Presented are oleophobic surface treatments for electric machines, methods for making/using such electric machines, and vehicles employing traction motors having oleophobic treatments on select “non-target” surfaces. An electric machine includes a direct-cooling thermal management system that circulates a coolant fluid to the electric machine's outer housing. A stator assembly, which is attached to the housing, includes a stator core with one or more electromagnetic windings mounted to the stator core. A rotor assembly is rotatably mounted to the hosing adjacent the stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor core with one or more magnets mounted to the rotor core and spaced across an air gap from the winding(s). Select components of the outer housing, rotor assembly, and/or stator assembly have a target surface with an oleophobic surface treatment that reduces the non-target surface's wetted area and decreases the mass of coolant fluid contacting the non-target surface.

A stator structure and a flat wire motor are provided. The stator structure comprises a stator core, stator windings and an avoidance layer. The stator core has an inner cylinder cavity, and a plurality of iron core slots arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction on an end face of the stator core. The iron core slot is communicated with the inner cylinder cavity via a slot opening. The stator windings have a plurality of layers of flat wire conductor wound in the iron core slots. The avoidance layer is located between the slot opening and a first layer of flat wire conductor in a radial direction of the stator core. During the operation of the flat wire motor with this stator structure, the skin effect caused by the high-frequency change of the magnetic field will act on the avoidance layer, thereby reducing the skin effect generated at the first layer of flat wire conductor, weakening the influence of the slot leakage flux on the first layer of flat wire conductor, reducing the eddy current loss of the first layer of flat wire conductor, and further reducing the eddy current loss of the whole motor, and thus achieving the technical effect of improving the motor efficiency.

A stator structure and a flat wire motor are provided. The stator structure comprises a stator core, stator windings and an avoidance layer. The stator core has an inner cylinder cavity, and a plurality of iron core slots arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction on an end face of the stator core. The iron core slot is communicated with the inner cylinder cavity via a slot opening. The stator windings have a plurality of layers of flat wire conductor wound in the iron core slots. The avoidance layer is located between the slot opening and a first layer of flat wire conductor in a radial direction of the stator core. During the operation of the flat wire motor with this stator structure, the skin effect caused by the high-frequency change of the magnetic field will act on the avoidance layer, thereby reducing the skin effect generated at the first layer of flat wire conductor, weakening the influence of the slot leakage flux on the first layer of flat wire conductor, reducing the eddy current loss of the first layer of flat wire conductor, and further reducing the eddy current loss of the whole motor, and thus achieving the technical effect of improving the motor efficiency.

A stator for a rotating electrical machine is disclosed, the stator comprising a plurality of stator slots (22) each of which accommodates a plurality of coils (40) of stator windings (18). Radial air gaps (46) are present between the coils of adjacent stator slots as the coils extend out of the stator slots. Insulating means (42, 54, 84) are provided between the coils of a stator slot as the coils extend out of the stator slot. The radial air gaps (46) are defined between the insulating means of the coils of adjacent stator slots. This can allow radial air passages to be formed through the windings, while ensuring sufficient electrical insulation between the coils of a stator slot.

A stator for a rotating electrical machine is disclosed, the stator comprising a plurality of stator slots (22) each of which accommodates a plurality of coils (40) of stator windings (18). Radial air gaps (46) are present between the coils of adjacent stator slots as the coils extend out of the stator slots. Insulating means (42, 54, 84) are provided between the coils of a stator slot as the coils extend out of the stator slot. The radial air gaps (46) are defined between the insulating means of the coils of adjacent stator slots. This can allow radial air passages to be formed through the windings, while ensuring sufficient electrical insulation between the coils of a stator slot.

An electrical machine may include a comprise a rotor, a stator, a coolant distributor chamber and a coolant collector chamber. The rotor may be rotated about an axis of rotation that defines an axial direction of the electrical machine. The stator may comprise a plurality of stator windings. The coolant collector chamber may be axially arranged at a distance from the coolant distributor chamber. The coolant distributor chamber may communicate fluidically with the coolant collector chamber by way of least one cooling channel through which a coolant can flow. The at least one cooling channel and the at least one stator winding may be embedded in a plastic mass consisting of an electrically insulating plastic for thermal coupling to the coolant.

An electrical machine may include a comprise a rotor, a stator, a coolant distributor chamber and a coolant collector chamber. The rotor may be rotated about an axis of rotation that defines an axial direction of the electrical machine. The stator may comprise a plurality of stator windings. The coolant collector chamber may be axially arranged at a distance from the coolant distributor chamber. The coolant distributor chamber may communicate fluidically with the coolant collector chamber by way of least one cooling channel through which a coolant can flow. The at least one cooling channel and the at least one stator winding may be embedded in a plastic mass consisting of an electrically insulating plastic for thermal coupling to the coolant.

A stator core is provided that can define a plurality of core slots in a surface thereof. The core slots can extend between a first and a second end portion of the stator core. A winding can be housed in the core slots. The winding can define a channel through at least a portion thereof. A cooling system can be operably coupled with the channel and can be configured to move a cooling fluid through the channel. A turbulator can be positioned within the channel. The turbulator can be within a flowpath of the cooling fluid and can be integrally formed with the winding.

A stator core is provided that can define a plurality of core slots in a surface thereof. The core slots can extend between a first and a second end portion of the stator core. A winding can be housed in the core slots. The winding can define a channel through at least a portion thereof. A cooling system can be operably coupled with the channel and can be configured to move a cooling fluid through the channel. A turbulator can be positioned within the channel. The turbulator can be within a flowpath of the cooling fluid and can be integrally formed with the winding.

Provided is a stator assembly comprising a stator including a stator core having a cylindrical shape and a through hole through which two ends communicate with an outside and a wound coil having parts protruding to the outside further than the two ends of the stator core in an axial direction of the stator core and the remaining part positioned in the stator core and heat dissipation caps which are provided on two end portions of the stator core such that the protruding parts of the wound coil are accommodated in contact with an outer surface of the stator core. Therefore, a heat radiation path capable of transferring heat generated by or transferred to a stator coil to the outside increases, heat dissipation efficiency is improved, heat dissipation properties are superior, and thus a decrease in operational efficiency of a motor due to heat generation may be minimized or prevented.