Patent ID: 8514552

Claim:
A matrix assembly for an electrical system, said electrical system comprising an enclosure and a number of current carrying components housed by said enclosure, said matrix assembly comprising: a matrix member comprising a generally planar portion, a plurality of attachment points structured to attach said current carrying components to said genera planar portion, and a plurality of mounting points structured to attach said generally planar portion to a thermally conductive structure, wherein said matrix member is a thermally conductive liquid crystalline polymer, wherein said matrix member further comprises a number of heat sink structures, wherein said heat sink structures are a number of protrusions extending outwardly from said planar portion, thereby increasing the surface area of said matrix member; and wherein each of said protrusions is structured to extend outwardly from a corresponding one of said attachment points to transfer heat generated by said current carrying components away from said current carrying components, and wherein said number of protrusions are a plurality of ribs; and wherein said ribs extend between at least some of said attachment points and said mounting points thereby facilitating heat transfer from said current carrying components through said ribs to said mounting points and into said thermally conductive structure.