Pump driven liquid cooling module with tower fins
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsCheng Chen, Saket Suhas Karajgikar
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Abstract
A pump driven liquid cooling device with tower fins is disclosed. The device includes a thermal interface component configured to be coupled to an electronic component to be cooled via the thermal interface component. The device further includes at least one coolant pipe coupled to the thermal interface component. The device includes a local heat exchanger coupled to the at least one coolant pipe and comprising a plurality of stacked horizontal fins. The device includes a local coolant pump configured to pump a liquid coolant through the at least one coolant pipe in a local closed loop.
Claims18
A device, comprising:
- a thermal interface component configured to be coupled to an electronic component to be cooled via the thermal interface component;
- at least one coolant pipe coupled to the thermal interface component, wherein the at least one coolant pipe comprises a plurality of portions of the at least one coolant pipe that form a local closed loop;
- a local heat exchanger coupled to the at least one coolant pipe and comprising a plurality of stacked horizontal fins;
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- a local coolant pump configured to pump a liquid coolant through the at least one coolant pipe in the local closed loop, wherein the plurality of portions of the at least one coolant pipe comprises one or more portions directing the liquid coolant upwards and away from the thermal interface component and the electronic component, and wherein the plurality of stacked horizontal fins is coupled to the one or more portions directing the liquid coolant upwards and away from the thermal interface component and the electronic component.
A method, comprising:
- providing a thermal interface component configured to be coupled to an electronic component to be cooled via the thermal interface component;
- providing at least one coolant pipe coupled to the thermal interface component, wherein the at least one coolant pipe comprises a plurality of portions of the at least one coolant pipe that form a local closed loop;
- providing a local heat exchanger coupled to the at least one coolant pipe and comprising a plurality of stacked horizontal fins;
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- providing a local coolant pump configured to pump a liquid coolant through the at least one coolant pipe in the local closed loop, wherein the plurality of portions of the at least one coolant pipe comprises one or more portions directing the liquid coolant upwards and away from the thermal interface component and the electronic component, and wherein the plurality of stacked horizontal fins is coupled to the one or more portions directing the liquid coolant upwards and away from the thermal interface component and the electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.