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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Dana Belgium N.v., Bruges, BE;
Inventors:
Steven Vanhee, Staden, BE;
Maximilian Hombsch, Begijnendijk, BE;
Assignee:
Dana Belgium N.V., Bruges, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/19 (2006.01); H02K 1/27 (2022.01); H02K 21/14 (2006.01); H02K 1/2706 (2022.01); H02K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/19 (2013.01); H02K 1/2706 (2013.01); H02K 17/165 (2013.01); H02K 21/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for cooling an electric motor are provided. An electric motor cooling system, in one example, includes a stator at least partially surrounding a rotor and an inner passage extending axially through the rotor and including an inlet and an outlet. The cooling system further includes an outer passage including an inlet in fluidic communication with the outlet of the inner passage and an outlet in fluidic communication with an inlet of the inner passage and a phase change material in the inner passage and the outer passage.