Static Inverter With Hardened Environmental Housing
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1. A static inverter assembly comprising:
- a housing;
a heat sink connected to said housing to define an enclosed three-dimensional volume, said heat sink including at least one channel extending therethrough, said channel including a plurality of cooling fins;
a cooling fan positioned relative to said channel to encourage a fluid flow through said channel; and
static inverter electronics positioned in said enclosed three-dimensional volume, wherein heat generated by said static inverter electronics is dissipated by said fluid flow through said heat sink.
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A static inverter assembly including a housing, a heat sink connected to the housing to define an enclosed three-dimensional volume, the heat sink including at least one channel extending therethrough, the channel including a plurality of cooling fins, a cooling fan positioned relative to the channel to encourage a fluid flow through the channel, and static inverter electronics positioned in the enclosed three-dimensional volume, wherein heat generated by the static inverter electronics is dissipated by the fluid flow through the heat sink.
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1. A static inverter assembly comprising:
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a housing; a heat sink connected to said housing to define an enclosed three-dimensional volume, said heat sink including at least one channel extending therethrough, said channel including a plurality of cooling fins; a cooling fan positioned relative to said channel to encourage a fluid flow through said channel; and static inverter electronics positioned in said enclosed three-dimensional volume, wherein heat generated by said static inverter electronics is dissipated by said fluid flow through said heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A static inverter assembly comprising:
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a housing; a heat sink connected to said housing to define an enclosed three-dimensional volume, said heat sink including a plurality of generally elongated channels extending therethrough, each channel of said plurality of channels including a plurality of cooling fins, an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and said outlet being exposed to ambient atmosphere; at least one cooling fan positioned generally adjacent to at least one of said inlet and said outlet to encourage a fluid flow through said plurality of channels; static inverter electronics positioned in said enclosed three-dimensional volume, wherein heat generated by said static inverter electronics is dissipated to said ambient atmosphere by said fluid flow through said heat sink; and a connector disposed on said housing and in communication with said static inverter electronics. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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