Heat flux micro coolers having multi-stepped features and fluid wicking
A cooler device includes a cold plate and a manifold with fluid wicking structure. The cold plate includes an array of bonding posts and an array of fluid channels. Each bonding post of the array of bonding posts has a first height and is in contact with the manifold with fluid wicking structure. Each fluid channel of the array of fluid channels has a second height that is less than the first height. The array of fluid channels include a MIO secondary wick structure. The array of bonding posts is orthogonal to the array of fluid channels. The manifold with fluid wicking structure includes a plurality of spacer elements and a plurality of mesh layers. Each one of the plurality of spacer elements alternate with each one of the plurality of mesh layers in a stacked arrangement.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Univ. of California, Merced, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Assignee:
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX); The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA); The Regents of the University of California, Merced (Merced, CA); Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,729,951
- Application Number:
- 17/575,071
- OSTI ID:
- 2222149
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Embedded cooling with 3D manifold for vehicle power electronics application: Single-phase thermal-fluid performance
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