Motor System

Abstract

A motor system includes: a stator; a rotor; a motor shaft, which is mechanically coupled for conjoint rotation with the rotor, and which defines a radial direction and an axial direction of the motor system; heat-generating components, in particular power semiconductors; a control device which is designed to control an operation of the motor system; and a housing. The housing has a first central chamber, wherein the stator, the rotor and the heat-generating components are arranged inside the first chamber, and wherein the heat-generating components are connected to an outer wall of the first chamber, and has a number of second chambers, wherein the second chambers radially surround the first chamber, and wherein the second chambers form closed channels for guiding cooling air.

Claims

1-10. (canceled)

11. A motor system, comprising: a stator, a rotor, a motor shaft, which is mechanically coupled for conjoint rotation with the rotor, and which defines a radial direction and an axial direction of the motor system, heat-generating components, a control device, which is configured to control an operation of the motor system, and a housing, said housing comprising: a first central chamber, wherein the stator, the rotor and the heat-generating components are arranged inside the first chamber, and wherein the heat-generating components are connected to an outer wall of the first chamber, and a number of second chambers, wherein the second chambers radially surround the first chamber, and wherein the second chambers form closed channels for guiding cooling air.

12. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the housing has an inner cylinder which forms the first chamber, wherein an outer surface of the cylinder constitutes the outer wall.

13. The motor system according to claim 12, wherein the housing has a number of outer cylinders which form the number of second chambers.

14. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the housing has a cylindrical extrusion profile.

15. The motor system according to claim 12, wherein the motor system has a first and a second bearing plate, wherein a base surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the first bearing plate and a cover surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the second bearing plate.

16. The motor system according to claim 13, wherein the motor system has a first and a second bearing plate, wherein a base surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the first bearing plate and a cover surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the second bearing plate.

17. The motor system according to claim 14, wherein the motor system has a first and a second bearing plate, wherein a base surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the first bearing plate and a cover surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the second bearing plate.

18. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the stator and the heat-generating components are axially spaced apart from one another.

19. The motor system according to 11, wherein within a predetermined axial portion the heat-generating components are connected to the outer wall of the first chamber in a heat-conducting manner.

20. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein a radial cross-sectional area of the first chamber constitutes a regular polygon.

21. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the motor system has an intermediate circuit capacitor wound as a ring.

22. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the first chamber is segmented axially into a number of part-chambers which are thermally insulated from one another by means of thermal barrier layers.

23. The motor system according to claim 11, wherein the heat-generating components are power semiconductors.

24. The motor system according to claim 18, wherein the heat-generating components are power semiconductors.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0078] The invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings:

[0079] FIG. 1 shows a motor system according to the invention in a longitudinal section, and

[0080] FIG. 2 shows a detail of the motor system shown in FIG. 1 in a perspective view.

[0081] FIG. 1 shows a motor system 1 according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0082] The motor system 1 first of all comprises a stator 2, a rotor 3 and a motor shaft 4, which is mechanically coupled for conjoint rotation with the rotor, and which defines a radial direction and an axial direction of the motor system 1. “Axial” means in the longitudinal direction of the motor or in the direction of the axis of rotation of the motor shaft 4. “Radial” means perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the motor shaft 4.

[0083] The motor system 1 also has heat-generating components 5 in the form of power semiconductors or power modules.

[0084] The motor system also has a control device 13 in the form of a frequency converter which is designed to control operation of the motor system 1.

[0085] The motor system 1 also has an intermediate circuit capacitor 12 wound as a ring.

[0086] The motor system 1 is accommodated in a housing 6 in the form of a cylindrical extruded profile. The housing 6 has a first central cylindrical chamber 7 extending in the axial direction, wherein the stator 2, the rotor 3, the heat-generating components 5 and the intermediate circuit capacitor 12 are arranged inside the first chamber 7. The heat-generating components 5 are connected to an outer wall 8 of the first chamber 7.

[0087] Heat-conducting adapter plates 17 are arranged between the outer wall 8 and the respective heat-generating components 5, wherein the heat-generating components 5 are pressed against the adapter plates 17 by pressure application means 17 in order to improve the thermal conduction.

[0088] The housing 6 has an inner cylinder which forms the first chamber 7, wherein an outer surface of the cylinder constitutes the outer wall 8. On its end faces the motor system 1 has a first bearing plate 10 or a second bearing plate 11 each having motor shaft bearings 14, wherein a base surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the first bearing plate 10 and a cover surface of the inner cylinder is formed by the second bearing plate 11.

[0089] On the B side of the motor system 1 a fan 15 is provided, which forces cooling air into closed cooling channels of the cylindrical extruded profile 6; in this connection see also the following description with reference to FIG. 2.

[0090] On the B side the motor system 1 is releasably closed by means of a housing cover 16.

[0091] A sensor 18 serves for detecting the rotor position. The sensor 18 is, in particular, a sensor which can detect the orientation of the magnetic field. From this the rotor position can be determined or evaluated. Alternatively, a conventional rotor position sensor (resolver, encoder, . . . ) can be used.

[0092] The control device 13, the sensor 18, the heat-generating components 5 or power semiconductor, the stator 2, the fan 15 and possibly further components can be operatively connected to one another, wherein the control device 13 receives and evaluates sensor signals and generates suitable control signals for the actuators.

[0093] FIG. 2 shows a detail of the motor system shown in FIG. 1 in a perspective view.

[0094] As shown in FIG. 2, the extrusion profile 6 has four second chambers 9 in addition to the first central cylindrical chamber 7. The second chambers 9 surround the first chamber 7 radially or on the outside. The second chambers 9 are provided with cooling fins.

[0095] The second chambers 9 form closed channels for conveying cooling air, which is forced into the chambers 9 or drawn through the chambers 9 by the fan 15. Because of the good thermal coupling between the outer surface 8 of the inner chamber 7 and the channels 9 and the plurality of points of contact of the power semiconductor 5 with the outer surface 8, a large amount of thermal energy can be drawn off through the channels 8.

[0096] In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the housing 6 is formed as an inner circular cylinder with an inner cylindrical casing 8, which is surrounded by an outer cylinder, the radial cross section of which is square. The outer and inner cylinders are connected to one another at four connection points. Alternatively, the outer cylinder can also be a circular cylinder, wherein in this case the inner and outer circular cylinder can be connected to one another by means of webs or pins, wherein the webs or pins define the cooling channels.