High thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10734867-B2
Application number	US-201916435490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2019
Priority date	Dec 14, 2016
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology of the present invention includes a casing, a 3D phase change heat pipe, a stator core and a stator winding; the casing includes assembly passages for the 3D phase change heat pipe; the 3D phase change heat pipe assembly passages are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the casing body; a condensation section of the 3D phase change heat pipe is assembled in the assembly passages of the casing body, and an evaporation section is bonded to the stator winding. The present invention provides a high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor with a simple structure, convenient installation, wide application and low cost.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology, comprising a fin set casing, a 3D phase change heat pipe, a stator core and a stator winding, wherein: the fin set casing comprises a casing body, a heat dissipating fin set, and assembly spaces for the 3D phase change heat pipe; the casing body is annular, and the heat dissipating fin set is uniformly arranged on an outer surface of the casing body in a circumferential direction; the stator core and the stator winding are located on air inner surface of the casing body; the 3D phase change heat pipe comprises a condensation section and an evaporation section, the condensation section being assembled in the assembly spaces, the evaporation section being wound around an outside of the stator winding and being bonded with the stator winding; a number of the spaces is more than one; a sheet with high thermal conductivity and high insulation performance is inserted between the evaporation section and the stator winding; the condensation section is matched with the spaces by a eutectic welding, expansion joint or a glue bonding process; the spaces having a circular, rectangular or curved cross section are blind holes and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the casing body; and the 3D phase change heat pipe is closely matched with the spaces.

2. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the fin set casing is formed with aluminum or steel material by integrated casting or extrusion molding process.

3. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet is a high thermal conductivity insulating groove paper or a high thermal conductivity silicone pad.

4. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet has a thermal conductivity >0.5 W/(m·K), an insulation strength >10 kV/mm, and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

5. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the 3D phase change heat pipe is a copper heat pipe or an aluminum heat pipe.

6. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein the 3D phase change heat pipe is a sintered wick type heat pipe.

7. The high thermal conductivity stator component for vehicle motor based on 3D phase change heat pipe technology according to claim 1 , wherein a wick in the 3D phase change heat pipe has a circular cross section.

Assignees

• Univ South China Tech

Inventors

• Tang Yong
• Sun yalong
• Yuan Wei
• Lu Longsheng
• Li Zongtao
• Wan Zhenping

Classifications

• F28D15/04 Primary

  with tubes having a capillary structure · CPC title

• H02K9/225

  Heat pipes · CPC title

• H02K5/207

  with openings in the casing specially adapted for ambient air · CPC title

• H02K5/18

  with ribs or fins for improving heat transfer · CPC title

• H02K1/20 Primary

  with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium · CPC title