CPC H02K 1/20 (2013.01) [H02K 5/203 (2021.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An electric machine comprising:
a stator including a stack of stator laminations, each of the stator laminations having a plurality of cutouts that form a plurality of oil ducts which axially extend through the stack of stator laminations;
an inverter power module forming an interface with a peripheral surface of an outer section of the stack of stator laminations;
wherein the stator and the inverter power module are positioned within a housing; and
an oil inlet extending through the housing, wherein the stack of stator laminations includes a recessed inlet that circumferentially extends around at least a portion of the stack and is designed to receive oil from the oil inlet and direct the oil to the plurality of oil ducts;
wherein the inverter power module extends axially across the recessed inlet.
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