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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Michael G. Kelly, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark D. Johnson, Corvallis, OR (US);
William H. Sisson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey P. Tobin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Michael G. Kelly, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark D. Johnson, Corvallis, OR (US);
William H. Sisson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey P. Tobin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method for cooling a circuit comprises generating movement of fluid along a path through a closed-loop system. The method further comprises inducing turbulence in the fluid by movement of at least a portion of a turbulence-inducing device arranged in the path, and dissipating thermal energy from the circuit by the fluid. A system comprises a circuit, and a closed-loop cooling system comprising fluid for cooling the circuit and at least one active turbulence-inducing device. In one embodiment, the turbulence-inducing device is a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. In one embodiment, the MEMS device is solely responsible for bulk fluid movement through the closed-loop cooling system.