Global Patent Index - EP 2326902 A2

EP 2326902 A2 20110601 - EQUIPMENT COOLING

Title (en)

EQUIPMENT COOLING

Title (de)

EINRICHTUNGSKÜHLUNG

Title (fr)

REFROIDISSEMENT DE MATÉRIEL

Publication

EP 2326902 A2 20110601 (EN)

Application

EP 09785464 A 20090810

Priority

  • GB 2009050996 W 20090810
  • GB 0814776 A 20080813
  • EP 08275044 A 20080813
  • EP 09785464 A 20090810

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010018398A2] Convection cooling channels are provided by means of an at least partially enclosed open cell metalfoam structure for removing heat from equipment. In particular, an electronic equipment box is provided having walls comprising sections of open cell aluminium foam, clad with aluminium, through which air or other types of coolant may pass to remove heat from heat- generating components mounted thereon. Other types of equipment, such as electric motors,may be surrounded by customised sections of open cell metal foam, appropriately clad,through which a coolant may be channelled. The foam cell size may be adjusted according to desired coolant flow rate and weight considerations. Convection cooling structures may be combined with latent heat storage bodies comprising similar open cell metal foam structures containing wax, operating in tandem with the present convection cooling structures in a heat management solution.

IPC 8 full level

F28F 13/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F28F 3/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F28D 20/02 (2013.01 - KR); F28D 20/023 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 3/12 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F28F 13/00 (2013.01 - KR); F28F 13/003 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 7/20 (2013.01 - KR); H05K 7/20127 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 7/20245 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2270/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010018398A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010018398 A2 20100218; WO 2010018398 A3 20100415; AU 2009280952 A1 20100218; BR PI0917974 A2 20151117; CA 2733413 A1 20100218; EP 2326902 A2 20110601; IL 211125 A0 20110428; JP 2011530827 A 20111222; JP 5269995 B2 20130821; KR 20110055611 A 20110525; US 2011132016 A1 20110609; ZA 201101002 B 20120425

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2009050996 W 20090810; AU 2009280952 A 20090810; BR PI0917974 A 20090810; CA 2733413 A 20090810; EP 09785464 A 20090810; IL 21112511 A 20110208; JP 2011522553 A 20090810; KR 20117005543 A 20090810; US 200913058316 A 20090810; ZA 201101002 A 20110208