Heat sinks for conductors in low voltage switchgear
CA 2292216 A1 · Owner: Eaton Corporation · Inventors: Bruner, Rodney William; Wilkie, William E. Ii
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Heat sinks extending rearward from and connected to the risers of a switchgear assembly by the same fasteners which secure the stabs to the risers dissipate the joule heat generated by current flow through the risers and stabs and accommodate for the higher temperature rise permitted in the power circuit breakers engaged by the stabs. The heat sinks are formed by a pair of heat sink members straddling the risers each of which, has an elongated flat body with an extended flat mounting surface on a first face which provides extended surface engagement with a stab. The elongated body projects rearward beyond the stab and a first set of transverse fins project from the first face rearward of …
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- Filed December 14, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 14, 2019.
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