Patent ID: 11965928
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a circuit board;
a thermal test vehicle that comprises:
a substrate that serves as both:
an electrical insulator that resists electrical energy; and
a thermal conductor that conducts thermal energy; and

one or more resistive elements disposed on an exposed surface of the substrate, wherein:
the resistive elements extend across a majority of at least one dimension of the exposed surface of the substrate; and
the exposed surface of the substrate is coupled to the circuit board:

at least one electrical component electrically coupled to the resistive elements of the thermal test vehicle, wherein the electrical component sources electric current to the resistive elements to produce heat; and
a heatsink that comprises metal and is coupled to an additional exposed surface of the substrate.