Patent ID: 7181928

Claim:
A gas compression system comprising: a compressor having a compressing mechanism; a motor connected to the compressor to drive the compressing mechanism; a housing enclosing the compressor and the motor; and a suction assembly for receiving uncompressed gas from a gas source and conveying the uncompressed gas to the compressor, the suction assembly comprising: a suction pipe in fluid communication with the gas source; means for creating a pressure reduction in the uncompressed gas from the gas source, the means for creating a pressure reduction being in fluid communication with the suction pipe; a compressor inlet configured to receive uncompressed gas from the means for creating a pressure reduction and to provide the uncompressed gas to the compressor; and wherein, the housing comprises an inlet opening in fluid communication with the gas source and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the means for creating a pressure reduction, and the means for creating a pressure reduction draws uncompressed gas from the gas source through the housing to cool the motor and returns the uncompressed gas to the suction assembly.