H05K7/20936

POWER CONVERSION DEVICE
20220087078 · 2022-03-17 · ·

A power conversion device comprises: a housing; and a cover coupled to the housing, wherein the cover includes a plate portion, a heat conduction portion coupled to the plate portion, and a refrigerant pipe, the plate portion includes a first groove in which the refrigerant pipe is disposed, and the depth of one end of the first groove is smaller than that of the other end.

Appliance Immersion Cooling System

A appliance immersion tank system comprising: a generally rectangular tank adapted to immerse in a dielectric fluid a plurality of appliances, each in a respective appliance slot distributed vertically along, and extending transverse to, the long axis of the tank; a primary circulation facility adapted to circulate the dielectric fluid through the tank; a secondary fluid circulation facility adapted to extract heat from the dielectric fluid circulating in the primary circulation facility, and to dissipate to the environment the heat so extracted; and a control facility adapted to coordinate the operation of the primary and secondary fluid circulation facilities as a function of the temperature of the dielectric fluid in the tank. A plenum, positioned adjacent the bottom of the tank, is adapted to dispense the dielectric fluid substantially uniformly upwardly through each appliance slot. A weir, integrated horizontally into a long wall of the tank, is adapted to facilitate substantially uniform recovery of the dielectric fluid flowing through each appliance slot. All active and most passive components of both the primary and secondary fluid circulation facilities, and the control facility are fully redundant, and are adapted automatically to operate in a fail-soft mode.

COOLING ASSEMBLIES HAVING CHANNELS TO SUPPLY FLUID TO WICK STRUCTURES

A cooling assembly includes a housing defining a fluid chamber, wick structures arranged on an interior surface of the fluid chamber such that one or more flow channels are present therebetween, and a divider. The divider includes an outer frame comprising a first side and a second side and one or more bridging supports extending between and connecting the first side and the second side of the outer frame. The one or more bridging supports are aligned with the one or more flow channels between the wick structures. Each one of the one or more bridging supports define a plurality of vapor flow paths extending therethrough. The one or more bridging supports further define a plurality of vapor spaces between the one or more bridging supports that are aligned with the wick structures. The plurality of vapor flow paths are fluidly coupled to the vapor spaces.

HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD THEREOF

Heat dissipation system, a power converter using such a heat dissipation system, and an associated method of thermal management of the power converter are disclosed. The heat dissipation system includes a condenser, a first cooling loop, and a second cooling loop. The first cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a first two-phase heat transfer device. The second cooling loop is coupled to the condenser and includes a second two-phase heat transfer device. The condenser is disposed above the first and second two-phase heat transfer devices.

ELECTRIC POWER MODULE AND INVERTER APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
20210329815 · 2021-10-21 ·

The present disclosure relates to an electric power module and an inverter apparatus having the same. The electric power module of the present disclosure may include a power device that converts the frequency of input power for output; a housing in which a passage of cooling fluid is disposed to accommodate the power device therein, and a cooling member, one side of which is in direct heat exchange with the power device, and the other side of which is in direct heat exchange with the cooling fluid, wherein the cooling member is made of a metal foam having a multi-porous structure. As a result, it may be possible to increase a heat transfer area of the heat conductor, and suppress the occurrence of pressure loss in the cooling fluid.

Thermal management assemblies for electronic assemblies mounted on a motor end

An electronic assembly includes a PCB disposed on an end-face of a motor proximate to a first surface thereof and a thermal management assembly (TMA) thermally connected to the PCB. One or more switching semiconductor devices are disposed on the first surface. The TMA includes a cooling jacket disposed around a circumference of the motor, at least one jacket manifold formed through the cooling jacket, a thermal compensation base layer thermally coupled to the cooling jacket and the one or more switching semiconductor devices, and a cooling manifold disposed through the PCB to form a fluid flow path therethrough. The at least one jacket manifold has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Two or more electrically insulated posts, each having a cooling channel, are disposed between the at least one jacket manifold and the cooling manifold and form a fluid circuit between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.

Method and apparatus for cooling a load and system comprising corresponding apparatus and load
11153991 · 2021-10-19 · ·

A method and apparatus for cooling a load using liquid nitrogen conveyed in a circuit are provided. Cooled liquid nitrogen is used for cooling the liquid nitrogen conveyed in the circuit. A first proportion of the liquid nitrogen is cooled in an open cooling system and a second proportion is cooled in a closed cooling system using one or more cooling units. The open cooling system and closed cooling system are used for cooling of a power supply having a first end and a second end. The open cooling system is arranged at the first end and the closed cooling system is arranged at the second end. Cooling power is provided in a first time period as a first, smaller amount of total cooling power and in a second time period as a second, higher amount of total cooling power. A first proportion of the amount of total cooling power is provided by means of the open cooling system and a second proportion is provided by means of the closed cooling system. The first proportion in the first time period is set to a lower value than in the second time period.

EVAPORATOR STACKS AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES

Provided is an evaporator stack. The evaporator stack may be used in power-dense electronic assemblies. The evaporator stack includes a lower floor including at least one mounded portion, and an enclosure surrounding the lower floor, wherein a height of the enclosure is greater than a height of the at least one mounded portion, the at least one mounded portion extending between two walls of the enclosure.

Power module and method for manufacturing power module

The present invention concerns a power module composed of a first and second parts (100a, 100b), the first part being composed of conductor layers and insulation layers, characterized in that a first conductor layer is on bottom of the first part, the second part is composed of at least one second conductor layer, the first and/or the second conductor layers comprise cavities that form pipes (300a, 300b) when the first and second conductor layers are in contact, and in that the first and the second conductor layers are bonded together by a metal plating (400a, 400g) of the walls of the pipes.

HYBRID COOLING FOR POWER ELECTRONICS UNIT
20210352826 · 2021-11-11 ·

A power electronics unit, a vapor compression system incorporating the power electronics unit, and a method of cooling a power electronics unit are provided. The power electronics unit includes a semiconductor portion and an inductor portion. Approximately 80% of the heat generated by the power electronics unit may be derived from the semiconductor portion. Approximately 20% of the heat generated by the power electronics unit may be derived from the inductor portion. The semiconductor portion is cooled using at least one fan. The inductor portion is cooled using a working fluid (e.g., a refrigerant). The working fluid may be provided from upstream of the evaporator in the vapor compression system. Limiting the use working fluid to only cool the inductor portion of the power electronics unit may minimize the impact of the power electronics unit on the vapor compression system.