IP Library Granted Patent US 10,734,867
Granted Patent B2
US 10,734,867 · App. 16/435,490 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

High thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology

Inventors: Yong Tang (Guangdong, CN); Yalong Sun (Guangdong, CN); Wei Yuan (Guangdong, CN); Longsheng Lu (Guangdong, CN); Zongtao Li (Guangdong, CN); Zhenping Wan (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
H02K9/20F28D15/04H02K5/18
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Patent No.
US 10,734,867
App. No.
16/435,490
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology of the present invention includes a casing, a 3D phase change heat pipe, a stator core and a stator winding; the casing includes assembly passages for the 3D phase change heat pipe; the 3D phase change heat pipe assembly passages are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the casing body; a condensation section of the 3D phase change heat pipe is assembled in the assembly passages of the casing body, and an evaporation section is bonded to the stator winding. The present invention provides a high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor with a simple structure, convenient installation, wide application and low cost.

Claims (7)

1. A high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology, comprising a fin set casing, a 3D phase change heat pipe, a stator core and a stator winding, wherein: the fin set casing comprises a casing body, a heat dissipating fin set, and assembly spaces for the 3D phase change heat pipe; the casing body is annular, and the heat dissipating fin set is uniformly arranged on an outer surface of the casing body in a circumferential direction; the stator core and the stator winding are located on air inner surface of the casing body; the 3D phase change heat pipe comprises a condensation section and an evaporation section, the condensation section being assembled in the assembly spaces, the evaporation section being wound around an outside of the stator winding and being bonded with the stator winding; a number of the spaces is more than one; a sheet with high thermal conductivity and high insulation performance is inserted between the evaporation section and the stator winding; the condensation section is matched with the spaces by a eutectic welding, expansion joint or a glue bonding process; the spaces having a circular, rectangular or curved cross section are blind holes and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the casing body; and the 3D phase change heat pipe is closely matched with the spaces.

2. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the fin set casing is formed with aluminum or steel material by integrated casting or extrusion molding process.

3. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet is a high thermal conductivity insulating groove paper or a high thermal conductivity silicone pad.

4. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet has a thermal conductivity >0.5 W/(m·K), an insulation strength >10 kV/mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

5. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the 3D phase change heat pipe is a copper heat pipe or an aluminum heat pipe.

6. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the 3D phase change heat pipe is a sintered wick type heat pipe.

7. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein a wick in the 3D phase change heat pipe has a circular cross section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: TANG, YONG; SUN, YALONG; YUAN, WEI; LU, LONGSHENG; LI, ZONGTAO; WAN, ZHENPING
To: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 1156165 · Dec 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016110549 · Dec 16, 2016
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