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Heat exchange system for blade server systems and method

US7957144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Carsten Goettert · Hochheim, DE
Harald Huels · Eppelheim, DE
Hans-Guenter Kraemer · Wittlich, DE
Manfred Ries · Mainz, DE
Rolf Schaefer · Mainz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2008
Grant date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20781
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchange system for blade server systems is disclosed, wherein said blade server system contains a plurality of server blades arranged in a blade center, wherein the heat exchange system comprises first heat sink associated to each of said plurality of server blades, and whereby the first heat sink are adapted to collect heat emitted from heat emitting devices on said associated server blade; means for transferring heat from the heat emitting devices to the first heat sink; and a liquid cooled second heat sink associated to said blade center, whereby said first heat sink are connected to said second heat sink by thermal coupling.

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