US Patent 9142364 Contactor mounting panel with improved thermal characteristics

An electrical contactor assembly is provided including an electrical contactor, an electrical bus bar, and a single panel formed of one more layers of an electrically insulating, thermally conductive material. A plurality of posts protrude through and directly contact the panel. Each of the posts is constructed from an electrically and thermally conductive material. Each post has a first end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the electrical contactor and a second end configured to electrically and thermally connect to the bus bar.