and inner series connections between the at least two disk-shaped coils fit into a recess of an assigned radiator plate of the flat radiator.

2. Component according to claim 1 , wherein a plastic arrangement is selected as the flat radiator such that a liquid-carrying layer is completely surrounded by plastic.

3. Component according to claim 1 , wherein a multilayer metal construction with an inner cooling structure and outer plastic insulation is used as the flat radiator, whereby a plastic layer completely encloses the flat radiator.

4. Component according to claim 3 , wherein the metal construction is formed of a metal selected from a group which consists of aluminium, stainless steel, and alloys thereof.

5. Component according to claim 3 , wherein the metal construction consists of stainless, nonmagnetic steel.

6. Component according to claim 5 , wherein for the metal construction of stainless, nonmagnetic steel, eddy current losses compared to aluminium are smaller by more than a factor of 4.

7. Component according to claim 2 , wherein the plastic arrangement contains a filler that improves a thermal conductance value.

8. Component according to claim 1 , wherein to improve heat transfer between the at least two disk-shaped coils and a bordering surface of the flat radiator, a thermally conductive plastic film of slight hardness and resilient or yielding properties that is a few tenths mm thick is used.

9. Component according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two disk-shaped coils are forced into closed contact with the surfaces of the flat radiator by a mechanical pressing arrangement.

10. Component according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two disk-shaped coils are cemented directly to the flat radiator surface to conduct heat.

11. Component according to claim 1 , wherein the flat radiator being configured by shaping and material selection such that it has eddy current losses that are as low as possible.

12. Component according to claim 1 , wherein a yoke is surrounded by metal plates, which have metal tubes welded on an end side, and wherein a same or a different cooling medium is routed through the metal tubes, for efficient cooling of copper and iron.

13. Component according to claim 12 , comprising a cooling medium which first passes through the flat radiator and only afterwards passes through the metal tubes.

14. Component according to claim 1 , wherein both a weight reduction and also a volume reduction of the component by a factor of 2 is achieved compared to a forced air-cooled component in comparable design and use.

15. Method for producing a liquid-cooled electromagnetic component having at least two disk-shaped coils with one or more turns and a flat radiator located in between, wherein the at least two disk-shaped coils are assigned to the flat radiator, each disk-shaped coil having turns, of which each is located in direct thermal contact with surfaces of the flat radiator by way of a heat-conducting insulating layer for isolating a cooling medium, the method comprising:

winding the at least two disk-shaped coils such that outer connections located in a region of the flat radiator are avoided and inner series connections between the at least two disk-shaped coils fit into a recess of an assigned radiator plate of the flat radiator;

cementing the flat radiator to the disk-shaped coil to conduct heat; and

forming a modular unit.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: CONVERTERTEC DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: KK WIND SOLUTIONS A/S
Reel/Frame 065730/0101 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: WOODWARD SWITZERLAND GMBH
To: CONVERTERTEC DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 054356/0874 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 12, 2020
From: WOODWARD IDS SWITZERLAND GMBH
To: WOODWARD SWITZERLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 054397/0067 →
ENTITY TRANSFORMATION FROM AG TO GMBH Recorded Nov 11, 2020
From: WOODWARD IDS SWITZERLAND AG
To: WOODWARD IDS SWITZERLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 054384/0062 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSINGEE'S ADDRESS FROM "HAGENHOTZSTRASSE 71" TO -HAGENHOLZSTRASSE 71- PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 029768 FRAME 0717. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Feb 15, 2013
From: CANTON ZURICH
To: WOODWARD IDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 029913/0253 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 6, 2013
From: CANTON ZURICH
To: WOODWARD IDS SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 029768/0717 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2010
From: STOEV, ALEXANDER
To: IDS HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 025419/0954 →
Priority Claims (2)
CH 796/08 · May 27, 2008 · national
CH 714/09 · May 7, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110075368A1 · Mar 31, 2011