Air-cooled resistor arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023298785-A1
Application number	US-202318119362-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 9, 2023
Priority date	Mar 21, 2022
Publication date	Sep 21, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An air cooled resistor arrangement comprising a first elongated tube member forming a first air flow channel and a second elongated tube member forming a second air flow channel, wherein the first elongated tube member is at least partly housed inside the second elongated tube member. The air-cooled resistor arrangement further comprises an air dilution portion comprising at least one opening at which the first air flow channel is arranged in fluid communication with the second air flow channel.

First claim

1 . An air-cooled resistor arrangement, comprising:
an inlet configured to receive a flow of air, and an outlet configured to convey the flow of air out from the resistor arrangement, a first elongated tube member forming a first air flow channel configured to convey a first air flow portion from the inlet towards the outlet, the first elongated tube member extending between the inlet and the outlet, a second elongated tube member extending between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the first elongated tube member is at least partly housed by the second elongated tube member, the first and the second elongated tube members being spaced apart from each other to form a second air flow channel configured to convey a second air flow portion from the inlet, and an electrically conductive resistor element comprising an electric resistive material connectable to a source of electric power, the resistor element being arranged inside the first elongated tube member, wherein the air-cooled resistor arrangement further comprises an air dilution portion comprising at least one opening at which the first air flow channel is arranged in fluid communication with the second air flow channel, the air dilution portion being arranged at a position between the inlet and the outlet.

2 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the air dilution portion comprises a plurality of openings, each opening being arranged in an envelope surface of the first elongated tube member.

3 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of openings is distributed along an elongation of the first elongated tube member.

4 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 3 , wherein an opening area of the plurality of openings is increased along the elongation of the first elongated tube member in a direction towards the outlet.

5 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the air dilution portion comprises a valve for controllably arranging the first air flow channel in fluid communication with the second air flow channel.

6 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the air dilution portion comprises a baffle configured to control a flow direction of the second air flow portion into the first air flow channel.

7 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive resistor element comprises at least one connector element connectable to the source of electric power, the at least one connector element being arranged in the second air flow channel.

8 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the at least one connector extends from the second air flow channel into the first air flow channel through the at least one opening.

9 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the air-cooled resistor arrangement further comprises a third elongated tube member forming a third air flow channel, the third elongated tube member being at least partly housed by the first elongated tube member.

10 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the third elongated tube member comprises at least one aperture at which the third air flow channel is arranged in fluid communication with the first air flow channel.

11 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the at least one aperture is arranged on an envelope surface of the third elongated tube member.

12 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second elongated tube member is closed in a direction perpendicular to its elongation along the extension between the inlet and the outlet.

13 . The air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive resistor element extends between the inlet and the outlet.

14 . A braking system for a vehicle, comprising:
an electric traction motor configured to propel the vehicle during propulsion and to controllably generate electric power during braking, an air blower arranged in an air conduit, the air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , the air-cooled resistor arrangement being arranged in the air conduit in downstream fluid communication with the air blower, and a source of electric power electrically connected to the electric machine and to the electrically conductive resistor element of the air cooled resistor, the source of electric power comprising an electric storage system configured to receive and supply electric power, wherein the air cooled resistor arrangement is operated by electric power received from the electric power system, the electric power system being further electrically connected to the electric traction motor and configured to receive electric power generated by the electric traction motor during braking.

15 . A vehicle, comprising:
an electric traction motor configured to propel the vehicle, a source of electric power comprising an electric storage system, wherein the source of electric power is electrically connected to the electric traction motor, and the air-cooled resistor arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive resistor element is electrically connected to the source of electric power for dissipating electric power generated by the electric traction motor during braking.

Assignees

• Volvo Truck Corp

Inventors

• Rahm Fredrik
• Tennevall Peter
• Ising Magnus
• Audhav Tove
• Andersson Arne

Classifications

• B60T5/00 Primary

  Vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes · CPC title

• H01C1/082 Primary

  using forced fluid flow · CPC title

• F16D65/78

  Features relating to cooling · CPC title

• B60L7/22

  Dynamic electric resistor braking, combined with dynamic electric regenerative braking · CPC title