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US 9,285,845 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for cooling devices using phase change materials
AssigneesIntel Corporation, University of Nevada
InventorsDhanesh Chandra, Daryl J. Nelson, Muralidhar Tirumala, Anupam Kumar, Anjali Talekar
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Abstract
In some embodiments, cooling devices with metal hydrides are disclosed.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first container having a first metal hydride, the first container configured to be mounted to a surface to conduct heat away from the surface through hydrogen being released from the first metal hydride;
- a controllable valve;
- and a second container having a second metal hydride, the second container coupled to the first container through the controllable valve, wherein the second metallic hydride is to have a phase change temperature which is to be same as a phase change temperature for the first metallic hydride.
A computing platform, comprising:
- a chip package;
- and a first container having a first metal hydride, the first container thermally conductively mounted to a surface of the chip package to conduct heat away from the chip package;
- and a second container having a second metal hydride, the second container positioned away from the chip package, wherein the second container is to be fluidly coupled to the first container through a controllable valve, wherein the second metallic hydride is to have a phase change temperature which is to be same as a phase change temperature for the first metallic hydride.
A computing platform, comprising:
- a processor chip;
- a chip package containing the processor chip;
- a first container having a first metallic hydride, the first container mounted to thermally conduct heat away from the processor chip, wherein the first container is thermally conductively mounted to a surface of the chip package;
- and a second container having a second metallic hydride, the second container positioned away from the chip package, the second container fluidly coupled to the first container through an electronically controllable valve, wherein the second metallic hydride is to have a phase change temperature which is to be same as a phase change temperature for the first metallic hydride.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.