MONOLITHIC MULTI-MODULE ELECTRONICS CHASSIS WITH MULTI-PLANAR EMBEDDED FLUID COOLING CHANNELS

摘要

A cooling system for cooling a heat source includes a monolithic structure (100) having a plurality of embedded cooling channels (220) arranged in a multi-planar arrangement, the embedded cooling channels configured to carry a cooling fluid to a plurality of locations throughout the monolithic structure, the cooling fluid configured to absorb heat transferred from a heat source associated with the monolithic structure. The monolithic structure is formed integrally with the embedded cooling channels using an additive manufacturing process such as Selective Laser Melting (SLM) or Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS).