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lb). A thermally conductive dry pad or thermal
grease is placed between the case and the
heat sink to minimize contact resistance (typi-
cally 0.1° C/W to 0.3° C/W) and temperature dif-
ferential.
Nomenclature for heat sink configurations is as
follows:
WDxyyy40
where:
x = fin orientation: longitudinal (L) or trans
verse (T)
yyy = heat sink height (in 100ths of inch)
For example, WDT5040 is a heat sink that is
transverse mounted (see Figure 31) for a 61
mm x 57.9 mm (2.4 in.x 2.28 in.) module with a
heat sink height of 0.5 in.
Heatsink Mounting Advice
A crucial part of the thermal design strategy is
the thermal interface between the baseplate of
the module and the heatsink. Inadequate mea-
sures taken here will quickly negate any other
attempts to control the baseplate temperature.
For example, using a conventional dry insulator
can result in a case-heatsink thermal imped-
ance of >0.5° C/W, while use one of the rec-
ommended interface methods (silicon grease
or
thermal pads available from Astec) can
result in a case-heatsink thermal impedance
around 0.1°C/W.
Natural Convection with Heat Sink
The power derating for a module with the heat
sinks ( shown as figure 23 to figure 26) in nat-
ural convection is shown in figure 33. In this
test, natural convection generates airflow about
0.05 m/s to 0.1 m/s ( 10ft./min to 20ft./min ).
Figure 33 can be used for heat-sink selection in
natural convection environment.
Example 3. How to select a heat sink?
What heat sink would be appropriate for a
AEH30G48 in a natural convection environ-
ment at nominal line, 2/3 load, and maximum
ambient temperature of 40°C?
Determine PD ( referenced Fig.26 ) with con-
dition:
Vin = 48 V
IO = 2/3 (30) = 20 A
TA = 40 °C
Get: PD = 7.5 W
Determine Heat Sink (Fig.33.):
no heat sink allows up to TA = 50 °C
1/4 in. allows up to TA = 60 ° C
Fig.32 Heat Sink Mounting
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25
30
35
LOCAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, TA (°C)
POWER
DISSIPATION,
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D
(W)
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10
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50
60
70
80
1 1/2 in.
1 in.
1/2 in.
1/4 in.
NONE
Fig.33 Heat Sink Power Derating Curves,
Natural Convection