Patents by Inventor Chao-Ke Wei

Chao-Ke Wei has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120087077
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, a number of racks received in the server cabinet, a number of servers mounted in the racks, and a heat dissipation device. The server cabinet includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and two end plates between the top and bottom plates. Each end plate defines an opening at a top end thereof and a plurality of apertures at a bottom end thereof. The servers are stacked between the end plates of the server cabinet with a channel defined therebetween. The heat dissipation device includes an intake fan arranged under the racks with air intakes thereof facing the apertures and air outlets thereof facing the channel, and two drawing fans respectively arranged at the openings of the two end plates for exhausting heated air of the server cabinet to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120077427
    Abstract: A container data center includes a movable container, two server systems, an exhaust fan arranged on the container, a cold airflow generating apparatus arranged under the server systems, and a heat shield connected between tops of the server systems. A cold aisle is defined among the server systems, the heat shield, and the cold airflow generating apparatus. A hot aisle is defined among sidewalls of the container, the server systems, the heat shield, and the cold airflow generating apparatus. A bottom of the cold aisle defines an opening to communicate with the cold airflow generating apparatus. The cold airflow generating apparatus includes a blower arranged under the opening, two heat exchangers respectively arranged at opposite sides of the blower, and two air filters respectively arranged around outside of the heat exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120075794
    Abstract: A container data center includes a power storage device, a power distribution device, a number of server systems, a portable container, and a number of power supply systems each connected between two opposite server systems in two rows. The power supply system includes a blower, a number of wind turbines, and a generator. Cooled air is blown to rotate the wind turbines by the blower, to generate mechanical energy. The generator receives the mechanical energy from the wind turbines and converts the received mechanical energy to electricity, and provides the converted electricity to the power storage device or the power distribution device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, YAO-TING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120071076
    Abstract: A container data center includes a container, a number of server systems, and a number of fan apparatuses. Each fan apparatus includes a number of guides to guide airflow of the cooling airflow, a guide driver to drive the guides, and a micro control unit (MCU) to control the guide driver. Each server system includes a temperature sensor to determine temperature of the server system. The MCU of each fan apparatus is connected to two temperature sensors of two server systems nearest to the fan apparatus but not in the same row. The MCU receives two temperature signals from two corresponding temperature sensors and directs the guide driver to rotate the guides towards the server system with higher temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
  • Publication number: 20120063087
    Abstract: A container data center includes a movable container, two server systems having a cold aisle and two hot aisles, two fan apparatuses, an exchanger, and an air intake apparatus. The air intake apparatus includes a number of air intake elements each defining an air channel. The fan apparatuses are operable to transfer hot airflow in the hot aisles into the heat exchanger, and then the heat exchanger transforms the hot airflow into cold airflow and transfers the cold airflow into the cold aisle through the air intake apparatus. The air intake elements are connected together and cover the cold aisle. The air intake elements of the air intake apparatus are arranged in a ā€œVā€ shape along an orientation toward the airflow of the cold aisle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120063082
    Abstract: A data center includes a housing and a number of server module assemblies received in the housing. Airflow interspaces are formed between neighboring server module assemblies, and between the two outmost server module assemblies and corresponding sidewalls of the housing. The airflow interspaces are alternately used for cold aisles and hot aisles. An inside of each server module is communicated with one of the hot aisles and one of the cold aisles at opposite sides of the server module. A number of cooling units are installed in the housing over the server module assemblies. A number of fans are installed in the housing to draw hot air from the hot aisles to flow through the corresponding cooling units to be cooled, and the cooled air flow into the corresponding cold aisles, thereby creating air differences in air pressure between the cold aisles and the hot aisles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120057298
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet defining a space therein; a number of racks arranged in the space, a number of servers mounted in the racks, and a heat dissipation apparatus arranged under the racks. A channel is defined between the racks. Each of the servers includes a drawing fan. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a fan module and two heat exchangers respectively arranged at opposite sides of the fan module. The fan module is aligned with the channel for generating upward a flow of cooling air upward to the channel. During operation of the server system, the cooling air is drawn across the servers by the drawing fans to evacuate heat from the servers and becomes heated air, and the heated air flows down to the heat exchangers where the heat is dissipated from the heated air such that the heated air become the cooling air again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120048756
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a first temperature sensor, a pump, a first controller, and a first filtering device. The first temperature sensor senses a temperature of an external water source and outputs a first temperature value. The pump pumps the water from the external water source. The first controller is connected between the first temperature sensor and the pump to receive the first temperature value, and compare the first temperature value with a first predetermined temperature value. If the first temperature value is less than the first predetermined temperature value, the first controller controls the pump to pump the water from the external water source. The first filtering device is connected to the pump to receive and filter the pumped water and output the filtered water to a cold water pipe of the container data center to cool servers of the container data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
  • Publication number: 20120049783
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply unit of a data center includes a thermoelectric chip module and a direct current/alternating current (DC/AC) voltage converter connected to the thermoelectric chip module. The thermoelectric chip module includes a number of thermoelectric chips. At least one sidewall of each thermoelectric chip contacts a hot pipe of the data center. The thermoelectric chips generate a direct current (DC) voltage when a temperature difference between the sidewalls of each thermoelectric chip exists. The DC/AC voltage converter converts the DC voltage into an alternating current (DC) voltage to power an air treatment device of the data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
  • Publication number: 20120043287
    Abstract: A data center includes a rack, and a server module installed in the rack. The server module includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and left and right surfaces. A number of closing members are positioned on the top surface, the bottom surface, and the left and right surfaces of the server module. The closing members resist against the rack to close the interstices between the rack and the server module, to avoid hot air vented from the server module flowing back through the interstice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120044632
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, multiple racks arranged in the server cabinet, multiple servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device for cooling the servers. The heat dissipation device includes a fan module and a dissipating module. The fan module is arranged over the racks for generating downwards airflow across the servers to exchange heat with the servers. The dissipating module is arranged over the racks to exchange heat with the airflow after the airflow passes the servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120044631
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, racks arranged in the server cabinet, servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat exchanger arranged over the racks, a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat, and a second fan module including drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120041597
    Abstract: A fan speed control system includes a fan, a hardware device, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) module. The BIOS module includes a memory unit, an initial power detecting unit, a searching unit, and a control unit. The memory unit stores a matching table between of initial power ranges and corresponding fan speed control curves. The initial power detecting unit is operable to detect the initial power of the hardware device. The searching unit is operable to read the matching table and search which fan speed control curve matches with the initial power of the hardware device. The control unit is operable to select the matching fan speed control curve to control a speed of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, YAO-TING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120039035
    Abstract: An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, multiple servers, and a heat dissipation module. The server cabinet includes a rack, a front door and a rear plate. The front door and the rear plate are hinged on front and rear sides of the rack, respectively. The servers are arranged in the server cabinet along a lateral axis of the server cabinet. The heat dissipation device includes a fan module mounted on the servers and a dissipating module arranged on the fan module. The fan module is configured for drawing airflow along an upward axis in the server cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120024515
    Abstract: A container data center includes a plurality of server systems installed in a container. Each server system includes a power distribution units (PDU) used to manage power and a heat dissipating system to dissipate heat. The heat dissipating system includes a fan and a fan controller connected to the PDU. The PDU detects output power of the corresponding server system and transforms the output power to a corresponding fan rotation speed control signal transmitted to the fan controller, the fan controller controls rotation speed of the fan according to the fan rotation speed control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120013188
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a road electricity generating apparatus, a battery, and a voltage converter. The road electricity generating apparatus is installed in a road. The road electricity generating apparatus includes a number of piezoelectric crystals connected in series to convert potential energy of passing vehicles to electricity. The battery stores the electricity generated by the piezoelectric crystals. The voltage converter converts the electricity of the battery to a desired working voltage for the container data center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI
  • Publication number: 20120013195
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a number of aerogenerators, a number of rectifiers, and a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converter. A first terminal of each rectifier is connected to a corresponding one of the aerogenerators. A first terminal of the DC/DC converter is connected to second terminals of the rectifiers. A second terminal of the DC/DC converter is connected to a power unit of a container data center. Each rectifier converts the alternating current (AC) generated by the corresponding aerogenerator to a pulsating direct current (DC). The DC/DC converter converts the pulsating DC to a constant voltage DC and supplies power to the power unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YAO-TING CHANG, CHAO-KE WEI, HUNG-CHOU CHAN
  • Publication number: 20110317359
    Abstract: A fan duct includes a top plate, two side plates extending downward from opposite sides of the top plate, and plural guiding plates extending downward from the top plate. The side plates and the top plates cooperatively define an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet are located at another two opposite sides of the top plates, respectively. The guiding plates are located between the side plates and adjacent to the air outlet. Each of the guiding plates forms a guiding face facing the air inlet. The guiding face is obliquely oriented with respect to the top plate. An electronic device incorporating the fan duct is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, YAO-TING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20110110044
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus adapted for cooling an electronic component received in a metal housing includes a heat sink thermally attached to the electronic component and a plurality of resilient tabs arranged between the heat sink and the metal housing. The resilient tabs are elastically deformed by the metal housing and thermally contact an inner face of the metal housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO-KE WEI, WEN-CHEN WANG
  • Publication number: 20060203451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat sink. The heat sink includes a casting, a block, heat pipes, and fins. The block is placed in a cavity of the casting. The heat pipes are composed of a straight heat pipe and two second degree curve heat pipes. The heat pipes are coupled to the casting. The fins are also coupled to the casting. The block absorbs heat from a heat source and transfer to the fins via heat pipes for heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Chao-Ke Wei, Heng-Li Chou, Hsiang-Jung Chin, Wen-Liang Hwang