Patent ID: 8310831
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A motor starter controller for an auxiliary power unit (APU), the motor starter controller comprising: a base plate including a first side and a second side formed of a thermally conductive material; a heat producing electrical component mounted to the first side of the base plate, the heat producing electrical component having a first mass; and at least one inductor including a second mass greater than the first mass, the at least one inductor mounted to the second side of the base plate opposite the heat producing electrical component, the at least one inductor absorbing a portion of heat produced by the heat producing electrical component mounted on the first side of the base plate, wherein the at least one inductor comprises a winding within a housing, with an encapsulating material partially surrounding the winding within the housing, the encapsulating material comprising a thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive material.