Abstract: A cooling device using a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant is circulated through a heat receiver, a compressor, a heat radiator, and an expansion valve includes: a gas-liquid separator configured to perform gas-liquid separation on the refrigerant supplied from the expansion valve; a pump configured to send a liquid phase refrigerant separated by the gas-liquid separator to the heat receiver; and a control unit configured to control opening and closing of a refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle, and an operation and stop of the compressor and the pump, wherein the control unit starts the operation of the pump on condition that a net positive suction head of the pump has reached a predetermined value or more.

Abstract: This electronic apparatus 100 comprises a heating element 20, and a case 30. The case 30 has an opening hole 31. In order that a refrigerant COO will be sealed between the case 30 and the heating element 20, the outer periphery part of a first heating element external surface 21, which is the external surface of the heating element 20, is attached to the outer periphery part of the opening hole 31. Also, the refrigerant COO is a refrigerant that is capable of phase change from a liquid refrigerant LP-COO to a gas phase refrigerant GP-COO. As a result, it is possible to more efficiently cool the heat of the heating element 20.

Abstract: A cooling system (100) has a housing (101), a heat exchanger (110) and an air distribution controller (120). The housing (101) including an inlet (102) for receiving air exhausted from the server module and an outlet (103) for providing air to the server module. The heat exchanger (110) is mounted between the inlet (102) and the outlet (103), the heat exchanger (110) is configured that a refrigerant (111) contained in the heat exchanger (110) exchanges heat with air passing through the heat exchanger (110). The heat exchanger (110) accepts variation of the refrigerant liquid level. The air distribution controller (120) is mounted in an inlet side of the heat exchanger (110). The air distribution controller (120) has a movable plate which allows an airflow profile from the inlet to the heat exchanger (110) redirected. The air distribution controller (120) controls the airflow profile depending on the liquid level.

Abstract: The present invention provides an attachment for a server rack cooling system having at least one heat exchange condenser, the attachment includes: a pipe extension configured to connect to a portion of the server rack cooling system at which air and refrigerant are able to be transferred into the attachment from the at least one heat exchange condenser; a valve on the pipe extension configured to allow exhaust to the outside through the pipe extension at an open position and to block exhaust to the outside at a closed position; and an sensor disposed at a position inside of the pipe extension between the at least one heat exchange condenser and the valve and configured to provide a detection signal determined by a presence of fluid at the position of the sensor; wherein, the valve is opened and closed based on the detection signal from the sensor.

Abstract: A heat-radiation apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of heat-radiation modules which are aligned in a vertically-slanted manner with a predetermined inclination angle to a vertical line in the housing. A plurality of heat-radiation modules includes a plurality of heat exchangers which is aligned together in parallel and equipped with a plurality of fans to parallelize axial lines thereof with each other. In a manufacturing method of the heat-radiation apparatus, the number of heat-radiation modules is adjusted according to a radiation amount which is determined in advance.

Abstract: To efficiently cool down heat of a heating element 20, this electronic device 100 is provided with a circuit board 10 having a heating element 20 that is attached to a first main surface 11 thereof, a case 30 having an opening part 31 that is formed in a surface facing the heating element 20 and housing a refrigerant COO therein, and a connection part 40 connecting the opening part 31 and the heating element 20 so as to enclose the refrigerant COO, the connecting part has a thickness of at most 0.21 mm.

Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a fan, a heat exchanger, a vapor pipe, a liquid pipe, and a refrigerant flowing through these pipes, in which the heat exchanger is a parallel flow heat exchanger divided into a plurality and connected in parallel between the vapor pipe and the liquid pipe. The heat exchanger is connected from the vapor pipe via a vapor branch pipe, and the heat exchanger is connected from the vapor pipe via the vapor branch pipe. In addition, the liquid pipe is connected from the heat exchanger via the liquid branch pipe, and the liquid pipe is connected from the heat exchanger via the liquid branch pipe.

Abstract: An outdoor unit in which, by installing small fans near the ventilation surface of a heat exchanger so as to be parallel with the ventilation surface of the heat exchanger and arranging the small fans so that the ventilation areas of the small fans and the heat exchanger are equivalent, the number of small fans that can be installed is maximized while reducing power consumption.

Abstract: Provided are a phase change cooler with enhanced cooling performance and enhanced pressure resistance performance, and an electronic device using such a phase change cooler. The phase change cooler includes a heat receiving unit, a heat dissipating unit, a vapor pipe and a liquid pipe that interconnect the heat receiving unit and the heat dissipating unit to form a loop, and refrigerant encapsulated inside the phase change cooler. The heat receiving unit has an approximately semicircular cross section, and the vapor pipe is coupled to an inclined face of the heat receiving unit.

Abstract: An evaporator includes: a first surface which conducts heat; a heat medium in the evaporator, which vaporizes as a result of the heat absorbed; a condenser which liquefies the heat medium in a vaporized state; a vapour pipe which guides the heat medium in the vaporized state from the evaporator to the condenser; and a liquid pipe which guides the heat medium in a liquefied state from the condenser to the evaporator. A first opening of the vapour pipe and a second opening of the liquid pipe are disposed in different positions from each other in a first direction, and are disposed so as to open into a heat medium accommodation space inside the evaporator at different positions from each other in a second direction, and which is different to the first direction, and also at different positions from each other in a third direction which intersects the first surface.

Abstract: This electronic apparatus 100 comprises a heating element 20, and a case 30. The case 30 has an opening hole 31. In order that a refrigerant COO will be sealed between the case 30 and the heating element 20, the outer periphery part of a first heating element external surface 21, which is the external surface of the heating element 20, is attached to the outer periphery part of the opening hole 31. Also, the refrigerant COO is a refrigerant that is capable of phase change from a liquid refrigerant LP-COO to a gas phase refrigerant GP-COO. As a result, it is possible to more efficiently cool the heat of the heating element 20.

Abstract: An evaporator includes: a first surface which conducts heat; a heat medium in the evaporator, which vaporizes as a result of the heat absorbed; a condenser which liquefies the heat medium in a vaporized state; a vapour pipe which guides the heat medium in the vaporized state from the evaporator to the condenser; and a liquid pipe which guides the heat medium in a liquefied state from the condenser to the evaporator. A first opening of the vapour pipe and a second opening of the liquid pipe are disposed in different positions from each other in a first direction, and are disposed so as to open into a heat medium accommodation space inside the evaporator at different positions from each other in a second direction, and which is different to the first direction, and also at different positions from each other in a third direction which intersects the first surface.

Abstract: A cooler grows in size and its structure becomes complicated in a phase-change cooler if it is intended to cool a plurality of heating elements; therefore, a phase-change cooler according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a heat-conducting board configured to be thermally connected to a cooling object; heat receiving means for storing a refrigerant and receiving heat of the cooling object through the heat-conducting board; radiation means for radiating heat, condensing and devolatilizing a vapor-phase refrigerant arising from vaporization of the refrigerant in the heat receiving means; and connection means for connecting the heat receiving means and the radiation means.

Abstract: Provided are a phase change cooler with enhanced cooling performance and enhanced pressure resistance performance, and an electronic device using such a phase change cooler. The phase change cooler includes a heat receiving unit, a heat dissipating unit, a vapor pipe and a liquid pipe that interconnect the heat receiving unit and the heat dissipating unit to form a loop, and refrigerant encapsulated inside the phase change cooler. The heat receiving unit has an approximately semicircular cross section, and the vapor pipe is coupled to an inclined face of the heat receiving unit.

Abstract: The cooling system according to the present invention comprises a heat-receiving section including an approximately constant cross-sectional area along a longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction is a direction in which a length of the heat-receiving section is longest and a direction along an arrangement of the heat source in the cooling region. The cooling system also comprises a supply tube for supplying a refrigerant in a liquid state into the heat-receiving section, and a recovery tube for recovering the refrigerant, which is vaporized upon reception of heat, from an inside of the heat-receiving section. The cooling system further comprises a heat radiation section for cooling the recovered refrigerant and supplying the refrigerant in a liquid state to the supply tube. The heat-receiving section comprises a refrigerant pathway which causes the refrigerant supplied from the supply tube to flow out into the heat-receiving section along the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A cooling device 100 includes a first heat receiving unit 400, a second heat receiving unit 410, a first heat dissipating unit 700, and a second heat dissipating unit 710. The first heat dissipating unit 700 and the second heat dissipating unit 710 have a flat plate shape and have a structure in which air passes in a direction approximately perpendicular to a principal surface having a flat plate shape and a first principal surface 730 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the first heat dissipating unit 700 and a second principal surface 740 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the second heat dissipating unit 710 are arranged so as to face to each other. As a result, the size of the cooling device 100 can be reduced without degrading a heat dissipation performance to dissipate heat generated by a heat generating element.

Abstract: A cooler grows in size and its structure becomes complicated in a phase-change cooler if it is intended to cool a plurality of heating elements; therefore, a phase-change cooler according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a heat-conducting board configured to be thermally connected to a cooling object; heat receiving means for storing a refrigerant and receiving heat of the cooling object through the heat-conducting board; radiation means for radiating heat, condensing and devolatilizing a vapor-phase refrigerant arising from vaporization of the refrigerant in the heat receiving means; and connection means for connecting the heat receiving means and the radiation means.

Abstract: A cooling device 100 includes a first heat receiving unit 400, a second heat receiving unit 410, a first heat dissipating unit 700, and a second heat dissipating unit 710. The first heat dissipating unit 700 and the second heat dissipating unit 710 have a flat plate shape and have a structure in which air passes in a direction approximately perpendicular to a principal surface having a flat plate shape and a first principal surface 730 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the first heat dissipating unit 700 and a second principal surface 740 that is a principal surface having a flat plate shape in the second heat dissipating unit 710 are arranged so as to face to each other. As a result, the size of the cooling device 100 can be reduced without degrading a heat dissipation performance to dissipate heat generated by a heat generating element.

Abstract: A control mechanism becomes complex when an optimum volume of refrigerant is stably supplied to a plurality of objects to be cooled that have differing heat generation values. The present invention is a cooling system which comprises a first refrigerant tank that stores a liquid-phase refrigerant, a plurality of evaporators that gasify the liquid-phase refrigerant supplied from the first refrigerant tank, a condenser that liquefies the gas-phase refrigerant that was gasified by the evaporators, a vapor pipe that connects the evaporators and the condenser and in which the gas-phase refrigerant flows, and a liquid pipe that connects the condenser and the first refrigerant tank and connects the first refrigerant tank and the plurality of evaporators and in which the liquid-phase refrigerant flows, wherein the condenser is located higher than the plurality of evaporators, and the first refrigerant tank is located lower than the condenser.

Abstract: This cooling device has: an evaporation section for storing a refrigerant; a condensation section for radiating the heat of a gas-phase refrigerant, which has been gasified by the evaporation section, by condensing and liquefying the gas-phase refrigerant; a vapor pipe for transporting the gas-phase refrigerant to the condensation section; a liquid pipe for transporting a liquid-phase refrigerant, which has been condensed by the condensation section, to the evaporation section; and a mounting plate provided with a connection structure connected to the device side which is to be cooled. The evaporation section is disposed on one surface of the mounting plate, and the condensation section is disposed on the other side of the mounting plate.