Market assessment of self-regulated heat sink device for uniform temperature distribution

许多电气系统需要主动冷却，不仅要防止过热，还要保持部件处于恒定和均匀的温度。由于整个系统的运行条件随时间和空间而变化，固定的冷却系统无法将部件保持在均匀和恒定的温度。本发明包括具有翅片阵列的散热器，所述翅片局部变形以适应作为局部温度的函数的热阻。所提出的装置具有在可变和非均匀热通量下提供冷却物体的良好温度均匀性的能力，同时使压降最小化，从而使泵送功率最小化。这种正在申请专利的方法已被成功证明（TRL 4），并正在进一步开发，寻求工业合作伙伴以促进其开发和采用。该技术商业化的初步途径将是通过向电子、电信、航空航天/军事和汽车行业提供液体冷却解决方案的知名公司发放许可证。 特别关注汽车（主要是电动汽车的电池和电力电子）和数据中心（微电子）热管理市场。拟议的市场评估将提供有关关键要素的信息，有助于我们实施技术开发和商业化战略。该研究将寻求确定市场规模和趋势，竞争格局，进入的机会/障碍，市场影响评估，采用/商业化和产品定位。综合市场数据将通过参考和分析市场数据获得，然后进行广泛的主要市场研究，并对主要利益相关者进行结构化和深入的访谈。这项研究将由一家在这一领域有经验的公司进行，并由一名热管理技术部门专家陪同。 其结果将使我们能够确定技术发展的道路，技术发展及其商业化的潜在工业合作伙伴。

Many electrical systems require active cooling, not only to prevent overheating but also to maintain the components at constant and uniform temperature. As the operating conditions change over time and spatially across the system, a fixed cooling system cannot maintain the components at a uniform and constant temperature. The invention consists of a heat sink with an array of fins that locally deform to adapt the thermal resistance as a function of the local temperature. The proposed device has the ability to provide good temperature uniformity of the cooled object under variable and non-uniform heat flux, while minimizing the pressure drop and therefore the pumping power. This patent-pending approach has been successfully demonstrated (TRL 4) and is being developed further, seeking for industrial partners to promote its development and adoption. The preliminary path for commercialization of the technology will be through licences with well established companies that provide liquid cooling solutions to the electronics, telecom, aerospace/military and automotive industries. A specific focus will be given to the automotive (primarily batteries and power electronics for electric cars) and data center (microelectronics) thermal management markets. The proposed market assessment will provide information on key elements that will help us to implement a technology development and commercialization strategy. The study will seek to define the market size and trends, competitive landscape, opportunities/barriers to entry, market impact assessment, adoption/commercialisation and product positioning. Comprehensive market data will be gained from references and by analysing market data, followed by extensive primary market research with structured and in-depth interviews of key stakeholders. The study will be conducted by an experienced firm in this field, accompanied by a technology sector specialist in thermal management. Its outcome will allow us to define the path towards the development of the technology, potential industrial partners for the development of the technology and its commercialisation.