Course Outline:
Part 1: The Basics
1. What is electronics cooling?
2. Why do we need thermal management of electronic systems?
3. Basics of heat transfer and fluid flow - a brief review of the basics.
4. Understanding thermal resistance - Rja, Rjc, etc.
5. Effect of fluid flow on the temperature of PCB and system.
6. What is a heat sink and its role in thermal management?
7. Calculating pressure drop and flow resistance in a system and PCB. |
Part 2: Tools
1. Role of thermal analysis in the design cycle.
2. Heat sink types and selection.
3. EMI and heat sink.
4. Fan selection - cooling and acoustics.
5. Effect of EMI shields on cooling, component, board and system.
6. Effect of board layout on thermal performance - why do we need to optimize board layout.
7. Understanding system layout and its impact on cooling - filter, shield, PCB, fan tray placement.
8. Advanced cooling- determining when you need to use a higher capacity cooling system |