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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Gary C. Keay, Merrimack, NH (US);
Patrizio Vinciarelli, Boston, MA (US);
VLT Corporation, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention features an apparatus, which allows a power converter module to be easily connected and disconnected from an external device and includes an electronic component. The apparatus includes a connector for making an electrical connection to a terminal on the power converter, a component interface subassembly which provides for making connections to the electronic component and an enclosure which encloses the electronic component and the connector. The component interface subassembly may include a thermally conductive plate which provides a low thermal impedance path for removing heat from the electronic component. The electronic component may be an OR diode or a MOSFET which may be connected in series between the power converter output and the external device. The apparatus may be attached to a heat sink for efficient removal of heat.