Multi-channel power source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10327362-B2
Application number	US-201715485218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	Jan 25, 2017
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

A multi-channel power source includes at least one first power conversion unit, at least one second power conversion unit and a heat dissipation device. The first power conversion unit has a plurality of first subsidiary units. The first subsidiary units are electrically connected with each other. Each of the first subsidiary units has at least one first heating element. The second power conversion unit has a plurality of second subsidiary units. The second subsidiary units are electrically connected with each other. Each of the second subsidiary units has at least one second heating element. The heat dissipation device is configured to dissipate a heat generated by the first heating elements and the second heating elements along at least one heat dissipation medium direction. The first subsidiary units and the second subsidiary units are arranged in an at least partially staggered manner along the heat dissipation medium direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-channel power source, comprising:
a board;
at least one first power conversion unit having a plurality of first subsidiary units disposed above a surface of the board, the first subsidiary units having at least one first heating element;
at least one second power conversion unit having a plurality of second subsidiary units disposed above the surface of the board, the second subsidiary units having at least one second heating element; and
a heat dissipation device disposed on the board and configured to dissipate a heat generated by the first heating element and the second heating element along at least one heat dissipation medium direction, wherein the first subsidiary units and the second subsidiary units are arranged in an at least partially staggered manner along the heat dissipation medium direction, and a first straight line extending from one of the first subsidiary units to the other of the first subsidiary units intersects a second straight line extending from one of the second subsidiary units to the other of the second subsidiary units.

2. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the first subsidiary units and the second subsidiary units are arranged in rows.

3. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the board has at least one fluid channel within, the fluid channel is configured for allowing a heat dissipation medium to pass through at least along the heat dissipation medium direction.

4. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation device comprises a fan configured for driving a heat dissipation medium to pass through the first heating element and the second heating element at least along the heat dissipation medium direction.

5. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the first heating element comprises at least one electromagnetic element.

6. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the second heating element comprises at least one electromagnetic element.

7. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the first heating element comprises at least one power element.

8. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein the second heating element comprises at least one power element.

9. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein one of the first subsidiary units comprises a primary circuit, another one of the first subsidiary units comprises a secondary circuit.

10. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , wherein one of the first subsidiary units comprises a plurality of first power elements, another one of the first subsidiary units comprises a plurality of secondary power elements, the first power elements belong to a first circuit or a first topology, and the second power elements belong to a second circuit or a second topology.

11. The multi-channel power source of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one third power conversion unit having a plurality of third subsidiary units electrically connected with each other, each of the third subsidiary units having at least one third heating element, wherein the first subsidiary units, the second subsidiary units and the third subsidiary units are arranged in a at least partially staggered manner along the heat dissipation medium direction.

12. The multi-channel power source of claim 11 , wherein two of the first subsidiary units, the second subsidiary units and the third subsidiary units are arranged along the heat dissipation medium direction in a staggered manner.

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Thailand Public Co Ltd

Inventors

• Qi Xuan-Shun
• Yu Cheng-Feng
• Shen Bo
• Lu Hao
• Dong Kai

Classifications

• H02M7/003

  Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections · CPC title

• H02M2001/327

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K7/20909

  Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components · CPC title

• H05K7/209 Primary

  Heat transfer by conduction from internal heat source to heat radiating structure (H05K7/20909 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M3/003

  Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections · CPC title