IP Library Granted Patent US 11,239,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,239,712 · App. 16/733,318 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Stator of an electrical machine and cooling apparatus for same

Inventors: Julian Blum (Munich, DE); Victor Heffner (Munich, DE); Andreas Huber (Schoenberg, DE); Markus Lang (Munich, DE); Martin Lasch (Freising, DE); Manfred Siegling (Munich, DE); Holger Ulbrich (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
H02K1/20H02K1/165H02K3/12H02K3/24H02K3/48H02K7/006
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Patent No.
US 11,239,712
App. No.
16/733,318
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stator for an electrical machine, in particular for an electromotive drive machine for an electric or hybrid vehicle, includes a stator core stack with a stator yoke and a number of radial stator teeth, as well as a corresponding number of stator slots, arranged between the stator teeth, for receiving a stator winding. A cooling apparatus has a number of cooling channels, each of which runs axially in one of the stator slots.

Claims (43)

1. A stator for an electric machine, comprising:

a stator laminated core having a stator yoke and a number of radially oriented stator teeth, wherein a corresponding number of stator slots are arranged between the stator teeth to receive a stator winding; and

a cooling apparatus having a number of cooling channels, which cooling channels are each arranged so as to run axially in one of the stator slots,

wherein each of the stator slots comprises a narrowed section that is configured to hold a respective one of the cooling channels.

2. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the stator is an electromotive drive machine stator for an electric or hybrid vehicle.

3. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the cooling channels of the cooling apparatus are made of a thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive material.

4. The stator according to claim 3 , wherein

the cooling channels are made of a ceramic or a plastic.

5. The stator according to claim 3 , wherein

the cooling channels are made of a glass fiber reinforced plastic.

6. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the cooling channels of the cooling apparatus are coupled to the stator teeth in a thermally conductive manner by a potting compound.

7. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the cooling apparatus has at least one collector ring, wherein the collector ring couples the coolant channels to one another in terms of flow technology.

8. The stator according to claim 7 , wherein

the collector ring is also coupled to cool stator-face-side end windings.

9. The stator according to claim 7 , wherein

the collector ring has an annular body with an integrated collector channel and a number of axially integrally formed connecting receptacles corresponding to the number of coolant channels for the purpose of coupling the cooling channels to the respective collector channel in terms of flow technology.

10. The stator according to claim 9 , wherein

the coolant channels are joined on the end side to the connecting receptacles of the collector ring.

11. The stator according to claim 7 , wherein

at least one sealing element is provided between the collector ring and the coolant channels.

12. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the cooling apparatus has two single-piece collector rings arranged respectively on opposite face sides of the stator laminated core, wherein each collector ring couples the coolant channels to one another in terms of flow technology.

13. The stator according to claim 12 , wherein

each collector ring has an annular body with an integrated collector channel and a number of axially integrally formed connecting receptacles corresponding to the number of coolant channels for the purpose of coupling the cooling channels to the respective collector channel in terms of flow technology.

14. The stator according to claim 13 , wherein

the coolant channels are joined on the end side to the connecting receptacles of each collector ring.

15. The stator according to claim 12 , wherein

at least one sealing element is provided between each collector ring and the coolant channels.

16. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the coolant channels have a circular cross-sectional shape.

17. The stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the coolant channels are guided to a rotor side of the stator laminated core in a manner radially offset to the stator winding.

18. A cooling apparatus for a stator of an electric machine having a stator laminated core with a stator yoke and a number of radially oriented stator teeth between which stator slots are arranged to receive a stator winding, the coolant apparatus comprising:

a number of cooling channels configured in a manner such that, when assembled together with the stator, each cooling channel extends axially in a respective one of the stator slots,

wherein each of the stator slots comprises a narrowed section that is configured to hold a respective one of the cooling channels.

19. An electric machine for an electric or hybrid vehicle, the electric machine comprising:

a rotor; and

a stator according to claim 1 .

20. A motor vehicle comprising an electric machine according to claim 19 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2020
From: BLUM, JULIAN; HEFFNER, VICTOR; HUBER, ANDREAS; LANG, MARKUS; LASCH, MARTIN; SIEGLING, MANFRED; ULBRICH, HOLGER
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 211 317.0 · Jul 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2018067765 · Jul 2, 2018
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