APPARATUS FOR THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION UNDER NON-UNIFORM HEAT LOAD

摘要

A method and apparatus for real-time thermal characterization of a fully operating cooling device ( 1002 ). A heat source ( 1004 ) is applied to one or more areas on a cooling device ( 1002 ) to produce non-uniform heating of the cooling device. Infrared (IR) temperature imaging ( 1006 ) detects and measures the thermal distribution of the heat source ( 1004 ) on the cooling device ( 1002 ) to develop a thermal characterization of the cooling device ( 1002 ).