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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Howard Ross Edmunds, Roanoke, VA (US);
Richard Kenneth Mcfalls, Boones Mill, VA (US);
Inventors:
Howard Ross Edmunds, Roanoke, VA (US);
Richard Kenneth McFalls, Boones Mill, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for methods and devices for improving the heat dissipating properties of a heatsink to provide increased cooling for electronic equipment, such as power converters. In one embodiment, a heatsink includes at least one fluid cooled portion and at least one heat pipe disposed adjacent to the fluid cooled portion. The heat pipe improves the conduction of heat away from heat sources.