Liquid cooling enclosure for circuit components
AssigneeSchneider Electric It Corporation
InventorDavid E. Reilly
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Abstract
A liquid cooling enclosure configured to house and cool at least one circuit component, the liquid cooling enclosure including an inner wall, an outer wall, the outer wall being spaced from the inner wall to form an internal channel, an inlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the inlet being configured to receive cooling liquid, and an outlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the outlet being configured to return cooling liquid, wherein the at least one circuit component is positioned within the liquid cooling enclosure and the cooling liquid is circulated around the at least one circuit component via the internal channel.
Claims22
A liquid cooling enclosure configured to house and cool at least one circuit component, the liquid cooling enclosure comprising:
- an inner wall;
- an outer wall, the outer wall being spaced from the inner wall to form an internal channel;
- an inlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the inlet being configured to receive cooling liquid;
- and
- an outlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the outlet being configured to return cooling liquid,
- wherein the at least one circuit component is surrounded by the inner wall, and
- wherein the inlet is connected to the outer wall through an inlet opening formed at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a tangent of the outer wall at a center of the inlet opening.
A liquid cooling enclosure configured to house and cool at least one circuit component, the liquid cooling enclosure comprising:
- an inner wall;
- an outer wall, the outer wall being spaced from the inner wall to form an internal channel;
- an inlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the inlet being configured to receive cooling liquid;
- and
- an outlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, the outlet being configured to return cooling liquid,
- wherein the at least one circuit component is surrounded by the inner wall, and
- wherein the outlet is connected to the outer wall through an outlet opening formed at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a tangent of the outer wall at a center of the outlet opening.
A method of assembling a liquid cooling enclosure configured to house at least one circuit component, the method comprising:
- arranging a first wall inside of a second wall to form an internal channel;
- connecting an inlet to the internal channel, the inlet being configured to provide a cooling liquid to the internal channel;
- and
- connecting an outlet to the internal channel, the outlet being configured to return the cooling liquid after passing through the internal channel,
- wherein the at least one circuit component is surrounded by the first wall, and
- wherein the inlet is connected to the internal channel through an inlet opening formed at an angle with respect to a tangent of the outer wall.
A method of assembling a liquid cooling enclosure configured to house at least one circuit component, the method comprising:
- arranging a first wall inside of a second wall to form an internal channel;
- connecting an inlet to the internal channel, the inlet being configured to provide a cooling liquid to the internal channel;
- and
- connecting an outlet to the internal channel, the outlet being configured to return the cooling liquid after passing through the internal channel,
- wherein the at least one circuit component is surrounded by the first wall, and
- wherein the outlet is connected to the internal channel through an outlet opening formed at an angle with respect to a tangent of the outer wall.
A liquid cooling system for cooling a plurality of circuit components, the liquid cooling system comprising:
- a pump configured to provide cooling liquid;
- a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat generated by the plurality of circuit components from the cooling liquid;
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- a plurality of liquid cooling enclosures connected in series, each liquid cooling enclosure including an inlet configured to receive cooling liquid, an internal channel configured to circulate cooling liquid around at least one circuit component of the plurality of circuit components, and an outlet configured to return cooling liquid,
- wherein the pump is connected to the inlet of a first liquid cooling enclosure of the plurality of liquid cooling enclosures and the heat exchanger is connected to the outlet of a second liquid cooling enclosure of the plurality of liquid cooling enclosures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.