Title :
An Electro-Aerodynamic Solid-State Fan and Cooling System
Author :
Schlitz, Dan ; Singhal, Vishal
Author_Institution :
Thorrn Micro Technol., Inc., Arlington, VA
Abstract :
A miniature solid-state fan has been developed. The solid-state fan blows air like a typical rotary fan but without any moving parts. It uses the principle of electro- aerodynamic pumping. These fans have been shown to produce a pressure head of up to 42 Pa. Operable fans as small as 1 mm thick have been demonstrated. These fans are intended to provide air flow to cool a 20 Watt chip in an integrated, chip-scale cooling system or to replace the blower in a laptop cooling system.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; chip scale packaging; cooling; pumps; chip-scale cooling system; cooling system; electro-aerodynamic pumping; solid-state fan; Cooling; Corona; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Fans; Geometry; Solid state circuits; Technological innovation; Voltage; Wire; Corona discharge; Corona wind; Electric wind; Electrostatic blower; Ionic wind;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2008. Semi-Therm 2008. Twenty-fourth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2123-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1065-2221
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.2008.4509364
