Semiconductor module and cooler
First Claim
1. A semiconductor module in which a refrigerant is supplied from an outside to a water jacket configuring a cooler, to cool a semiconductor element disposed on an outer surface of the cooler, the semiconductor module comprising:
- a heat sink connected thermally to the semiconductor element;
a first passage in the water jacket, which extends from a refrigerant introduction port;
a guide part formed along the first passage, including a first surface and a second surface to guide the refrigerant toward one side surface of the heat sink, the first surface being inclined to said one side surface of the heat sink;
a second passage in the water jacket to be parallel to the first passage, which extends to a refrigerant discharge port, the second passage having a side wall parallel to another side surface of the heat sink; and
a third passage that is formed in the water jacket in a position for communicating the first passage and the second passage with each other, the heat sink being disposed in the third passage.
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Abstract
A semiconductor module and a cooler capable of cooling a semiconductor element efficiently. The semiconductor module supplies a refrigerant to a water jacket configuring the cooler, to cool a circuit element part disposed on an outer surface of a fin base. This semiconductor module has: a fin connected thermally to the circuit element part; a refrigerant introducing passage in the water jacket, which has a guide part that has one surface and another surface inclined to guide the refrigerant toward one side surface of the fin; a refrigerant discharge passage disposed in the water jacket to be parallel to the refrigerant introducing passage, which has a side wall parallel to another side surface of the fin; and a cooling passage formed in a position for communicating the refrigerant introducing passage and the refrigerant discharge passage with each other in the water jacket. The fin is disposed in the cooling passage.
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22 Claims
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1. A semiconductor module in which a refrigerant is supplied from an outside to a water jacket configuring a cooler, to cool a semiconductor element disposed on an outer surface of the cooler, the semiconductor module comprising:
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a heat sink connected thermally to the semiconductor element; a first passage in the water jacket, which extends from a refrigerant introduction port; a guide part formed along the first passage, including a first surface and a second surface to guide the refrigerant toward one side surface of the heat sink, the first surface being inclined to said one side surface of the heat sink; a second passage in the water jacket to be parallel to the first passage, which extends to a refrigerant discharge port, the second passage having a side wall parallel to another side surface of the heat sink; and a third passage that is formed in the water jacket in a position for communicating the first passage and the second passage with each other, the heat sink being disposed in the third passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A cooler for supplying a refrigerant from the outside to a water jacket to cool a semiconductor element disposed on an outer surface thereof, the cooler comprising:
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a heat sink connected thermally to the semiconductor element; a first passage in the water jacket, which extends from a refrigerant introduction port; a guide part formed along the first passage, including a first surface and a second surface to guide the refrigerant toward one side surface of the heat sink, the first surface being inclined to said one side surface of the heat sink; a second passage in the water jacket to be parallel to the first passage, which extends to a refrigerant discharge port, the second passage having a side wall parallel to another side surface of the heat sink; and a third passage that is formed in the water jacket in a position for communicating the first passage and the second passage with each other, the heat sink being disposed in the third passage.
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Specification