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Both the experimental investigation and the theoretical analysis on thermal performance of 75MHz notebook computers have been conducted in the present research. In the experimental aspect, an experimental method for measuring temperature rises and thermal performance for the components of interest in a 75MHz notebook computer has been presented. Thermal behaviors of the notebook computer running three testing cases under MS-DOS, which represent different rated power dissipations, have also been investigated. Generalizeddimensionless formulas are proposed to interpret transient behaviors for thecomponents of interest for 75MHz notebook computers. These generalized formulas will become the known boundary conditions when the interior thermal analysis performs in the further development of thermal analyzer for notebook computers. For steady-state thermal evaluation of 75 MHz notebook computers, the total heat dissipated from the cabinet surfaces of notebook computer to theultimate ambient has been evaluated, and comparisons between the calculatedresults and the experimental input power have been made with a satisfactoryagreement. In the theoretical aspect, an effective and interactive thermal analyzerincluding thermal model establishment and thermal network analysis for notebookcomputers has been developed. With this developed thermal analyzer, the thermal performances of notebook computers using five types of thermal model have been evaluated, and a series of parametric studies have also been explored.Comparison with the experimental data indicates that the temperature rises andthermal performances for the components of interest can be calculatedsatisfactorily by the developed thermal analyzer with Model (V). Furthermore,three sets of relationships of mean temperature rises for the components of interest in terms of total power input and either one of the followingparameters: spacing ratio, equivalent thermal conductivity and emissivityof Al-plate have been presented. These explicit empirical correlations are very helpful for thermal designers who can easily evaluate the thermalperformance of 75MHz notebook computers.
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