摘要 |
A cooling system for a sealed permanent magnet electric machine includes a fan element configured to urge an airflow across a plurality of permanent magnets of a rotor of the electric machine to remove thermal energy therefrom. A plurality of cooling channels are located in a housing of the electric machine and are configured to transfer thermal energy from a stator of the electric machine to a flow of liquid coolant through the plurality of cooling channels. A heat exchanger is located in thermal communication with the plurality of cooling channels to transfer thermal energy from the airflow to the liquid coolant. One or more coolant supply conduits are configured to divert a portion of the airflow from the heat exchanger to an ancillary component of the electric machine to allow for transfer of thermal energy from the ancillary component to the airflow. |