AIRCRAFT PLUG-IN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WITH LOAD WIRES EMBEDDED IN THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE EPOXY

摘要

An aircraft plug-in circuit breaker panel including a load module, consisting of electrically conductive load wires embedded in a thermally conductive epoxy layer (400), for a such a panel (10). The panel (10) includes a housing assembly (12) and the load module (400) includes an epoxy body (402) and a number of elongated conductive strands (410). Each of these conductive strands (410) is partially disposed in the epoxy body (402). Each of these conductive strands (410) includes a conductive member (412) and a portion with a limited insulation. This portion with a limited insulation (414), for example a checkered pattern leaving parts of the conductive strands bare, is embedded in the thermally conductive epoxy. The thermally conductive epoxy is thus in direct contact with these bare portions and can therefore conduct the heat more effectively then in the case of using fully insulated strands, whereas the electrical insulation is still maintained also during the embedding process.