Patent ID: 8415910

Claim:
An electric machine comprising: a housing; a stator arranged within the housing, the stator including a plurality of stator windings that define a number of phases; a switch module mounted at the housing, the switch module including a plurality of switch members that are operatively connected to the plurality of stator windings, the plurality of switch members being configured and disposed to selectively establish one of a first electrical connection configuration and a second electrical connection configuration of the plurality of stator windings; and a cooling system operatively coupled to the switch module and the housing, the cooling system configured and disposed to guide a cooling fluid adjacent the plurality of switch members, the cooling system including a sump provided in one of the housing and the switch module, a first conduit fluidly connected to the sump, a second conduit fluidly connected to the first conduit and the housing, and a third conduit fluidly connected to the second conduit and the switch module, wherein the cooling system is configured and disposed to pass a cooling fluid through each of the housing and the switch module.