Direct cooling of LEDs
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1. A thermal management system for cooling a semiconductor device, comprising:
- a housing enclosing a semiconductor device with at least one channel formed in the housing adjacent to the semiconductor device, anda coolant supply for directing a liquid coolant through the housing to flow through the at least one channel to directly cool a light emissive surface of the semiconductor device;
wherein the semiconductor device is a plurality of LEDs mounted on a substrate and in which the LEDs are located in the at least one channel so that the coolant flows to directly cool the LEDs; and
the LEDs are mounted to transmit light through a window in the housing,the at least one channel being formed so as to be disposed between the window and the LEDs.
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Abstract
A thermal management system is provided for semiconductor devices such as an LED array, wherein coolant directly cools the LED array. Preferably, the coolant may be selected, among other bases, based on its index of refraction relative to the index associated with the semiconductor device.
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1. A thermal management system for cooling a semiconductor device, comprising:
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a housing enclosing a semiconductor device with at least one channel formed in the housing adjacent to the semiconductor device, and a coolant supply for directing a liquid coolant through the housing to flow through the at least one channel to directly cool a light emissive surface of the semiconductor device; wherein the semiconductor device is a plurality of LEDs mounted on a substrate and in which the LEDs are located in the at least one channel so that the coolant flows to directly cool the LEDs; and the LEDs are mounted to transmit light through a window in the housing, the at least one channel being formed so as to be disposed between the window and the LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A thermal management system for cooling an LED array, the LED array being configured for applications requiring relatively high optical power density applied at a working surface of a target for the purpose of illuminating and performing a material transformation in or of the target, the system comprising:
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a selected liquid coolant, a housing enclosing the LED array, a coolant supply for directing the coolant through at least one or more channels in the housing to directly cool light emissive surface of LEDs in the LED array, the LED array being disposed in the one or more channels the LED array; whereby the direct cooling enables the LED array to have an enhanced optical power density wherein the LEDs are mounted to transmit light through a window in the housing, the at least one channel being formed so as to be disposed between the window and the LEDs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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