Absorbent pad for leak mitigation
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsRick Chun Kit Cheung, Luke Thomas Gregory
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Abstract
A leak mitigation system for a fluid-cooled computing device includes an absorbent pad having a fluid sensor connected to an absorbent material. The absorbent pad is placed in a position relative to the fluid-cooled computing device to collect fluid from the cooling system. The sensor detects the presence of a fluid absorbed by the absorbent material and the leak mitigation system implements a leak mitigation protocol.
Claims20
An absorbent pad for a fluid-cooled computing device, comprising:
- an absorbent material configured to absorb a fluid from the fluid-cooled computing device;
- and
- a fluid sensor connected to the absorbent material to detect a presence of the fluid absorbed by the absorbent material, wherein the fluid sensor includes a plurality of wires, wherein a spacing between wires is reduced in areas disposed below a critical area of the computing device.
A computing system, comprising:
- at least one heat generating element;
- a cooling system including a fluid;
- and
- an absorbent pad configured to absorb the fluid from the cooling system, the absorbent pad including:
- an absorbent material;
- and
- a fluid sensor connected to the absorbent material, wherein the fluid sensor includes a plurality of wires, wherein a spacing between wires is reduced in areas disposed below a critical area of the computing system.
A method for detecting a leak in a fluid-cooled computing device, comprising:
- placing an absorbent pad in a position to receive a fluid from a cooling system;
- absorbing the fluid with the absorbent pad;
- and
- detecting a presence of the fluid absorbed by the absorbent pad using a fluid sensor connected to the absorbent pad, wherein the fluid sensor includes a plurality of wires, wherein a spacing between wires is reduced in areas disposed below a critical area of the fluid-cooled computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.