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Immersion cooling working fluids for voltage-changing power electronics applications
Immersion cooling allows power electronics to be efficiently and uniformly cooled by immersing them in dielectric fluids that are safe for electronic contact.
3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids offer wide operating temperature ranges, have excellent materials compatibility and are simple to maintain, making Novec fluid-based immersion cooling an excellent alternative to air-, water- or oil-cooled systems.See products Product selection guide
A smarter solution than other cooling alternatives
Cooling power electronics using an immersion cooling system offers many advantages over the alternative cooling methods.
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Air coolingImmersion cooling offers more consistent and efficient cooling than air, which allows greater density of electronic components — critical to creating smaller power electronics.*
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Water coolingUsing water to cool power electronics requires significant complexity to ensure that the water doesn’t contact the electronics and create a short. 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids are dielectric and safe for contact with electronics, simplifying the system.* -
Oil coolingThe various oils sometimes used for heat transfer in immersion cooling for power electronics are all flammable at some temperature and leave residue. 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids are non-flammable, resulting in greater safety, and leave no residue, for easier maintenance.*
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All the performance without compromise
The Novec promise is performance without compromise. Our engineers purposefully developed Novec Engineered Fluids with worker safety and environmental sustainability in mind. These fluids feature:
- Low environmental impact, with zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and low global warming potential (GWP), compared with conventional hydrocarbon coolants*
- Strong regulatory compliance — not scheduled for restriction or phasedown
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The power of next-generation cooling solutions
Excel in heat transfer applications with products that feature
- A wide range of operating temperatures for use in different applications
- Options that are compatible with either single-phase or two-phase immersion cooling systems
- Excellent materials compatibility to avoid damage to equipment
- A range of vapour pressures, densities and molecular weights
- High dielectric strength that makes them safe for contact with critical electronics
The potential of immersion cooling of key power electronics applications
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Turn to our team of engineers and experts to answer your questions and give you the support you need.
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3M™ Novec™ Engineering Fluids for heat transfer is non-flammable and low in toxicity. It also has low global warming potential (GWP) and zero ozone depletion potential (ODP).
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