TAILORED COLDPLATE GEOMETRIES FOR FORMING MULTIPLE COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE) ZONES

    公开(公告)号:WO2021167711A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:PCT/US2021/012773

    申请日:2021-01-08

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a coldplate (104, 200, 300) configured to be thermally coupled to a structure (100) to be cooled and to remove thermal energy from the structure. The coldplate includes (i) first and second outer layers (202 and 206, 302 and 306) having at least one first material and (ii) a third layer (204, 304) embedded in the outer layers and having at least one second material. The first and second materials have different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). The third layer is embedded non-uniformly in the outer layers so that different zones (114a-114c, 212a-212c, 312a-312c) of the coldplate have different local CTEs. The third layer may include openings (210, 310) extending through the second material(s), and projections (208, 308) of the first material(s) from at least one of the first and second outer layers may partially or completely fill the openings. The first and second outer layers may include aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and the third layer may include aluminum silicon carbide or thermal pyrolytic graphite.

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