Electronic component cooling
OwnerRichard Schumacherinventor
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Abstract
An electronic assembly incorporates a sealed chamber that is filled with a first cooling fluid. A second cooling fluid that does not contact the first cooling fluid is circulated so as to remove heat from the first cooling fluid. The second cooling fluid is transported to an external heat removal system. Fluid circulation apparatus circulates the first cooling fluid within the chamber and facilitates heat transfer from components in the chamber. Optionally, the second cooling fluid may provide power to circulate the first cooling fluid.
Claims12
Electronic component cooling comprising:
- an electronic component disposed within a sealed enclosure;
- a first cooling fluid disposed within the sealed enclosure that contacts exposed surfaces of the component;
- a fluid circulator that circulates the first cooling fluid within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a heat exchanger that contacts the first cooling fluid and that contains a second cooling fluid.
Electronic apparatus comprising:
- a printed circuit board comprising a sealed enclosure;
- one or more electronic components disposed within the sealed enclosure;
- a first cooling fluid disposed within the sealed enclosure;
- a fluid circulator that circulate the first cooling fluid within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a heat exchanger that comprises a second cooling fluid that does not directly contact the first cooling fluid for removing heat from the first cooling fluid.
An electronic component cooling method for use with an electronic assembly having an electronic component disposed within a sealed housing, the method comprising:
- disposing a first cooling fluid in the sealed housing;
- circulating the first cooling fluid within the sealed housing to extract heat from the electronic component;
- circulating a second cooling fluid that does not directly contact the first cooling fluid within the sealed housing to transfer heat from the first cooling fluid to the second cooling fluid;
- and
- transporting the second cooling fluid outside of the sealed housing to remove heat from the second cooling fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.