Introduction: It is interesting how different parts of a value chain speak differently, sometimes wildly differently, about a product or feature but they may use the exact same words. For example, both the consumer and the thermal engineer want the device to have “cool” features. Wireless charging is one such hardware feature [1]. Wireless charging was included in over … [Read more...]
Cooling Circuits with Nanochimneys in Carbon Nanotubes
The extraordinary properties of Graphene are well known, and in the context of electronics thermal management and reliability, it is about 200 times stronger than the strongest steel and conducts heat and electricity very efficiently. Both graphene and carbon nanotubes consist of six-atom rings, which create the well-known hexagonal Honeycomb structure, and both excel at the … [Read more...]
Thermal Facts & Fairy Tales: 7 years of college down the drain…
...might as well join the Peace Corps… - John "Bluto" Blutarsky1 I would hazard a guess that the majority of people bothering to read an article on electronics cooling likely work in the electronics industry. Moreover, it is probably a pretty good bet that a lot of them have actually taken a class on heat transfer at some point. Since most of us eventually graduated, it … [Read more...]
Thermal Effects in Supercapacitors
Supercapacitors (also referred to as electric double-layer capacitors (EDLC), electrochemical capacitors, electrochemical supercapacitors, and ultracapacitors) are a class of energy storage devices that bridge the gap between electrolytic capacitors and rechargeable batteries. Supercapacitors can typically store 10 to 100 times more energy per unit volume or mass than their … [Read more...]
The US Navy is Looking for a Few Good TIMs!
The first Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) announcement for 2017 by the US Department of Defense (DoD) is out and there is one topic of great interest to thermal management professionals: topic # N171-081 “High Performance Thermal Interface Material for Energy Storage Devices and Other Electronic Components” by the US Navy, which is seeking thermal interface materials … [Read more...]
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