Investigation of a surface comprised of an array of micro-electro-mechanical actuators for the dynamic control of a thermal path

研究由微机电致动器阵列组成的表面，用于动态控制热路径

• 批准号: 534555-2018
• 负责人: Nabki, Frederic
• 金额: $ 0.91万
• 依托单位: École de technologie supérieure
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Plus Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=660550
• 关键词: Investigation; surface; comprised; array; micro

High performance optical transceivers for industrial and military markets are rated to operate in harsh**environments (e.g., -40°C to 85°C). Reflex Photonics designs and produces such transceivers into modules.**These modules are meant to include robust thermal control in order to ensure the stability of the transceivers**over this wide temperature range. This requires heating control of the device in order to operate above the**ambient temperature. However, the excess heat generated within the module must be exhausted using thermally**efficient paths that are important to the control of the transceiver's temperature. In cold environments, the**thermal transfer is reversed and the module is cooled by the ambient through the efficient thermal path, causing**a temperature control problem and transceiver performance drift. This problem requires power-hungry**electrically controllable thermal coolers which Reflex Photonics wishes to eliminate in order to reduce cost and**power consumption of its modules.**Accordingly, Reflex Photonics wants to continue its collaboration with Prof. Nabki to investigate how**microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) could be used to implement an array of actuators that can contact in**different numbers with the module. This will allow for the variation of the thermal conductivity of the thermal**path dynamically and provide a controllable thermal path that insolates the module in cold environments or can**exhaust excess heat. The continuation of this collaboration with Prof. Nabki will be focused on the design of**devices stemming from two concepts proposed after the prior project: a transfer cell and an isolation platform.**These devices can then be the basis for thermal control of Reflex Photonics' next generation transceiver**modules, strengthening its market position.**The devices resulting from this project will enable the implementation of a dynamically controlled thermal path**surface that can have application in a wide range of applications touching microelectronics as well. The HQP**trained in this project will be one PhD student, one Master student and two research professionals.

工业和军事市场的高性能发电器被评为在有害环境中运营（例如-40°C至85°C）。反射光子学设计并将此类收发器产生到模块中。这需要对设备的加热控制才能在**环境温度上方运行。但是，必须使用热**有效的路径来耗尽模块中产生的多余热量，这对于控制收发器的温度很重要。在寒冷的环境中，**热传递会逆转，并且模块通过有效的热路径通过环境冷却，从而导致**温度控制问题和收发器性能钻孔。这个问题需要耗电**电气控制的热冷却器，这些热冷却器需要消除反射光子学，以降低成本和**其模块的功耗。这将使热**路径的热导率变化，并提供受控的热路径，可在寒冷环境中降低模块，或者**排气超过热量。与Nabki教授的这种合作的延续将集中在源于先前项目之后提出的两个概念的**设备上：转移单元和一个隔离平台。在广泛的应用程序中，也接触微电子。接受该项目培训的HQP **将是一名博士生，一名硕士学生和两名研究专业人员。