Patent ID: 6213195
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
For use with a power electronic device having a heat sink, a modular coolant manifold, comprising:a base having an inlet side, an outlet side, and a pair of interconnecting sidewalls, a portion of the base defining a recess adapted to receive the heat sink, the base including an internal coolant passage extending between a plurality of inlet ports defined in the inlet side and a plurality of outlet ports defined in the outlet side, the coolant passage being in flow communication with the recess;an inlet manifold adapted for attachment to the base inlet side, the inlet manifold having an inlet port, a plurality of transfer ports, and a coolant passage interconnecting the inlet port and the transfer ports, at least one of the inlet manifold transfer ports being in flow communication with at least one of the base inlet ports; andan outlet manifold adapted for attachment to the base outlet side, the outlet manifold having a plurality of transfer ports, an outlet port, and a coolant passage interconnecting the transfer ports and the outlet port, at least one of the outlet manifold transfer ports being in flow communication with at least one of the base outlet ports;whereby a coolant medium may be communicated through the recess to extract heat from the heat sink.