APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM CONTROL DEVICES
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1. A control device configured for mounting within an enclosure, the enclosure having at least one thermally conductive surface, the control device comprising:
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a heat-generating device disposed within the housing; and
a thermal conductor having a first portion in thermal communication with the heat-generating device and a second portion configured to be in thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure.
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Abstract
A control device configured for mounting within an enclosure having a thermally conductive surface is disclosed. The control device includes a housing, a heat-generating device disposed within the housing, and a thermal conductor. The thermal conductor has a first portion in thermal communication with the heat-generating device and a second portion configured to be in thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure.
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1. A control device configured for mounting within an enclosure, the enclosure having at least one thermally conductive surface, the control device comprising:
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a housing;
a heat-generating device disposed within the housing; and
a thermal conductor having a first portion in thermal communication with the heat-generating device and a second portion configured to be in thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control apparatus, comprising:
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an enclosure having at least one thermally conductive surface; and
a control device disposed within the enclosure and in thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure, the control device comprising;
a housing;
a heat-generating device disposed within the housing; and
a thermal conductor having a first portion in thermal communication with the heat-generating device and a second portion in thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of transferring heat from within a control apparatus to ambient, the control apparatus having an enclosure with a thermally conductive surface and a control device disposed therein, the control device having a housing with a heat-generating electronic component disposed therein and a thermal conductor with a first portion in thermal communication with the heat-generating electronic component and a second portion in direct thermal communication with the thermally conductive surface, the method comprising:
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transferring heat from the heat generating electronic component to the first portion of the thermal conductor;
transferring heat from the first portion of the thermal conductor to the second portion of the thermal conductor along a thermal path that excludes the housing of the control device;
transferring heat from the second portion of the thermal conductor to the thermally conductive surface of the enclosure of the control apparatus; and
transferring heat from the thermally conductive surface to ambient.
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