Lamination cooling system formation method

Patent · Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1055674

Rippel, Wally E ^[1]; Kobayashi, Daryl M ^[2]

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1. Altadena, CA
2. Monrovia, CA

An electric motor, transformer or inductor having a cooling system. A stack of laminations have apertures at least partially coincident with apertures of adjacent laminations. The apertures define straight or angled cooling-fluid passageways through the lamination stack. Gaps between the adjacent laminations are sealed by injecting a heat-cured sealant into the passageways, expelling excess sealant, and heat-curing the lamination stack. Manifold members adjoin opposite ends of the lamination stack, and each is configured with one or more cavities to act as a manifold to adjacent passageway ends. Complex manifold arrangements can create bidirectional flow in a variety of patterns.

• Research Organization: AeroVironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-00ER82940
• Assignee: AeroVironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 8,201,316
• Application Number: 12/378,384
• OSTI ID: 1055674
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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