• DocumentCode
    3277293
  • Title

    Thermal management of a medical device using thermoelectric coolers

  • Author

    Wang, Kuang-Yu

  • Author_Institution
    GE Med. Syst., Santa Clara, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    9-11 Mar 2004
  • Firstpage
    122
  • Lastpage
    124
  • Abstract
    A thermal management system was developed and validated to meet the cooling need of a medical device generating a continuous 60 Watt of heat. Due to the operational and geometric constraints, thermoelectric modules combined with air-to-liquid heat exchanger became the viable solution. Measurements were conducted to validate the design. It was concluded that with proper arrangement, the system actually exceeded the cooling requirement.
  • Keywords
    biomedical engineering; cooling; heat transfer; thermal management (packaging); thermoelectric conversion; air-to-liquid heat exchanger; geometric constraints; medical device; operational constraints; thermal management; thermoelectric coolers; Assembly; Cooling; Heat sinks; Tellurium; Temperature sensors; Thermal conductivity; Thermal management; Thermal resistance; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2004. Twentieth Annual IEEE
  • ISSN
    1065-2221
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8363-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/STHERM.2004.1291312
  • Filename
    1320463