Carbon nanotubes for the selective transfer of heat from electronics
AssigneeNantero, Inc.
InventorsJonathan W. Ward, Claude L. Bertin, Brent M. Segal
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Abstract
Under one aspect, a method of cooling a circuit element includes providing a thermal reservoir having a temperature lower than an operating temperature of the circuit element; and providing a nanotube article in thermal contact with the circuit element and with the reservoir, the nanotube article including a non-woven fabric of nanotubes in contact with other nanotubes to define a plurality of thermal pathways along the article, the nanotube article having a nanotube density and a shape selected such that the nanotube article is capable of transferring heat from the circuit element to the thermal reservoir.
Claims20
A heat conduction element for cooling a circuit element, comprising:
- a thermal reservoir having a temperature lower than an operating temperature of said circuit element;
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- a nanotube article in thermal contact with said circuit element and said thermal reservoir;
- wherein said nanotube article comprises a non-woven fabric of nanotubes in contact with other nanotubes to define a plurality of thermal pathways along said nanotube article;
- wherein said nanotube article has a nanotube density and a geometry selected such that said nanotube article is capable of transferring heat from said circuit element to said thermal reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.