An electric motor and inverter assembly (100) used in an electric vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle to drive the vehicle's wheels to rotate is disclosed. The electric motor and inverter assembly comprises: an electric motor (300), which includes a housing including a main shell (310), an end cover (320) and a connecting cover (330), wherein a cooling passage is formed in a wall of the housing such that coolant is able to flow in the cooling passage, and an end cover (320) and a connecting cover (330) are respectively connected to opposite ends of the main shell; and an inverter, which includes a housing (210) in which a power element and/or an electrical device is received, wherein the housing of the inverter contacts the connecting cover such that an interface is defined between the connecting cover and the housing of the inverter, and the coolant flowing through the cooling passage is able to contact the interface.
Electric motor and inverter assembly
2023-01-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / H05K PRINTED CIRCUITS , Gedruckte Schaltungen |