Patents by Inventor Berk Yesin

Berk Yesin 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: 9897383
    Abstract: An exemplary heat exchanger is configured for removing heat energy from a heat generator. The heat exchanger including at least one conduit for a working fluid, which is arranged in an upright position of at least 45°, each conduit having an exterior wall and at least one interior wall for forming at least one evaporator channel and at least one condenser channel within the conduit. Furthermore, the heat exchanger includes a first heat transfer element for transferring heat into the evaporator channel and a second heat transfer element for transferring heat out of the condenser channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Berk Yesin, Bruno Agostini
  • Patent number: 8913386
    Abstract: A cooling module including a condenser, a power module including the cooling module and a method for cooling electric and/or electronic components are provided. The condenser of the cooling module includes at least one panel for cooling electric and/or electronic components. Two sheets of the panel are attached to one another by a process involving roll-bonding such that a conduit is formed between the two sheets. The conduit extends in a direction of a plane formed by the sheets. Cooling may be provided by evaporating coolant in the conduit at an evaporation section of the panel and by condensing the coolant at a condensing section of the panel. A heat load may be transferred from a heat source to a heat receiving unit. The heat receiving unit is adapted to transfer the heat load to the panel which transfers the heat load to an ambient environment by a thermal carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Berk Yesin, Francesco Agostini
  • Patent number: 8763681
    Abstract: An evaporator for a cooling circuit is provided, for cooling at least one heat emitting device by evaporation of a cooling fluid. The evaporator includes a top collector, a bottom collector, and an evaporator body. The evaporator body includes at least one thermoconducting wall that is thermally connectable to the at least one heat emitting device, a plurality of evaporation channels, and a plurality of return channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Francesco Agostini, Berk Yesin, Bruno Agostini
  • Publication number: 20130077245
    Abstract: A cooling module including a condenser, a power module including the cooling module and a method for cooling electric and/or electronic components are provided. The condenser of the cooling module includes at least one panel for cooling electric and/or electronic components. Two sheets of the panel are attached to one another by a process involving roll-bonding such that a conduit is formed between the two sheets. The conduit extends in a direction of a plane formed by the sheets. Cooling may be provided by evaporating coolant in the conduit at an evaporation section of the panel and by condensing the coolant at a condensing section of the panel. A heat load may be transferred from a heat source to a heat receiving unit. The heat receiving unit is adapted to transfer the heat load to the panel which transfers the heat load to an ambient environment by a thermal carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Gradinger, Berk Yesin, Francesco Agostini
  • Patent number: 8405992
    Abstract: A power-electronic arrangement comprising semiconductor components (102, 103, 107), a heat exchanger (110), and an electrically conductive element (109) is presented. The heat exchanger comprises evaporator channels (111) and condenser channels (112) for working fluid. The electrically conductive element comprises a contact surface providing a thermal contact to outer surfaces of walls of the evaporator channels for transferring heat from the electrically conductive element to the evaporator channels. A main current terminal of each semiconductor component is bonded to the electrically conductive element which thus forms a part of a main current circuitry of a power system. As the main current terminal is directly bonded to the electrically conductive element cooled with the heat exchanger, the temperature gradients inside the semiconductor components can be kept moderate, and thus the temperatures inside the semiconductor components can be limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Berk Yesin, Bruno Agostini, Christoph Haederli, Chunlei Liu, Francesco Agostini, Hamit Duran, Slavo Kicin
  • Patent number: 8134833
    Abstract: An evaporator is disclosed for a cooling circuit. The evaporator includes a housing having at least one wall for contacting a heat emitting device. A channel, the cross section of which is small enough to allow convection boiling, and a separation volume are located in the evaporator. The separation volume is located at a vapor exiting port of the channel. The evaporator can include a liquid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Berk Yesin
  • Publication number: 20110080711
    Abstract: A power-electronic arrangement comprising semiconductor components (102, 103, 107), a heat exchanger (110), and an electrically conductive element (109) is presented. The heat exchanger comprises evaporator channels (111) and condenser channels (112) for working fluid. The electrically conductive element comprises a contact surface providing a thermal contact to outer surfaces of walls of the evaporator channels for transferring heat from the electrically conductive element to the evaporator channels. A main current terminal of each semiconductor component is bonded to the electrically conductive element which thus forms a part of a main current circuitry of a power system. As the main current terminal is directly bonded to the electrically conductive element cooled with the heat exchanger, the temperature gradients inside the semiconductor components can be kept moderate, and thus the temperatures inside the semiconductor components can be limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Berk YESIN, Bruno AGOSTINI, Christoph HAEDERLI, Chunlei LIU, Francesco AGOSTINI, Hamit DURAN, Slavo KICIN
  • Publication number: 20110030400
    Abstract: An evaporator for a cooling circuit is provided, for cooling at least one heat emitting device by evaporation of a cooling fluid. The evaporator includes a top collector, a bottom collector, and an evaporator body. The evaporator body includes at least one thermoconducting wall that is thermally connectable to the at least one heat emitting device, a plurality of evaporation channels, and a plurality of return channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: Francesco AGOSTINI, Berk YESIN, Bruno AGOSTINI
  • Patent number: 7791885
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a two-phase cooling circuit. The cooling circuit can include an evaporator and a condenser. The evaporator and condenser can be connected by a feeder line and a first return line. A phase separator is arranged at an inlet side of the condenser. The phase separator can be connected with the evaporator by a second return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Bruno Agostini, Berk Yesin
  • Publication number: 20090284926
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a two-phase cooling circuit. The cooling circuit can include an evaporator and a condenser. The evaporator and condenser can be connected by a feeder line and a first return line. A phase separator is arranged at an inlet side of the condenser. The phase separator can be connected with the evaporator by a second return line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Bruno AGOSTINI, Berk Yesin
  • Publication number: 20090284925
    Abstract: An evaporator is disclosed for a cooling circuit. The evaporator includes a housing having at least one wall for contacting a heat emitting device. A channel, the cross section of which is small enough to allow convection boiling, and a separation volume are located in the evaporator. The separation volume is located at a vapor exiting port of the channel. The evaporator can include a liquid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Bruno AGOSTINI, Berk YESIN
  • Publication number: 20090266514
    Abstract: A heat exchange device comprises a base and a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins are in thermal contact with the base to allow heat transport from the base to the fins. Further, the fins comprise at least one respective channel containing a working fluid. The fins are arranged in at least a first and a second row. The rows can be laterally displaced with respect to each other. Further, the first row and second row may be staggered with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventors: Bruno AGOSTINI, Berk YESIN
  • Publication number: 20090056916
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger for removing heat energy from a heat generator, comprising at least one conduit for a working fluid, which is arranged in an upright position of at least 45°, each conduit having an exterior wall and at least one interior wall for forming at least one evaporator channel and at least one condenser channel within the conduit. Furthermore, the heat exchanger comprises a first heat transfer element for transferring heat into the evaporator channel and a second heat transfer element for transferring heat out of the condenser channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Berk YESIN, Bruno Agostini
  • Publication number: 20080179047
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling an electronic device to be cooled includes a heat collector device which is in thermal contact with the electronic device, a heat sink for absorbing heat which is emitted from the heat collector device and comprising a condenser unit and a thermal interface unit, wherein the condenser unit is cooled down via the thermal interface unit, and a heat transfer device made from a flexible material for transferring heat which is emitted from the heat collector device to the heat sink. The thermal interface unit is designed as a thermal plug for connecting the condenser unit of the heat sink thermally and removably to an external cooling means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Berk Yesin, Mervi Jylhakallio, Matti Kauhanen, Jose Balta