Heat sink with microchannel cooling for power devices
CA 2589183 C · Owner: Stevanovic, Ljubisa Dragoljub · Inventors: Stevanovic, Ljubisa Dragoljub; Solovitz, Stephen Adam
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An apparatus for cooling at least one heated surface includes a base plate defining a number of inlet and outlet manifolds. The inlet manifolds are configured to receive a coolant, and the outlet manifolds exhaust the coolant. The inlet and outlet manifolds are interleaved. The apparatus also includes at least one substrate having inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface is coupled to the base plate and defines a number of microchannels that receive the coolant from the inlet manifolds and deliver the coolant to the outlet manifolds. The microchannels are oriented substantially perpendicular to the inlet and outlet manifolds. The outer surface is in thermal contact with the …
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- Filed November 14, 2005 and granted November 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 2025.
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