Power Electronics

Thermal Management

Direct Cooling of Power Modules Using Microchannel Structures

Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM

As integration and switching rates increase rapidly, the concentration of heat losses is similarly changing. The continuous trend to shrink die size steadily...

Heatsinks

All-Metal Bonded-Fin Heat Sinks Shrink Size, Improve Thermal Characteristics

Ever-increasing levels of heat in today's power electronics necessitate constant efforts to increase heat sink efficiency by expanding the number of extended...

Ultra High Ratio Extrusion Heat Sinks Improve Cooling

Minimizing cost and maximizing thermal performance are the obvious goals of cooling a power semiconductor. Thermal performance is related to the power...


Fans

10-Inch AC Fans Move Large Amounts of Air

Dallas-based Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics has experienced extensive growth with its 10-inch AC fans designed specifically to move a large amount of air through confined spaces...

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

Tackle Thermal Design At the System Level

Designing a cost-competitive electronic system requires careful consideration of the thermal domain as well as the electrical domain, especially where...

Don't Be Misled by Power Device Specs

Understanding that maximum device power is situation dependent can go a long way in explaining why semiconductor data-sheet specifications for power can be misleading...


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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