Cooling method and apparatus
OwnerGareth JONESinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for cooling an electronic component, such as an optoelectronic device, is described. The method involves arranging a porous material to be able to receive heat from the electronic component and removing heat from the porous material as a result of vaporization of a coolant delivered to the porous material. In this manner, a temperature gradient is generated that causes heat to flow from the electronic device to the porous material, resulting in the electronic device being cooled.
Claims33
A method of cooling an electronic component, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing an electronic component to be cooled;
- arranging a porous material to be able to receive heat from the electronic component;
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- removing heat from the porous material as a result of vaporisation of a coolant from the porous material,
- whereby a temperature gradient is generated that causes heat to flow from the electronic component to the porous material, resulting in the electronic component being cooled.
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An apparatus for cooling an electronic component, the apparatus comprising a porous material, a source of coolant, and a dispenser arranged to deliver, in use, coolant, from the source of coolant into contact with the porous material, the apparatus being arranged such that in use the porous material is able to receive heat from an electronic component and such that in use such an electronic component is able to be cooled as a result of the vaporisation of coolant from the porous material.
An apparatus for cooling an electronic component, the apparatus comprising a porous material, and a dispenser arranged to be able to deliver, in use, coolant, from a source of coolant into contact with the porous material, the apparatus being arranged such that in use the porous material is able to receive heat from an electronic component and such that in use such an electronic component is able to be cooled as a result of the vaporisation of coolant from the porous material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.