US 11,606,880 B2 · Self-organizing thermodynamic system

Abstract

Disclosed are thermal management for electronic devices and, more particularly, to a thermodynamic system with bi-phase fluid circuits which self-organize internal fluid movement to transfer heat from heat absorption zones to heat dissipation zones. A thermodynamic system may include a plurality of thermal energy absorption (TEA) nodes disposed adjacent to one or more heat sources which are interconnected with one another and also a plurality of thermal energy dissipation (TED) nodes through a capillary system that encloses a bi-phase fluid. As TE is absorbed into the bi-phase fluid at individual TEA nodes local condition changes such as, for example, pressure and/or volume increases induce convection of the absorbed TE away from the individual TEA nodes. As TE dissipates from the bi-phase fluid at individual TED nodes local condition changes such as, for example, pressure and/or volume decreases further induce convection of additional absorbed TE toward the individual TED nodes.

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A thermodynamic system comprising:

one or more housing structures;
a plurality of thermal energy absorption (TEA) nodes disposed in the one or more housing structures;
a plurality of thermal energy dissipation (TED) nodes disposed in the one or more housing structures;
and
a plurality of capillaries that connect individual TEA nodes of the plurality of TEA nodes with one or more TED nodes of the plurality of TED nodes,
wherein the plurality of capillaries, the plurality of TEA nodes, and the plurality of TED nodes form an interconnected closed fluid circuit that:
encloses a bi-phase fluid, and
is configured to absorb thermal energy into the bi-phase fluid at the plurality of TEA nodes and to transfer the thermal energy via the bi-phase fluid through the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of TED nodes, and
wherein, in the interconnected closed fluid circuit:
at least one of the individual TEA nodes is directly connected via the plurality of capillaries to two or more TED nodes of the plurality of TED nodes, and
the plurality of capillaries does not directly connect the individual TEA nodes to any other TEA node of the plurality of TEA nodes.

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