Evaporator mounted blower speed control
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYvonne D. Rieger, William F. Rausch, Mark W. Stevenson, Chad S. Pinger
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to electrical component heat dissipation and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for dissipating heat from a power control module. In one embodiment the invention is a power control module having a housing and an electrical connection. A thermally conductive material is placed between the power control module and a surface of an evaporator core with a first side of the thermally conductive material in contact with the power control module and a second side in contact with the surface of the evaporator core. The thermally conductive material conducts heat from the power control module to the surface of the evaporator core.
Claims26
A power control module comprising:
- a power control module having a housing and an electrical connection;
- a thermally conductive material having a first side in contact with said power control module and a second side in contact with a surface of an evaporator core;
- said thermally conductive material conducting heat from said power control module to said surface of said evaporator core;
- a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket including at least one engaging surface and at least one retaining clip;
- said engaging surface securing said bracket to said surface of said evaporator core;
- said retaining clip engaging said housing of said power control module;
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- said bracket retaining said power control module and urging said thermally conductive material against said surface of said evaporator core.
A power control module comprising:
- a power control module having a housing and an electrical connection;
- a thermally conductive material having a first side connected to said power control module and a second side secured to a surface of an evaporator core;
- said thermally conductive material conducting heat from said power control module to said surface of said evaporator core;
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- an outer housing, said outer housing having an aperture and a removable portion and covering said power control module and at least a portion of said evaporator core, said electrical connection accessible through said aperture.
A method for cooling a power control module comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a power control module having a housing and an electrical connection;
- b) providing a surface of an evaporator core;
- c) positioning a first side of a thermally conductive material against the power control module and positioning a second side of the thermally conductive material against the surface of the evaporator core;
- d) conducting heat from the power control module through the thermally conductive material to the surface of the evaporator core;
- e) providing a mounting bracket and securing the mounting bracket to the evaporator core;
- f) securing the power control module to the mounting bracket;
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- g) shaping the mounting bracket to urge the thermally conductive material against the surface of the evaporator core when the mounting bracket is secured to the evaporator core and the power control module is secured to the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.