Direct leak detection for liquid cooled servers
US11815428B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B7/1875
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and system are provided for detecting leaks in cooling tubing using sensor cabling. In the leak detection system, a leak detection cable is routed along the full length of the cooling tube. The leak detection cable and the cooling tubing are encased within a shrunken tube, which leaves such a small gap between the cooling tubing and the heat-shrunk tube that leakage is distributed within the gap about the outside of the cooling tubing by capillary action. The relative position of the detection cable above or below the cooling tubing is then irrelevant, since the capillary action may overcome the effect of gravity and distribute leakage from the bottom of the tubing to a detection cable at the top of the tubing.
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