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US 2019/0311870 A1Published application
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 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 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 and a heat sink shunt extending from the body;
- coupling a first end of the contactor post to an electrical lead;
- coupling a second end of the contactor post to a bus bar;
- and
- coupling the heat sink shunt to a heat sink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.