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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Myung Ki Sung, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Edward Chan-Jiun Jih, Troy, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/19 (2006.01); H02K 5/20 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/19 (2013.01); B60L 3/0061 (2013.01); H02K 5/20 (2013.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.02); B60L 2240/425 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric machine is disclosed. The electric machine includes a stator core defining a cavity and having end-windings protruding from the cavity, and a rotor configured to rotate within the cavity and having end plates defining a plurality of holes for providing coolant. The electric machine also includes one or more layers of an oleophobic or hydrophobic coating disposed on portions of the end plate corresponding to the holes to increase coolant flow to the end-windings.