Electric pole part apparatus
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsPhilipp Masmeier, Michael Weuffel, Patrick Rumpelt
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Abstract
A system and method for an electric pole part apparatus, includes an electric interruption unit; a heat sink; and a heat pipe arrangement; wherein the heat pipe arrangement comprises a plurality of heat pipes enclosed at least partially by an outer housing; wherein a first end of the heat pipe arrangement is connected to the heat sink; and wherein a second end of the heat pipe arrangement is connected to the electric interruption unit.
Claims13
An electric pole part apparatus, comprising:
- an electric interruption unit;
- a heat sink;
- and
- a heat pipe arrangement;
- wherein the heat pipe arrangement comprises a plurality of heat pipes enclosed at least partially by an outer housing;
- wherein a first end of the heat pipe arrangement is connected to the heat sink;
- wherein a second end of the heat pipe arrangement is connected to the electric interruption unit;
- wherein the plurality of heat pipes are embedded within a thermal conductive material within the outer housing;
- and
- wherein the thermal conductive material comprises a matrix of soldering material.
A method of manufacturing an electric pole part apparatus, the electric pole part apparatus comprising an electric interruption unit, a heat sink, and a heat pipe arrangement, wherein the heat pipe arrangement comprises a plurality of heat pipes enclosed at least partially by an outer housing, and wherein the method comprises:
- a) connecting a first end of the heat pipe arrangement to the heat sink;
- b) connecting a second end of the heat pipe arrangement to the electric interruption unit and
- c) embedding the plurality of heat pipes within a thermal conductive material within the outer housing, the thermal conductive material comprising a matrix of soldering material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.