Abstract:
A cooling system for apparatus powered by electricity, that generates a substantial amount of heat during operation, and the heat must be dissipated to avoid failure of electrical and/or electronic components, such as semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, comprising the electrical apparatus. The cooling system employs water impinged on a heat sink thermally coupled with electrical apparatus, at subatmospheric pressure. The attendant phase change of the water to steam at a reduced temperature due to the subatmospheric pressure improves removal of waste heat to prevent failure of the electrical apparatus.
Abstract:
A system and method for cooling electronic components. A liquid is heated to a temperature near its boiling point and directed against electronic components such that a portion of the heated liquid vaporizes, forming a mixed phase fluid. The mixed phase fluid is drawn away from the electronic components and the vapor is condensed back into a liquid.
Abstract:
Apparatus and systems for cooling heat sinks, integrated circuit boards, and electronic components by providing internal passageways in the heat sinks, circuit boards, and electronic components that connect to a fluid manifold. The internal passageways connect to the surface of the heat sinks, circuit boards and electronic components. A cooling fluid capable of phase change is supplied to the internal passageways to conductively cool the interior of the heat sink, circuit board, and component and to cool the surface of the heat sink, circuit board, and/or component at least partially by evaporative cooling. A plurality of circuit boards, components, and/or heat sinks may be placed back to back with the fluid manifold therebetween. The heat sinks, circuit boards, and/or components are in an enclosed space so that cooling fluid can be contained, condensed and recycled to the fluid manifold.
Abstract:
A system and method for cooling electronic components. A liquid is heated to a temperature near its boiling point and directed against electronic components such that a portion of the heated liquid vaporizes, forming a mixed phase fluid. The mixed phase fluid is drawn away from the electronic components and the vapor is condensed back into a liquid.
Abstract:
A spray cooling system for semiconductor devices. An ink-jet type spray device sprays droplets of a cooling fluid onto the semiconductor devices. The devices vaporize the liquid, which gets passed through a roll bond panel, or other heat exchanger, and is pumped into a spring loaded reservoir that feeds the spray device.
Abstract:
A self-contained field replaceable module that is adapted for low thermal resistance slideable contact with a heat sink that does not require interface pressure to ensure the contact and that is tolerant of misalignment is presented. The invention includes an interdigitated arrangement of the heat sink and field replaceable module. The field replaceable module includes a lid which forms a sealed cavity around at least one electronic component on the printed circuit board of the field replaceable module. The lid provides spray cooling or conduction cooling to the sealed electronic components. The lid includes a major surface having digit members extending longitudinally therefrom. The heat sink includes a major surface having digit members extending longitudinally therefrom. The digit members of the heat sink and field replaceable module are arranged in interdigitated arrangement for transferring heat from the field replaceable module to the heat sink. The digit members of the field replaceable module are particularly adapted and arranged for slideable contact with the digit members of the heat sink, so as to provide for ease of maintainability and exchangeability of the field replaceable module.
Abstract:
A spray cooling system for semiconductor devices. An ink-jet type spray device sprays droplets of a cooling fluid onto the semiconductor devices. The devices vaporize the liquid, which gets passed through a roll bond panel, or other heat exchanger, and is pumped into a spring loaded reservoir that feeds the spray device.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a new type of cooling system for cooling of heat sources, especially for cooling of electric components, with a cooler comprising, on a housing through which a coolant can flow, at least one first cooling surface that can be splashed with the coolant and at least one second cooling surface for flange-mounting of the heat source.
Abstract:
A spray cooling system for semiconductor devices. An ink-jet type spray device sprays droplets of a cooling fluid onto the semiconductor devices. The devices vaporize the liquid, which gets passed through a roll bond panel, or other heat exchanger, and is pumped into a spring loaded reservoir that feeds the spray device.
Abstract:
An electronic system that may include an electronic card sub-module that is electrically connected to, and in fluid communication with, an electronic card module. The electronic card module can be mated with a motherboard and coupled to a manifold of a cooling system that provides a cooling fluid to the modules. The cooling fluid can flow directly onto integrated circuits or integrated circuit packages located within the modules. Each module may have an electrical connector and a fluid connector that allows the sub-module to be plugged into the module, and the module to be plugged into the motherboard and manifold without using any tools or hardware.