Heat exchanger for high performance heat chip sets
AssigneeMikros Technologies LLC
InventorsDrew M. Matter, Jesse D. McGowan, Joseph T. Sullivan, Javier A. Valenzuela
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Abstract
Presently disclosed is a cold plate heat exchanger with reduced thermal resistance for use with high-performance computing chips sets used in high power density servers. The improved reduced thermal resistance cold plate includes a thin, microchannel cold plate that is pressed against a heat generating device using an elastomeric element to elastically flex the cold plate so that it conforms to the surface of the heat generating device, thereby minimizing the thermal resistance of the interface between the two.
Claims20
A flexible cold plate assembly, comprising:
- a rigid housing configured to supply and outlet fluid from the flexible cold plate assembly;
- a rigid header in fluid communication with the rigid housing;
- a manifold in fluid communication with the rigid header;
- a flexible heat transfer matrix in fluid communication with the manifold, the flexible heat transfer matrix configured to deform to a curvature of a heat generating device when the flexible cold plate assembly is attached to the heat generating device;
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- a cover plate attached to the flexible heat transfer matrix,
- wherein the manifold is compliantly connected to the cover plate and the flexible heat transfer matrix, and
- wherein the cover plate is hermetically sealed to the rigid housing.
A flexible cold plate assembly, comprising:
- a manifold in fluid communication with a housing structure;
- a flexible heat transfer matrix in fluid communication with the manifold, the flexible heat transfer matrix configured to conform with a surface of a heat generating device when the flexible cold plate assembly is attached to the heat generating device;
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- a cover plate attached to the flexible heat transfer matrix and hermetically sealed to the housing structure,
- wherein the manifold is compliantly connected to the cover plate and the flexible heat transfer matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.