Cooling device, motor, and wind turbine set

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12049872-B2
Application number	US-202017594862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2020
Priority date	Apr 30, 2019
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

The present application relates to a cooling device, a motor, and a wind turbine set. The cooling device is integrated inside the motor and includes a housing extending along an axial direction of the motor, wherein the housing has a receiving cavity and an air inlet and an air outlet in communication with the receiving cavity, and the housing is in communication with an interior of the motor through the air inlet and in communication with the ventilation chambers at two axial ends of the motor through the air outlet; a heat exchanger located in the receiving cavity and provided close to the air outlet; and a circulation fan provided in the receiving cavity along the axial direction of the motor. The cooling device can realize a modular design of the cooling device, has a simple and compact structure, and occupies a small space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling device, which is integrated inside a motor, wherein the cooling device comprises
a housing extending along an axial direction of the motor, wherein the housing comprises a receiving cavity and an air inlet and an air outlet in communication with the receiving cavity, and the housing is in communication with an interior of the motor through the air inlet and in communication with ventilation chambers at two axial ends of the motor through the air outlet;
a heat exchanger located in the receiving cavity and provided close to the air outlet; and
a circulation fan provided in the receiving cavity along the axial direction of the motor, wherein the housing comprises a first plate and a second plate provided opposite to each other along the axial direction of the motor, the air inlet is provided on the second plate, and an end of the circulation fan along its own axial direction projects beyond the first plate.

2. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a third plate and a fourth plate, which are connected to the first plate and the second plate and provided opposite to each other, and the air outlet is formed by the first plate, the second plate, the third plate, and the fourth plate at at least one circumferential end of the motor.

3. The cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein the third plate and the fourth plate are provided with installation grooves at two circumferential ends of the motor, two heat exchangers are detachably installed in the installation grooves of the third plate and the fourth plate, and the circulation fan is provided between the two heat exchangers.

4. The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein an inspection opening, which allows the heat exchanger to pass through, is provided on the first plate, and the first plate covers the inspection opening via a cover plate.

5. A motor, comprising a stator support and a rotor support, which are connected in a dynamic sealed manner to form ventilation chambers provided at two axial ends of the motor, wherein the motor further comprises
a confluence chamber provided along a circumferential direction of the stator support; and
two or more cooling devices according to claim 1 , which are distributed at intervals along the circumferential direction of the stator support, wherein the cooling devices are located on a radial inner side of the confluence chamber, in communication with the confluence chamber through the air inlet of the housing, and in communication with the ventilation chambers through the air outlet of the housing.

6. The motor according to claim 5 , wherein the stator support comprises a first end plate and a second end plate, which extends along a radial direction and disposed opposite to each other along an axial direction, and an annular plate, which is disposed between the first end plate and the second end plate, and the confluence chamber is formed by the first end plate, the second end plate, and the annular plate.

7. The motor according to claim 6 , wherein the stator support further comprises a separation plate connected to the annular plate and extending inwardly along the radial direction, at least one ventilation pipe is further provided between the annular plate and the separation plate, and the cooling device is provided on the separation plate and in communication with the ventilation pipe through the air inlet.

8. The motor according to claim 5 , wherein the separation plate is provided with at least one ventilation hole, the two or more cooling devices are provided on the separation plate at intervals along the circumferential direction of the stator support, and an isolation chamber is formed between every two adjacent cooling devices and in communication with the ventilation hole.

9. The motor according to claim 8 , wherein a filter is provided at the ventilation hole of the separation plate.

10. The motor according to claim 7 , wherein the ventilation pipe has an inner wall and an outer wall provided for thermally insulating.

11. A wind turbine set, comprising:
a nacelle; and
the motor according to claim 5 , wherein a circulation fan of a cooling device of the motor is provided at one side of the nacelle.

Assignees

• Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Tech Co Ltd
• Goldwind Science & Technology

Inventors

• Wang Dinghui
• Xia Jing
• Fan Wenshou

Classifications

• H02K9/18

  wherein the external part of the closed circuit comprises a heat exchanger structurally associated with the machine casing · CPC title

• H02K9/10

  by gaseous cooling medium flowing in closed circuit, a part of which is external to the machine casing · CPC title

• F05B2260/20

  Heat transfer, e.g. cooling · CPC title

• F03D80/80

  Arrangement of components within nacelles or towers · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title