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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kurt Kramer Schleif, Greenville, SC (US);
Donald W. Shaw, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Zachary John Snider, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Mario Joseph Arceneaux, Simpsonville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for dissipating thermal energy from electronic components disposed within a rotatable shaft includes an annular carrier shaft having one end formed to couple to an end of a rotor shaft. The system also includes a transmitter assembly. The transmitter includes an outer casing, a daughter board and a circuit board electronically coupled to the daughter board within an inner pocket of the transmitter housing. The circuit board comprises a strip of thermally conductive material. The transmitter assembly further includes a lid that at least partially seals the inner pocket. A contact surface of the lid is in thermal communication with the thermally conductive material of the circuit board and at least a portion of a top surface of the lid is thermally coupled to an inner surface of the carrier shaft during rotation thereof. A method for dissipating thermal energy away from the circuit board is also provided.