Title :
Thermal management of a medical device using thermoelectric coolers
Author_Institution :
GE Med. Syst., Santa Clara, CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2004. Twentieth Annual IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8363-X
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.2004.1291312
