Voltage regulator module with cooling structure
A high-power Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) includes a housing having side walls, an upper opening, and a lower opening, a VRM circuit board oriented within the housing, a plane of the VRM circuit board oriented in a parallel to at least one of the side walls of the housing, an upper Printed Circuit Board (PCB) coupled to the upper opening of the housing, a lower panel coupled to the lower opening of the housing, a coolant inlet port formed in the lower panel, and a coolant outlet port formed in the lower panel. The high power VRM may include a coolant inlet adapter coupled to the coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet adapter coupled to the coolant outlet port. The coolant inlet adapted and the coolant outlet adapter may provide support for the VRM.
1. A high-power Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) comprising:
a multi-VRM circuit board oriented within a housing, the multi-VRM circuit board including a plurality of independent combination of VRM elements and inductors disposed on a substrate, wherein a first portion of the combination of VRM elements and inductors are disposed in planes parallel to the substrate and a second portion of the combination of VRM elements and inductors are disposed in planes perpendicular to the substrate;
a cooling system servicing the multi-VRM circuit board via piping in communication with the individual independent combination of VRM elements and inductors;
a coolant inlet port, the coolant inlet port receiving the dielectric coolant to allow the dielectric coolant to flow into the piping; and
a coolant outlet port.
2. The high power VRM of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coolant inlet adapter coupled to the coolant inlet port; and
a coolant outlet adapter coupled to the coolant outlet port.
3. The high power VRM of claim 2 , further comprising:
the coolant inlet adapter having an inlet quick disconnect; and
the coolant outlet adapter having an outlet quick disconnect.
4. The high power VRM of claim 2 , wherein the coolant inlet adapter and the coolant outlet adapter provide support for the VRM.
5. The high power VRM of claim 1 , wherein the piping of the cooling system is segmented.
6. The high power VRM of claim 1 , wherein the piping is directly coupled to the individual independent combination of VRM elements and inductors.
7. The high power VRM of claim 1 , wherein the piping is indirectly coupled to the individual independent combination of VRM elements and inductors via an intermediate structure.
8. The high power VRM of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed of metal.
9. The high power VRM of claim 1 , wherein the individual independent combination of VRM elements and inductors are disposed in planes at least one of parallel or perpendicular to the substrate panel.
10. A high-power Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) comprising:
a multi-VRM circuit board oriented within a housing, the multi-VRM circuit board including a plurality of independent of VRM-based discrete components disposed on a substrate, wherein a first portion of the combination of VRM-based discrete components are disposed in planes parallel to the substrate and a second portion of the combination of VRM-based discrete components are disposed in planes perpendicular to the substrate; and
a cooling system servicing the multi-VRM circuit board via piping in communication with the independent VRM-based discrete components.
11. The high power VRM of claim 10 , further comprising:
a coolant inlet adapter coupled to a coolant inlet port of the cooling system; and
a coolant outlet adapter coupled to a coolant outlet port of the cooling system.
12. The high power VRM of claim 11 , further comprising:
the coolant inlet adapter having an inlet quick disconnect; and
the coolant outlet adapter having an outlet quick disconnect.
13. The high power VRM of claim 10 , wherein the piping of the cooling system is segmented.
14. The high power VRM of claim 10 , wherein the piping is directly coupled to the individual VRM-based discrete components.
15. The high power VRM of claim 10 , wherein the piping is indirectly coupled to the individual VRM-based discrete components.
16. The high power VRM of claim 10 , wherein the VRM-based discrete components include a combination of VRM elements and conductors.
17. A high-power Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) comprising:
a multi-VRM circuit board oriented within a housing, the multi-VRM circuit board including a plurality of independent of VRM-based discrete components disposed on a substrate, wherein a first portion of the combination of VRM-based discrete components are disposed in planes parallel to the substrate and a second portion of the combination of VRM-based discrete components are disposed in planes perpendicular to the substrate; and
means for cooling the independent VRM-based discrete components.
18. The high power VRM of claim 17 , wherein the means for cooling the VRM-based discrete components piping in communication with the independent VRM-based discrete components and wherein the piping is at least one of directly coupled to the individual VRM-based discrete components or indirectly coupled to the individual VRM-based discrete components.