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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2018
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Brijeshkumar Meghpara, Mequon, WI (US);
Kristin N. Yee, Mequon, WI (US);
David A. Figie, Mequon, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A cooling system is provided for power conversion circuitry. An intake section of a cooling air channeling element is arranged to direct cooling air through an enclosure, and through or around system components to circuit board-mounted circuitry to be cooled. The element has internal structures, such as deflectors that create local pockets of lower velocity and/or higher pressure air to trap airborne particles that can be evacuated through apertures (e.g., in adjacent plates or mounting structures). The intake section leads to a distribution section that is positioned adjacent to the circuit components to be cooled. The element may have an open bottom that cooperates with surrounding structures to channel the cooling air, facilitating molding of a single-piece element that can be easily mounted during system assembly.