There is no patent recipe for the thermally correct design of a printed circuit board or assembly. As the specialist book 'Electronics Cooling' shows, almost every cooling task is unique due to the individual circumstances and specific requirements.
The specialist book published by Vogel shows both the theoretical basics of electronics cooling and the way to practical solutions for this complex challenge. It provides the crucial know-how for planning your own projects with efficient thermal management in mind and shows how design concepts and constructions for electronics cooling can be critically scrutinized and objectively evaluated.
The authors Johannes Adam and Wolf-Dieter Schmidt have clearly divided the 262-page book into two basic thematic blocks: In the first part, the physical relationships of heat transfer are explained and illustrated with result images from simulation models. Readers are given the opportunity to vary individual parameters themselves in an ideal-typical environment and study their effects. For the first time in the German-language literature, the current heating of conductor paths is also discussed here with the aid of measurement results and simulations.
In the second part of the book, the authors deal with typical materials and components based on their extensive experience in industrial practice. This is followed by a series of tried-and-tested methods for heat dissipation, as well as negative examples with failure analyses, which lead to a deeper understanding of the processes and functionalities. The content is divided into the following subsections, among others:
- Fundamentals of temperature and heat
- Heat transport through heat conduction
- The printed circuit board as a heat sink and heat exchanger
- Thermal resistance of components
- Current carrying capacity of conductor tracks
- Current and temperature simulation with layout
- Cooling hardware
- Material properties, components, connection technology
- Damage caused by heat
- Practical tips for simple component analysis
- Layout and design
'Electronic cooling in PCB design and production' (1st edition 2022) is available as a book and e-book under ISBN: 978-3-8343-3462-6 or only as an e-book under ISBN: 978-3-8343-6281-0 in bookstores.
