Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
  • B60K11/00—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units
  • B60K11/02—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units with liquid cooling
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
  • B60K7/00—Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel
  • B60K7/0007—Disposition of motor in, or adjacent to, traction wheel the motor being electric
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
  • H02K7/00—Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
  • H02K7/14—Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
  • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
  • H02K9/00—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating
  • H02K9/22—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
  • H02K9/225—Heat pipes
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
  • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
  • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
  • Y02T10/64—Electric machine technologies in electromobility

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a drive assembly for an electric vehicle consisting of an electric motor mounted in cooperation with a wheel of the vehicle, for driving the latter in rotation when the motor is supplied with electrical energy.
• Electric motors are now commonplace, and their use is now extended to virtually all areas of activity, including the transport sector, including the automobile. Their excellent performance and therefore their low level of consumption, low noise level, compactness, etc., make them more and more attractive in an ever increasing number of applications.
• this high temperature has an impact negative on the characteristics of the permanent magnets of the engine, when equipped, but also on the reliability of certain mechanical elements such as the bearing and the seal located on the motor output side, in the interface zone with the wheel to which the engine is coupled.
• the patent application WO2004 / 107535 proposes a rotating electrical machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, provided with cooling means and outward evacuation of the heat produced in the machine.
• the cooling and evacuation means comprise at least one device comprising a heat transfer fluid capable of absorbing heat from the environment, by a first change of state, and of restoring the environment to the heat, when another change of state, and a circulation path of this fluid between a heat generating zone and an evacuation zone thereof.
• This concept is usable for alternators, starters or alternator-starters for a motor vehicle.
• the implantations are intended in particular to evacuate the heat produced by the rectifier, including the diodes.
• the generators described are further provided with fans arranged to generate a cooling air circuit.
• a first object of the invention is to provide a drive assembly for a vehicle promoting efficient evacuation of the thermal energy generated during operation.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a drive assembly for vehicle operating in conditions promoting the service life of the interface joint between the wheel and the engine and avoiding premature deterioration of this seal.
• the invention provides a drive assembly for an electric vehicle consisting of an electric motor mounted in cooperation with a wheel of the vehicle to drive the latter in rotation when said motor is supplied with electrical energy, the electric motor comprising a rotor rotatably mounted in a stator by means of an inner bearing close to the wheel and an outer bearing remote from the wheel, and a magnetic assembly provided with a portion mounted on the stator and a portion mounted on the rotor, adapted to rotate said rotor, the motor rotor being provided with a heat pipe comprising at least one condensation zone and at least one evaporation zone of a coolant liquid, the evaporation zone of the heat pipe extending axially inside the inner bearing.
• the solution advantageously provides a drive assembly whose engine comprises one or more heat pipes extending axially from the zone of the bearing and the seal (evaporation zone near the wheel) to the condensation zone provided for in FIG. the engine output, opposite the wheel. Heat pipes are used to collect calories in a hot zone to transmit them, on the other side, to a cold zone.
• the present solution allows to cool not only the magnetic part of the motor, but also the portion of the inner shaft rolling adjacent to the wheel and internal to the seal.
• the assembly comprises a coupling zone provided with an adapter and the heat pipe is extended through a seal provided between the motor and the adapter.
• the axis of the heat pipe is coaxial with the rotor axis.
• the condensation zone is located in the zone substantially corresponding to the external bearing of the engine.
• the heat pipe is conical, the widened portion being on the side of the evaporation zone.
• the heat pipe comprises a heat transfer liquid reservoir provided at the evaporation zone.
• the axis of the heat pipe forms an angle (alpha) relative to the axis of rotation of the rotor.
• a plurality of heat pipes are distributed circumferentially along the periphery of the rotor of the motor.
• the invention also provides an electric motor for driving assembly as mentioned above, comprising a heat pipe whose evaporation zone extends axially inside the inner bearing of the engine. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
• FIG 1 shows a schematic representation of the operating principle of a heat pipe
• FIG 2 is a section of a drive assembly for electric vehicle
• FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a cross section of a drive assembly comprising a heat pipe according to a first embodiment
• FIG 4 is an enlarged view of a cross section of a drive assembly comprising a heat pipe according to a second embodiment
• FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a cross-section of a drive assembly comprising a heat pipe according to a third embodiment
• FIG 6 is an enlarged view of a cross section of a drive assembly comprising a heat pipe according to a fourth embodiment
• FIG 7 is a schematic representation of a longitudinal section of a conical heat pipe having a heat transfer fluid reservoir
• FIG 8 is a schematic representation of a longitudinal section of an electric motor rotor or receiving shaft for a drive assembly, comprising a plurality of heat pipes distributed over the circumference of the axis.
• a heat pipe 1 is a sealed chamber containing a liquid in equilibrium with its vapor phase, generally in the absence of any other gas.
• the inner wall of this chamber may be lined with a microporous structure allowing the return of the liquid, by capillarity, the cold zone of the chamber where it comes to condense to the hot part where it evaporates.
• This microporous structure allows the return of the liquid against the gravity but in some cases, where the forces exerted on the fluid are favorable for its return to the evaporator, it is not necessary.
• the transfer of heat is therefore effected by transformation of the sensible heat into latent heat. In the absence of any force other than gravity, the return of the liquid by capillarity allows use of the heat pipe in almost all positions.
• the heat pipe is a reliable system requiring little or no maintenance, low mass and low mechanical inertia, passive, having the ability to transmit high heat flux with a small temperature difference and whose thermal conductivity is higher several hundred times to the thermal conductivity of a copper bar.
• the heat pipe can operate in all positions (inclined, horizontal) and can be installed on existing engines.
• the active material of the heat pipes is chosen according to the temperature at which it is desired that the heat pipe works. For example, water, ether or alcohol is used.
• the heat pipes are preferentially cylindrical in shape, consisting of a tube of good thermal conductivity and if possible metallic. Copper, a very good conductor, is one of the materials used.
• the heat pipes may also consist of a single hole, blind or opening with heat transfer liquid, the assembly being hermetically sealed after having achieved the vacuum of air.
• FIG. 2 presents a general layout diagram of an engine 11 in conjunction with a wheel 15 of a vehicle, to form a drive assembly 10 for a vehicle.
• Such an assembly preferably comprises a coupling zone, in this example an adapter 16, in which the elements are in the presence of oil.
• a seal 20 is provided between the electric motor 11 and the adapter 16 to prevent the passage of oil to the engine. This seal 20 is often a component likely to deteriorate if the temperature exceeds a certain threshold.
• the evaporation zone 2 is provided in the zone to be cooled, that is to say under the inner bearing 12 and the seal 20, the evacuation of the calories being at the rotor inlet on which one finds, for example, fins 4 machined or reported to promote cooling.
• the section of the motor of FIG. 4 shows an insert type heat pipe 6 housed co-axially with the axis AA of the rotor 14, the evaporation zone 2 being placed in the portion to be cooled, that is to say ie inside the inner bearing 12 and the seal 20, the heat dissipation is at the rotor inlet on which there are, for example, fins 4 machined or reported to promote cooling.
• the thermal pipe / rotor connection is ensured by a special contact paste for high temperature.
• the lateral positioning of the heat pipe is ensured, for example, by a washer or ring stop.
• the evaporation zone 2 is in the portion to be cooled, the evacuation of the calories being at the inlet of the modified rotor for better cooling efficiency.
• the conical shape promotes the return of the heat transfer fluid to the evaporation zone and thereby improves the efficiency of the system.
• the angle of the cone taking into account the speed of the motor and the diameter of the motor shaft is advantageously between 0.3 and 2 degrees. In this embodiment, use of a contact paste and a hold-in system is not necessary.
• Figure 6 illustrates a heat pipe arranged in a bore 5 inclined at a defined angle (alpha) taking into account the mechanical strength of the shaft.
• the angle of inclination (alpha) between 0.3 and 2 degrees, is defined by taking into account parameters such as the motor speed, the diameter of the heat pipe and the diameter of the rotor.
• the evaporation zone 2 of the heat pipe is in the rotor 14, which allows the maintenance of a temperature acceptable radially internally to the bearing 12 and the seal 20.
• the evacuation of the calories is made the inlet of the rotor 14 on which is grafted a cooling element such as fins 4 machined or reported.
• the axial component of the centrifugal force due to the inclined position of the heat pipe promotes the return of the heat transfer fluid and improves the efficiency of the system.
• the maintenance of the heat pipe in its housing is ensured, for example, by a washer or locking ring.
• the heat pipe / shaft heat connection is provided by a special high temperature contact paste.
• FIG. 7 schematically illustrates the implementation of a conical heat pipe bore 5 at the axis of the rotor 14 of the engine to be cooled.
• the Evaporation zone 2 comprises a reservoir 7 of cylindrical shape arranged at the end of the enlarged zone of the cone. The rotation and the centrifugal force of the shaft drive the liquid 9 of the reservoir against the walls of the latter. Since a large amount of liquid is available for evaporation, the efficiency of the system is thus improved.
• FIG. 8 Another embodiment shown in the layout diagram of FIG. 8 comprises a plurality of bore-type heat pipes 5 provided in the periphery of the rotor of the motor.
• the presence of several cooling sources distributed around the tree promotes the evacuation of calories.

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