Miba Heatpipe Cooling

More than 25 times higher thermal conductivity than solid copper

 

Miba’s heat pipe cooling bridge the gap when air cooling is no longer sufficient and liquid cooling is not an option.

By using vacuum-sealed copper tubes with an internal capillary structure, heat is transported silently and maintenance-free from the hotspot to the cooling surface via a liquid phase change.

Miba supports you with build-to-print manufacturing based on your drawings or with custom designs.

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Design flexibility for the tightest spaces

Our heat pipes are available in round, flat or curved designs and can be seamlessly integrated into complex assemblies or cooling towers.

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Maintenance-free passive cooling

Silent, with no moving parts or coolant. This makes heat pipe cooling a durable and reliable solution.

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From design to production

Our Solution Team supports you with CFD simulations and in-house validation tests. Manufactured in Europe to ensure reliable delivery times.

Challenges in the thermal design of power electronics


These technical limitations and requirements may necessitate the use of a heat pipe cooling:

  • Thermal hotspots: Critical temperature spikes jeopardize the stability of your IGBT or SiC modules.
  • Space constraints: Your installation space is so limited that conventional heat sinks can no longer dissipate the waste heat.
  • Delivery pressure & missing specifications: You need a validated solution with clear specifications and short lead times to meet your schedule.
  • Performance validation: Thermal resistance (R_th) and pressure drop must be precisely predictable as early as the design phase.

Together, we’ll solve your thermal challenges

Florian Feiertag

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Technical specifications and features

 

Miba's heat pipe coolings are based on proven materials and precise manufacturing parameters to meet the most demanding thermal requirements:

 

  • Materials & construction

Vacuum-sealed copper tubes with an integrated capillary inner system (coiled structure).

 

  • Working fluid

Use of high-purity water or alcohol, selected based on the specific operating temperature.

 

  • Dimensions

Standard diameters range from 4 to 18 mm, and standard lengths range from 50 to 750 mm. Custom designs are also available.

 

  • Thermal potential

Heat pipe coolings are extremely thermally conductive (over 100 times more so than pure copper) with minimal thermal resistance.

 

  • Geometric flexibility

Available in round, curved or flat designs, precisely tailored to your system environment.

The benefits of Miba heat pipe coolings

 

We guide you through the entire process of developing your heat pipe heat sink. With in-house capabilities for CFD simulations as well as thermal and mechanical validation, we deliver “first-time-right” solutions all under one roof.

 

  • Standardized precision: Heat pipes manufactured to clear specifications in standard sizes
  • Custom designs: Tailored thermal solutions, including prototyping and transition to mass production, to reduce your iteration cycles.
  • Certified quality: Integrated leak and stress tests ensure the operational reliability of your system.

“Our customers usually come to us with a specific hotspot issue. We integrate the heat pipe heat sinks into the overall system in such a way that the heat ends up exactly where it can be dissipated most efficiently.”

 

Markus Ettl

Head of Sales Miba Cooling 

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Applications for heat pipe cooling


Heat pipe cooling are used wherever high power densities must be managed in confined spaces. This technology is essential across industries for systems that require stable cooling performance without active components or additional infrastructure.

  • Power Electronics (IGBT, SiC, and GaN)

Heat pipe cooling provide the necessary hotspot management and ensure consistent temperature distribution, which significantly extends the service life of the components.

  • Heatpipe Cooling Tower

In SiC/GaN power electronics in particular, this design enables stable cooling performance even in very confined spaces.

  • Heatpipe assemblies with installation space constraints

In systems with complex geometries, heat pipe assemblies serve as a flexible bridge. They efficiently transfer heat from the source to a remote heat sink.

  • Embedded Heat pipes to reduce hotspots

Embedding heat pipes directly into cooling plates or base structures significantly improves temperature distribution. This prevents localized overheating.