COOLING SYSTEM

Abstract

A cooling system for cooling the circuit boards (B), such as VPX, VME or custom PCI modules, is provided. The cooling system includes a casing (C), which includes at least two board slots (1) and at least one cooling plate (2) between the two board slots (1); at least one cover (3), which is placed on a circuit board (B) to be secured to one of the board slots (1); at least one wedge (4) placed on the cover (3). The wedge (4) provides thermal conductivity between the circuit board (B) and cooling plate (2) when the circuit board (B) is placed into the board slot (1); and at least one wedgelock (5) that secures circuit board (B) to the board slot (1).

Claims

1) A cooling system for cooling a circuit boards comprising; a casing comprising at least two board slots and at least one cooling plate between the at least two board slots; at least one cover placed on the circuit board to be secured to one of the at least two board slots; at least one wedge placed on the cover, wherein the wedge provides thermal conductivity between the circuit board and the at least one cooling plate when the circuit board is placed into the one of the at least two board slots; and at least one wedgelock, wherein the at least one wedgelock secures circuit board to the one of the at least two board slots.

2) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the casing is in the form of a metal.

3) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the wedge is in the form of a metal.

4) The cooling system according to claim 3, wherein the cover is in the form of a metal.

5) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling system comprises a plurality of wedges.

6) The cooling system according to claim 5, wherein the cover comprises wedge slots, wherein the plurality of wedges are placed into the wedge slots.

7) The cooling system according to claim 5, further comprising at least one connection element connecting the plurality of wedges to the cover.

8) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling plate is an integral part of the casing.

9) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the cooling plate is a removable part of the casing.

10) The cooling system according to claim 1, wherein the casing is in the form of a metal.

11) The cooling system according to claim 2, wherein the wedge is in the form of a metal.

12) The cooling system according to claims 6, further comprising at least one connection element connecting the plurality of wedges to the cover.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 shows a front view of the cooling system of the present application.

[0013] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the cooling system of the present application.

[0014] FIG. 3 shows another perspective view of the cooling system of the present application.

TABLE-US-00001 Circuit board (B) Casing (C) Board slot (1) Cooling plate (2) Cover (3) Wedge slot (3a) Wedge (4) Wedgelock (5) Connection element (6)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Circuit boards, such as VPX, VME and custom PCI modules, comprise plurality of components that generate heat during its operation. In order to provide stable operation, said components needed to be cooled. Therefore, present application provides a cooling system for cooling the circuit boards.

[0016] Cooling system of the present invention, an exemplary embodiment of which is given in FIGS. 1-3, comprises a casing (C), which is preferably in the form of a metal such as aluminium or steel, which comprises at least two board slots (1), and which comprises at least one cooling plate (2) between said two board slots (1); at least one cover (3), which is placed on a circuit board (B) to be secured to one of said board slots (1); at least one wedge (4) placed on said cover (3), wherein said wedge (4) provides thermal conductivity between the circuit board (B) and cooling plate (2) when said circuit board (B) is placed into the board slot (1); and at least one wedgelock (5) that secures circuit board (B) to the board slot (1).

[0017] According to the cooling system of the present invention, heat generated by the components of the circuit board (B) is transferred to the cooling plate (2) through the wedge (4). Then, said heat is dissipated through the body of the casing (C). Thanks to the cooling plate (2) and wedge (4) of the present invention, heat transfer between the circuit board (B) and casing (C) is high. Therefore, cooling system of the present invention has high cooling performance.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said wedge (4) is in the form of a metal, such as aluminium copper or steel. In addition, said cover (3) is also in the form of a metal, such as aluminium, copper or steel. Thus, a high thermal conductivity is provided between the circuit board (B) and the cooling plate (2). In order to dissipate the heat coming from the cover (3) and wedge (4), casing (C) is preferably in the form of a metal (such as aluminium, copper or steel) as well.

[0019] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, cooling system comprises a plurality of wedges (4). In this embodiment, said cover (3) comprises wedge slots (3a), into which said wedges (4) are placed. According to this embodiment, wedges (4) are able to be placed onto electrical components of the circuit board (B), which radiate heat. Therefore, heats of said components are able to be transferred to cooling plate (2) more efficiently. In this embodiment, cooling system preferably comprises at least one connection element (6) that connects said wedges (4) to the cover (3). Said connection element (6) is preferably in the form of stainless steel in order to provide a secure connection.

[0020] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, cooling plate (2) is an integral part of the casing (C) (for example an intermediate wall). In this embodiment, heat transfer between the cooling plate (2) and outer body of the casing (C) is high. In an alternative embodiment, the cooling plate (2) is a removable part of the casing (C) (for example a tray). In this embodiment, although heat transfer between the cooling plate (2) and outer body of the casing (C) is relatively lower, higher mobility is provided.

[0021] In the cooling system of the present invention, thanks to the cooling plate (2) and wedge (4), heat of the circuit board (B) is transferred to the casing (C) through a high surface. Therefore, a high cooling performance is achieved.