Coolant system for a busbar assembly
AssigneesTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
InventorsBrian Patrick Costello, Jie Luo
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Abstract
A busbar assembly includes a first busbar having a mating interface for mating with an electrical component to power the electrical component and a second busbar having a mating interface for mating with the electrical component to power the electrical component. The busbar assembly includes a first thermal conduit extending along the first busbar that allows liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the first busbar. The busbar assembly includes a second thermal conduit extending along the second busbar that allows liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the second busbar.
Claims22
A busbar assembly comprising:
- a first busbar having a mating interface for mating with an electrical component to provide a power supply path for the electrical component;
- a second busbar having a mating interface for mating with the electrical component to provide a power return for the electrical component, wherein the second busbar is oriented parallel to the first busbar, the second busbar being electrically isolated from the first busbar;
- a first thermal conduit extending along the first busbar, the first thermal conduit allowing liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the first busbar;
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- a second thermal conduit extending along the second busbar, the second thermal conduit allowing liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the second busbar.
A busbar assembly comprising:
- a busbar cage having a first sidewall and a second sidewall with a space therebetween;
- a first busbar received in the space between the first and second sidewalls of the busbar cage, the first busbar having a mating interface for mating with an electrical component to provide a power supply path for the electrical component;
- a second busbar received in the space between the first and second sidewalls of the busbar cage, the second busbar having a mating interface for mating with the electrical component to provide a power return for the electrical component, wherein the second busbar is oriented parallel to the first busbar, the second busbar being electrically isolated from the first busbar;
- a first thermal conduit received in the space between the first and second sidewalls of the busbar cage and extending along the first busbar, the first thermal conduit allowing liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the first busbar;
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- a second thermal conduit received in the space between the first and second sidewalls of the busbar cage and extending along the second busbar, the second thermal conduit allowing liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the second busbar.
An equipment rack comprising:
- a frame forming a rack space configured to receive one or more electrical components;
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- a busbar assembly coupled to the frame for powering the one or more electrical components, the busbar assembly including a first busbar, a second busbar, a first thermal conduit extending along the first busbar, and a second thermal conduit extending along the second busbar, the first busbar having a mating interface for mating with an electrical component to provide a power supply path for the electrical component, the second busbar having a mating interface for mating with the electrical component to provide a power return for the electrical component, wherein the second busbar is oriented parallel to the first busbar and is electrically isolated from the first busbar;
- wherein the first thermal conduit allows liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the first busbar and the second thermal conduit allows liquid coolant to flow therethrough to dissipate heat from the second busbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.