Power Electronics

Thermal Management

Diverse Cooling Devices Pace Race To Get The Heat Out Of ICs

Oct 26, 2011 3:53 PM Allan, Roger

The need for heat sinks, heat pipes, temperature sensors, switches, and improved materials continues unabated as ICs shrink in size while providing higher performance, putting even more strain on cooling requirements. ...

LED Coolers Utilize Aerospace Fluid-Bearing Technology

Inspired by expertise from the Aerospace Industry, Jaro's new tightly-designed MR-16 LED coolers optimize longevity and temperature with a highly-efficient fluid-bearing structure....

Heatsinks

High Power Density Heat Sinks

Designed for applications requiring high power densities and where forced air cooling is present, Ohmite has released a larger version of their MV/MA 102 heat sink which, due to longer and more efficient fin extrusions, give nearly twice the thermal performance. ...

Power Resistor Heat Sinks

Designed for applications requiring high power densities and where forced air cooling is present, Ohmite has released a larger version of their MV/MA heatsink which provides even more heat dissipation. ...


Fans

LED Coolers Utilize Aerospace Fluid-Bearing Technology

Inspired by expertise from the Aerospace Industry, Jaro's new tightly-designed MR-16 LED coolers optimize longevity and temperature with a highly-efficient fluid-bearing structure....

Heatpipes & Spreaders

Heat-Pipe/Heat-Sink Technology Improves 6-kW Cooling

The heat generated from large power semiconductors such as IGBTs, diodes, or thyristors can be as high as several kilowatts. While conventional extruded...

Thermal Management Simulation

How Hot is Too Hot? Ask Sherlock

Power supply engineers have access to more powerful thermal simulation tools than ever before. Finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics can provide highly accurate predictions for even very complex thermal management solutions. However, these new capabilities fail to answer the most critical question: How hot is too hot? ...

Military’s Demands Drive Innovative Thermal Management Solutions

Existing thermal management techniques are helping military electronics survive in severe environments. To ensure system robustness, thermal management technologies must keep pace with newer heat-producing systems. ...


Liquid Cooling

Nonlinear Fin Patterns Keep Cold Plates Cooler

Altering the fin geometry of liquid-cooled cold plates improves their thermal efficiency....

Interface Materials

Designing Battery Packs for Thermal Extremes

While battery packs enable individual cell capacities to be scaled in series/parallel configurations to suit portable applications, they must also provide thermal management in extreme environments....

Thermal Management News

EPRI To Evaluate Adding Solar Thermal Energy To Coal Plants

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced that it has launched the second of two projects to help electric power companies add solar energy to fossil-fueled electric power plants, reducing fuel costs and plant emissions...

Silicone-Free Interface Material Provides High Thermal Conductivity

MH&W International has introduced Keratherm U 90 thermal interface material for use where contamination concerns prohibit the use of silicone-based thermal pads, but where high levels of thermal conductivity are needed for sufficient thermal transfer in hot electronic devices...

Cooling Specialist Acquires Components Provider

Waytronx, the provider of openly licensable advanced systems cooling solutions, has acquired CUI, provider of electronic components...

Liquid Cooling Is Coming To Chips and Boards

Online columnist Lou Pechi argues that the now-popular techniques for cooling chips and pc boards are becoming inadequate as levels of power dissipation continue to rise...


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