Data storage system and a method of cooling a data storage system
AssigneeXyratex Technology Limited
InventorsDavid Michael DAVIS, Alexander Carl WORRALL
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Abstract
A data storage system and a method of cooling the data storage system are presented. The data storage system includes: an enclosure; one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices; and one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure, wherein at least one of the temperature control elements is arranged in use to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices.
Claims30
A data storage system, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices;
- and
- one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure, wherein at least one of the temperature control elements is arranged in use to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices.
A method of cooling a data storage system;
- the data storage system comprising an enclosure, one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, wherein the at least one drawer structure is configured to receive one or more electronic devices, and one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the bottom of the at least one drawer structure;
- the method comprising:
- thermally connecting at least one of the electronic devices with at least one of the temperature control element so as to enable transfer of heat from the at least one electronic device to the at least one temperature control element.
A data storage system, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- one or more drawer structures disposed within the enclosure, at least one of the drawer structures is configured to receive one or more electronic devices including at least one data storage medium housed in a carrier comprising a thermally conductive material;
- one or more temperature control elements positioned adjacent to the at least one drawer structure and arranged to be able to thermally communicate with at least one of the electronic devices;
- and
- one or more thermal contacts arranged to provide one or more thermal communication pathways between at least one of the temperature control elements and at least one of the electronic devices;
- wherein the carrier includes an opening so as to enable at least one of the thermal communication pathways to extend therethrough to the data storage medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.