Technical Brief John F. Maddox, Ph.D., P.E. The IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm) was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV from May 28-31, 2019. This was the 31st Anniversary of ITherm, first held in 1988. The conference was historically held every other year until 2016 when it … [Read more...]
Energy Breakdown and Multi-Level Thermal Management in Data Centers
Steadily increasing demand for data storage from processing applications and online websites has contributed to increased data center power consumption for more than a decade [1]. For example, the worldwide power consumption of data centers in the year 2005 was twice that of the consumption in the year 2000. By 2010 this increased by a further 56% to constitute 1.3% of global … [Read more...]
New Cooling Plate Said to Dramatically Increase the Lifetime of High Temperature Electronics
Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials is first to develop a TGP that operates in any direction, improving cooling efficiency by modifying the surface of a porous structure.During the past decade, developments in semiconductor industries have allowed electronics such as sensors and actuators to be miniaturized so as to perform effectively in a limited space. As a … [Read more...]
Laird Thermal Systems Expands SuperCool Series with Higher Cooling Power in Smaller Form Factors
Refrigerant-free SuperCool Peltier Cooler assembly increases cooling performance in a new, smaller form factorLaird Thermal Systems has expanded its SuperCool Series product offering with the development of three high performance ultra-compact Peltier Cooler assemblies. The space-saving SuperCool Series is designed for applications that require high cooling capacities … [Read more...]
Baltimore Aircoil Company Announces HXV Hybrid Cooler
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) has introduced its HXV Hybrid Cooler, offering the best of both evaporative and dry cooling in a water saving and energy-efficient solution. The HXV is well-suited for maintaining peak performance in a variety of applications where water is scarce, water costs are high, uptime is critical, or plume is a concern. Applications include demanding … [Read more...]
