Patent ID: 8553414
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A gas-cooled converter comprising: a cylindrical housing having a central axis and a capacitor mounting surface; a cylindrical capacitor having a mounting surface and another surface, said another surface affixed to the capacitor mounting surface of the cylindrical housing such that the cylindrical capacitor is coaxial with the central axis; a plurality of converter circuit cards adapted to operate together to convert a power input to at least power output; and a plurality of circuit card housings, each of the plurality of circuit card housings enclosing one of the plurality of converter circuit cards, wherein the plurality of circuit card housings are adapted to dissipate heat from the plurality of converter circuit cards in response to gas flowing over the plurality of circuit card housings, wherein the plurality of circuit card housings are mounted to the mounting surface of the capacitor in a spaced apart configuration such that the plurality of circuit card housings are spaced around the mounting surface of the capacitor and each of the plurality of circuit card housings extends radially outward from the central axis.