-
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.
-
Air cooling
Immersion cooling offers more consistent and efficient cooling than air, which allows greater density of electronic components — critical to creating smaller power electronics.*
-
Water cooling
Using 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 cooling
The 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.*
-
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
-
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
Turn to our team of engineers and experts to answer your questions and give you the support you need.
* Data available on file.
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).
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1606045O/novectm-heat-transfer-products-selection-guide-english.pdf
3M™ Novec™ Fluids
Canada - English | Français