Tool for fast modelling active heat sinks

Author

Dziurdzia, Piotr ; Kos, Andrzej

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron., AGH, Cracow, Poland

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

179

Abstract

The paper presents a tool for electrothermal simulation and very fast modelling of active heat sinks. The tool is based on a special electrothermal model of an active heat sink and makes use of the SPICE electronic circuit simulator. By this means, one can find values of electric current supplying a thermo-electric device in order to change the temperature of a cooled object according to a given algorithm. The electrothermal model of an active heat sink, a method of calculating control functions of a Peltier device supplying electric current, and examples of simulations are shown

Keywords

Peltier effect; SPICE; circuit simulation; electric current; heat sinks; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit packaging; temperature control; thermal management (packaging); thermoelectric devices; Peltier device; SPICE electronic circuit simulator; active heat sinks; control functions; cooled object temperature; electric current; electrothermal model; electrothermal simulation; modelling tool; simulation; temperature change algorithm; thermo-electric device; Cooling; Current supplies; Electrothermal effects; Heat pumps; Heat sinks; Integrated circuit modeling; Microstructure; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Thermal sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management, 2001. Seventeenth Annual IEEE Symposium

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6649-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/STHERM.2001.915175

Filename

915175