Mike DonnellyThis example shows the capability of modeling the electrothermal aspects of power dissipating circuits. The design is a 5V...
Electronics Cooling and Thermal Control
Coordinate thermal and functional design aspects of power electronic circuits. Size passive heat mitigation for each component and the whole enclosure, based on the power dissipation profile of all parts during simulated operation. Design active (Peltier) temperature regulation systems.
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Mike DonnellyThis example shows the ability of a Peltier Module, or Thermo-Electric Cooler (TEC), to actively transfer heat away from a "laser"...
Mike DonnellyThis example shows the importance of modeling thermal interaction effects, or "thermal crosstalk", in power dissipating circuits....
DarrellThis is a model of an Ember coffee mug -- a battery-powered, state-of-the-art beverage container that controls the temperature of...
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Need a Power Fairy? You Need Coordinated Electrical and Thermal Design!
Featured Article - Submitted by Mike Donnelly on 16 Mar 2018 | 14:26 PDTA colleague of mine, a thermal design engineer, once made a comment that I’ll never forget. I was simulating a power electronics circuit and I placed a scope probe on a transistor model and plotted the power dissipation. Its value was of course changing over time, as the circuit’s operating state was varied during the simulated test scenario. He exclaimed: “You have a Power Fairy!”
Ember Coffee Mug Virtual Teardown
Featured Article - Submitted by Darrell on 11 Jul 2019 | 16:07 PDT
Virtual Teardown
When I saw the original advertisement for the Ember coffee mug, I was drawn to it like a Seattleite to a Starbucks. I knew that I had to get one and would then inevitably spend my weekend trying to figure out precisely how it works.
Get the Heat Out! … Electronic-Thermal Design Modeling
Featured Article - Submitted by Mike Donnelly on 25 Mar 2017 | 18:33 PDTWe have recently added a number of new electro-thermal models to our Component Library. These models represent devices that are either temperature sensing/control elements, or electronic components that dissipate significant power and may require thermal analysis. These models include: