Thermal management of high capacity optics in dense arrangements

US11523541B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• M. Baris Dogruoz · Campbell, US
• Mandy Hin Lam · Fremont, US
• Mark Nowell · Bath, GB
• Rakesh Chopra · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 6, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05K7/20254
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Presented herein is a plurality of arrangements of cold plates having interior chambers. The interior chamber includes a plurality of fins with a first fin zone and a second fin zone. The cold plate further includes a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet. The cold plates can be connected such that each cold plate allows unidirectional flow or counter flow configurations. Unidirectional flow or counter flow cold plates can be arranged in rows and in combination of rows.