Liquid cooling system for a server
AssigneeAsetek Danmark A/S
InventorSteven B. Branton
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Abstract
A method of cooling a computer server that includes a plurality of server modules, and is positioned in an enclosed room, includes transferring heat generated by a server module of the plurality of server modules to a hot plate of a liquid cooling system. The liquid cooling system may be positioned within the server module, and the hot plate may have a surface exposed to the enclosed room. The method may also include positioning a cold plate of a room-level cooling system in thermal contact with the hot plate. The method may also include directing a cooling medium through the room-level cooling system to transfer heat from the hot plate to a cooling unit positioned outside the room.
Claims21
1-22. (canceled)
A cooling system for a computer rack for housing at least a first server module a second server module, the cooling system comprising:
- a first module liquid cooling loop, comprising:
- a first cold plate dimensioned to thermally couple to a portion of the first server module;
- a first hot plate;
- and
- a first plurality of conduits to circulate a first liquid coolant through the first cold plate and the first hot plate;
- a second module liquid cooling loop, comprising:
- a second cold plate dimensioned to thermally couple to a portion of the second server module;
- a second hot plate;
- and
- a second plurality of conduits to circulate a second liquid coolant through the second cold plate and the second hot plate;
- a rack liquid cooling loop, comprising:
- a third cold plate that thermally couples to the first hot plate;
- a fourth cold plate that thermally couples to the second hot plate;
- a cooling unit;
- and
- a third plurality of conduits to circulate a third liquid coolant through the third cold plate, the fourth cold plate, and the cooling unit.
A cooling system for a computer rack for housing at least one server module, the cooling system comprising:
- a module liquid cooling loop, comprising:
- a first cold plate dimensioned to thermally couple to a portion of the server module;
- a first hot plate;
- and
- a first plurality of conduits to circulate a first liquid coolant through the first cold plate and the first hot plate;
- a rack liquid cooling loop, comprising:
- a second cold plate that thermally couples to the first hot plate;
- a cooling unit;
- and
- a second plurality of conduits to circulate a second liquid coolant through the second cold plate and the cooling unit;
- wherein the cooling unit transfers heat from the server module to a location external to a room in which the computer rack is contained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.