Gabriel Affonso Costa Waehneldt

Abstract

The project consists of developing a program in Python language capable of calculating approximate solutions for the thermal state of the most thermally relevant components in voltage regulator modules when they are electrically feeding a processor working at its limit. These most critical components are commonly cooled with heatsinks and the program includes them in the simulation. This calculation is carried out using the Finite Element Method, in which the solution of the three-dimensional heat equation is obtained, having as a boundary condition the convection in the heatsink and having internal heat generation in the regulator modules. This program provides an alternative for carrying out a preliminary dimensioning of the voltage regulator modules of processors, since it accepts different processor loads, number of phases and geometries of heatsinks

Advising

Advisor: Anjos, G. R.