Liquid Patents (Class 361/699)
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Publication number: 20140233186Abstract: A cooling device of a component includes at least one channel in which a first cooling fluid flows designed to cool a hot area of the component. It further includes a thermoelectric module configured to measure a temperature difference between the hot area of the component and the channel, and a control circuit configured to modulate the flowrate of the first cooling fluid in the channel according to the temperature difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventors: Guillaume Savelli, Philippe Coronel
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Patent number: 8811014Abstract: A heat exchange assembly for use in cooling an electrical component is described herein. The heat assembly includes a casing that includes an evaporator section, a condenser section, and a transport section extending between the evaporator section and the condenser section along a longitudinal axis. The casing is configured to bend along a bending axis oriented with respect to the transport section. The casing also includes at least one sidewall that includes at least one fluid chamber extending between the evaporator section and the condenser section to channel a working fluid between the evaporator section and the condenser section. A plurality of fluid channels are defined within the inner surface to channel liquid fluid from the condenser section to the evaporator section. At least one vapor channel is defined within the inner surface to channel gaseous fluid from the evaporator section to the condenser section.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Shakti Singh Chauhan, Stanton Earl Weaver, Jr., Tao Deng, Christopher Michael Eastman, Wenwu Zhang
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Patent number: 8811015Abstract: A motor controller comprising an inverter module including an inverter circuit coupled to a baseplate, wherein the baseplate includes cooling features; a cooling channel configured to receive a cooling fluid, wherein the cooling features extend into the cooling channel; a capacitor; and a laminated bus electrically coupling the capacitor to the inverter circuit and thermally coupling the capacitor to the cooling channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Mission Motor CompanyInventors: Jon Wagner, Trevor James Edmonds, Derek Bruce Young
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Patent number: 8811016Abstract: A power converter device is disclosed herein. The power converter device includes a printed wiring board assembly, a cold plate base and a shell plate assembly. The cold plate base is fastened under the printed wiring board assembly for dissipating heat generated by the printed wiring board assembly. The shell plate assembly having a top shell plate, a bottom shell plate, at least two side plates respectively mounted on the cold plate base in different orientations. The printed wiring board assembly and the cold plate base are enclosed with the shell plate assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pei-Ai You, Gang Liu, Jin-Fa Zhang
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Patent number: 8810999Abstract: An integration method and module aims at simplifying the electrical connections between equipment and an electrical power center to be supplied electricity, while enabling a good accessibility of each piece of equipment for easier maintenance. To do so, a particular integration of this equipment is carried out so as to be able to connect the equipment in a direct extension of the electrical power center. According to one embodiment, an integration module includes a frame and a cover, the frame having a substantially parallelepipedic shape adapted to be able to extend longitudinally along a main axis in parallel with a longitudinal main side of the electrical power center. Cells, which define a constant cross section and an adjustable width enabled by movable intermediary walls, extend perpendicularly to the main longitudinal axis. Such cells are adapted to receive formatted electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)Inventor: Bernard Guering
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Patent number: 8810052Abstract: A control device for controlling a rotary electrical machine functioning as a motor and as a power generator, the device being provided with a power conversion circuit serving to function as an inverter for supplying a drive current from a battery to the rotary electrical machine and as a rectifier for rectifying the power generation output of the rotary electrical machine and supplying the output to the battery; and being provided with a controller for controlling the conversion circuit so that three-phase armature coils of the rotary electrical machine are short-circuited when the battery is disconnected from the conversion circuit and the DC output voltage of the conversion circuit becomes excessive, after which, when the DC output voltage of the conversion circuit decreases to a set low voltage, the short circuit of one phase of the armature coil is released and only two phases are short-circuited.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., LtdInventors: Kazuyoshi Kishibata, Masakatsu Takahashi
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Patent number: 8810448Abstract: In one aspect, a radar array assembly includes two or more vertical stiffeners each having bores with threads and a first radar module. The first radar module includes radar transmit and receive (T/R) modules and a chassis having channels configured to receive a coolant. The chassis includes shelves having ribs. The ribs have channels configured to receive the coolant and the ribs form slots to receive circuit cards disposed in parallel. The circuit cards include the T/R modules. The chassis also includes set screws attached to opposing sides of the chassis. The set screws have bores to accept fasteners to engage the threads on a corresponding one of the two or more vertical stiffeners. The first radar module is configured to operate as a stand-alone radar array.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ellsworth, Michael P. Martinez, Craig H. McCordic, Jeffrey Paquette, Scott R. Cheyne
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Patent number: 8804340Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a power semiconductor package includes a power module having a plurality of power devices. Each of the plurality of power devices can be a power switch. The power semiconductor package also includes a double-sided heat sink with a top side in contact with a plurality of power device top surfaces and a bottom side in contact with a bottom surface of the power module. The power semiconductor package can include at least one fastening clamp pressing the top side and the bottom side of the double-sided heat sink into the power module. The double-sided heat sink can also include a water-cooling element.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: International Rectifier CorporationInventor: Henning M. Hauenstein
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Patent number: 8794301Abstract: A flow distributor assembly (13) for distributing a fluid flow across at least two surfaces (15) to be cooled is disclosed. The flow distributor assembly (13) comprises a first flow distributor (1a) and a second flow distributor (1b). Each flow distributor (1a, 1b) has a set of flow cells (3) formed therein, and comprises a connecting region. The first connecting region and the second connecting region are adapted to interconnect in such a manner that the first flow distributor (1a) and the second flow distributor (1b) are joined to form the flow distributor assembly (13), and in such a manner that the first connecting region and the second connecting region in combination define an inlet manifold (9) and an outlet manifold (10), the inlet manifold (9) and the outlet manifold (10) being fluidly connected to each of the flow cells (3) of the first set of flow cells (3) and the second set of flow cells (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Danfoss Drivers A/SInventor: René Lundorf
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Patent number: 8797740Abstract: A multi-rack assembly is provided which includes first and second electronics racks. The first electronics rack includes one or more cooling units disposed within the first electronics rack, which are coupled in fluid communication with a primary coolant loop of the first electronics rack to, at least in part, provide cooled coolant to the primary coolant loop and facilitate cooling one or more first rack electronic components. The second electronics rack includes a secondary coolant loop coupled in fluid communication with the cooling unit(s) disposed within the first electronics rack. The multi-rack assembly further includes a controller to automatically provide cooled coolant to the secondary coolant loop, and wherein the controller controls flow of cooled coolant from the cooling unit(s) to the secondary coolant loop depending, at least in part, on cooling requirements of the first electronics rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8797739Abstract: A self-circulating heat exchanger apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic assembly. An enclosure defines a closed-loop circulation path for coolant. An electronic assembly capable of generating heat is installed into a vertical portion of the enclosure such that heat from the electronic assembly causes coolant in the vertical portion to rise, thereby inducing self-circulation of the coolant in the enclosure. The electronic assembly is coated with a combination of silicon nitride and PARYLENE® in order to protect electronic components from water based coolants such as a mixture of ethylene glycol and water.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Brandenburg, Suresh K. Chengalva
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Patent number: 8792244Abstract: A power converter equipped with a semiconductor stack made up of semiconductor modules, bus bars coupled to power terminals of the semiconductor modules, a capacitor, and an input terminal table. The capacitor is disposed in alignment with a first direction in which the semiconductor modules are stacked. The capacitor has a first end and a second end opposed to the first end in a second direction in which the power terminals extend from the semiconductor modules. The first end faces in the second direction. The input terminal table is located near the second end of the capacitor. This structure permits the power converter to be reduced in size and produced at a decreased cost.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Wataru Funatsu
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Patent number: 8792239Abstract: Disclosed herein are a power module package and a method for manufacturing the same. The power module package includes: a base substrate made of a metal material; cooling channels formed to allow a cooling material to flow in an inner portion of the base substrate; an anodized layer formed on an outer surface of the base substrate; a metal layer formed on a first surface of the base substrate having the anodized layer and including circuits and connection pads; and semiconductor devices mounted on the metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Suk Son, Kwang Soo Kim, Young Ki Lee, Sun Woo Yun, Sung Keun Park
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Publication number: 20140204533Abstract: A heat sink for cooling at least one power semiconductor module, and that includes a basin for containing a cooling liquid. The basin has a contact rim for receiving the base plate and that includes a surface that is sloped inwards to the basin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Tusitha Abeyasekera, Thomas Lundgren Anderson, Henrik B. Møller, Ove Styhm
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Patent number: 8787015Abstract: A processing module is provided that comprises a set of processing module sides, each comprising a circuit board, a plurality of connectors coupled to the circuit board, and a plurality of processing nodes coupled to the circuit board. Each processing module side couples to another processing module side to form a modular processing module. The modular processing module comprises an exterior connection to a power source and a communication system and a plurality of cold plates coupled to the plurality of processing nodes. Liquid coolant is circulated through the plurality of cold plates via a closed loop by at least one pump through a plurality of tubes and through at least one heat exchanger. The at least one heat exchanger is coupled to an exterior portion of the processing module. The at least one heat exchanger cools the liquid coolant using air surrounding the processing module.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wael R. El-Essawy, Thomas W Keller, Jarrod A. Roy, Juan C. Rubio
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Publication number: 20140198453Abstract: A method and cooling system that cools a power stack in a power conversion apparatus. The liquid cooling system includes a first cooling stage that includes first cooling components, wherein the first cooling components are connected to form parallel cooling branches; a mixing manifold configured to be fluidly connected to the parallel cooling branches so that cooling liquid streams from the parallel cooling branches are mixed in the mixing manifold; and a second cooling stage that includes second cooling components, and the second cooling stage is connected in series with the first cooling stage in terms of a cooling liquid that flows through the cooling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Fan Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang, Richard S. Zhang, Junfeng Sheng
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Publication number: 20140198452Abstract: Cooled electronic assemblies and methods of fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a coolant-cooled electronic module with one or more electronic component(s), and one or more coolant-carrying channel(s) integrated within the module, and configured to facilitate flow of coolant through the module for cooling the electronic component(s). In addition, the assembly includes a coolant manifold structure detachably coupled to the electronic module. The manifold structure facilitates flow of coolant to the coolant-carrying channel(s) of the electronic module, and the coolant manifold structure and electronic module include adjoining surfaces. One surface of the adjoining surfaces includes a plurality of coolant capillaries or passages. The coolant capillaries are sized to inhibit, for instance, via surface tension, leaking of coolant therefrom at the one surface with decoupling of the coolant manifold structure and electronic module along the adjoining surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas J. BRUNSCHWILER, Evan G. COLGAN, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Werner ESCHER, Ingmar MEIJER, Stephen PAREDES, Gerd SCHLOTTIG, Jeffrey A. ZITZ
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Patent number: 8780558Abstract: Interconnected, open-celled porous or microporous polymeric foams are used for the preparation of heat transfer devices. The use of such porous polymeric foams can generate a turbulent flow within a heat exchanging liquid, thus enabling increased heat transfer to and from the fluid. The present disclosure provides devices having a heat transfer element containing a heat exchange region wherein a heat exchange fluid can be circulated through a porous polymeric foam; and method for making and using such devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: University of Washington through its Center for CommercializationInventors: Dustin M. Miller, Wei Li
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Patent number: 8780557Abstract: A power electronics inverter includes a housing which forms a cold plate with coolant passages. The housing encloses an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), and a DC Link capacitor. The capacitor comprises a bus-bar which exits from a bottom side of the capacitor, and the bus-bar is positioned adjacent to the cold plate. The cold plate forms a cooling passage which underlies the IGBT and the capacitor bus-bar. Thermally conductive gap pads are located between the capacitor bus-bar and the cold plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Scott Duppong, David Michael Loken, Erich Joel Drees
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Patent number: 8780552Abstract: A computing system is provided. In the computing system, a plurality of modules physically arranged in a three dimensional hexadron configuration. In the computing system, the at least one module is either a liquid-tight module filled with a non-conductive liquid coolant or a module cooled with a liquid coolant circulating through cold plates mounted on electronic components. In the computing system, the liquid coolant is circulated in a closed loop by at least one pump through a plurality of hoses through at least one of a plurality of heat exchangers. In the computing system, the plurality of heat exchangers is coupled to an exterior portion of the surface of the computing system. In the computing system, the plurality of heat exchangers cool the liquid coolant through tinned tubes exposed to the surrounding air.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wael R El-Essawy, Thomas W Keller, Jarrod A. Roy, Juan C. Rubio
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Patent number: 8780556Abstract: A retaining device for a printed circuit board includes an expandable bladder. The bladder is responsive to a source of pressurized fluid for selectively clamping a printed circuit board within a slot of an associated cooling and/or storage chassis. A method for retaining a circuit card within a chassis includes pressurizing a volume of fluid, and filling an expandable bladder with the pressurized fluid; wherein filling of the bladder causes its expansion and clamps a circuit card within the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Lochheed Martin CorporationInventor: John Ditri
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Patent number: 8760865Abstract: A computer casing includes several electronic components, a first heat sink, a side plate, a second heat sink, a container, a pump, and a tube. The first heat sink is attached to an electronic component, and defines a channel including an inlet and an outlet. The side plate defines an opening. The second heat sink is fixed to the side plate and covers the opening. The second heat sink includes a first side facing the opening and an opposite side external to the side plate. The container is used to store coolant and is fixed to the first side of the second heat sink. A pump is connected to the container. The tube includes a first end connected to the pump and a second end connected to the inlet of the channel of the first heat sink, and stays in contact with the first side of the second heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xian-Xiu Tang
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Publication number: 20140168897Abstract: Liquid-cooled power unit of a power electronics device, which power unit includes at least two power modules, the cooling surface of which power modules is provided with pin-type protrusions and which power modules are fixed to the frame part of the power unit. A liquid duct is arranged inside the frame part of the power unit, and the power modules are fixed to the points of the apertures situated in the frame part on both sides of the liquid duct in such a way that the pin-type protrusions of the power modules are situated in the liquid duct. A wedge-shaped part is disposed in the liquid duct, which wedge-shaped part includes a wedge-shaped front part for spreading the liquid flow into two essentially equal flows at the point of the power modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Vacon OYJInventors: Jukka JASKARI, Osmo MIETTINEN, Juha NORRENA
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Publication number: 20140168896Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a heating component, a housing, and a heat diffusing member. The housing accommodates the heating component and includes a wall. The wall includes a first region configured to receive heat from the component and a second region configured to have a lower temperature than a temperature of the first region. The heat diffusing member is attached to an inner surface of the wall and extends from the first region to the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Nobuto Fujiwara
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Patent number: 8755179Abstract: A thermal interposer for a heat-generating electronic component located on an adapter card of a computer includes a thermally conducting planar body. The thermally conducting planar body may be configured to be coupled to the adapter card such that a first surface of the planar body is in thermal contact with a surface of the electronic component. The thermal interposer may also include a cold plate assembly removably coupled to a second surface of the planar body opposite the first surface. The cold plate assembly may include an inlet adapted to receive a cooling liquid into the cold plate assembly and an outlet adapted to discharge the cooling liquid from the cold plate assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Asetek A/SInventors: Monem H. Alyaser, Jeremy A. Rice
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Patent number: 8755185Abstract: A semiconductor module includes an upper arm and a lower arm of an inverter circuit. The upper arm has a switching element and a rectifying device and the lower arm has a switching element and a rectifying device. The upper arm and the lower arm are laminated such that the switching elements overlap each other and the rectifying devices overlap each other. Refrigerant flow paths constituting cooling sections respectively extend along both sides in the lamination direction of the switching elements and the rectifying devices and are folded back at the rectifying device lamination section side.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chung-chih Chou, Takeshi Fukami, Yuji Oda
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Patent number: 8755184Abstract: A container data center is disclosed in the present invention, relating to the field of data centers. The container data center includes: a container box, in which the inside of the box is divided into an equipment compartment, a power supply and distribution compartment and a water chilling set compartment; doors set in the box; a power supply equipment installed in the power supply and distribution compartment; an electronic equipment and a water chilling terminal installed in the equipment compartment; a water chilling set installed in the water chilling set compartment, in which the water chilling set is in communication with the water chilling terminal to provide cold water for the water chilling terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yonghui Peng, Jun Zhao, Na Wei, Mingliang Hao
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Patent number: 8746330Abstract: A fluid heat exchanger can define a plurality of microchannels, each having a first end and an opposite end and extending substantially parallel with each other microchannel. Each microchannel can define a continuous channel flow path between its respective first end and opposite end. A fluid inlet opening for the plurality of microchannels can be positioned between the microchannel first and opposite ends, a first fluid outlet opening from the plurality of microchannels can be positioned adjacent each of the microchannel first ends, and an opposite fluid outlet opening from the plurality of microchannels can be positioned adjacent each of the microchannel opposite ends such that a flow of heat transfer fluid passing into the plurality of microchannels flows along the full length of each of the plurality of microchannels outwardly from the fluid inlet opening. Related methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Coolit Systems Inc.Inventor: Geoff Sean Lyon
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Patent number: 8749968Abstract: A method of cooling a computer server that includes a plurality of server modules, and is positioned in an enclosed room, includes transferring heat generated by a server module of the plurality of server modules to a hot plate of a liquid cooling system. The liquid cooling system may be positioned within the server module, and the hot plate may have a surface exposed to the enclosed room. The method may also include positioning a cold plate of a room-level cooling system in thermal contact with the hot plate. The method may also include directing a cooling medium through the room-level cooling system to transfer heat from the hot plate to a cooling unit positioned outside the room.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Asetek A/SInventor: Steven B. Branton
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Publication number: 20140146468Abstract: A method of facilitating cooling of an electronics board having a plurality of electronic components mounted to the board by providing an apparatus which includes an immersion-cooled electronic component section and a conduction-cooled electronic component section. The immersion-cooled section includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about multiple electronic components of the electronic components mounted to the electronics board, and a fluid disposed within the compartment. The multiple electronic components are, at least in part, immersed within the fluid to facilitate immersion-cooling of those components. The conduction-cooled electronic component section includes at least one electronic component of the electronic components mounted to the electronics board, and the at least one electronic component is indirectly liquid-cooled, at least in part, via conduction of heat from the at least one electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. CAMPBELL, Richard C. CHU, Milnes P. DAVID, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Roger R. SCHMIDT, Robert E. SIMONS
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Publication number: 20140146467Abstract: A cooled electronic system and cooling method are provided, where an electronics board having a plurality of electronic components mounted to the board is cooled by an apparatus which includes an immersion-cooled electronic component section and a conduction-cooled electronic component section. The immersion-cooled section includes an enclosure at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about multiple electronic components of the electronic components mounted to the electronics board, and a fluid disposed within the compartment. The multiple electronic components are, at least in part, immersed within the fluid to facilitate immersion-cooling of those components. The conduction-cooled electronic component section includes at least one electronic component of the electronic components mounted to the electronics board, and the at least one electronic component is indirectly liquid-cooled, at least in part, via conduction of heat from the at least one electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. CAMPBELL, Richard C. CHU, Milnes P. DAVID, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Roger R. SCHMIDT, Robert E. SIMONS
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Publication number: 20140146469Abstract: The invention discloses the multistage cooling of an aircraft electronic system (2) with at least one electronic component which delivers heat. The multistage feature results from the use of a plurality of circuits for transferring the waste heat. An internal coolant (14) circulating in a closed circuit which is thermally coupled to the electronic component carries heat from the at least one electronic component to a heat exchanger (6) which delivers the heat to an external coolant which flows and/or circulates from a source outside of the aircraft electronic system (2) through the heat exchanger (6) to a sink outside of the aircraft electronic system (2). The internal coolant flows from the heat exchanger (6) in the direction of the at least one electronic component and/or circulates in a closed circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GMBHInventors: Andreas Frey, Ahmet Kayihan Kiryaman, Markus Kerber, Michael Dreyhaupt, Carsten Colberg, Peter Schwebke
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Patent number: 8737059Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling and monitoring an air-conditioning system of a data processing installation includes at least one server switchgear cabinet for accommodating electrical units. Controlling of the cooling power of an air-conditioning unit is performed in at least two distinct defined modes, wherein in a first mode the air volume capacity of a blower is controlled to a minimum value at a maximum defined temperature difference between sucked hot air and supplied cold air, and in a second mode the cooling power is controlled such that a maximum defined temperature for the cooling medium flowing from a heat exchanger is not exceeded. The method and apparatus provide energy-saving cooling of such data processing installations.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Doerrich, Michael Nicolai
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Patent number: 8737071Abstract: A heat dissipation device is provided in the present disclosure, where the heat dissipation device includes a hollow heat-sink base and a set of fluid tube. The fluid tube is inserted in the heat-sink base, and a cooling medium circulates in the fluid tube. The heat-sink base includes a heat absorption area configured to absorb heat. A cooling fluid, received in the heat-sink base, may be vaporized at the heat absorption area to absorb the heat taken by the heat absorption area, and condensed at a position that is inside the heat-sink base and away from the heat absorption area and on the fluid tube to release the absorbed heat.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mingliang Hao, Jun Zhao
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Publication number: 20140140005Abstract: Power electronics device, such as a frequency converter, which includes liquid-cooled power units (REC5, REC6, AFE5, AFE6, INU4, INU5, DC/DC, DC/AC) and also a substrate arrangement. The power units include at least one power semiconductor component, e.g. an IGBT or a diode, connected to at least one power circuit connecting them. The power units are mechanically separate and they are disposed on at least one substrate provided with liquid cooling ducts. The substrate is common to more than one power unit, wherein the substrate includes liquid cooling interfaces and power circuit interfaces for each power unit that can be connected to it. In addition, the substrate includes one liquid cooling interface and one power circuit interface (DC+, DC?) to outside the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: VACON OYJInventors: Osmo MIETTINEN, Jukka JASKARI, Stefan STRANDBERG, Trygve BJÖRKGREN, Hannu SARÉN, Magnus HORTANS
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Publication number: 20140140004Abstract: A power module includes a power device and a heat sink. The heat sink includes a refrigerant passage in which a cooling medium flows and a corrugated fin body arranged in the refrigerant passage. The refrigerant passage is defined by a surface and a backside, and the power device is disposed in proximity to the surface. The corrugated fin body has crests and troughs that extend in the flow direction of the cooling medium and side walls each of which connects the corresponding one of the crests with the adjacent one of the troughs. Each adjacent pair of the side walls and the corresponding one of the crests or the corresponding one of the troughs arranged between the adjacent side walls form a fin. A guide that extends in the flow direction of the cooling medium and operates to stir the cooling medium is arranged in each of the fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hidehito KUBO, Masahiko Kimbara, Keiji Toh, Kota Otoshi, Eiji Kono, Katsufumi Tanaka, Nobuhiro Wakabayashi, Shintaro Nakagawa, Yuichi Furukawa, Shinobu Yamauchi
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Patent number: 8730672Abstract: A power semiconductor system and method for producing a power semiconductor system. In one embodiment, the application relates to a power semiconductor system, comprising a line system for a fluid working medium; wall element having an outer side and an inner side; and a power semiconductor circuit arranged at the outer side of the wall element, wherein the inner side of the wall element forms a fluid-tight wall of the line system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Frank Ebersberger, Peter Beckedahl, Hartmut Kulas
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Patent number: 8730674Abstract: Magnetic fluid cooling devices and power electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a magnetic fluid cooling device includes a magnetic field generating device, a magnetic fluid chamber assembly, and a heat sink device. The magnetic field generating device includes a plurality of magnetic regions having alternating magnetic directions such that magnetic flux generated by the magnetic field generating device is enhanced on a first side of the magnetic field generating device and inhibited on a second side of the magnetic field generating device. The magnetic fluid chamber assembly defines a magnetic fluid chamber configured to receive magnetic fluid. The heat sink device includes a plurality of extending fins, and is thermally coupled to the magnetic fluid chamber assembly. Power electronic devices are also disclosed, wherein the magnetic fluid chamber may be configured as opened or closed.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Ercan Mehmet Dede, Jaewook Lee, Tsuyoshi Nomura
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Patent number: 8730673Abstract: A self-contained fluid-cooled electro-optical plug in type module capable of being exchangeably mounted in an external chassis incorporates electronic or electro-optical devices mounted on one or more interposers which provide electrical power and electric and optical signal connections to the devices and are also provided with fluid conduits through which a cooling fluid is circulated in a closed-loop cooling path to a heat exchanger for transferring the heat generated in the devices to external heat disposal equipment in the mounting chassis.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: David L. Vos
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Publication number: 20140133100Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for testing a semiconductor device and a method for testing a semiconductor device. The apparatus for testing a semiconductor device includes: a temperature detection unit detecting a temperature of a semiconductor device to generate a detected temperature; a controller comparing the detected temperature with a preset control temperature to generate a comparison result, and determining whether to cool the semiconductor device according to the comparison result; and a cooling unit cooling the semiconductor device according to a control of the controller, wherein the controller resets the control temperature, when the detected temperature is outside of a range of an operational temperature of the semiconductor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shang Hoon SEO, Seung Hwan KIM, Suk Jin HAM
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Publication number: 20140133101Abstract: A height of a signal transmission device is decreased as low as possible as maintaining or improving a cooling performance for the communication module. Ina signal transmission device provided with a communication module provided on a substrate and a cooling mechanism for cooling the communication module, the cooling mechanism includes: a heat-transfer plate including a first region which overlaps with bottom surfaces of a plurality of the communication modules and is thermally connected to the bottom surfaces and a second region which does not overlap with the bottom surfaces of the communication modules; and a heat-release fin provided in the second region of the heat-transfer plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori SUNAGA, Yoshiaki ISHIGAMI, Hidetaka KAWAUCHI, Hidenori YONEZAWA, Kinya YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 8724324Abstract: A rectifier comprising an electrically conductive support 32, a first plurality of rectifier components 24 carried by the support 32 and having their anodes connected to a first bus bar 26, a second plurality of rectifier components 28 carried by the support 32 and having their cathodes connected to a second bus bar 30, the cathode of each of the first rectifier components 24 being connected to the anode of an associated one of the second rectifier components 28, and first and second resistance paths 40, 42 between the first and second bus bars 26, 30 and the support 32.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Goodrich Control SystemsInventors: Sepideh Ford, Lyndon Paul Fountain, Raymond Richard Bomford, Mark Wesley Bailey
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Patent number: 8724315Abstract: A method of cooling a computer server that includes a plurality of server modules, and is positioned in an enclosed room, includes transferring heat generated by a server module of the plurality of server modules to a hot plate of a liquid cooling system. The liquid cooling system may be positioned within the server module, and the hot plate may have a surface exposed to the enclosed room. The method may also include positioning a cold plate of a room-level cooling system in thermal contact with the hot plate. The method may also include directing a cooling medium through the room-level cooling system to transfer heat from the hot plate to a cooling unit positioned outside the room.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Asetek A/SInventor: Steven B. Branton
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Patent number: 8724322Abstract: A cooling system for computer systems is disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes providing a flow of liquid coolant through conduits positioned within a server system, and spraying the liquid coolant via at least one outlet mechanism of each of the conduits. The outlet mechanisms are adapted to be placed in close proximity to a corresponding target component of one of the servers, to cool the target component.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Rackspace US, Inc.Inventor: Jordan Rinke
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Patent number: 8720531Abstract: An electronic device cooling apparatus including a cooling device including a heat conductive plate formed with a flow path, a circulating pump, a liquid storage tank upper chamber and lower chamber provided on the upper and lower side of the heat conductive plate, and a bypass provided with the heat conductive plate so as to allow the cooling medium to pass through the liquid storage tank upper chamber and the liquid storage tank lower chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignees: NEC Corporation, Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Tomotaka Ishida, Mitsuru Yamamoto, Sakae Kitajo, Kazuo Taga, Kazuhiro Kumakura
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Publication number: 20140126151Abstract: Methods are provided for automated coolant flow control for, for instance, facilitating cooling of multiple different electronic systems. The methods include, for instance, automatically controlling coolant flow to a plurality of coolant circuits, and for a coolant circuit i of the coolant circuits: automatically determining the heat load transferred to coolant flowing through coolant circuit i, and automatically controlling coolant flow through coolant circuit i based on the determined heat load transferred to the coolant. The different coolant circuits may have the same or different coolant flow impedances, and flow through the different coolant circuits may be controlled using different heat load-to-coolant ranges for the different circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Publication number: 20140126150Abstract: A heat dissipation lid that includes a plate having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and at least one sidewall extending from the plate second surface. The heat dissipation lid also includes at least one fluid delivery conduit and at least one fluid removal conduit, each extending between the plate first and second surface, and at least one spacing projection extending from the plate second surface to establish and maintain a desired distance between the plate second surface and a microelectronic device, when the heat dissipation lid is positioned to remove heat from the microelectronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: David W. Song, Je-Young Chang
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Publication number: 20140126149Abstract: Methods and coolant distribution systems are provided for automated coolant flow control for, for instance, facilitating cooling of multiple different electronic systems. The methods include, for instance, automatically controlling coolant flow to a plurality of coolant circuits, and for a coolant circuit i of the coolant circuits: automatically determining the heat load transferred to coolant flowing through coolant circuit i, and automatically controlling coolant flow through coolant circuit i based on the determined heat load transferred to the coolant. The different coolant circuits may have the same or different coolant flow impedances, and flow through the different coolant circuits may be controlled using different heat load-to-coolant ranges for the different circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. CAMPBELL, Richard C. CHU, Milnes P. DAVID, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Roger R. SCHMIDT, Robert E. SIMONS
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Patent number: 8717760Abstract: An electric power conversion apparatus includes first and second electric power conversion devices and a housing. The first and second electric power conversion devices are arranged to overlap each other in an overlap direction. The housing receives both the first and second electric power conversion devices therein. The housing has a partition wall that extends between the first and second electric power conversion devices to partition the housing into first and second parts in which the first and second electric power conversion devices are respectively received. The partition wall has a coolant passage formed therein, thereby allowing a coolant to flow through the coolant passage.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Satoshi Iguchi
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Patent number: 8711564Abstract: A system of motherboard, socket and convective cooling cells is providing cooling of both sides—top and bottom—of an integrated circuit, which keeps the temperature deviation inside circuit up to 4 times lower and is up to 4 times more efficient than at the cooling of the same circuit from only one of its side.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Qualitics, IncInventor: Yuriy K. Krasnov