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Cooling electronic devices in a data center

US10645847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateApr 20, 2018
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2200/201
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data center cooling system includes a server rack sub-assembly that includes a motherboard mounted on a support member and a heat generating electronic devices mounted on the a motherboard; a cold plate positioned in thermal communication with at least a portion of the heat generating electronic devices, the cold plate configured to receive a flow of a cooling liquid circulated through a supply conduit fluidly coupled to a liquid inlet of the cold plate, through the cold plate, and through a return conduit fluidly coupled to a liquid outlet of the cold plate; and a modulating control valve attached to either of the motherboard or the support member and positioned in either of the supply conduit or the return conduit, the modulating control valve configured to adjust a rate of the flow of the cooling liquid based on an operating condition of at least one of the heat generating electronic devices.

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