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US 8,300,402 B2Granted
Server system with heat dissipation device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorChao-Ke Wei
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Abstract
An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, racks arranged in the server cabinet, servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat exchanger arranged over the racks, a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat, and a second fan module including drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger.
Claims15
A server system, comprising:
- a server cabinet;
- a plurality of racks received in the server cabinet;
- a plurality of servers mounted on the racks;
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- a heat dissipation device comprising:
- a heat exchanger arranged over the racks;
- a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat therewith;
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- a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger;
- wherein the first fan module comprises a plurality of axial fans oriented with air intakes thereof aligned with the heat exchanger;
- wherein the server cabinet comprises a top plate, a bottom plate under the top plate, a left plate interconnecting left edges of the top and bottom plates, and a right plate interconnecting right edges of the top and bottom plates, and wherein the racks are distributed between the left and right plates, and a channel is defined between the racks aligned with the heat exchanger;
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- wherein the server cabinet further comprises a support plate separating an interior of the server cabinet into an upper portion over the support plate and a lower portion under the support plate, a plurality of ventilation holes being defined in the support plate, the racks being received in the upper portion, the first fan module being received in the lower portion.
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A server system, comprising:
- a server cabinet comprising two opposite side plates;
- a plurality of racks arranged side by side between the two side plates, the racks spaced from each other and from the two side plates, a channel being defined between two neighboring racks;
- a plurality of servers mounted on the racks;
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- a heat dissipation device mounted in the server cabinet, the heat dissipation device comprising a heat exchanger arranged over the channel, a first fan module arranged under the channel for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger, and a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger;
- wherein the first fan module comprises a plurality of axial fans oriented with air intakes thereof aligned with the heat exchanger and air outlets thereof facing the two side plates of the server cabinet.
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A server system, comprising:
- a server cabinet comprising two opposite side plates;
- a plurality of racks arranged side by side between the two side plates, the racks spaced from each other and from the two side plates, a channel being defined between two neighboring racks;
- a plurality of servers mounted on the racks;
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- a heat dissipation device mounted in the server cabinet, the heat dissipation device comprising a heat exchanger arranged over the channel, a first fan module arranged under the channel for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger, and a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger;
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- wherein each rack comprises two vertical plates and a plurality of rails connected between the vertical plates, the vertical plates are parallel to the two side plates, and each vertical plate defines a plurality of grooves corresponding to the rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.