Electronics rack distribution system with leaking detection unit
AssigneeBaidu USA LLC
InventorTianyi Gao
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for designing and implementing cooling fluid distribution in a computing environment such as a data center as disclosed. The disclosed design may reduce the impact cooling fluid leaks may have on the computing environment and other rack based systems. The disclosed methods and systems may include structures for containing cooling fluid leaks and detecting cooling fluid leaks. The structures may be movable between positions in which connectors for forming fluid connections are exposed and positions in which the connectors are contained. Containing and detecting cooling fluid leaks may allow for proactive action prior to significant damage to the computing environment.
Claims20
A cooling fluid distribution system, comprising:
- a rack manifold for circulating cooling fluid to devices positioned in a server chassis;
- connectors positioned on the rack manifold, in fluid communication with the rack manifold, and adapted to fluidly connect the devices with the rack manifold;
- leakage containment panels attached to the rack manifold and positioned on two sides of the connectors, each of the leakage containment panels being movable between an idle position and an active position to manage the cooling fluid;
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- a leakage detection sensor adapted to detect when the cooling fluid leaks from a fluid connection between the connectors and the devices.
An electronic rack, comprising:
- a plurality of server chassis arranged in a stack, each of the plurality of server chassis comprising:
- one or more cold plates associated with one or computing components;
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- a cooling fluid distribution system comprising:
- a rack manifold for circulating cooling fluid to the one or more cold plates,
- connectors positioned on the rack manifold, in fluid communication with the rack manifold, and adapted to fluidly connect each of the plurality of server chassis with the rack manifold to circulate the cooling fluid to the one or more cold plates,
- leakage containment panels attached to the rack manifold and positioned on two sides of the connectors, each of the leakage containment panels being movable between an idle position and an active position, and
- a leakage detection sensor adapted to detect when the cooling fluid leaks from a fluid connection between the connectors and the plurality of server chassis.
A data center system, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic racks, each of the plurality of electronic racks comprising:
- a plurality of server chassis arranged in a stack, each of the plurality of server chassis comprising:
- one or more cold plates associated with one or more computing components;
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- a cooling fluid distribution system comprising:
- a rack manifold for circulating cooling fluid to the one or more cold plates,
- connectors positioned on the rack manifold, in fluid communication with the rack manifold, and adapted to fluidly connect each of the plurality of server chassis with the rack manifold to circulate the cooling fluid to the one or more cold plates,
- leakage containment panels attached to the rack manifold and positioned on two sides of the connectors, each of the leakage containment panels being movable between an idle position and an active position, and
- a leakage detection sensor adapted to detect when the cooling fluid leaks from a fluid connection between the connectors and the plurality of server chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.