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Cold plate chills hot-power electronics

By Windpower Engineering | April 11, 2011

Q-CHILL cold plates can cool the power electronics in wind turbines. The low-cost aluminum plates perform comparably to copper-based devices. The company now provides equipment for 500 kW to 4 MW power-conversion applications. Friction Stir Welded joints provide a leak-proof design and a high pressure rating.Clever internal construction and manufacturing methods provide uniform cooling of up to 18 large IGBT power modules. Q-CHILL cold plate features include a patent pending internal-fin design that provides a uniform cold-plate-surface temperature, exceptional heat rejection at cold-plate surfaces, and low pressure drops to reduce the need for large fluid pumps. Additional features include a dual-sided cooling capability, large cold plate size, and it’s compatible with industry accepted coolants.

MaxQ Technology LLC
www.maxqtechnology.com


Filed Under: Turbines
Tagged With: cold plate, MaxQ Technology, Q-Chill cold plates
 

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