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Cooling arrangement for electrical components arranged in a housing of a soft starter, and a soft starter

US7773369B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Marco Dornauer · Schwanstetten, DE
Norbert Reichenbach · Amberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 16, 2008
Grant date	Aug 10, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20172
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cooling arrangement is disclosed for electrical components which are arranged in a housing of a soft starter which in particular may be designed for operation of an electric motor. In at least one embodiment, the cooling arrangement includes at least one fan arranged inclined in an opening in a housing wall such that the rotation axis of the fan is at an angle to the normal to the housing wall.

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