BOYD Thermal Displacement is Designed for Customer‘s Wearable Electronic Device
Introduction
Wearable technology is a growing field where the implementation
spans from defense to commercial and industrial applications. The
compact and lightweight aspects of augmented reality devices can create
challenges and design needs for thermal, sealing and protection. The
following is based on a customer who required thermal displacement
designs on their wearable electronic device.
Challenge
The wearable devices involved an array of PCB and electronics with multiple antennas which were initially sealed into aplastic housing. Thermal testing revealed high temperature issues on the internal components and the exterior surfaces that touch the body. Original designs had a small heat sink for the CPU but its effectiveness in solving thermal issues was unclear.
The challenges of creating a safe and comfortable exterior temperature, facilitating signals to the antennas, and keeping the inside devices cool were presented to the BOYD team. Within a stipulated time, we were to predict and improve the thermal performance of the glasses in a natural convection environment with plastic casing material over the antenna area.
Solution
Boyd created a CFD model of the existing device and fine-tuned
the model parameters to match thermal testing data that was provided.
The top aluminum spreader was modified to enhance radiative and
convective heat transfer by increasing its effective surface area. Next
the conductive heat transfer throughout the device was optimized to
reduce temperature gradients between the hot spots and exterior
surfaces. Strategically placed graphite sheets were added to spread the
heat while insulating material was used to isolate heat from surfaces
that will be in contact with the skin of the user.
To
improve the aesthetics of the device, the aluminum spreader was mounted
to the PCB suing bosses and numerous locations. The PCB itself was used
as a part of the thermal system which enhanced performance.
Additionally, the gap between aluminum spreader and critical devices on
the PCB were filled using thermal interface material.
The
baseline simulation results closely met the prototypes thermal test
data. The top aluminum spreader was effective in removing heat from the
systems. There was significant improvement to the aesthetics and
usability by introducing other conductive and insulating materials such
as pourable thermal interface material, graphite, foam, and the PCB
itself.
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