Asymmetric configurable double-sided manifold micro-channel cold plates

Patent · Tue Feb 28 04:00:00 EST 2023

OSTI ID:1987190

Zhou, Feng; Dede, Ercan Mehmet; Ukegawa, Hiroshi; Erickson, Robert; Maksimovic, Dragan; Sankaranarayanan, Vivek; Gao, Yucheng

A cold plate having a manifold includes a recess extending from a first side to a second side of the manifold, where the recess includes openings to the recess positioned lengthwise along the first side and a single opening to the recess on the second side, an inlet and an outlet fluidly coupled to the recess, a plurality of plates fastened to the first side enclosing the openings, a heat sink fastened to the second side enclosing the single opening on the second side, and a plurality of fluid cores one of each positioned between each of the plurality of plates and the heat sink. The plurality of fluid cores include a flow distribution insert, a first plate fin positioned between the flow distribution insert and the heat sink fastened to the second side, and a second plate fin positioned between the flow distribution insert and the heat sink.

• Research Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, CO (United States); Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AR0000897
• Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX); University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO)
• Patent Number(s): 11,596,088
• Application Number: 17/162,371
• OSTI ID: 1987190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English