Detection and deflection of fluid leakages in immersion cooling systems
AssigneeOvh
InventorsMohamad HNAYNO, Ali CHEHADE, Henryk KLABA
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Abstract
A fluid leakage deflection arrangement for a liquid-cooled rack-mounted electronic processing assembly and a method for deflecting fluid leakages in a liquid-cooled rack-mounted electronic processing assembly are disclosed. The fluid leakage deflection arrangement comprises an immersion case containing a first cooling liquid in which an electronic device of the rack-mounted electronic processing assembly is at least partially submerged therein; and a deflection unit configured to prevent the electronic device from being in contact with a leaking liquid distinct from the first cooling liquid by diverting leaking liquid away from the electronic components.
Claims14
A fluid leakage deflection arrangement for a liquid-cooled rack-mounted electronic processing assembly, comprising:
- an immersion case containing a first cooling liquid in which an electronic device of the rack-mounted electronic processing assembly is at least partially submerged therein, the electronic device comprising electronic components;
- a liquid cooling block mounted on the electronic device and in thermal contact with the electronic components and incorporating an internal conduit to accommodate the circulation of a channelized cooling liquid to absorb and extract thermal energy from the electronic components;
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- a deflection unit configured to prevent the electronic device from being in contact with leaking channelized cooling liquid by diverting leaking channelized cooling liquid away from the electronic components.
A method of deflecting fluid leakages in a liquid-cooled rack-mounted electronic processing assembly, comprising:
- partially submerging an electronic device of the rack-mounted electronic processing assembly within a first cooling liquid contained by an immersion case, the electronic device comprising electronic components;
- mounting a liquid cooling block on the electronic device that is in thermal contact with the electronic components, the liquid cooling block incorporating an internal conduit to accommodate the circulation of a channelized cooling liquid to absorb and extract thermal energy from the electronic components;
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- providing a deflection unit configured to shield the electronic device against fluid leaks that cause the immersion case to receive leaking channelized cooling liquid, by diverting the fluid leaks away from the electronic components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.