| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|
| 20080273303 | Electronic circuit modules cooling - A cooling structure for electrical circuit devices having a pair of cooling ducts, each having a coolant passageway therein, and an electrical circuit device housing formed by a pair of spaced apart heat transfer plates each joined to a housing side to provide a sealed housing space. An electrical circuit device is positioned in that sealed housing space and each of the pair of heat transfer plates is positioned adjacent to, and thermally coupled to, a corresponding one of the pair of cooling ducts. An electrically insulative heat transfer material is provided in the sealed housing space so as to be capable of being in contact with the electrical circuit device also therein. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090121564 | ENHANCED MOTOR COOLING SYSTEM - A core assembly for an electric motor includes a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of fins. The fins define a plurality of cooling air passages that include offset fins that disrupt cooling air flow to reduce the formation of boundary layers and improve heat transfer capacity. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090127857 | ELECTRICAL INDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical inductor assembly comprises an inductor core having a circular shape, a wire guide that surrounds the inductor core and includes a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots forming a path winding around the inductor core, and at least one wire placed in one of the plurality of slots to form a winding. A method of forming an electrical inductor assembly comprises forming an inductor core having a circular shape, surrounding the inductor core with a wire guide, winding at least one wire around the inductor core along a slot in the wire guide, and applying an insulating material to the slot containing the at least one wire to electrically insulate the at least one wire. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128276 | LIGHT WEIGHT REWORKABLE INDUCTOR - An electrical inductor has at least one wire wound core. When the wire wound core is placed within the shell at least one cavity is present. This cavity is filled with a powder to provide the inductor with better thermal and electrical properties. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090141419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FILM CAPACITOR COOLING - Film capacitor assembly has a plurality of film capacitive layers for storing an electric charge. The plurality of film capacitive layers have a first metal contact and a second metal contact. A heat sink removes heat from the plurality of film capacitive layers. The heat sink is in thermal conductive communication with at least one of the first metal contact and the second metal contact. A dielectric material is configured to prevent a transmission of electric current through the heat sink from the plurality of film capacitor capacitive layers. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090146769 | Light-weight, conduction-cooled inductor - A lightweight inductor for the motor controller of an aircraft starter includes a toroidal inductor core divided into multiple sections that are separated by a thermally conductive, but electrically insulating, material. The inductor core is wound with wire and positioned inside of an electrically and thermally conductive container, which acts as a heat sink and EMI shield, while also reducing eddy currents within the inductor core. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100008112 | INTERPHASE TRANSFORMER - Three single-phase interphase transformers are connected to a three-phase transformer. The three single-phase interphase transformers each contain a component for efficiently dissipating heat. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100289353 | INTERNAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR MOTOR DRIVEN MACHINERY - A motor driven assembly includes a motor having a motor inlet and a motor outlet, a shaft, and a rotor spaced radially outwards from the shaft. A cooling flow passage is located between the shaft and the rotor. The cooling flow passage fluidly connects the motor inlet and the motor outlet. A compressor is in fluid communication with the motor outlet. The compressor includes a compressor outlet that is in fluid communication with the motor inlet. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100290204 | MOTOR CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY WITH CAPACITOR THERMAL ISOLATION - An electrical assembly for a motor controller is disclosed that includes an electrical lead. The electrical lead has a conductive trace within an insulating material and that extends a length between first and second ends. An electrical pad is in electrical continuity with and extends from the conductive trace through the insulating material at the first end. The pad includes an aperture providing a securing feature. An electrical component is supported by and integral with the second end, in one example. The electrical component is in electrical continuity with the conductive trace at the second end. A bus bar provides a joint having a first cross-sectional area. The electrical lead is flexible and is removably secured to the joint by the securing feature to provide electrical continuity from a capacitor to the bus bar. The flexible electrical lead has a second cross-sectional area substantially less than the first cross-sectional area. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100320850 | OIL COOLED GENERATOR - A rotor for a dynamoelectric machine may include a rotor shaft having a first shaft and a second shaft within the first shaft. The two shafts include discharge orifices for communicating a cooling fluid through the machine. A rotor core of the machine includes a lamination having an annular portion that circumscribes an open center, a plurality of pole portions extending outwardly from the annular portion, and coil winding regions adjacent to the pole portions. One or more channels extend between the open center and the coil winding regions to communicate a cooling fluid. Coil windings of the machine may be at least partially encased in insulators. Each insulator may include a fluid entry orifice located between the insulator ends to communicate a cooling fluid. An end plate of the machine may include fluid discharge outlets for communicating cooling fluid received from the coil windings. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110135520 | INJECTION MOLDED FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER HOUSING WITH ADVANCED COOLING FEATURES - An example fan motor controller housing includes an inner fan housing, an outer fan housing including a base plate, plenums and air passages, stator vanes and a motor control housing. The inner fan housing, the outer fan housing, the stator vanes, and the motor control component housing are all made of a polymer. The fan motor controller housing also includes heat sinks attached to the plenums. The heat sinks are cooled by air flowing from air passages through the plenum. Motor controller components are attached to the heat sink and heat dissipates from the motor controller components to the heat sink. | 06-09-2011 |
