Inductance Assembly Cooling Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric machines with internal stator configurations face challenges in effectively managing heat dissipation and securely mounting inductance assemblies, particularly when carrying strong currents and requiring efficient cooling systems.
Innovation Solution
The inductance assembly is designed with semi-cylindrical body portions and central channels to be securely mounted within a cooling assembly, utilizing clips or wedge-shaped blocks to ensure proper contact and heat dissipation, and includes coils with leg portions and head portions configured to fit within these channels, along with a cooling assembly for efficient heat removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If the inductance assembly is designed to carry strong currents, then the electrical performance is improved, but heat generation increases and requires more effective cooling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful heat generated by strong currents into a manageable thermal field by integrating cooling channels directly within the inductance assembly body. The cooling channels are positioned to maximize heat extraction from high-current regions, transforming the heat problem into an integrated thermal management solution where the heat generation and cooling systems work together as a unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cooling fluid as an intermediary medium to transfer heat away from the inductance coils. The cooling fluid circulates through channels embedded in the inductance assembly, acting as a thermal mediator that absorbs heat from the high-current carrying coils and transports it to external cooling systems, thereby managing temperature while maintaining high power capability.
2Reliability
If the inductance assembly is securely mounted in the cooling assembly, then the mounting reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional mounting components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the mounting structure with the cooling assembly by integrating mounting features directly into the cooling assembly body. The cooling assembly includes built-in mounting surfaces and attachment mechanisms that simultaneously provide both cooling functionality and secure mounting, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets or fastening systems and reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides thermal management through cooling channels, serves as a structural support for the inductance assembly, and includes integrated mounting features for secure attachment. This multi-functional design reduces the number of separate components needed and simplifies the overall system architecture.
3Temperature
If the cooling assembly is integrated with the inductance assembly, then the heat dissipation efficiency is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the inductance assembly into modular components, with cooling channels integrated into specific sections of the assembly body. This segmentation allows different portions to be manufactured separately using appropriate processes, then assembled together, reducing the complexity of manufacturing the entire integrated structure in one operation while maintaining effective heat dissipation pathways.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enhances the secure mounting and heat dissipation of inductance assemblies within electric machines, ensuring adequate operation even under high current conditions by effectively managing heat generated by the coils.
Implementation Method 1
The inductance assembly is designed with semi-cylindrical body portions and central channels to be securely mounted within a cooling assembly... ensuring adequate operation even under high current conditions by effectively managing heat generated by the coils
Implementation Method 2
The cooling assembly for efficient heat removal... effectively managing heat generated by the coils
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AI summary
The present invention is generally concerned with an inductance assembly that is so configured and sized as to be inserted inside the cooling assembly of an electric machine to thereby decrease the overall volume of the machine.