Patent ID: 11942825
Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A cooling system for an electric motor, comprising:
a stator including a stack of stator laminations that include a recessed inlet which at least partially circumferentially extends around the stack and receives oil from an oil inlet and directs oil to a plurality of oil ducts;
wherein the plurality of oil ducts axially extend through at least a portion of the stack of stator laminations;
wherein at least a portion of the plurality of oil ducts are positioned radially inward from a first inverter power pack coupled to the stack; and
a housing enclosing the stator and the first inverter power pack;
wherein the recessed inlet is located between first and second axial ends of the stack, and the first inverter power pack extends between the first and second axial ends across the recessed inlet.