Patents by Inventor Yi-Chieh Chen

Yi-Chieh Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11622471
    Abstract: A cooling device for a computing system is disclosed. The cooling device includes an inlet conduit, a first cold plate, a connecting conduit, a second cold plate, an outlet conduit, and a heat conductor. Coolant flows through the inlet conduit. The first cold plate has a first inlet surface and a first outlet surface. The inlet conduit is coupled to the first inlet surface. The inlet conduit transfers the coolant into the first cold plate. The connecting conduit is coupled at one end to the first outlet surface. The coolant flows from the first cold plate through the connecting conduit. The second cold plate has a second inlet surface and a second outlet surface, the connecting conduit being coupled at another end to the second inlet surface. The outlet conduit is coupled to the second outlet surface. The coolant flows from the second cold plate through the outlet conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Te-Chuan Wang, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230025554
    Abstract: A cooling system for a rack of servers includes a plurality of cooling circuits, where each cooling circuit is coupled to a server of the rack. Each cooling circuit includes a plurality of cooling modules arranged in parallel. Each cooling module includes a cold plate having a cooling conduit passing therethrough, and a pump fluidly coupled to the cooling conduit. The cooling circuit further includes one or more valves fluidly interconnecting the plurality of cooling modules. Each of the one or more valves, when turned on, fluidly connects the cooling conduits of any two adjacent cooling modules. The cooling system further includes a first cooling distribution manifold fluidly connected to the cooling circuit of each of the plurality of servers through an inlet pipe, and a second cooling distribution manifold fluidly connected to the cooling circuit of each of the plurality of servers through an outlet pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Te-Chuan WANG, Tzu-Hsuan HSU
  • Publication number: 20220418154
    Abstract: A cooling device for a computing system is disclosed. The cooling device includes an inlet conduit, a first cold plate, a connecting conduit, a second cold plate, an outlet conduit, and a heat conductor. Coolant flows through the inlet conduit. The first cold plate has a first inlet surface and a first outlet surface. The inlet conduit is coupled to the first inlet surface. The inlet conduit transfers the coolant into the first cold plate. The connecting conduit is coupled at one end to the first outlet surface. The coolant flows from the first cold plate through the connecting conduit. The second cold plate has a second inlet surface and a second outlet surface, the connecting conduit being coupled at another end to the second inlet surface. The outlet conduit is coupled to the second outlet surface. The coolant flows from the second cold plate through the outlet conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Te-Chuan WANG, Tzu-Hsuan HSU
  • Publication number: 20220346273
    Abstract: A computing device comprises a heat sink including a base and a multi-dimensional thermal dissipation device disposed adjacent to the base. A thermally-conductive grease layer is disposed between and in direct contact with the multi-dimensional thermal dissipation device and the base. A gasket contains the thermally-conductive grease layer between the multi-dimensional thermal dissipation device and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Te-Chuan WANG
  • Patent number: 11477915
    Abstract: A computing device includes a sealed computer chassis housing, a heat source, a heat spreader, and a thermal pad. The sealed computer chassis housing, defines an interior space and an exterior surface with a heat sink for the interior space. The heat source is disposed within the interior space. The heat spreader includes a plurality of thermally-conductive protrusions coupled to one or more components of the heat source by an intermediate thermally conductive layer. The thermal pad is positioned above and in thermal contact with the heat spreader. The thermal pad is positioned to contact an interior wall of the sealed computer chassis housing opposite to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Te-Chuan Wang, Tzu-Hsuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 11431415
    Abstract: An electronic component such as a fan-less component for a 5G system having an expansion card and optical transceivers is disclosed. The electronic component has a chassis heat sink having a contact surface and a printed circuit board. A transceiver cage is located on the printed circuit board. The cage receives the optical transceiver. The transceiver cage is in thermal contact with the optical transceiver. The system includes a bracket having a heat sink support with a flat surface in thermal contact with the contact surface of the chassis heat sink. The bracket has a transceiver support having a flat surface in thermal contact with the optical transceiver and supporting the expansion card. A connector support is coupled to the heat sink support and the transceiver support. Heat from the optical transceiver is transmitted through the transceiver, connector, and the heat sink supports to the chassis heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Te-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11412638
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electronic device includes a central processing unit (CPU), a remote heat sink, and a heat-pipe module. The CPU is mounted on a base of the electronic device, and the remote heat sink receives heat generated by the CPU. The heat-pipe module has a plurality of heat pipes for transferring the heat generated by the CPU to the remote heat sink. Each heat pipe has a circular section extending between a first end and a second end. The first end has a flattened, non-circular shape, and is coupled to the base near the CPU. The second end is coupled to the remote heat sink. The first end of each heat pipe is in direct contact with at least another first end of an adjacent heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Yan-Kuei Chen, Te-Chuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220225541
    Abstract: A computing device includes a sealed computer chassis housing, a heat source, a heat spreader, and a thermal pad. The sealed computer chassis housing, defines an interior space and an exterior surface with a heat sink for the interior space. The heat source is disposed within the interior space. The heat spreader includes a plurality of thermally-conductive protrusions coupled to one or more components of the heat source by an intermediate thermally conductive layer. The thermal pad is positioned above and in thermal contact with the heat spreader. The thermal pad is positioned to contact an interior wall of the sealed computer chassis housing opposite to the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Te-Chuan WANG, Tzu-Hsuan HSU
  • Publication number: 20220190921
    Abstract: An electronic component such as a fan-less component for a 5G system having an expansion card and optical transceivers is disclosed. The electronic component has a chassis heat sink having a contact surface and a printed circuit board. A transceiver cage is located on the printed circuit board. The cage receives the optical transceiver. The transceiver cage is in thermal contact with the optical transceiver. The system includes a bracket having a heat sink support with a flat surface in thermal contact with the contact surface of the chassis heat sink. The bracket has a transceiver support having a flat surface in thermal contact with the optical transceiver and supporting the expansion card. A connector support is coupled to the heat sink support and the transceiver support. Heat from the optical transceiver is transmitted through the transceiver, connector, and the heat sink supports to the chassis heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Te-Chuan WANG
  • Publication number: 20220174845
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electronic device includes a central processing unit (CPU), a remote heat sink, and a heat-pipe module. The CPU is mounted on a base of the electronic device, and the remote heat sink receives heat generated by the CPU. The heat-pipe module has a plurality of heat pipes for transferring the heat generated by the CPU to the remote heat sink. Each heat pipe has a circular section extending between a first end and a second end. The first end has a flattened, non-circular shape, and is coupled to the base near the CPU. The second end is coupled to the remote heat sink. The first end of each heat pipe is in direct contact with at least another first end of an adjacent heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Yan-Kuei CHEN, Te-Chuan WANG
  • Patent number: 11333157
    Abstract: A computing device has a fan housing that includes a dual rotor fan with a first rotor and a second rotor. The computing device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the dual rotor fan. The controller is operable to detect a failure associated with the first rotor. In response to detecting the failure, the controller is operable to drive the second rotor at a higher speed than a fan-speed at which the second rotor was being driven before the failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Jen-Mao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210365087
    Abstract: Cooling devices, such as fans, installed in a computing device can be automatically identified by reading an encoded signal from the cooling device's tachometer signal line. A cooling device can temporarily output an encoded signal in response to a trigger event, such as a power on event (e.g., powering-on of the cooling device). A controller, such as a baseboard management controller (BMC), can receive the encoded signal and decode the signal to determine identification information about the cooling device, such as vendor information and/or model information. The identification information about the cooling device can be stored, logged, output, and/or used to customize the operation of the cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Yan-Kuei CHEN, Hsin-Yu LIN
  • Patent number: 11051421
    Abstract: A cooling assembly includes a primary plate, a secondary plate, and a padding layer. The primary plate includes a body, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm of the primary plate extend outwardly in opposite directions from the body of the primary plate. The secondary plate also includes a body, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm of the secondary plate extend outwardly in opposite directions from the body of the secondary plate. The padding layer is inserted between the primary plate and the secondary plate. The padding layer directly contacts a heat-generating electrical component secured between the primary plate and the secondary plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Ching-Yi Shih
  • Publication number: 20210173457
    Abstract: An electronic device operating in standby mode is provided. The electronic device includes a power supply unit, a cooling device coupled to the power supply unit, at least one electronic component cooled by the cooling device, and a controller coupled to the cooling device. The controller is operable to periodically monitor power data and the temperature of the at least one electronic component in standby mode. The controller is also operable to regulate power supplied to the cooling device based on the monitored power data and the temperature of the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Jen-Mao CHEN, Chih-Wei YANG
  • Publication number: 20210172448
    Abstract: A computing device has a fan housing that includes a dual rotor fan with a first rotor and a second rotor. The computing device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the dual rotor fan. The controller is operable to detect a failure associated with the first rotor. In response to detecting the failure, the controller is operable to drive the second rotor at a higher speed than a fan-speed at which the second rotor was being driven before the failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh CHEN, Yueh-Chang WU, Jen-Mao Chen
  • Patent number: 11013151
    Abstract: A chassis includes a receiver frame for receiving a plurality of electronic components. The receiver frame includes a front end, a rear end, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The receiver frame also includes one or more apertures positioned in the bottom wall or the top wall at a location adjacent to the front end. The receiver frame also includes a plurality of air flow channels coupling openings in the front end to the one or more apertures such that air flow from the openings of the front end is first directed towards the rear end across the plurality of electronic components before being directed back towards the front end and then exiting the one or more apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Ming-Hung Tsai, Yan-Kuei Chen, Yi-He Huang
  • Patent number: 10986751
    Abstract: An external air baffle nozzle has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of sidewalls separating the top surface from the bottom surface. An end of the pair of sidewalls, an end of the top surface and an end of the bottom surface define an inlet. An opposite end of the pair of sidewalls, an opposite end of the top surface, and an opposite end of the bottom surface define an outlet. The outlet has a smaller cross section than a cross section of the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chieh Chen, Jen-Mao Chen, Wei-Te Wang, Shuo-Ting Jian
  • Patent number: 10856437
    Abstract: A system and method to control fan power for an electronic device based on cooling requirements is disclosed. The electronic device includes a power supply unit and a fan coupled to the power supply unit. A controller is coupled to the fan. The device includes at least one electronic component cooled by the fan. The controller is operable to classify the at least one electronic component, and regulate the power supplied to the fan based on the classification of the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Ming-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 10842054
    Abstract: A method and structure for improving efficiency of cooling and temperature uniformity among a plurality of heat generating electronic devices arranged in rows within a housing, such as a GPU server, utilizing a single source of cooling air. The electronic devices are arranged in a plurality of rows, but the heat sinks for the last row are elevated above the heat sinks of the first row so as to occupy different positions within the cooling air stream. In some embodiments the heat sinks of the electronic devices are extended forward so as to reside near the heat sinks of the electronic devices in the first row, but in a different flow path of cooling air. In other embodiments, a thermo siphon refrigeration system is provided for the electronic devices in the last row, and may be provided for the electronic devices in the first row as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Yi-Ta Hsu
  • Patent number: 10712795
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling two or more PSUs of a server system. An exemplary method comprises first determining whether the PSUs are switched on to an AC power source. If the PSUs are found not switched on to an AC power source, the method further comprises restarting the AC power source for the PSUs and completing a software-based recovery process. If the PSUs are found to be switched on to an AC power source, the method further comprises determining whether the PSUs meet a predefined criterion. If the PSUs do meet a predefined criterion, the method further comprises disabling a cold-redundancy mode for the PSUs. If the PSUs do not meet a predefined criterion, the method further comprises starting a wake-up process for a first PSU from a cold-redundancy mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yi-Chieh Chen, Yueh-Chang Wu, Ching-Yi Shih