Method and apparatus for providing supplemental cooling to server racks

A cooling system includes a re-configurable duct work assembly for a server rack or other electronics enclosure. Heat generating devices are positioned within the electronics enclosure and heat exchangers are coupled to the heat generating devices via the duct work. The duct work is positioned withi...

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Main Authors HOM JAMES, WERNER DOUGLAS E, CHOI HAE-WON, LIN TIENIH ERIC, BREWER RICHARD GRANT
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 22.08.2012
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CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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Summary:A cooling system includes a re-configurable duct work assembly for a server rack or other electronics enclosure. Heat generating devices are positioned within the electronics enclosure and heat exchangers are coupled to the heat generating devices via the duct work. The duct work is positioned within a plenum between the back of the electronics servers and the heat exchangers. The interior of theelectronics enclosure is conceptually segmented into heat zones. The duct work is used to selectively direct heated air to the heat exchangers. In some embodiments, the heated air output from a single heat zone is directed by the duct work to a corresponding single heat exchanger. In other embodiments, the heated air output from a group of adjacent heat zones is combined within a single duct workguide that directs the combined heated air to a corresponding number of adjacent heat exchangers.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20088107261