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First Powerless Air Cooler on a msi ECOlution Motherboard
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During a recent visit to MSI here in Taiwan, we learnt of an interesting and new technology which they are working on with another Taiwanese company called Polo-Tech. It all falls under their ECO friendly design program.
MSI employs Stirling Engine Theory
Micro-Star International (MSI), one of the leaders in motherboard technology, will bring new life to old technology with new concept on motherboard products. While everybody is looking forward to have a more ECO friendly design, more motherboard makers are trying to save energy on the motherboard side with PWM design, MSI already has very efficient power design, but we research more than only PWM design enhancement, trying to offer the total ECO solution we now give you the heat transfer power concept on motherboard cooler design!
Based on the theory of Robert Stirling’s 19th century ‘Heat Economiser,’ MSI’s Air Power Cooler relies on the hot air from the chipset expanding and then rotating the fan blades, which in turn cools the heatsink, making it a complete cycle.
Following Stirling Engine Theory, the Air Power Cooler has a hot side and a cool side; in this case it’s the motherboard chipset generating the heat, while an external heatsink provides the cold side.
The “Air Power Cooler” transfers the chipset heat into air momentum, when the air becomes hot, the air will expand then push the fan to rotate and In doing so cooling the heatsink immediately. After the air moves from the bottom to top of the piston, the air will become heavy to push the up piston down. The better air piston design can transfer over 70% heat power and transfer to air power, that’s great efficiency transfer from Stirling engine theory. In a comparison with solar power the transfer rate is only around 20~30% requiring more surface and as a result cost.
MSI developed the chipset cooler with heat transfer specialist Polo-Tech in Taiwan as a part of its ECOlution strategy, and says that the piston can ‘transfer over 70% heat power to air power.’ Of course, the chipset fan isn’t really a power-drain compared with other components in your PC, but it’s an interesting idea nonetheless. MSI clearly has a lot of faith in it, and even claims that it's going to 'try to turn this early concept into mass production in the near future.'The powerless fan is expected to make its debut on MSI's ECOlution during CeBIT 2008
There is a demonstration video available of the Sterling Engine Theory.
MSI employs Stirling Engine Theory
Micro-Star International (MSI), one of the leaders in motherboard technology, will bring new life to old technology with new concept on motherboard products. While everybody is looking forward to have a more ECO friendly design, more motherboard makers are trying to save energy on the motherboard side with PWM design, MSI already has very efficient power design, but we research more than only PWM design enhancement, trying to offer the total ECO solution we now give you the heat transfer power concept on motherboard cooler design!
Based on the theory of Robert Stirling’s 19th century ‘Heat Economiser,’ MSI’s Air Power Cooler relies on the hot air from the chipset expanding and then rotating the fan blades, which in turn cools the heatsink, making it a complete cycle.
Following Stirling Engine Theory, the Air Power Cooler has a hot side and a cool side; in this case it’s the motherboard chipset generating the heat, while an external heatsink provides the cold side.
The “Air Power Cooler” transfers the chipset heat into air momentum, when the air becomes hot, the air will expand then push the fan to rotate and In doing so cooling the heatsink immediately. After the air moves from the bottom to top of the piston, the air will become heavy to push the up piston down. The better air piston design can transfer over 70% heat power and transfer to air power, that’s great efficiency transfer from Stirling engine theory. In a comparison with solar power the transfer rate is only around 20~30% requiring more surface and as a result cost.
MSI developed the chipset cooler with heat transfer specialist Polo-Tech in Taiwan as a part of its ECOlution strategy, and says that the piston can ‘transfer over 70% heat power to air power.’ Of course, the chipset fan isn’t really a power-drain compared with other components in your PC, but it’s an interesting idea nonetheless. MSI clearly has a lot of faith in it, and even claims that it's going to 'try to turn this early concept into mass production in the near future.'The powerless fan is expected to make its debut on MSI's ECOlution during CeBIT 2008
There is a demonstration video available of the Sterling Engine Theory.
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