Engine mounts, chassis parts, and machined components for assembly lines.
High-strength fasteners, landing gear parts, and structural assemblies.
Forged housings, armor brackets, and mission-critical structural parts.
Precision housings, actuator frames, and armature linkages for automation systems.
Metal frames, brackets, and assemblies for appliances and home equipment.
Busbar holders, battery pack parts, and lightweight structural enclosures.
Solar mounting parts, wind turbine brackets, and battery enclosures.
Valve bodies, flange blocks, and downhole drilling components.
Large welded frames, PEB structures, and assemblies for industrial equipment.
Durable transformers built for consistent performance, energy efficiency, and stable power regulation.
Frigate’s industrial-grade enclosures provide durable, customizable protection with efficient thermal management for high-performance applications.
High-performance cables and wires engineered for durability and seamless connectivity across applications.
Custom-built wiring harnesses for secure connections and streamlined installations.
Precision-engineered busbars for efficient power distribution and minimal energy loss.
Robust connectors designed for secure locking, reliable conductivity, and long-term performance.
Diverse solutions covering automotive, electrical, mechanical, and industrial needs with precision-built components.
CNC machining delivers micron precision and tight tolerances for complex geometry.
Frigate CNC Machining offers high-precision, custom solutions for complex casting geometries. Multi-axis capabilities ensure tight tolerances and optimal surface finishes.
Sheet metal fabrication uses laser cutting, punching, and bending for precision.
Frigate Sheet Metal Fabrication utilizes advanced laser cutting and press brake technology for custom casting applications. Tight tolerances, superior welds, and high-strength materials ensure structural integrity.
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Frigate Injection Molding delivers custom-engineered parts with micron-level precision and structural integrity. Specialized molds maintain tight tolerances for complex geometries and high-stress applications.
Precision casting ensures accurate, high-quality parts.
Forging services improve material strength with precise tolerances.
Frigate Casting Services provides custom casting with tight tolerances and complex geometries. We enhance material properties using advanced metallurgy, ensuring strength and wear resistance. Our precision methods support high-performance aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications.
End-to-end part production from samples to bulk supply.
Ready-to-use assemblies built to exact fit and function.
Heavy-duty fabrication with high-strength materials for demanding applications. Robust welding for maximum structural durability.
Performance of the Inverter Heat Sink Plate is enhanced through precision-engineered fin arrays with geometries tailored to specific convection mechanisms. For forced air-cooled inverter systems, densely packed straight or pin fins with optimized hydraulic diameters reduce thermal boundary layers and increase convective heat transfer coefficients. In natural convection scenarios, plate-fin arrays are spaced to maximize vertical airflow velocity and minimize thermal stagnation. Skived and extruded configurations are selected based on Reynolds number ranges and allowable pressure drop.
Critical to minimizing junction-to-case thermal resistance, the Inverter Heat Sink Plate is machined to flatness tolerances below 0.05 mm and surface roughness values under Ra 1.6 µm. These characteristics ensure reliable contact with thermal interface materials (TIMs) such as phase-change pads or gap fillers. Improved contact conductance lowers thermal impedance and maintains predictable thermal performance over thermal cycling, particularly in high-current inverter modules.
The Inverter Heat Sink Plate is subjected to multiaxial stress during operation, especially in mobile and vibration-prone installations. To ensure dimensional stability and fatigue strength, materials are selected with elongation ≥10% and yield strength exceeding 90 MPa post heat treatment. Mechanical robustness is validated through cyclic thermal shock testing (-40°C to +125°C) and modal analysis to avoid resonance-induced fatigue. Fin-to-base joint designs are reinforced to prevent delamination under shear stress from thermal expansion mismatch.
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Manages thermal loads from IGBT and SiC modules operating at high switching frequencies in compact, vibration-prone automotive environments.
Dissipates continuous thermal energy from DC-AC conversion stages under variable irradiance and ambient temperature conditions in outdoor installations.
Controls temperature rise in VFD systems driving three-phase induction motors under high torque and continuous duty cycles.
Maintains low thermal gradients across high-power converter modules exposed to fluctuating wind speeds and long operational hours.
Supports heat extraction from high-voltage inverter stacks subjected to dynamic braking cycles and extended high-power output durations.
Stabilizes inverter semiconductor temperatures during peak switching loads and thermal ramp-up during grid-to-battery transfer operations.
The Inverter Heat Sink Plate enables precise thermal zoning by incorporating variable fin densities and optional heat pipes to address uneven heat loads from multiple power modules. Sub-10°C temperature differentials are maintained across zones, while anisotropic spreaders like graphite layers or vapor chambers compensate for asymmetrical module placement.
To prevent corrosion and thermal degradation, the Inverter Heat Sink Plate is treated with MIL-A-8625 Type II anodizing or MIL-DTL-5541 chromate conversion. These coatings resist oxidation and galvanic reactions without exceeding a thermal resistance of 0.1°C·in²/W at critical contact surfaces.
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Frigate uses simulation-driven thermal zoning to design fin geometry and spreader placement. Graphite sheets or vapor chambers are embedded in specific regions to balance heat flow. This keeps thermal gradients below 10°C across high-density module arrays. Such control improves inverter efficiency and extends power device life.
Frigate employs CNC machining with inline coordinate measuring systems to maintain flatness under 0.05 mm. This ensures high-quality contact with thermal interface materials. Such precision lowers thermal contact resistance and improves reliability under thermal cycling. Final plates are inspected using surface profilometers for verification.
Plates are treated with MIL-spec anodizing or chromate conversion layers to prevent oxidation. These coatings are selected for low thermal impedance at interface regions. Materials are also chosen to avoid galvanic reactions with dissimilar inverter housing metals. Coated surfaces are tested for salt-spray resistance as per ASTM B117.
Frigate performs thermal cycling (-40°C to +125°C) and vibration endurance tests on heat sink assemblies. Structural FEA is used during design to prevent crack initiation zones. Heat-treated alloys with defined elongation and fatigue limits are used for critical load paths. All plates are validated under load profiles similar to field conditions.
Surface roughness is controlled under Ra 1.6 µm to support phase change or gap filler TIMs. Machining avoids sharp burrs to prevent TIM degradation. Frigate also tests bond line thickness uniformity post-assembly to ensure stable thermal resistance. Compatibility is validated using thermal resistance measurements under power cycling.
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