CPC H02K 9/10 (2013.01) [H02K 9/227 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An air coolable electric machine, comprising:
a rotor;
a stator;
a heat dissipation plate having a first side arranged for thermal communication with the stator, the heat dissipation plate having a central opening therein and an outer periphery; and
a plurality of circumferentially distributed Y-shaped or u-shaped cooling fins extending from a second side of the heat dissipation plate opposite the first side, wherein each cooling fin includes a radially extending leg portion and a V-shaped or ψ-shaped deflector portion, wherein distal-most ends of each V-shaped or ψ-shaped deflector portion extend radially to the outer periphery an outer edge of the heat dissipation plate to deflect a first portion of airflow outwardly, and wherein each radially extending leg portion is arranged to direct a portion of airflow inwardly toward the central opening.
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