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Thermally Conductive Potting & Encapsulation
Potting and encapsulation products deliver a robust thermal interface and electrical insulation resulting in reliable electronics. These CoolTherm thermally conductive solutions improve performance by dissipating heat, protecting fragile components, and reducing stress. The products can be used on electric vehicle batteries, motors, and chargers, as well as other power electronics.
Non-Thermally Conductive Potting & Encapsulation
Not every design requires heat management. These materials are crucial in applications where fragile electronics need to be protected from environmental and chemical corrosion and vibration. Our potting and encapsulants can be used for the electronic assembly of ignition coils, printed circuit boards, engine control modules, transmission control modules, sensors, power supplies, transformers, and other critical electronic equipment.
Differences in Thermally Conductive Chemistries
One Company, Multiple Chemistries
With the increasing demand of electric vehicles, we're formulating silicone, epoxy, urethane and acrylic chemistry solutions to meet the thermal management needs of our customers.
Applications
Potting for Battery Packs
As battery technology evolves towards increased energy density, the ability to manage heat during charge and discharge cycles is crucial for optimizing performance. Our CoolTherm encapsulants and potting compounds for batteries are fully customizable and compatible with cylindrical, pouch and prismatic battery cells.
Potting for Charging Systems
CoolTherm solutions improve proper heat flow in inductors and transformers, optimize performance during charging and discharging, and increase product longevity. Since these products have a low viscosity, they flow easily into the tiniest crevices, enabling better impregnation of irregularly-shaped magnetic components and helping to reduce inductor hum.
Potting for Electric Motors
Thermally-conductive epoxy and silicone encapsulants help with heat dissipation, which enables you to increase the power density and life of your electric motor. Our studies have shown a temperature decrease of up to 50°C or an increase in power output up to 30% when using CoolTherm materials.
Benefits of Potting & Encapsulants
- Protection from environmental factors: Potting and encapsulants provide a barrier that protects electronic components from moisture, dust, and other environmental factors that can cause damage or degradation over time.
- Improved thermal management: Potting and encapsulants can also help to improve thermal management by dissipating heat away from sensitive components, thus preventing overheating and ensuring that electronic devices operate within safe temperature ranges.
- Increased mechanical strength: Potting and encapsulants can also increase the mechanical strength of electronic devices by providing additional support and protection against physical stress and shock.
- Enhanced electrical insulation: Potting and encapsulants can also provide enhanced electrical insulation, helping to prevent electrical shorts and other issues that can arise from exposure to moisture.
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Whitepaper: Potted Motors
For years, motor designers have been battling heat in motor designs. Download our white paper to read how potting your electric motor can yield improved performance, reliability, and efficiency.
Whitepaper: Increase Motor Density with Potting & Encapsulation
Excess heat can reduce the reliability of motors and shorten their lifetimes. Good thermal management in electric machines allows for cooler, higher-density motors.
How Potting Helps with Thermal Management
Learn more about how potting materials can be used in electronic applications requiring heat management.
How Do OEMs Manage Heat in Their Designs?
To protect the batteries and surrounding elements from the associated heat, thermal management is necessary for EVs. Thermal management materials are comprised of heat transfer technologies designed to quickly expel heat and increase the limits of product power density while providing electrical insulation.
FAQs
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