Power supply cooling system
US7535707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/188
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power supply for use in a negative pressure computer system is provided, including: an enclosure; an air exhaust port provided on a first side of the enclosure; an air intake port provided on a second side of the enclosure, said second side being adjacent to the first side having the exhaust port; and an air mover configured to draw cooling air into the intake port and exhaust cooling air out of the exhaust port. A computer system is provided, including: a chassis; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the chassis; one or more computer components coupled to the printed circuit board; a power supply for supplying power to the one or more computer components. The power supply includes: a power supply enclosure; a power supply intake port for receiving cooling air into the power supply housing; a power supply exhaust port oriented to exhaust air from the power supply housing into an interior region of the chassis; and a power supply air mover configured to draw cooling air into the power supply intake port and exhaust cooling air out of the exhaust port and into the interior region of the chassis. The computer system further includes one or more chassis air movers to draw the coo…
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