Apparatuses And Methods For Cooling Electric Machines

摘要

Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like).

主权项

1. A cooling apparatus comprising:
a frame configured to receive at least a portion of an electric machine, the frame having a first end, a second end, and:
an inner wall; andan outer wall configured to cooperate with the inner wall to define an annular chamber between the outer and inner walls, the chamber configured to permit a fluid to move between the outer and inner walls; longitudinal ribs forming flow channels within the annular chamber; and a breaker disposed in and spanning one of the flow channels, the breaker configured to disturb flow when fluid flows through the flow channel in which the breaker is disposed.