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US 11,963,340 B2Granted
Leak protection for cold plate liquid cooling
AssigneeBaidu USA LLC
InventorTianyi Gao
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Abstract
A frame for a liquid-cooled chassis in an IT rack, can include a fluid supply line contained within one or more walls of the frame and a fluid return line contained within the one or more walls of the frame. Fluid distribution function and hardware are integrated to the frame. One or more contact pads can be located on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with IT equipment.
Claims17
A frame for a liquid-cooled chassis in an information technology (IT) rack, comprising:
- a fluid supply line contained within a first hollow portion of a sidewall of the frame, the fluid supply line to deliver fluid from the IT rack to one or more cold plates in the frame;
- a fluid return line contained within a second hollow portion of the sidewall of the frame, the fluid return line to collect the fluid from the one or more cold plates and return the fluid to the IT rack;
- one or more fluid supply line connectors and one or more fluid return line connectors, wherein each of the one or more fluid supply line connectors and each of the one or more fluid return line connectors is arranged along and attached to the sidewall of the frame and faces towards an inside portion of the frame, wherein the one or more fluid supply line connectors and the one or more fluid return line connectors fluidly connect with and distribute fluid to and from the one or more cold plates;
- and
- one or more contact pads arranged on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with IT equipment.
2 more elements
A liquid-cooled chassis in an information technology (IT) rack, comprising:
- IT equipment housed in the liquid-cooled chassis;
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- a frame, comprising:
- a fluid supply line contained within a first hollow portion of a sidewall of the frame, the fluid supply line to deliver fluid from the IT rack to one or more cold plates in the frame;
- a fluid return line contained within a second hollow portion of the sidewall of the frame, the fluid return line to collect the fluid from the one or more cold plates and return the fluid to the IT rack;
- one or more fluid supply line connectors and one or more fluid return line connectors, wherein each of the one or more fluid supply line connectors and each of the one or more fluid return line connectors is arranged along and attached to the sidewall of the frame and faces towards an inside portion of the frame, wherein the one or more fluid supply line connectors and the one or more fluid return line connectors fluidly connect with and distribute fluid to and from the one or more cold plates;
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- one or more contact pads arranged on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with the IT equipment.
5 more elements
An electronic rack, comprising:
- a plurality of server chassis arranged in a stack, wherein each of the server chassis comprises:
- information technology (IT) equipment housed in the chassis;
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- a frame, comprising:
- a fluid supply line contained within a first hollow portion of a sidewall of the frame, the fluid supply line to deliver fluid from the IT rack to one or more cold plates in the frame;
- a fluid return line contained within a second hollow portion of the sidewall of the frame, the fluid return line to collect the fluid from the one or more cold plates and return the fluid to the IT rack;
- one or more fluid supply line connectors and one or more fluid return line connectors, wherein each of the one or more fluid supply line connectors and each of the one or more fluid return line connectors is arranged along and attached to the sidewall of the frame and faces towards an inside portion of the frame, wherein the one or more fluid supply line connectors and the one or more fluid return line connectors fluidly connect with and distribute fluid to and from the one or more cold plates;
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- one or more contact pads arranged on an external surface of the frame, for transferring thermal energy with the IT equipment.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.