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US 8,223,495 B1Granted
Electronic device cooling system
AssigneeExaflop LLC
InventorsAndrew B. Carlson, William Hamburgen
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Abstract
Cooling systems for providing cooled air to electronic devices are described. The systems can include large storage tanks or waste treatment systems to improve the efficiency of the plant and reduce impact on the environment.
Claims27
A system for providing cooled air to electronic devices, comprising:
- a cooling tower;
- a water treatment system fluidly coupled to the cooling tower;
- an air-to-liquid heat exchanger connected by a pair of pipes to the cooling tower and positioned to receive heated air from a group of electronic devices;
- and
- a controller arranged to:
- determine a temperature of a cooling fluid stored in a first storage tank in fluid communication with the cooling tower;
- based on the temperature being within a predetermined range of cooling fluid temperatures, adjust one or more valves of a plurality of valves to circulate the cooling fluid from the first storage tank to a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger in fluid communication with the air-to-liquid heat exchanger;
- and
- based on the temperature being less than the predetermined range of cooling fluid temperatures, adjust one or more valves of the plurality of valves to mix the cooling fluid from the first storage tank with a fluid exiting the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and circulate the mixed cooling fluid to the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger.
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A method of providing cooled air to electronic devices, comprising:
- allowing water in a cooling tower to cool through evaporative cooling;
- flowing the cooled water to a first storage tank;
- determining a temperature of the cooled water in the first storage tank;
- based on the temperature of the cooled water being within a predetermined range of cooled water temperatures, circulating the cooled water from the first storage tank to a water-to-water heat exchanger that is in fluid communication with an air-to-water heat exchanger;
- based on the temperature being less than the predetermined range of cooled water temperatures, mixing the cooled water from the first storage tank with a fluid that exits the water-to-water heat exchanger;
- flowing one of the cooled water or the mixture of cooled water and the fluid exiting the water-to-water heat exchanger to the water-to-water heat exchanger;
- flowing fluid exiting the water-to-water heat exchanger into the cooling tower;
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- flowing the cooled water from the cooling tower into a water treatment system for removing impurities from the cooled water.
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A system for providing cooled air to electronic devices, comprising:
- a source of non-potable water;
- a cooling tower in fluid communication with the source of non-potable water;
- an air-to-water heat exchanger thermally connected to the cooling tower and positioned to receive heated air from a group of electronic devices;
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- a controller arranged to:
- determine a temperature of a cooling fluid stored in a primary storage tank that is in fluid communication with the source of non-potable water;
- based on the temperature being within a predetermined range of cooling fluid temperatures, adjust one or more valves of a plurality of valves to circulate the cooling fluid from the primary storage tank to a water-to-water heat exchanger that is in fluid communication with the air-to-water heat exchanger;
- and
- based on the temperature being less than the predetermined range of cooling fluid temperatures, adjust one or more valves of the plurality of valves to mix the cooling fluid from the primary storage tank with a fluid exiting the water-to-water heat exchanger and circulate the mixed cooling fluid to the water-to-water heat exchanger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.