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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Steven Vanhee, Hooglede, BE;
Joachim Druant, Houthulst, BE;
Thibault Devreese, Ghent, BE;
Luke Miller, Montreal, CA;
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for cooling an electric motor in an electric drive unit are provided. In one example, the electric drive unit includes electric motor with a housing with a water jacket arranged therein, a stator that includes a plurality of stator laminations positioned within the housing, and an oil inlet mounted to and extending through the housing. The plurality of stator laminations includes a radial opening that is designed to receive oil from the oil inlet and direct oil to one or more oil ducts that axially extend through at least a portion of the plurality of stator laminations.