Title :
Tool for fast modelling active heat sinks
Author :
Dziurdzia, Piotr ; Kos, Andrzej
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., AGH, Cracow, Poland
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;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management, 2001. Seventeenth Annual IEEE Symposium
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6649-2
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.2001.915175
