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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Landis+gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Damian Bonicatto, Pequot Lakes, MN (US);
LANDIS+GYR INNOVATIONS, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A device in a utility distribution system may comprise a housing, a heat source, a first heat sink, a second heat sink, a heat pipe, and a flexible directional thermal interface material ('DTIM') with a high-conductivity orientation. The first heat sink may be thermally coupled to the heat source. The second heat sink may be attached to the first heat sink, and the flexible DTIM and the heat pipe may be arranged between the first and second heat sinks. The flexible DTIM may be thermally coupled with the first heat sink and the heat pipe. The heat pipe may be capable of movements with respect to the flexible DTIM. During the movements, the heat pipe may maintain the thermal coupling with the flexible DTIM, such that heat present in the first heat sink may be transferred to the heat pipe via the high-conductivity orientation of the flexible DTIM.