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Granted Patent B2
US 8,141,380 · App. 11/658,844 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Air refrigerant type cooling apparatus and air refrigerant cooling/heating system using refrigerant type cooling apparatus

Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.; International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer
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Patent No.
US 8,141,380
App. No.
11/658,844
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The purpose present invention is to provide an air refrigerant type cooling apparatus provided with an internal air cooling mechanism with high reliability and efficiency. Another object of the present invention is to provide an air refrigerant cooling/heating system with a simplified configuration using the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus. To accomplish the purpose, a heat radiating means is provided in a motor of an air refrigerant type cooling apparatus having a compressor, the motor and an expansion turbine in the present invention. Also, a pressure difference is positively generated between the inside and outside of the motor. By these means, when the motor is driven, the heat from the stator main body is exhausted to the outside of the motor through the heat radiating means and the heat from the coil end portions is exhausted through the cooling air exhausted from the inside to the outside of the motor. Further, a guide plate is located adjacent to the cooling air inlet in the motor, so that the intake cooling air is efficiently guided to the stator coil end portions. By this means, the heat generated from the coil end portions is efficiently exhausted from the inside to the outside of the motor. According to these configurations, an air refrigerant cooling apparatus can be realized. Moreover, by installing the air refrigerant cooling apparatus to a cooling/heating system, an air refrigerant cooling/heating system having simple configuration and very high reliability can be provided.

Claims (48)

1. An air refrigerant type cooling apparatus comprising:

a motor which includes a motor casing; a main shaft, a stator coil stored in said motor casing and configured to rotate said main shaft, and a heat radiating section adapted to radiate heat accumulated in said stator coil;

a compressor connected to said main shaft;

an expansion turbine connected to said main shaft; and

a pressure difference generating section adapted to generate a pressure difference between an inside and an outside of said motor.

2. The air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said stator coil includes a stator coil main body and stator coil end portions positioned around said stator coil main body, and

said pressure difference generating section adapted to generate a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of said motor uses an external pressure from the outside of said motor to generate, via a first intake hole and a second intake hole arranged in said motor casing, a pressure difference between the outside of said motor and a space with said heat radiating section and said stator coil end portion being disposed.

3. The air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a guide plate which is disposed in said motor casing and controls a direction of an air flow generated by an external pressure from the outside of said motor between the outside of said motor and a space with said heat radiating section and a stator coil end portion of said motor being disposed.

4. The air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said heat radiating section uses a cooling fin for heat radiation.

5. An air refrigerant cooling/heating system comprising:

the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first heat exchanger;

a second heat exchanger;

a cooling chamber; and

a filter and a fan,

wherein an outlet of said compressor is connected to an inlet of said first heat exchanger, an outlet of said first heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said second heat exchanger, an outlet of said second heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said expansion turbine, an outlet of said expansion turbine is connected to an inlet of said cooling chamber, an outlet of said cooling chamber is connected to an inlet of said compressor via said second heat exchanger, and

said first intake hole provided in said motor casing is connected to said fan via said filter, and heat generated in the inside of said motor is exhausted from said second intake hole provided in said motor casing.

6. An air refrigerant cooling/heating system comprising:

the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first heat exchanger;

a second heat exchanger and

a cooling chamber,

wherein an outlet of said compressor is connected to an inlet of said first heat exchanger, an outlet of said first heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said second heat exchanger, an outlet of said second heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said expansion turbine, an outlet of said expansion turbine is connected to an inlet of said cooling chamber, an outlet of said cooling chamber is connected to an inlet of said compressor via said second heat exchanger, and

an air in a pipe connected to the outlet of said expansion turbine is guided to a first intake hole arranged in said motor casing, while a second intake hole arranged in said motor casing is connected to the inlet of said compressor.

7. An air refrigerant cooling/heating system comprising:

the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first heat exchanger;

a second heat exchanger;

a cooling chamber; and

a radiator,

wherein an outlet of said compressor is connected to an inlet of said first heat exchanger, an outlet of said first heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said second heat exchanger, an outlet of said second heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said expansion turbine, an outlet of said expansion turbine is connected to an inlet of said cooling chamber, an outlet of said cooling chamber is connected to an inlet of said compressor via said second heat exchanger, and

said radiator is disposed in an outside of said air refrigerant type cooling apparatus, and an inlet and an outlet of said radiator are connected to intake hole and outlet hole arranged in said motor casing respectively.

8. An air refrigerant cooling/heating system comprising:

the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first heat exchanger;

a second heat exchanger; and

a cooling chamber,

wherein an outlet of said compressor is connected to an inlet of said first heat exchanger, an outlet of said first heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said second heat exchanger, an outlet of said second heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said expansion turbine, an outlet of said expansion turbine is connected to an inlet of the cooling chamber, an outlet of said cooling chamber is connected to an inlet of said compressor via said second heat exchanger, and

an air in a pipe connected to the outlet of said second heat exchanger is guided to a first intake hole arranged in said motor casing, while a second intake hole arranged in said motor casing is connected to the inlet of said compressor.

9. A refrigerating container comprising:

the air refrigerant type cooling apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first heat exchanger;

a second heat exchanger;

a container box placed in said refrigeration container; and

a radiator,

wherein an outlet of said compressor is connected to an inlet of a first heat exchanger, an outlet of said first heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said second heat exchanger, an outlet of said second heat exchanger is connected to an inlet of said expansion turbine, an outlet of said expansion turbine is connected to an inlet of said container box, an outlet of said container box is connected to an inlet of said compressor via said second heat exchanger, and

said radiator is disposed in an outside of said air refrigerant type cooling apparatus, and an inlet and an outlet of said radiator is connected to an inlet and an outlet formed in said motor casing respectively.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044000/0478 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2014
From: INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033475/0191 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2008
From: KIKUCHI, SHIGEMITSU; OKUDA, SEIICHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.; INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Reel/Frame 021749/0334 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-224940 · Jul 30, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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