New fan for processors: more efficient and quieter

Startup CoolChip , created by two MIT students, demonstrated a working prototype of its processor fan, a source told TechCrunch . Interesting design of both rotating and fixed parts of the radiator, allows to improve the heat sink by 35-40% compared with existing industrial models, while drastically reducing the noise from the fan. The overall goal of a startup is to reduce the power consumption of data centers.



They showed their cooler, which they mysteriously called KHS "Kinetic Radiator", at a demonstration event organized by the Highway1 startup accelerator . The technology is already interested in the manufacturer of cooling equipment for PC Cooler Master www.coolermaster.com , and Microsoft with their Xbox One gaming consoles and the next, not yet announced model (according to rumors, Xbox One Slim). The new fan may be interested as the owners of large data centers interested in saving energy, and users who are fond of games, 3d-renderer, video editing - everything that requires high power processors, and that, in turn, requires a large number of powerful fans.



The principle of operation of the fan is shown in the diagrams. 50% of the energy is dissipated through a stationary radiator, and the second half through a fan, the blades of which are also radiator plates.

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The startup has been working since 2010. In 2011, a startup won $ 200 thousand at the MIT “Clean Energy” competition, and in 2012 he received an investment of $ 500 thousand from the Founders Fund investment fund (owned by co-founders of PayPal).