[Reliability Thermal Design, Simulation and Experimental Verification of Electronic Monitoring Unit for Magnetic Resonance System]

Zhongguo Yi Liao Qi Xie Za Zhi. 2024 Jan 30;48(1):65-69. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-7104.230337.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The monitoring unit used in the nuclear magnetic resonance system, as an important unit of the system, faces a high thermal risk during its entire life cycle. This paper ensures the high efficiency and reliability of the thermal design of the product module from the two dimensions of structural design and device derating design. In order to reduce the risk of thermal design of electronic modules and comprehensively verify the effectiveness of thermal design of electronic modules, the design verification is carried out by combining simulation and experiment. In the simulation process, by establishing a thermal simulation model at the circuit board level, the crustal temperature of the core device is numerically calculated, and the index is compared with the thermal design index value and the test value, on the one hand, to verify the correctness of the simulation model. On the other hand, the validity of thermal design is verified. In the testing process, a thermal test platform for product modules is built, and the thermal characteristics test values of the core components of the module under extreme electrical conditions are obtained, and the corresponding conversion methods are used to predict the thermal performance and thermal design margin of the product at different altitudes. The results show that the electronic module can meet the thermal design requirements in terms of structural design and derating design of core components, and can ensure that the product module can work safely and reliably during the entire life cycle of the NMR system.

核磁共振系统用电子监控单元作为系统的重要单机,在全寿命周期内面临着很高的热风险。该文从结构设计、器件降额设计2个维度保证电子模块热设计的高效与可靠。为降低电子模块的热设计风险,全面验证电子模块热设计的有效性,采用仿真与试验相结合的方法开展设计验证。在仿真环节,通过建立电路板级的热仿真模型,数值计算得到核心器件的结壳温度,并将该指标分别与热设计指标值以及测试值进行比对,一方面验证仿真模型的正确性,另一方面验证热设计的有效性;在测试环节,通过搭建产品模块的热测试平台,获取模块在极限电气工况下,核心器件的热特性测试值,并通过相应的折算方法,预测产品在不同海拔下的热性能与热设计裕度。结果表明,产品模块在结构设计、核心器件降额设计等方面,均能满足热设计要求,可以确保电子模块在核磁共振系统全寿命周期内安全、可靠地工作。.

Keywords: derating design; electronic module thermal design; finite element simulation; magnetic resonance; reliability design; thermal testing.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Electronics*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Temperature