Vapor cycle convective cooling of electronics
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorAndre Mitchell
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Abstract
A cold plate device and method for cooling electronic systems is provided including a generally flat thermally conductive body having a cooling channel within the thermally conductive body. A first cooling fluid travels through the cooling channel to remove heat from the conductive body. A vapor compression cycle system is coupled to the thermally conductive body such that the first cooling fluid removes heat from a second cooling fluid in a portion of the vapor compression cycle system.
Claims19
A cold plate system comprising:
- a generally flat thermally conductive body having a cooling channel through which a first cooling fluid travels to remove heat from the conductive body;
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- a vapor compression cycle system thermally coupled to the conductive body, wherein the first cooling fluid removes heat from a second cooling fluid in a portion of the vapor compression cycle system.
A thermal management system for electronics comprising:
- a heat source;
- a cold plate having a generally flat thermally conductive body and a cooling channel within the conductive body and through which a first cooling fluid passes to remove heat from the conductive body, wherein the cold plate body is mechanically and thermally coupled to the heat source;
- a vapor compression cycle system including a second cooling fluid, wherein the vapor compression cycle thermally coupled to the cold plate to provide additional cooling to the heat source such that the first cooling fluid removes heat from the second cooling fluid in a portion of the vapor compression cycle system;
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- a heat dissipation device fluidly connected to the cooling channel of the cold plate to form a cycle.
A method of cooling an electronics system comprising:
- conducting heat from a heat source to a cold plate;
- passing cooled air over the heat source;
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- convecting heat away from the cold plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.