Adjustable height liquid cooler in liquid flow through plate
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-007/20
F28D-015/00
출원번호
UP-0527794
(2006-09-26)
등록번호
US-7515418
(2009-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Straznicky, Ivan
Power Fardy, Richard Jude
출원인 / 주소
Curtiss Wright Controls, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Pearne & Gordon LLP
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36
초록▼
An arrangement having a cooling function is provided, comprising a circuit board, a plurality of heat generating devices attached to the circuit board, a cooling device thermally connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices, and a coolant plate. An example of the arrangement can include a
An arrangement having a cooling function is provided, comprising a circuit board, a plurality of heat generating devices attached to the circuit board, a cooling device thermally connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices, and a coolant plate. An example of the arrangement can include a source of pressurized coolant fluid connected to the coolant plate and adapted to cause the coolant fluid to be transferred between the coolant plate and the cooling device. In addition or alternatively, the arrangement can include a plurality of flexible conduits and an adjustment device adapted to selectively adjust he height of the cooling device. In addition or alternatively, a cooling apparatus within a cooling arrangement can comprise a cooling device, a coolant plate, and a coolant pathway including a first passage formed in the coolant plate and a second passage formed in the cooling device.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An arrangement having a cooling function, comprising: a circuit board; a plurality of heat generating electronic devices attached to the circuit board; a plurality of cooling devices each thermally connected to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, and each inc
What is claimed is: 1. An arrangement having a cooling function, comprising: a circuit board; a plurality of heat generating electronic devices attached to the circuit board; a plurality of cooling devices each thermally connected to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, and each including an intake; a coolant plate comprising a manifold configured in a parallel configuration providing independent fluid communication with the intake of each of the plurality of cooling devices; and a source of pressurized coolant fluid connected to the coolant plate and adapted to cause the coolant fluid to be transferred between the coolant plate and each of the plurality of cooling devices independently via the parallel configuration such that separate portions of the coolant fluid are delivered to each of the plurality of cooling devices, each of the plurality of cooling devices being adapted to absorb heat from at least one of the plurality of electronic devices and transfer that heat to the coolant fluid, and the coolant plate being adapted to absorb heat from others of the plurality of electronic devices and transfer that heat to the coolant fluid. 2. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising an adjustment device adapted to selectively adjust the height of a selected one of the plurality of cooling devices relative to an associated one of the plurality of electronic devices. 3. The arrangement of claim 2, wherein the adjustment device is further adapted to selectively adjust a force applied by the selected one of the plurality of cooling devices onto the associated one of the plurality of electronic devices. 4. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of flexible conduits attached to the plurality of cooling devices and the coolant plate, the flexible conduits being adapted to permit a coolant fluid to be transferred between the plurality of cooling devices and the coolant plate. 5. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of cooling devices comprises a microchannel cooling device. 6. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a thermal interface material disposed between at least one of the plurality of cooling devices and an associated one of the plurality of electronic devices. 7. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a cooling pathway including a first passage formed in the coolant plate defining a portion of the manifold and a second passage formed in each of the plurality of cooling devices, the first passage being in fluid communication with the second passage of each of the plurality of cooling devices to transfer separate portions of the coolant fluid between the coolant plate and each of the plurality of cooling devices. 8. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cooling devices is thermally connected to a separate one of the plurality of electronic devices. 9. The arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of circuit boards thermally connected to the coolant plate, the coolant plate being adapted to absorb heat from each of the plurality of circuit boards and transfer that heat to the coolant fluid. 10. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cooling devices each include an exhaust, and wherein the coolant fluid can enter each of the plurality of cooling devices via the intake thereof along a first plane, flow through each of the cooling devices along a second plane, and exit each of the cooling devices via the exhaust thereof along a third plane, the three planes of each one of the plurality of cooling devices being substantially co-planar. 11. An arrangement having a cooling function, comprising: a circuit board; a plurality of heat generating electronic devices attached to the circuit board; a cooling device thermally connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices and including an intake and an exhaust; a coolant plate; a plurality of flexible conduits attached to the cooling device and the coolant plate, the flexible conduits being adapted to permit a coolant fluid to be transferred between the cooling device and the coolant plate, wherein the coolant fluid can enter the cooling device via the intake along a first plane, flow through the cooling device along a second plane, and exit the cooling device via the exhaust along a third plane, the three planes being substantially co-planar; and an adjustment device adapted to selectively adjust the height of the cooling device relative to the one of the plurality of electronic devices. 12. The arrangement of claim 11, wherein the adjustment device is further adapted to selectively adjust a force applied by the cooling device onto the one of the plurality of electronic devices. 13. The arrangement of claim 11, wherein the cooling device is adapted to absorb heat from the one of the plurality of electronic devices and transfer that heat to the coolant fluid, the coolant plate being adapted to absorb heat from the remainder of the plurality of electronic devices and transfer that heat to the coolant fluid. 14. The arrangement of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of cooling devices, each cooling device being thermally connected to a separate one of the plurality of electronic devices. 15. The arrangement of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of adjustment devices, each of the plurality of adjustment devices being adapted to selectively adjust the height of one of the respective cooling devices relative to the one of the plurality of electronic devices that the respective cooling devices are thermally connected to, and wherein the plurality of adjustment devices are further adapted to selectively adjust a force applied by one of the respective cooling devices onto the respective electronic device that the cooling device is thermally connected to. 16. The arrangement of claim 14, wherein the coolant plate comprises a manifold configured in a parallel configuration providing independent fluid communication with the intake of each of the plurality of cooling devices, such that separate portions of the coolant fluid are delivered to each of the plurality of cooling devices via the parallel configuration. 17. A cooling apparatus within a cooling arrangement having a circuit board, a plurality of heat generating electronic devices attached to the circuit board, and a source of pressurized coolant, the cooling apparatus comprising: a plurality of cooling devices each thermally connected to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, and each including an intake; a coolant plate comprising a manifold configured in a parallel configuration providing independent fluid communication with the intake of each of the plurality of cooling devices, the manifold comprising a first passage; and a plurality of cooling pathways each including the first passage formed in the coolant plate and a second passage formed in one of the plurality of cooling devices, the first passage being in fluid communication with the second passage of each of the plurality of cooling devices independently via the parallel configuration such that separate portions of the coolant fluid are transferred between the coolant plate and each of the plurality of cooling devices to cause heat absorbed by the cooling device from an associated one of the plurality of electronic devices to be transferred therefrom, and another portion of the coolant fluid being transferred within the first passage to cause heat absorbed by the coolant plate from others of the plurality of electronic devices to be transferred therefrom. 18. The arrangement of claim 17, wherein the coolant plate further comprises a second manifold configured in a parallel configuration providing independent fluid communication with the exhaust of each of the plurality of cooling devices. 19. The arrangement of claim 17, wherein the coolant fluid can enter each of the plurality of cooling devices via the intake thereof along a first plane, flow through each of the cooling devices along a second plane, and exit each of the cooling devices via the exhaust thereof along a third plane, the three planes of each one of the plurality of cooling devices being substantially co-planar. 20. The arrangement of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of adjustment devices, each of the plurality of adjustment devices being adapted to selectively adjust the height of one of the respective cooling devices relative to the one of the plurality of electronic devices that the respective cooling devices are thermally connected to, and wherein the plurality of adjustment devices are further adapted to selectively adjust a force applied by one of the respective cooling devices onto the respective electronic device that the cooling device is thermally connected to.
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