Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for thermal management in inductors
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Application No.: US16823062Application Date: 2020-03-18
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Publication No.: US11594364B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Ashutosh Joshi , Debabrata Pal
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Scott D. Wofsy; Alicia J. Carroll
- Main IPC: H01F27/10
- IPC: H01F27/10 ; H01F27/28 ; H01F17/06 ; H01F27/02 ; H01F27/08

Abstract:
A thermal management includes an inductor, a housing in thermal communication with the inductor, the housing defining a wall, and a conductor. The conductor has a greater heat transfer rate than the wall and is positioned within a groove and/or an aperture formed in the wall. The conductor is configured to transfer heat through the wall more efficiently than if the conductor were not present. A method of manufacturing a thermal management system includes forming a housing by additive manufacturing. The housing defines a wall having at least one of a groove and an aperture defined therein. The method includes positioning a conductor in at least one of the groove and the aperture. The conductor has a greater heat transfer rate than the wall. The method includes positioning an inductor into thermal communication with the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210296045A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN INDUCTORS Public/Granted day:2021-09-23
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