Arrangement in a liquid cooler

• US 9,022,101 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2010
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Danfoss Drives OY
• Original Assignee: Vacon Oyj (Danfoss A/S)
• Inventors: Kamula, Petri
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Tho V
• Application Number:
  US12/949,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20110146962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,629 Days
• Field of Search: 165/173, 165/174, 165/175, 165/176, 165/153, 165/110, 625/03
• US Class Current: 165/174
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20927 Liquid coolant without phase change

Abstract

Arrangement for circulating liquid in a liquid cooler (11) intended particularly for power electronics appliances, inside which cooler at least two longitudinal main ducts (22, 23) are arranged and transverse ducts (21) arranged between them and connecting them, and in which cooler at least one of the longitudinal ducts is an input duct (22), into which liquid from coming from outside is led via an input joint (12) and one is an output duct (23), from where the liquid is led out via the output joint (13), inside which output duct a tubular additional part (41) having an open end at least on the side of the output joint is installed, and which additional part is arranged detached from the output duct such that a gap remains between the outer surface of the additional part and the inner surface of the output duct for enabling a liquid flow in the output duct outside the additional part, and in which arrangement a first aperture or first apertures (P, N, P2) are arranged in the part of the additional part on the output joint side and/or in the output joint and/or between them for enabling a first path of passage for a part of the nominal total flow to the output joint, and a second aperture or second apertures (T, P1) are arranged in the part of the additional part that is farther from the output joint or between the additional part and the output duct for enabling a second path of passage for the remaining part of the total flow into the additional part and via it onwards to the output joint.

Claims

1. An arrangement for circulating liquid in a liquid cooler for power electronics appliances, inside the cooler at least two longitudinal main ducts being arranged and transverse ducts arranged between the two longitudinal main ducts and connecting the two longitudinal main ducts, and in the cooler one of the longitudinal ducts being an input duct, into which liquid from outside is led via an input joint and the other one the longitudinal ducts being an output duct, from where the liquid is led out via an output joint,

wherein

a tubular additional part having an open end at least on the side of the output joint is installed inside the output duct, and

the additional part is arranged detached from the output duct such that a gap remains between the outer surface of the additional part and the inner surface of the output duct for enabling a liquid flow in the output duct outside the additional part,

in the arrangement a first aperture or first apertures are arranged in the part of the additional part on the output joint side between the output joint and a center level of the closest transverse duct to the output joint in the liquid cooler for enabling a first path of passage for a part of the nominal total flow into the additional part and via the additional part onwards to the output joint, wherein the first aperture or first apertures directly face the gap remaining between the outer surface of the additional part and the inner surface of the output duct,

a second aperture or second apertures are arranged in the part of the additional part that is farthest from the output joint or between the additional part and the output duct for enabling a second path of passage for the remaining part of the total flow into the additional part and via the additional part onwards to the output joint,

the liquid in the output duct is divided to flow through the first path of passage into the additional part and flow through the second path of passage into the additional part, and all of the liquid led out of the output joint comes from the liquid flowing through the first path of passage into the additional part and the liquid flowing through the second path of passage into the additional part, and

the additional part is entirely detached from the output duct such that the gap remains between the entire outer surface of the additional part and the entire inner surface of the output duct.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

the total surface area of the first apertures that are arranged in the part of the additional part on the output joint side and/or in the output joint is 30%-70% of the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

some of the first apertures of the part on the output joint side, are disposed at a level that is closer to the output joint than to the level of the center point of the closest transverse duct.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented such that the additional part is shorter than the output duct, in which case a free liquid flow into it via the aperture of its open top end is possible.

5. The arrangement according to claim 4,

wherein

the length of the additional part is such that at least one-half of the diameter of the additional part is between the level of its top end and the level of the top end of the output duct.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

the additional part is fixed to the top end of the output duct, in which case the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented via the apertures or slots disposed in the top end of the additional part.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein

the length of the additional part is such that the level of the end of the additional part that is farther from the output joint, or the level of the center points of the first apertures disposed in the end of the additional part, is located farther from the joint than from the level of the center point of the topmost transverse duct.

9. The arrangement according to claim 2,

wherein

some of the first apertures of the part on the output joint side, are disposed at a level that is closer to the output joint than to the level of the center point of the closest transverse duct.

10. The arrangement according to claim 2,

wherein

the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented such that the additional part is shorter than the output duct, in which case a free liquid flow into it via the aperture of its open top end is possible.

11. The arrangement according to claim 3,

wherein

the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented such that the additional part is shorter than the output duct, in which case a free liquid flow into it via the aperture of its open top end is possible.

12. The arrangement according to claim 2,

wherein

the additional part is fixed to the top end of the output duct, in which case the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented via the apertures or slots disposed in the top end of the additional part.

13. The arrangement according to claim 3,

wherein

the additional part is fixed to the top end of the output duct, in which case the second path of passage of outgoing liquid situated farther from the output joint into the additional part is implemented via the apertures or slots disposed in the top end of the additional part.

14. The arrangement according to claim 2,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

15. The arrangement according to claim 3,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

16. The arrangement according to claim 4,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

17. The arrangement according to claim 5,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

18. The arrangement according to claim 6,

wherein

the gap between the outer surface of the additional part and the main duct is at least as great as the inner cross-sectional area of the additional part.

19. The arrangement according to claim 2,

wherein

the length of the additional part is such that the level of the end of the additional part that is farther from the output joint, or the level of the center points of the first apertures disposed in the end of the additional part, is located farther from the joint than from the level of the center point of the topmost transverse duct.

20. The arrangement according to claim 3,

wherein

the length of the additional part is such that the level of the end of the additional part that is farther from the output joint, or the level of the center points of the first apertures disposed in the end of the additional part, is located farther from the joint than from the level of the center point of the topmost transverse duct.