Enhanced Hybrid Cooling Design for High-Power Electronic Modules Using Forced Convection with Suction-Type Fans

Zhouyi Xiang; Min Chen; Sanli Liu; Hao Huang; Xifeng Rong; Dechao Meng; Songhua Huang

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-2456-0_45

Enhanced Hybrid Cooling Design for High-Power Electronic Modules Using Forced Convection with Suction-Type Fans

Zhouyi Xiang, Min Chen^*, Sanli Liu, Hao Huang, Xifeng Rong, Dechao Meng, Songhua Huang

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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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Abstract

High power supplies play a vital role in many aspects of solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing. Functional failures in high-power electronic devices are often caused by inadequate cooling performance. Traditionally, a blowing-type fan is adopted in the forced convection design. In this paper, a suction-type fan with fins is proposed in combination with a heat sink to improve the cooling effect. The effects of different base plate temperature, fin spacing and fan size are also investigated. The base plate temperature, determined by the cooling channel, has a significant effect on forced convection. The results show that increasing the fin spacing facilitates air circulation but results in a slight temperature rise. Under the same P-Q curve, smaller fans achieve higher velocities but result in worse air circulation and higher temperatures over time. The proposed suction-type fan equipped with a heat sink offers a valuable reference for cooling design in high-power electronic modules.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024 - Volume 1
Editors	Fushuan Wen, Haoming Liu, Huiqing Wen, Shunli Wang
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	417-425
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9789819624553
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2456-0_45
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	2nd International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024 - Suzhou, China Duration: 9 Aug 2024 → 12 Aug 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume	1363 LNEE
ISSN (Print)	1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)	1876-1119

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024
Country/Territory	China
City	Suzhou
Period	9/08/24 → 12/08/24

Keywords

Base plate
Fan radius
Fin spacing
Heat sink
Solar photovoltaics
Suction-type fan

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Xiang, Z., Chen, M., Liu, S., Huang, H., Rong, X., Meng, D., & Huang, S. (2025). Enhanced Hybrid Cooling Design for High-Power Electronic Modules Using Forced Convection with Suction-Type Fans. In F. Wen, H. Liu, H. Wen, & S. Wang (Eds.), Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024 - Volume 1 (pp. 417-425). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 1363 LNEE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-2456-0_45

Xiang, Zhouyi ; Chen, Min ; Liu, Sanli et al. / Enhanced Hybrid Cooling Design for High-Power Electronic Modules Using Forced Convection with Suction-Type Fans. Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024 - Volume 1. editor / Fushuan Wen ; Haoming Liu ; Huiqing Wen ; Shunli Wang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 417-425 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering).

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Enhanced Hybrid Cooling Design for High-Power Electronic Modules Using Forced Convection with Suction-Type Fans. / Xiang, Zhouyi; Chen, Min; Liu, Sanli et al.
Proceedings of 2024 International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy, SEGRE 2024 - Volume 1. ed. / Fushuan Wen; Haoming Liu; Huiqing Wen; Shunli Wang. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 417-425 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 1363 LNEE).

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