Rectifier assembly with enhanced air cooling

An alternator rectifier assembly adapted to mount to a housing of a multiphase alternating current generator to rectify alternating current produced by the generator into direct current, the rectifier assembly comprising:

• (a) a stator terminal board having an embedded conductor;
• (b) a positive heat sink spaced from the stator terminal board;
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• (c) a bushing intermediate the positive heat sink and the stator terminal board, the bushing forming an electrical path between the embedded conductor and the positive heat sink, the bushing defining a minimum spacing between the stator terminal board and the positive heat sink.

An alternator rectifier assembly adapted to mount to a housing of a multiphase alternating current generator to rectify alternating current produced by the generator into direct current, the rectifier assembly comprising:

• (a) a stator terminal board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of diode lead receiving apertures extending from the bottom surface to the top surface and at least one cut out;
• (b) a plurality of electrically conductive terminals connected to the top surface of the stator terminal board;
• (c) a positive heat sink spaced from the stator terminal board;
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• (d) a bushing intermediate the positive heat sink and the stator terminal board, the bushing forming an electrical path between the embedded conductor and the positive heat sink, the bushing defining a minimum spacing between the stator terminal board and the positive heat sink.

An alternator rectifier assembly comprising:

• (a) a stator terminal board having a top surface, a bottom surface and a through aperture having a stop spaced from the bottom surface;
• (b) positive heat sink spaced from the bottom surface of the stator terminal board;
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• (c) a bushing within the through aperture and contacting the stop, the bushing projecting from the stator terminal board a sufficient distance to preclude load bearing contact between the bottom surface of the stator terminal board and the positive heat sink, the stator terminal board having a conductor electrically connected to the bushing.

An alternator rectifier assembly adapted to mount to a housing of a multiphase alternating current generator to rectify alternating current produced by the generator into direct current, the rectifier assembly comprising:

• (a) a stator terminal board having a conductor;
• (b) a positive heat sink spaced from the stator terminal board;
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• (C) a bushing intermediate the positive heat sink and the stator terminal board, the bushing forming an electrical path between the conductor and the positive heat sink, the bushing defining a minimum spacing between the stator terminal board and the positive heat sink.

An alternator rectifier assembly adapted to mount to a housing of a multiphase alternating current generator to rectify alternating current produced by the generator into direct current, the rectifier assembly comprising:

• (a) a stator terminal board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of diode lead receiving apertures extending from the bottom surface to the top surface and at least one cut out;
• (b) a plurality of electrically conductive terminals connected to the top surface of the stator terminal board;
• (c) a positive heat sink spaced from the stator terminal board;
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• (d) a bushing intermediate the positive heat sink and the stator terminal board, the bushing forming an electrical path between the conductor and the positive heat sink, the bushing defining a minimum spacing between the stator terminal board and the positive heat sink.