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US 10,825,630 B2Granted
Integrated mounting post and heat sink for contactor arrangement in power distribution system
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDebabrata Pal, Mark Hamilton Severson
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Abstract
A contactor post for an electrical contactor may comprise a body comprising an electrically and thermally conductive material, and a heat sink shunt extending from the body and comprising the electrically and thermally conductive material, wherein the body and the heat sink shunt are comprised of a single piece of the electrically and thermally conductive material.
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A contactor post for an electrical contactor, comprising:
- a body comprising an electrically and thermally conductive material;
- and
- a heat sink shunt extending from the body and comprising the electrically and thermally conductive material,
- wherein a first opening is disposed in a first end of the body, the first opening is configured to receive a first fastener for coupling an electrical lead to the body,
- a second opening is disposed in the heat sink shunt, the second opening is configured to receive a second fastener for coupling a heat sink to the heat sink shunt, and
- the body and the heat sink shunt are comprised of a monolithic piece of the electrically and thermally conductive material.
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An electrical contactor arrangement, comprising:
- an insulator defining an aperture;
- a contactor post extending through the aperture, wherein the contactor post comprises:
- a body comprising an electrically conductive material;
- and
- a heat sink shunt extending from the body and comprising the electrically conductive material,
- wherein a first opening is disposed in a first end of the body, the first opening is configured to receive a first fastener for coupling an electrical lead to the body,
- a second opening is disposed in the heat sink shunt, the second opening is configured to receive a second fastener for coupling a heat sink to the heat sink shunt, and
- the body and the heat sink shunt are comprised of a single piece of the electrically conductive material.
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A method for installing a contactor arrangement, comprising:
- positioning a contactor post with respect to a panel, wherein the contactor post comprises a body comprising an electrically conductive material, a heat sink shunt extending from the body, a first opening disposed in a first end of the body, and a second opening is disposed in the heat sink shunt;
- coupling a first end of the contactor post to an electrical lead via the first opening;
- coupling a second end of the contactor post to a bus bar;
- and
- coupling the heat sink shunt to a heat sink via the second opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.