Abstract: A hybrid cooling system is disclosed that combines a liquid coolant cycle and a refrigerant cycle to efficiently and effectively transfer heat away from a heat-generating component of a computing device. The liquid coolant cycle pumps a liquid coolant through a cold plate to extract heat from the heat-generating component. The heated liquid coolant passes through a coolant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger, where refrigerant from the refrigerant cycle absorbs the heat from the liquid coolant. The heated refrigerant passes through a compressor to a condenser, where the high-pressure, heated refrigerant is cooled by air passing over the condenser. The hybrid cooling system enables cooling of a heat-generating component better than by non-hybrid cooling systems.

Abstract: A clip for securing one or more cables associated with a computing device includes a baseplate, a first wall, and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall extend from the baseplate. The first wall has a first inward projection at a distal end thereof. The second wall has a second inward projection at a distal end thereof. The first wall is generally parallel to the second wall. The first wall and the second wall are spaced apart from each other by an interior space configured to receive the one or more cables. The first inward projection and the second inward projection aid in preventing the one or more cables from moving outside of the interior space.

Abstract: A fan system and a computing system with the fan system are disclosed. The fan system includes a fan module. The fan module includes a housing configured to retain a fan and a motor to rotate the fan. The housing includes an air inlet aperture on an air inlet side of the housing and an air outlet aperture on an air outlet side of the housing. The fan system further includes an outlet fan guard coupled to the fan module on the air outlet side of the housing. The outlet fan guard includes at least one flap rotatable between a closed position, covering the air outlet aperture of the housing, and an open position, uncovering the air outlet aperture of the housing. The outlet fan guard further includes at least one spring urging the at least one flap into the closed position.

Abstract: An air duct is disclosed. The air duct includes a housing for directing air over a plurality of slots within a computer system. The housing includes side housing walls and a top housing wall. The side housing walls are respectively connected to opposing ends of the top housing wall. The side housing walls extend in the same direction from the top housing wall. The air duct further includes a plurality of fins extending from the top housing wall in the same direction as the side housing walls. Each fin of the plurality of fins is arranged on the top housing wall so as to be positioned between adjacent slots of the plurality of slots when the housing is located within the computer system.

Abstract: An expansion bay for a computer device for easy insertion and extension of an expansion component is disclosed. The expansion bay has two facing side walls, a bottom panel joining the facing side walls, and a closed end. A front cross member joins the side walls to define a front open end. A pair of springs are located the closed end that force the expansion component away from the closed end. A pair of rotating levers are mounted on the front cross member near each of the side walls. Each of the rotating levers has a pin that engages a groove on the expansion component that is inserted through the open front end. The levers are rotated via the pins engaging the grooves when the expansion component is moved into and out of open front end.

Abstract: A connector assembly that may be used to connect an upper circuit board to a lower circuit board is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a base, and a bracket mechanically fastened to the base. The connector assembly also has a handle rotatably coupled to the base. The connector assembly includes a link bar movably coupling the handle to the base. The connector assembly further includes a guiding feature mechanically coupled between the base and the bracket. The guiding feature is configured to direct relative motion between the base and the bracket. The link bar and the guiding feature are also configured to transfer an external force applied to the handle, the external force being transferred to the upper and lower circuit boards via the base and the bracket.

Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis, a circuit board including at least one electronic component, a mounting bracket secured to the chassis, a support bracket pivotably coupled to the mounting bracket, and a cold plate coupled to the support bracket. The support bracket is pivotable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The cold plate is in contact with the at least one electronic component in the first configuration, and the cold plate is removed from contact with the at least one electronic component in the second configuration.

Abstract: A liquid cooling system includes a liquid coolant conduit in proximity to heat-generating electrical components within an enclosed space. The conduit allows circulation of a liquid coolant to extract heat from the heat-generating components. The heat-generating components includes at least one first heat-generating electrical component and at least one second heat-generating electrical component. The first heat-generating component produces greater heat than the second heat-generating component. The enclosed space includes an inlet and an outlet. The conduit includes a nozzle fluidly connected to the inlet. The nozzle is located within the enclosed space. The nozzle forms first and second aperture sets. The first aperture set directs the liquid coolant to the first heat-generating component. The second aperture set directs the liquid coolant to the second heat-generating component.

Abstract: A connector consisting of a body, a first slot, a second slot, a first terminal, and a second terminal is disclosed. The first slot is provided on the body to receive a first printed circuit board (PCB). The second slot is provided on the body to receive a second PCB. The first slot and the second slot are separate and distinct slots. When the first PCB and the second PCB are received in the first slot and the second slot, respectively, the first terminal electrically connects the first PCB and the second PCB, and the second terminal connects to only the second PCB. Providing the first slot on the connector allows adding expansion cards, control cards, and the like to enhance functionality of computing systems.

Abstract: A tiered immersion cooling system includes a chassis, a cabinet frame slidably mounted to the chassis, an upper immersion tank, and a lower immersion tank. The cabinet frame is slidable between a first internal position and a first external position. Sliding motion of the cabinet frame is in a horizontal direction along a depth of the chassis. The upper immersion tank is slidably mounted to the chassis. The upper immersion tank is slidable with the cabinet frame in the horizontal direction. The upper immersion tank slides relative to the cabinet frame, in a vertical direction along a height of the chassis. The lower immersion tank is positioned below the upper immersion tank in the vertical direction. The lower immersion tank is mounted to slide independently from the cabinet frame, in the horizontal direction. The lower immersion tank slides between a second internal and a second external position.

Abstract: An axial-rotation locking-mechanism assembly includes a handle, a locking assembly, and a shaft. The locking assembly includes a locking element and a cam mechanism. The shaft is operatively connected to the handle and the locking assembly. When the handle is rotated in a first direction, the shaft is rotated in a first direction and drives the cam mechanism to move the locking element in a first axial direction. When the handle is rotated in a second direction, the shaft is rotated in a second direction and drives the cam mechanism to move the locking element in a second axial direction. The second direction is the opposite of the first direction. The first axial direction is the opposite of the second direction.

Abstract: A module comprises a tray, a mechanical switch, and a linkage system. The tray is configured to receive a circuit board thereon. The mechanical switch is mounted to the tray and movable between an unsecured position and a secured position. The linkage system is mechanically coupled to the mechanical switch, and moves between an unsecured configuration and a secured configuration in response to the mechanical switch moving between the unsecured position and the secured position. When the module is coupled to a computing device and the linkage system is in the secured configuration, the linkage system engages the computing device, such that the module is locked to the computing device. When the module is coupled to the computing device and the linkage system is in the unsecured configuration, the linkage system is disengaged from the computing device, such that the module is unlocked from the computing device.

Abstract: A cold plate for cooling an electronic component is disclosed. The cold plate includes a base portion having a fluid channel with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid channel being configured to internally circulate a cooling fluid for carrying heat dissipated by the electrical component; and a cover coupled to the base portion such that the fluid channel is enclosed internally in the cold plate. The cover has a vapor outlet formed on a top side of the cover, the vapor outlet allowing generated vapor to exit from within the cold plate. Also disclosed is a method for cooling the electronic component via the cold plate. The method includes allowing some fluid of the circulating cooling fluid to seep from the fluid channel into an internal chamber, and allowing vapor to be expelled through the vapor outlet.

Abstract: A boiling plate including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface provided for contacting a heated component. The second surface is opposite the first surface, and the second surface provided for contacting a liquid medium. The second surface has multiple cone-shaped cavities including a first cone-shaped cavity and a second cone-shaped cavity. A distance between an axis of the first cone-shape cavity and an axis of the second cone-shaped cavity of the multiple cone-shaped cavities are separated by a minimum spacing of four times a radius of the first cone-shaped cavity or the second cone-shaped cavity.

Abstract: A partition device for improving cooling of a heat-generating electronic device includes a grid panel and an airflow deflector. The grid panel has one or more apertures and a thickness that extends from a leading surface to a trailing surface. The apertures of the grid panel extend parallel to an airflow direction of forced air flowing across the thickness of the grid panel and through the apertures. The airflow deflector is attached at least in part within one of the apertures, and the airflow deflector has an airfoil shape for reducing air resistance between the forced air and the grid panel. The airfoil shape has a leading edge that redirects initial contact with the forced air and a trailing edge that continues redirecting the forced air.

Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and two opposing side walls extending generally between and connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The housing further has an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet opposing the airflow inlet. The system further includes a plurality of components within the housing. The plurality of components are arranged in rows with spaces between the rows. The system further includes a board coupled to the plurality of components on a first side and coupled to the bottom wall of the housing on a second side, opposing the first side. The board includes an aperture. The board and the bottom wall of the housing define a channel. The system further includes one or more of an injection ramp, a diversion ramp, and/or an airfoil for directing airflow within the housing.

Abstract: A fan system and a computing system with the fan system are disclosed. The fan system includes a fan module. The fan module includes a housing configured to retain a fan and a motor to rotate the fan. The housing includes an air inlet aperture on an air inlet side of the housing and an air outlet aperture on an air outlet side of the housing. The fan system further includes an outlet fan guard coupled to the fan module on the air outlet side of the housing. The outlet fan guard includes at least one flap rotatable between a closed position, covering the air outlet aperture of the housing, and an open position, uncovering the air outlet aperture of the housing. The outlet fan guard further includes at least one spring urging the at least one flap into the closed position.

Abstract: A quick-disconnect (QD) connector is configured for a server having electronic modules and an internal fluid circulation system for circulating fluid to cool the electronic modules. The QD connector comprises a first manifold, a second manifold, and a mating actuator. The second manifold is removably connected to the first manifold. The fluid is flowable within the internal fluid circulation system of the server in response to the first manifold and the second manifold being in a connected state. The mating actuator includes a handle and a buckle attached to the handle. The handle is movably coupled to the first manifold so as to be movable from a first position to a second position. The buckle is configured to engage the second manifold and to move the first and second manifolds into the connected state in response to the handle being moved from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: An expansion bay for a computer device for easy insertion and extension of an expansion component is disclosed. The expansion bay has two facing side walls, a bottom panel joining the facing side walls, and a closed end. A front cross member joins the side walls to define a front open end. A pair of springs are located the closed end that force the expansion component away from the closed end. A pair of rotating levers are mounted on the front cross member near each of the side walls. Each of the rotating levers has a pin that engages a groove on the expansion component that is inserted through the open front end. The levers are rotated via the pins engaging the grooves when the expansion component is moved into and out of open front end.

Abstract: A cooling system is disclosed for a server rack holding one or more servers. The cooling system includes a cooling module configured to condition coolant to provide cooling within the server rack. The cooling system further includes at least one evaporator configured to couple to an upstream side of the server rack, relative to airflow through the server rack, and cool the airflow flowing into the server rack with the coolant. The cooling system further includes at least one condenser configured to couple to a downstream side of the server rack, relative to the airflow through the server rack, and cool the coolant after the coolant passes through the at least one evaporator.