Patents by Inventor Daniele Torresin

Daniele Torresin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9607924
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power semiconductor module comprising a printed circuit board (PCB), and to method of cooling such a power semiconductor module. The module comprises a power semiconductor device and an island of thermally conducting foam embedded into the printed circuit board. The power semiconductor device and the island of thermally conducting foam are positioned on top of each other, and the island is arranged to form a path for a flowing coolant cooling the power semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Technology OY
    Inventors: Daniel Kearney, Francesco Agostini, Didier Cottet, Daniele Torresin, Mathieu Habert
  • Publication number: 20170082379
    Abstract: A cooling assembly comprising a plurality of fin elements stacked in a stack direction, a plurality of coolant channels each located between adjacent fin elements and extending in a coolant channel direction perpendicular to the stack direction, a first heat transfer surface adapted to be in contact with a heat generating element, and a second heat transfer surface spaced apart from the first heat transfer surface, the plurality of fin elements and the plurality of coolant channels being located between the first heat transfer surface and the second heat transfer surface. Each of the fin elements comprises a pulsating heat pipe embedded therein, a main pulsating direction of each of the pulsating heat pipes being substantially parallel to a normal of the first heat transfer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Francesco Agostini, Mathieu Habert, Timo Koivuluoma
  • Publication number: 20170010049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a base plate for receiving a heat load from one or more electric components, an evaporator being in thermal contact with a surface of the base plate for transferring said heat load into a first fluid in the evaporator channels, and a condenser dissipating heat from the first fluid. In order to provide an efficient heat exchanger the heat exchanger comprises a collector space receiving first fluid from the condenser, and the collector space which is located higher than the lower ends of the evaporator channels is in fluid communication with lower ends of the evaporator channels for passing first fluid received from the condenser to the lower ends of the evaporator channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Francesco Agostini, Mathieu Habert
  • Publication number: 20170013747
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cooling apparatus comprising a base plate, an evaporator and a condenser. In order to obtain a simple and efficient cooling apparatus the evaporator is a porous aluminum evaporator having a capillary structure with pores and a plurality of larger sized evaporator channels extending through the evaporator between a second end and the first end of the evaporator. A compensation chamber extending along a second surface of the evaporator receives first fluid from the condenser such that pores opening up into the second surface of the evaporator are provided with first fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Francesco Agostini, Gernot Riedel, Mathiew Habert
  • Publication number: 20160242320
    Abstract: A heat exchange device may be based on a pulsating heat pipe and a cooling arrangement. The heat exchange device may include a plurality of pipes to provide fluid paths between a first fluid distribution element and a second fluid distribution element. Each pipe of the plurality of pipes may include a group of channels. Each of the first and second fluid distribution elements may include a plate of a first type. Each plate of the first type may include openings for providing alignment functionality for the plurality of pipes. The first fluid distribution element may include a plate of a second type that may include openings for providing fluid paths between the pipes. The plate of the second type may be positioned on a side of the plate of the first type of plates of the first fluid distribution element that is opposite to the second fluid distribution element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Francesco Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Bruno Agostini, Mathieu Habert, Francesco Moraschinelli, Antonello Antoniazzi
  • Publication number: 20160054074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (11) comprising: a fluid channel (1) providing a pulsating heat pipe, a first evaporator (14) for receiving heat from electric components (15) and for passing the heat into fluid in the fluid channel (1), and a first condenser (18) for receiving fluid from the first evaporator (14) via the fluid channel (1) and for cooling fluid in the fluid channel. In order to obtain an even temperature distribution at the first evaporator (14) an adiabatic zone where the temperature of the fluid in the fluid channel (1) remains unchanged or a cooling zone, with a second condenser (20) cooling fluid in the fluid channel (1), separates the first evaporator (14) from the loops (6) in the second end (12) of the fluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Francesco Agostini, Daniele Torresin, Mathieu Habert, Bruno Agostini
  • Publication number: 20160049354
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power semiconductor module comprising a printed circuit board (PCB), and to method of cooling such a power semiconductor module. The module comprises a power semiconductor device and an island of thermally conducting foam embedded into the printed circuit board. The power semiconductor device and the island of thermally conducting foam are positioned on top of each other, and the island is arranged to form a path for a flowing coolant cooling the power semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Kearney, Francesco Agostini, Didier Cottet, Daniele Torresin, Mathieu Habert
  • Publication number: 20150003014
    Abstract: An electric apparatus is disclosed having at least two cooling elements and a first fan arrangement for cooling the at least two cooling elements with a first air flow. A second fan arrangement can cool the at least two cooling elements with a second air flow. The second fan arrangement passes a second air flow in a different flow direction as compared to the first air flow, and the first and second air flows are arranged to cool different parts of the at least two cooling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Francesco AGOSTINI, Daniele Torresin, Mathieu Habert, Bruno Agostini