Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module and a method for cooling an electric machine. The electric machine module includes the electric machine including a stator with stator end turns and a housing enclosing the electric machine. An inner wall of the housing defines a machin
Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module and a method for cooling an electric machine. The electric machine module includes the electric machine including a stator with stator end turns and a housing enclosing the electric machine. An inner wall of the housing defines a machine cavity. The electric machine module also includes a cover coupled to the housing and extending radially inward into the machine cavity. The cover and the stator end turns define a stator cavity which is in fluid communication with the machine cavity.
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1. An electric machine module capable of being cooled by a coolant, the electric machine module comprising: an electric machine including a stator with stator end turns;a housing enclosing the electric machine, an inner wall of the housing defining a machine cavity, the housing further comprising a
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An electric machine module capable of being cooled by a coolant, the electric machine module comprising: an electric machine including a stator with stator end turns;a housing enclosing the electric machine, an inner wall of the housing defining a machine cavity, the housing further comprising a coolant jacket circumscribing at least a portion of the electric machine and at least one coolant aperture being positioned substantially adjacent to at least a portion of the stator end turns, the coolant jacket capable of containing a volume of the coolant, the at least one coolant aperture being configured to disperse at least a portion of the coolant from the coolant jacket into a stator cavity; anda cover coupled to the housing and extending radially inward into the machine cavity, the cover and the stator end turns defining the stator cavity, the stator cavity being in fluid communication with the machine cavity, wherein the cover is configured and arranged to concentrate at least a portion of the coolant within the stator cavity substantially around the stator end turns when the coolant enters the machine cavity from the at least one coolant aperture. 2. The electric machine module of claim 1, wherein the cover at least partially surrounds the stator end turns. 3. The electric machine module of claim 1, wherein the cover entirely surrounds the stator. 4. The electric machine module of claim 1, wherein the cover extends axially inward to at least partially surround the stator end turns. 5. The electric machine module of claim 1, wherein the cover is located an axial distance away from axial ends of the housing, wherein the axial distance varies along a circumference of the housing. 6. The electric machine module of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises at least one of plastic, aluminum, steel and a polymeric material. 7. The electric machine module of claim 1 and further comprising an epoxy material filled within at least a portion of the stator cavity between the stator end turns and the cover. 8. An electric machine module capable of being cooled by a coolant, the electric machine module comprising: an electric machine including a stator with stator end turns and a rotor;a housing enclosing the electric machine, an inner wall of the housing defining a machine cavity;a coolant jacket at least partially circumscribing a portion of the stator, the coolant jacket capable of containing a volume of the coolant;a plurality of coolant apertures being configured to guide a portion of the coolant from the coolant jacket into a stator cavity adjacent to at least a portion of stator end turns;a cover coupled to the housing and extending radially inward into the machine cavity; andan agitator member operatively coupled to the rotor and extending substantially outward along at least a portion of an axial length of the stator end turns,the cover, the agitator member, and the stator end turns defining the stator cavity, the stator cavity being in fluid communication with the machine cavity, and the agitator member being configured to radially return a portion of the coolant that flows past the stator end turns back to the stator end turns for additional cooling. 9. The electric machine module of claim 8, wherein the electric machine further includes a rotor hub, and the agitator member is coupled to the rotor by the rotor hub. 10. The electric machine module of claim 8, wherein the agitator member includes a radially distal surface and a radially proximal surface, the radially distal surface comprising a textured surface. 11. The electric machine module of claim 8, wherein an axial length of the agitator member is one of less than, more than, and about the same as the axial length of the stator end turns. 12. A method for cooling an electric machine comprising: providing the electric machine includinga rotor with generally opposing end faces, anda stator substantially circumscribing the rotor and including stator end turns;substantially enclosing at least a portion of the electric machine within a housing,defining at least a portion of a machine cavity with an inner wall of the housing;circumscribing at least a portion of the stator with a coolant jacket, the coolant jacket capable of containing a volume of a coolant;disposing a plurality of coolant apertures through a portion of the inner wall, the plurality of coolant apertures being configured to introduce the coolant from the coolant jacket into the machine cavity; andproviding a cover coupled to the housing and extending radially inward into the machine cavity, the cover being configured and arranged to concentrate at least a portion of the coolant introduced into the machine cavity through the plurality of coolant apertures near the stator end turns in order to cool the stator end turns. 13. The method of claim 12 and further comprising coupling an agitator member to the rotor adjacent to the generally opposing end faces, the agitator member being configured to return a portion of the coolant that flows past the stator end turns back to the stator end turns for additional cooling. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the cover and the agitator member are configured to concentrate at least a portion of the coolant. 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the electric machine is configured so that another volume of coolant is introduced into the machine cavity from a position radially inward from the stator end turns so that the coolant is dispersed radially outward toward the stator end turns. 16. The method of claim 15 and further comprising providing agitator channels through the agitator member to direct the coolant toward the stator end turns. 17. The method of claim 12 wherein the plurality of coolant apertures are positioned radially adjacent to the stator end turns. 18. The method of claim 17 and further comprising positioning the coolant apertures to direct the coolant toward the stator end turns.
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