Spray cooled motor system
View Patent ↗A spray cooled motor system with a motor housing with an interior and an exterior, a stator mounted within the interior of the motor housing, a rotor mounted within the interior of the motor housing, a coil winding mounted within the interior of the motor housing, a plurality of atomizers configured to spray a coolant on at least one of the stator and the rotor, a coolant pump in fluid communication with the plurality of atomizers; and an output shaft extending through an output shaft aperture from the interior to the exterior of the motor housing.
1. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling comprising:
a motor housing with an interior and an exterior, and an output shaft aperture therein;
a stator mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
a rotor mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
an output shaft operatively attached to rotate with the rotor and which extends into the output shaft aperture in the motor housing;
a coil winding mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
a plurality of atomizers configured to spray and distribute a liquid phase coolant on at least one of the stator and the rotor, said plurality of atomizers being configured to impart sufficient coolant on at least one of the stator and the rotor to provide and substantially maintain an evaporative spray thin film coolant layer;
a coolant pump in fluid communication with the plurality of atomizers;
motor controls configured to control operation of the motor;
a plurality of control atomizers configured to spray and distribute coolant on the motor controls;
a condensing return channel configured to received sprayed liquid and gaseous coolant and return the coolant for pumping by the coolant pump and;
a coolant filter disposed to receive and filter coolant from the condensing return channel and allow filtered passage of the coolant.
2. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling as recited in claim 1 , and further wherein the motor controls are mounted within the interior of the motor housing.
3. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling as recited in claim 1 , and further wherein the motor controls are power switching controls.
4. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling as recited in claim 1 , and further wherein the coolant pump is mounted external to the motor housing.
5. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling as recited in claim 1 , and further wherein the output shaft is configured for operative attachment to drive an automobile.
6. A spray cooled motor utilizing evaporative thin film spray cooling comprising:
a motor housing with an interior and an exterior, and an output shaft aperture therein;
a stator mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
a rotor mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
an output shaft operatively attached to rotate with the rotor and which extends into the output shaft aperture in the motor housing;
a coil winding mounted within the interior of the motor housing;
a plurality of atomizers configured to spray and distribute a liquid phase coolant on at least one of the stator and the rotor, said plurality of atomizers being configured to impart sufficient coolant on at least one of the stator and the rotor to provide and substantially maintain an evaporative spray thin film coolant layer; and
a coolant pump in fluid communication with the plurality of atomizers;
motor power switching controls; and
a plurality of control atomizers configured to spray coolant on the motor power switching controls.
7. A spray cooled motor as recited in claim 6 , and further wherein the motor power switching controls are mounted within the interior of the motor housing, and the output shaft is configured for operative attachment to drive an automobile.