With Cold Plate Or Heat Sink Patents (Class 361/702)
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Patent number: 8958208Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes an insulation substrate, a metal wiring layer, a semiconductor element, a heat sink, and a stress relaxation member located between the insulation substrate and the heat sink. The heat sink has a plurality of partitioning walls that extend in one direction and are arranged at intervals. The stress relaxation member includes a stress absorbing portion formed by through holes extending through the entire thickness of the stress relaxation member. Each hole is formed such that its dimension along the longitudinal direction of the partitioning walls is greater than its dimension along the arranging direction of the partitioning walls.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Showa Denko K.K.Inventors: Shogo Mori, Shinobu Tamura, Shinobu Yamauchi, Taizo Kuribayashi
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Patent number: 8953317Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for immersion-cooling one or more electronic components. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a fluid-tight compartment about the electronic component(s) and a dielectric fluid disposed within the fluid-tight compartment, with the electronic component(s) immersed within the dielectric fluid. A vapor-condenser and one or more wicking components are also provided. The vapor-condenser includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the fluid-tight compartment, and the wicking component(s) is disposed within the fluid-tight compartment in physical contact with at least a portion of one or more thermally conductive condenser fins of the thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: 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: 8953321Abstract: A small form factor desktop computing device having a suitable internal cooling arrangement is disclosed. The device can be formed of a single piece seamless housing machined from a single billet of aluminum. The single piece seamless housing includes an aesthetically pleasing foot support having at least a portion formed of RF transparent material that provides easy user access to selected internal components as well as offers electromagnetic shielding. The device can also include a removable foot, a heat producing element, a fan, an air processing manifold having a plurality of angled fins, and a heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Eric A. Knopf, David P. Tarkinton, Matthew D. Rohrbach
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Publication number: 20150036294Abstract: A housing or other enclosure used to facilitate fluid cooling of a circuitry of a battery charger, such as but not limited to a battery charger of the type used to facilitate charging a high voltage vehicle battery with AC energy provided from a utility power grid. The housing may include a groove and seal arrangement operable to seal a fluid coolant chamber used to cool the circuitry from leaking fluid during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Nadir Sharaf, John M. Van Dyke, Richard J. Hampo, Slobodan Pavlovic, Rutunj D. Rai, Reinhard Pusch
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Patent number: 8941995Abstract: A fixing bracket includes a bracket body, at least one connecting rod assembly, and at least one elastic buckling arm. One side of the bracket body has a first pivoting point and a second pivoting point. The at least one connecting rod assembly includes a first rod, a second rod, a third rod. The first rod has a third pivoting point and a fourth pivoting point. The second rod has a first limiting part, a fifth pivoting point, and a sixth pivoting point. The third rod has a second limiting part, a seventh pivoting point, and a eighth pivoting point. The at least one elastic buckling arm is located on the first rod. The connecting rod assembly drives the elastic buckling arm to move between a release position and a fastening position. When located at the fastening position, the first limiting part is against the second limiting part.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventor: Tai-Yi Chiang
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Patent number: 8937810Abstract: Cooled electronic assemblies, and a method of decoupling a cooled electronic assembly, are provided. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a coolant-cooled electronic module with one or more electronic components and one or more coolant-carrying channels 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, which includes a coolant inlet and outlet in fluid communication with the coolant-carrying channel(s) of the electronic module, facilitates flow of coolant through the coolant-carrying channel, and thus cooling of the electronic component(s). Coolant-absorbent material is positioned at the interface between the electronic module and the manifold structure to facilitate absorbing any excess coolant during a stepwise detaching of the manifold structure from the electronic module.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas J. Brunschwiler, Evan G. Colgan, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Werner Escher, Ingmar G. Meijer, Stephan Paredes, Gerd Schlottig, Martin Witzig, Jeffrey A. Zitz
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Patent number: 8934245Abstract: A heat conveying structure for an electronic device according to the present invention includes: an evaporating section that has a chamber structure with first fins erected therein, is thermally connected to the electronic device, evaporates a liquid coolant on the surfaces of the first fins to thereby change the liquid coolant to a vapor coolant, and sends out liquid coolant present near the first fins along with the vapor coolant as a gas-liquid two-phase flow coolant; a condensing section that has a chamber structure with second fins erected therein, is thermally connected to a radiator provided outside the electronic device, and changes the gas-liquid two-phase flow coolant in contact with the second fins to a liquid coolant; a vapor pipe that connects the evaporating section and the condensing section, and moves the gas-liquid two-phase flow coolant sent out from the evaporating section to the condensing section; and a liquid pipe that connects the evaporating section and the condensing section, and moveType: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Minoru Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 8929073Abstract: A boiling refrigerant type cooling system to suppress overshoot upon start of heat generation and realize stable start of boiling. In the boiling refrigerant type cooling system, a metal boiling heat transfer unit has a base in thermal contact with a heat generating body. The boiling heat transfer unit is in contact with a liquid refrigerant. The boiling heat transfer unit has plural parallel tunnels communicating with the outside via holes or gaps under its surface, a groove deeper than a tunnel diameter formed through all the tunnels in an orthogonal direction to the tunnels, and a cover plate on the groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Suzuki, Shigemasa Sato, Akio Idei
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Patent number: 8922998Abstract: A cooling apparatus is provided which includes one or more coolant-cooled structures attached to one or more electronic components, one or more coolant conduits, and one or more coolant manifolds. The coolant-cooled structure(s) includes one or more coolant-carrying channels, and the coolant manifolds includes one or more rotatable manifold sections. One coolant conduit couples in fluid communication a respective rotatable manifold section and the coolant-carrying channel(s) of a respective coolant-cooled structure. The respective rotatable manifold section is rotatable relative to another portion of the coolant manifold to facilitate detaching of the coolant-cooled structure from its associated electronic component while maintaining the coolant-cooled structure in fluid communication with the respective rotatable manifold section through the one coolant conduit, which in one embodiment, is a substantially rigid coolant conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Eric J. McKeever, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8917508Abstract: The invention relates to a power electronic assembly (1, 2, 3) with a heat sink (2), a power semiconductor module (1) and a circuit arrangement (3) for controlling the power semiconductor module, wherein the heat sink (2) has at least two parallel channels through which a coolant can flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: AEG Power Solutions B.V.Inventors: Liviu Bajan, Samir El Gharib, Gerrit Schulte
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Patent number: 8913391Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a rack and a cooler. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of electronic circuit boards located in corresponding slots of the rack, each of the electronic circuit boards being held against a portion of the cooler by a corresponding force, some of the electronic circuit boards having a localized heat source thereon The apparatus also comprises a plurality of heat spreaders, each heat spreader configured to form a heat conducting path over and adjacent to one of the electronic circuit boards from one or more of the localized heat sources thereon to the portion of the cooler. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of compliant thermal interface pads, each of the pads being compressed between end of one of the heat spreaders and the portion of the cooler to form a heat conduction path therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Wei Ling, Salvatore Messana, Paul Rominski
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Patent number: 8902582Abstract: A coldplate for use with a transformer in an electric vehicle (EV) or a hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV). The coldplate includes a main portion having a recess formed therein, the recess having a floor configured for contacting a bottom surface of a transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The main portion includes a raised feature configured for contacting a winding of the transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The coldplate also includes a bracket member for use in securing the transformer in the recess of the main portion, the bracket member configured for contacting the main portion and the transformer for dissipating heat generated by the transformer. The bracket member includes a contact surface for contacting a top surface of the transformer, the contact surface having an area sufficient to contact substantially all of the top surface of the transformer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Venkat Yalamanchili, Rutunj Rai
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Patent number: 8902589Abstract: A semiconductor module and a cooler capable of cooling a semiconductor element efficiently. The semiconductor module supplies a refrigerant to a water jacket configuring the cooler, to cool a circuit element part disposed on an outer surface of a fin base. This semiconductor module has: a fin connected thermally to the circuit element part; a refrigerant introducing passage in the water jacket, which has a guide part that has one surface and another surface inclined to guide the refrigerant toward one side surface of the fin; a refrigerant discharge passage disposed in the water jacket to be parallel to the refrigerant introducing passage, which has a side wall parallel to another side surface of the fin; and a cooling passage formed in a position for communicating the refrigerant introducing passage and the refrigerant discharge passage with each other in the water jacket. The fin is disposed in the cooling passage.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Gohara, Takeshi Ichimura, Akira Morozumi
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Patent number: 8897010Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a base plate coupled to a first side of an electronic device. A plurality of fins extend from the base plate and are positioned within a housing. The housing includes a first manifold defining a plurality of first passages and a second manifold defining a plurality of second passages in fluid communication with the plurality of first passages. At least one of the plurality of first passages extends between an adjacent pair of the plurality of second passages and is oriented to channel fluid toward at least one of the plurality of fins.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Eugene Shepard
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Patent number: 8897011Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat dissipation system for a power module, the heat dissipation system including: first and second heat dissipation plates spaced apart from each other while facing each other, to form a cooling medium flow passage; first and second inflow lines extended to the cooling medium flow passage of the first and second heat dissipation plates, to transfer cooling media flowing therein at different flow rates or different fluxes to the cooling medium flow passage; and first and second inlets respectively connected with the first and second inflow lines to allow the cooling media to flow therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Hoon Kwak, Jong Man Kim, Young Ho Sohn
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Patent number: 8897013Abstract: A housing or other enclosure used to facilitate fluid cooling of a circuitry of a battery charger, such as but not limited to a battery charger of the type used to facilitate charging a high voltage vehicle battery with AC energy provided from a utility power grid. The housing may include a groove and seal arrangement operable to seal a fluid coolant chamber used to cool the circuitry from leaking fluid during use.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Nadir Sharaf, John M. Van Dyke, Richard J. Hampo, Slobodan Pavlovic, Rutunj Rai, Reinhard Pusch
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Patent number: 8897012Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device and a heat dissipation module having an imaginary structural plane. The heat dissipation module includes a fin assembly, a connecting part and a heat pipe. The fin assembly is disposed on the structural plane and includes a plurality of fin elements extending along a first direction. The connecting part is connected to the fin elements. The fin elements are connected to each other via the connecting part. At least one portion of the connecting part is connected to at least one portion of the heat pipe, and the connecting part and the heat pipe both extend along a second direction. The fin assembly and the connecting part are integrated and formed into one piece by die casting. The first direction and the second direction form a first included angle greater than 0 degree.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Feng-Ku Wang, Yi-Lun Cheng, Chih-Kai Yang, Wei-Hsin Wu, Hua-Feng Chen, Ming-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 8897016Abstract: A low profile heat removal system suitable for removing excess heat generated by a component operating in a compact computing environment is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Peteris K. Augenbergs, Frank Liang, Amaury J. Heresztyn, Dinesh Mathew, Thomas W. Wilson
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Patent number: 8889489Abstract: A heat dissipation device is provided. The heat dissipation device includes an integrated heat spreader and a base plate coupled to the integrated heat spreader, wherein the base plate comprises a plurality of metal pellets to dissipate heat from the integrated heat spreader.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Gavin D. Stanley, Michael T. Crocker
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Publication number: 20140334103Abstract: An electric unit having at least one cooler structure and at least one electric module with at least one electric element on a metal-ceramic substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Jurgen Schulz-Harder, Andreas Meyer
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Patent number: 8867205Abstract: A fluid cooling system and associated fitting assembly for an electronic component such as a multi-processor computer offer easy and reliable connect and disconnect operations while doing so in a minimum amount of available space without damaging associated components of an electronic device, computer or cooling system. One exemplary fitting assembly includes a manifold mount with a port that is in fluid communication with a manifold tube. A fitting is sized and configured to mate with the port and is in fluid communication with associated cooling tubes of a cold plate. A latch is pivotally mounted to the manifold mount for movement to and between a first position in which the latch secures the fitting to the manifold mount and a second position in which the fitting is capable of being disconnected from the manifold mount.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Jason R. Eagle
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Patent number: 8867210Abstract: A cooling apparatus is disclosed. The cooling apparatus comprises a first outer portion comprising a fluid inlet and a first exterior cooling surface. A first fluid-diverting structure is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A second outer portion comprises a fluid outlet and a second exterior cooling surface. A second fluid-diverting structure is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. An electrical substrate is coupled to at least one of the first and second exterior cooling surfaces. An intermediate portion is in a facing relationship with the first and second outer portions. The intermediate portion defines an aperture for transferring a fluid between a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity is defined between the first outer portion and the intermediate portion. The second cavity is defined between the second outer portion and the intermediate portion. The fluid absorbs heat from the electrical substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Gregory K. Harmelink, Christopher J. Schmit
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Patent number: 8867209Abstract: Cooling apparatuses, cooled electronic modules and methods of fabrication are provided for fluid immersion-cooling of an electronic component(s). The cooled electronic module includes a substrate supporting the electronic component(s), and the cooling apparatus couples to the substrate, and includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about the electronic component(s). Additionally, the cooling apparatus includes a fluid and a deionization structure disposed within the compartment. The electronic component is at least partially immersed within the fluid, and the fluid is a water-based fluid. The deionization structure includes deionizing material, which ensures deionization of the fluid within the compartment. The deionization structure facilitates boiling heat transfer from the electronic component(s) to a condenser structure disposed in the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons, Prabjit Singh
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Publication number: 20140307388Abstract: A heat dissipation device that includes a base plate having a plurality of substantially circular channels which are substantially concentrically arranged; and a fluid distribution structure adjacent the base plate, wherein the fluid distribution structure has a plurality of inlet conduits extending substantially radially from a central area with each of the plurality of inlet conduits having at least one fluid delivery port extending through the fluid distribution structure to at least one base plate circular channel, and wherein the fluid distribution structure has a plurality of outlet zones defined between adjacent inlet conduits with each of the plurality of outlet zones having at least one fluid removal port extending through the fluid distribution structure to at least one base plate circular channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: Chia-Pin Chiu
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Publication number: 20140307389Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods of fabrication thereof are provided which facilitate cooling a multi-component assembly, such as a hub module assembly. The cooling apparatus includes a first liquid-cooled heat sink configured to facilitate removal of heat generated by one or more first electronic components of the multi-component assembly, and a second liquid-cooled heat sink configured to facilitate removal of heat generated by one or more second electronic components of the multi-component assembly. The first liquid-cooled heat sink is separably coupled to the multi-component assembly, and the second liquid-cooled heat sink is fixedly secured to the multi-component assembly. Fluid couplers fluidically couple the first and second liquid-cooled heat sinks to facilitate liquid coolant flow through the fixedly-secured, second liquid-cooled heat sink from the separably-coupled, first liquid-cooled heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent number: 8861202Abstract: A thermal management component for a Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS) assembly and a method of managing the temperature of a RESS battery module using the component are disclosed. The thermal management component comprises (i) a frame having a chamber defined therein; and (ii) a heat exchange plate in mechanical communication with at least a portion of the frame. The method comprises (a) providing a thermal management component as described herein; and (b) circulating at least one heat transfer fluid through said component.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Mathew L. Nassoiy
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Patent number: 8861201Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first heating element in the housing, a heat sink in the housing, a first pressing member, a first heat pipe, and a second heat pipe. The first heat pipe has a plate shape, includes a first portion facing the first heating element and a second portion being outside the first heating element. The first heat pipe is configured to be bent by the first pressing member. The second heat pipe is connected to the second portion of the first heat pipe and the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Yukihiko Hata
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Publication number: 20140293543Abstract: Embodiments of a silicon-based heat dissipation device and a chip module assembly utilizing the silicon-based heat dissipation device are described. In one aspect, the chip module assembly includes a chip module and a primary heat dissipation module. The chip module includes a board and at least one heat-generating device. The board includes a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side. The at least one heat-generating device is disposed on the first primary side of the board. The primary heat dissipation module includes at least one silicon-based heat dissipation device disposed on the at least one heat-generating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Gerald Ho Kim, Jay Eunjae Kim
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Patent number: 8848372Abstract: A thermal interface material facilitates heat transfer between an integrated circuit device and a thermally conductive device. According to an example embodiment, a thermal interface material includes carbon nanotube material that enhances the thermal conductivity thereof The interface material flows between an integrated circuit device and a thermally conductive device. The carbon nanotube material conducts heat from the integrated circuit device to the thermally conductive device.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Chris Wyland, Hendrikus Johannes Jacobus Thoonen
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Device for supporting, housing and cooling radiant modules of an antenna, particularly array antenna
Patent number: 8837148Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for supporting, housing and cooling radiant modules (2) of an antenna, comprising a plate (3) for cooling said radiant modules (2) that can be fixed to means for supporting said antenna, said plate (3) having an upper surface and a lower surface; characterized in that it comprises a plurality of projecting guides (5) provided at least on one of said surfaces of said plate (3), so that each pair of said projecting guides (5) adjacent with surface on which are provided realize housing seats (6), in each one of which one of said radiant modules (2) is introduced; and pressing means (7, 15, 16, 17), integrated with said projecting guides (5), apt exerting a pressure on said radiant modules (2) so as to obtain a substantially uniform coupling between each of them and the surface of said plate (3) on which said projecting guides (5) are provided. The invention further relates to an array antenna.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Selex Sistemi Integrati S.p.A. P.A.Inventors: Andrea Giovannelli, Francesca Masala -
Patent number: 8830695Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate (1), an electronic component (2) seated on the substrate (1), and a cover (3) across the electronic component (2) with a space (330) between the cover (3) and the electronic component (2). The cover (3) is configured on an inside (32) facing the electronic component (2) in such fashion that the cover (3) has at least one support structure (4, 40) protruding into the space (330).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventor: Silvio Grespan
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Patent number: 8830680Abstract: Power supply and heat sink modules are suitable for use in sealed outdoor enclosures. Circuit elements in the power supply modules are connected to multiple heat sinks. The heat sinks are combined in heat sink modules. The heat sink modules provide high thermal conductivity while avoiding electromagnetic interference.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Public Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Albert Lui, Tom Sidlauskas
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Patent number: 8824147Abstract: This invention relates to a fluid-cooled electronic equipment item, an avionic rack to receive such an equipment item and an aircraft equipped with such racks. The electronic equipment items are connected to the avionic rack on the one hand electrically (C3-C4) and on the other hand fluidically (36?-37, 45?-44) to a system of pipes (30a, 30b) on at least one cold source for a cooling fluid (30). A heat-dissipating electronic board (35) is equipped with a dissipated-heat collector plate (61-65), in which fluid circulation channels are implemented, connected via quick-disconnect fluidic couplings (42, 39) to quick-disconnect fluidic couplings of the system of pipes. These devices allow the equipment to be removed from or inserted into the rack (32-EE) or the electronic board (35) to be removed from or inserted into the electrical equipment (33-35).Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.Inventors: Jean-Christophe Caron, Philippe Mairet, Vincent Rebeyrotte, Olivier Roujean
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Patent number: 8820113Abstract: To reduce power consumption and more efficiently cool computing devices in a data center, an air supply unit supplies air from outside the data center to an air handling unit, which cools servers within the data center using the supplied air. Using air from outside the data center, rather than recirculating and cooling air from within the data center, reduces the power consumption of the data center. In an embodiment, a chiller and/or an evaporative cooling system are coupled to the air supply unit to allow further cooling of the outside air before it is circulated. Heat generated by the servers within the data center is collected, for example using thermal pathways coupled to server components, and used by the chiller in an absorption or adsorption process to further reduce power consumption of the data center and allow the air handling unit to further cool the outside air.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ali Heydari, Marco Magarelli
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Patent number: 8809697Abstract: An electronics enclosure is disclosed that provides passive cooling of electronic components while reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions. The electronics enclosure includes an electronics assembly with at least one electronic component and a heat sink coupled to the electronics assembly. The heat sink has a base portion configured to thermally couple to the at least one electronic component when the heat sink is coupled to the electronic assembly. The electronics enclosure also includes a conductive enclosure forming an enclosed volume around the electronics assembly. The enclosure has a first opening configured to fit around the heat sink and at least one second opening. All non-conductive passages from the volume to the external environment have at least one cross-sectional opening having a continuous conductive perimeter with a maximum linear length within the opening of less than one quarter wavelength of a determined maximum shielding frequency.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.Inventors: David H. Nicol, Michael Dugan Joyce, Brendan Burgess
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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: 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: 8807760Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a light source apparatus that includes space-saving LED cooling unit, and a projector type image display apparatus including the same. The light source apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of LEDs, a plurality of heatsinks that are respectively thermally coupled to the LEDs and that are disposed in series with an interval between each other, and a cooler mechanism that sends a cooling airflow into the heatsinks along their disposition direction. A heatsink included in the plurality of heatsinks that dissipates the heat of an LED having a greater heat generating amount out of the plurality of LEDs is disposed downstream in the cooling airflow from the other heatsink.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoki Kanno, Shigenori Shibue, Takuya Kodama, Shigetoshi Ipposhi
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Patent number: 8804337Abstract: A device including a structural member having a heat spreader and an electronic device mounted directly to a first surface of the heat spreader of the structural member. The device also includes a cold plate mounted directly to the first surface of the heat spreader of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Zaffetti, Edmund P. Taddey
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Publication number: 20140218865Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Mission Motor CompanyInventors: Jon Wagner, Trevor James Edmonds, Derek Bruce Young
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Patent number: 8797741Abstract: A cold plate system including, in one embodiment, first and second flow paths extending from a common inlet to a common outlet, wherein the first and second flow paths enable two-phase coolant flow under pressure through micro-channels for cooling heat loads on the cold plate system, first and second orifices disposed in the first flow path on an inlet side of the first flow path, and a third orifice spaced from a fourth orifice, the third and fourth orifices disposed in the second flow path on an inlet side of the second flow path, wherein the first and second orifices in the first flow path and the third and fourth orifices in the second flow path minimize a difference in mass flow rate between the first and second flow paths when the first and second flow paths are exposed to different heat loads.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: David H. Altman
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Patent number: 8789578Abstract: A cooling structure for an electric device includes a plurality of cooling medium paths (724) through which a cooling medium for an inverter flows, an inlet (722) into which the cooling medium to be supplied to the plurality of cooling medium paths (724) flows, and a wall (726) provided between the inlet (722) and the plurality of cooling medium paths (724) to promote distribution of the cooling medium to each of the cooling medium paths (724).Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Ken Asakura
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Publication number: 20140204534Abstract: An apparatus including a cold plate body; a channel module disposed within the cold plate body including a channel body and a plurality of channels projecting through the channel body; and a manifold disposed on the channel module, the manifold including an inlet and an outlet and a first plurality of apertures in fluid communication with the inlet and a second plurality of apertures are in fluid communication with the outlet. A method including introducing a fluid to an integrated cold plate disposed on an integrated circuit device, the integrated cold plate comprising a cold plate body extending about the device, the fluid being introduced into a manifold in fluid communication with a channel module disposed between the manifold and a base plate, the channel module, and including channels to direct the fluid toward the base plate, and collecting the fluid returned to the manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Inventors: Arnab Choudhury, Je-Young Chang, David W. Song, Edvin Cetegen, Ashish Gupta
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Patent number: 8787013Abstract: A system for removing heat from a computing device includes a carrier and one or more heat removal elements. The carrier includes a carrier surface having a carrier surface pattern. The carrier surface pattern includes coupling portions. The coupling portions of the carrier surface pattern selectively couple, at different locations on the pattern, the heat removal elements to the carrier. The heat removal elements conduct heat from heat producing components of the computing device to the carrier. The carrier conducts heat away from the heat removal elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Czamara, Osvaldo P. Morales
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Patent number: 8780562Abstract: The present invention relates that a part of the outer bottom is combined with an intermediate heat conductor (102) the flow guide holes (300) are not totally shielded after combined, the interior of the heat dissipater (100) is installed with the heat conductive rib structure (310) for being combined with the inner periphery of the heat dissipater (100), the intermediate heat conductor is installed with the electric luminous body (200) and formed as the heat source, so the heat can be conducted to the surface of the heat conductive rib structure (310) and the heat dissipater (101), and with the fluid effect of hot ascent/cold descent, the airflow is enabled to upwardly flow from one side of the electric luminous body (200) through the flow guide holes (300) then flow out from the other side thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
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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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Publication number: 20140192476Abstract: A cooling structure including a thermally conducting central element having a channel formed therein, the channel being configured for flow of cooling fluid there through, a first pressure plate, and a first thermally conductive resilient member disposed between the thermally conducting central element and the first pressure plate, wherein the first pressure plate, the first thermally conductive resilient member, and the thermally conducting central element form a first heat transfer path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent number: 8767390Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a first back plate on the circuit board, a second back plate on the circuit board, and a connecting portion connecting the first back plate with the second back plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Koichiro Takeguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Shingo Koide
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Patent number: 8760869Abstract: An electronic device includes a central processing module having a base board, a central processing unit fixed to the base board, and a heat dissipation assembly secured to the base board. The heat dissipation assembly has a first heat sink, a second heat sink and an air deflector. The air deflector blocks an opening of the channel to deflect and guide airflow flow through the first heat sink and the second heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zeu-Chia Tan
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Patent number: 8760868Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which electronic components are mounted. The electronic components may be mounted to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. A heat sink structure may dissipate heat generated by the electronic components. The housing may have a housing wall that is separated from the heat sink structure by an air gap. The housing wall may have integral support structures. Each of the support structures may have an inwardly protruding portion that protrudes through a corresponding opening in the heat sink structure. The protruding portions may each have a longitudinal axis and a cylindrical cavity that lies along the longitudinal axis. Each of the support structures may have fins that extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vinh Diep, Chiew-Siang Goh, Doug Heirich, Alexander Michael Kwan, Cesar Lozano Villarreal