Methods of manufacture of inductors having enhanced cooling and use thereof
View Patent ↗In some embodiments, the instant invention can provide an electrical system that includes: a three-phase inductor with a core, including: a first segment having a first coil arrangement; a second segment having a second coil arrangement; a third segment having a third coil arrangement; where each of the first coil arrangement, the second coil arrangement, and the third coil arrangement has at least one air duct; at least one air baffle; and where the at least one air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to at least one selected coil arrangement in a position which allows the at least one air baffle to extend from at least one surface of the at least one selected coil arrangement into a flow of a supplied air.
1. An electrical system, comprising:
a three-phase inductor, comprising:
a core, comprising:
a first segment having a first coil arrangement;
a second segment having a second coil arrangement;
a third segment having a third coil arrangement;
wherein each of the first coil arrangement, the second coil arrangement, and the third coil arrangement has at least one air duct;
wherein the at least one air duct is configured to allow a supplied air that is supplied to the core to pass through the at least one air duct to reduce an operational temperature of a respective coil arrangement;
at least one air baffle;
wherein the at least one air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to at least one selected coil arrangement in a position which allows the at least one air baffle to extend from at least one surface of the at least one selected coil arrangement into a flow of the supplied air so as to direct at least a portion of the supplied air into at least one respective air duct of the at least one selected coil arrangement to reduce the operational temperature of the respective coil arrangement; and
wherein the at least one selected coil arrangement is at least one of the first coil arrangement, the second coil arrangement, and the third coil arrangement.
2. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air baffle is constructed from an insulation material.
3. The electrical system of claim 2 , wherein the insulation material is at least partially made from at least one of Glastic material and Nomex-based material.
4. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air baffle has a thickness of at least 0.010 inch.
5. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein at least one dimension of the at least one air baffle varies from 2.00 inches to 20.00 inches.
6. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to the at least one selected coil arrangement in the position which is substantially parallel to an outer surface of the at least one selected coil arrangement in a longitudinal axis.
7. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air baffle is configured to be directly attached to the at least one selected coil arrangement via at least one bracket.
8. The electrical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air baffle is configured to have a shape configured to affect an amount of the portion of the supplied air being directed into the at least one respective air duct of the at least one selected coil arrangement.
9. The electrical system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one air baffle is a first air baffle;
wherein the core further comprises a second air baffle;
wherein the first air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to a first selected coil arrangement;
wherein the second air baffle is configured to be operationally attached to a second selected coil arrangement; and
wherein the first selected coil arrangement is distinct from the second selected coil arrangement.
10. The electrical system of claim 9 ,
wherein the first air baffle has a first shape;
wherein the second air baffle has a second shape; and
wherein the first shape is distinct from the second shape.