Title :
Green design on thermal management of notebook computer product
Author :
Chao, Fang-Lin ; Kuo, Jieh-Cheng ; Liou, Hwa-Ton ; Wu, Jain-Hua ; Klose, Odo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Design, Da-Yeh Inst. of Technol., Taiwan, India
Abstract :
Natural cooling, where no auxiliary equipment is required, is the way toward the green design of the product. Generally, heat transfer by natural convection is more efficient if an unobstructed flow path is made available. Experiments show that the heat transfer of a vertical oriented configuration is much better than of a horizontal configuration. Therefore, vertical configuration is a good candidate to accomplish the green design. Three novel vertical oriented designs are proposed, the assembly and ergonomic concept are also included in this design. With the special installation mechanism, it is easy to set up the system. This configuration successfully shows a environmental attributes design for product use
Keywords :
cooling; environmental factors; ergonomics; natural convection; notebook computers; product development; cooling; environmental attributes design; ergonomic concept; green design; installation mechanism; natural convection; notebook computer product; thermal management; unobstructed flow path; vertical oriented configuration; Batteries; Design engineering; Electronics cooling; Electronics packaging; Heat transfer; Product design; Reliability engineering; Temperature; Thermal management; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1995. ISEE., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2137-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1995.514986