| 摘要 |
The cooling efficiency in a rotary electric machine is improved by providing direct contact between the coolant and the sources of heat while preventing high drag loss from coolant entering the air gap between the moving and stationary parts of the rotary machine. The rotary electric machine such as a brushless generator includes a housing (10), a stator (24) within the housing (10) and a rotor (22) journalled within the housing (10). A stationary element (60) is affixed to the housing (10) and extends axially into a cavity (58) in the rotor (22) and a barrier (48) is provided in the air gap (34) between the stator (24) and the rotor (22). The barrier (48) serves to isolate the flow of coolant to the stator (24) from the air gap (34) and the stationary element (60) serves as an arrangement for mounting, within the rotor (22), components of a permanent magnet generator (90) and an exciter (92) which is wholly contained within the rotor (22). The stationary element (60) is also provided with a conduit (64) for conducting coolant to the various components of the rotor (22). |
