Sparking an increase in volumetric and specific density for power converters with avant-garde thermal management strategies, topologies, and packaging schemes

Increasing electrification of mechanically controlled or driven systems has created a demand for the development of compact, lightweight electronics. Removing waste heat from these high volumetric and gravimetric power dense assemblies, especially in mobile applications, requires a thorough understanding of the loss mechanisms for each component and non-traditional thermal management strategies with high heat flux potential. After summarizing the current achievements for both power component loss characterization and the direct cooling of electronics with liquid vapor phase-change, this dissertation highlights the development and validation of an electro-thermal testbed for demonstrating the enhanced, directed cooling of the densely packaged power electronics.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2020

Author dc:creator

• Foulkes, Thomas Peter

Contributors dc:contributor

• Miljkovic, Nenad
• Lilly, Brian
• Sauer, Peter
• King, William
• Pilawa-Podgurski, Robert
• Krein, Philip

• power density
• liquid vapor phase-change

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2020 Thomas Peter Foulkes

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/108223

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/108223