Cooled motor
First Claim
1. A motor, comprising:
- a first portion configured to turn in a direction;
a second portion configured to turn in the direction with the first portion, wherein the second portion coaxially mirrors the first portion; and
at least one central fan disposed between the first portion and the second portion, and configured to force air through a portion of the first portion and the second portion.
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Abstract
A motor having a first portion configured to turn in a forward direction, a second portion coaxially mirrors the first portion; and a central fan between the first and second portions, and forcing air through the portions. A thermoelectric cooler element, thermally coupled to the portion is configured to cool the motor. A motor controller is electrically coupled to the first and second portions, and operates a portion in response to a condition sensed by the motor controller. The condition sensed by the motor controller is a motor torque, a motor speed, a motor casing temperature, or a zoned motor casing temperature. A method includes detecting a motor operational command; selecting a motor operational state using motor portion responsive to the motor command; sensing a heating state of a motor portion; and providing a cooling state to the motor portion responsive to the heating state.
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20 Claims
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1. A motor, comprising:
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a first portion configured to turn in a direction; a second portion configured to turn in the direction with the first portion, wherein the second portion coaxially mirrors the first portion; and at least one central fan disposed between the first portion and the second portion, and configured to force air through a portion of the first portion and the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A motor, comprising:
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a first portion configured to turn in a forward direction or a reverse direction; a second portion configured to turn in the direction with the first portion, wherein the second portion coaxially mirrors the first portion; two central vane fans set apart, wherein a respective fan is disposed to force air through a corresponding one of the first portion and the second portion; a motor controller electrically coupled to at least one of the first portion and the second portion, and configured to operate the at least one of the portions in a predetermined direction in response to a condition sensed by the motor controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a motor, comprises:
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detecting a motor operational command; selecting a motor operational state responsive to the motor operational command using one motor part or another motor part or both; sensing a heating state of a portion of the motor; and providing a cooling state to the portion of the motor in response to the heating state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification