Patent ID: 8344246
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A cooling apparatus, comprising: at least one cooling member having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, the outer perimeter including a plurality of receptacles for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of current carrying cables, the inner perimeter defining a central opening; the outer perimeter being defined according to the following equation: the inner perimeter being defined according to the following equation: where n is equal to a number of the plurality of current carrying cables and d wherein each receptacle has a cross-sectional size conforming to a cross-sectional size of the corresponding cable, and each receptacle has a pair of opposing outer lips having a spacing therebetween, the spacing being less than a diameter of the corresponding cable; wherein each corresponding cable is received at an offset from an adjacent corresponding cable, the offset being defined by the following equation: where the offset is equal to a distance from a center of the corresponding cable diameter to a center of the adjacent corresponding cable diameter.