Air Cooled Hyper-9 Chill Plate

If one is not interested in installing a glycol/water based cooling system along with the Hyper9 controller, then an air based cooling system may be an alternative.  If properly constructed and mounted directly over the Hyper9 motor, then accompanied with a forced air fan, it may also be possible to gain some cooling for the motor at the same time.

In review, the dimensions of the Hyper9 controller are 8.25" by 6.25", and the overall length of the Hyper9HV is about 14" with a maximum width of  9".

Several sample chill plates were purchased and modified and they are shown in picture DSC01355.  All of these chill plates are extruded 6063 alloy and they are manufactured in the USA.  The sizes shown are 14" x 8.5" (top left), 14' x 7.25" (top right), 7.25" x 9" (bottom left and center left), and about 8.5" x 7" (bottom right and center right).  All of the chill plates have a fin height of 1.0" and an overall thickness of about 1.30".

DSC01355 showing the selection of air cooled chill plates that were selected for testing.

                                       

DSC01358  with a paper template of the controller on top of the fins of the chill plate.  These fins run perpendicular to the long length of the controller.  The picture shows the template on the same side as the fins, but actually the controller would be on the flat opposite side.  We plan to also use a heat transfer paste between the flat surface of the controller and the flat surface of the Chill Plate (to be reported later). 

updated 7/15/2022

                                       

DSC01360 side view of the mounted 8.5" x 7" chill plate shown in picture DSC01358 in which the fins run perpendicular to the long length of the controller.

DSC01359 with a paper template of the controller on top of the fins of the 7.25" x 9" chill plate.  The fins run parallel to the long length of the controller.

DSC01361 side view of the 7.25" x 9" chill plate shown in DSC01359 showing the controller mounted to the face of the chill plate and with the fins running parallel to the long length of the controller.

                                        

DSC01362 top view of the 14' x 7.25" chill  plate with paper template of the controller in place to demonstrate the range of location that is possible.  This plate is equivalent to the 7.25" x 9" plate shown in DSC01359, but it is longer and it allows for greater variation in the placement of the controller.   

                                          

DSC01357 of  a chill plate that is 14" x 8.5".  This size can allow for a pair of controllers to be mounted on the same surface.  The fins run perpendicular to the long dimension of the controller.