Change Of Physical State Patents (Class 361/700)
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Patent number: 9042099Abstract: A method is provided which includes providing a cooling apparatus which includes a door assembly coupled to the electronics rack at an inlet or air outlet side of the rack. The door assembly includes: an airflow opening configured to facilitate ingress or egress of airflow through the electronics rack with the door assembly mounted to the rack; an air-to-coolant heat exchanger disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening passes across the air-to-coolant heat exchanger, the air-to-coolant heat exchanger being configured to extract heat from the airflow passing thereacross; and a vapor condenser configured to facilitate condensing of dielectric fluid vapor egressing from at least one immersion-cooled electronic component section of the electronics rack. The cooling apparatus, including the door assembly, facilitates air-cooling and immersion-cooling of different electronic components of the electronics rack.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 9042097Abstract: An electronic component assembly includes a housing that provides a cavity filled with a cooling fluid that has a liquid phase and a vapor phase. An electronic element is arranged in the cavity and is configured to generate heat. A wicking material is arranged in the cavity between the housing and the electronic device. The cavity provides a gap adjacent to the wicking material. The wicking material is configured to absorb the liquid phase, and the vapor phase is provided in the gap.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventor: Debabrata Pal
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Patent number: 9042098Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an electronics rack is provided which includes a door assembly coupled to the electronics rack at an inlet or air outlet side of the rack. The door assembly includes: an airflow opening configured to facilitate ingress or egress of airflow through the electronics rack with the door assembly mounted to the rack; an air-to-coolant heat exchanger disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening passes across the air-to-coolant heat exchanger, the air-to-coolant heat exchanger being configured to extract heat from the airflow passing thereacross; and a vapor condenser configured to facilitate condensing of dielectric fluid vapor egressing from at least one immersion-cooled electronic component section of the electronics rack. The cooling apparatus, including the door assembly, facilitates air-cooling and immersion-cooling of different electronic components of the electronics rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons
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Publication number: 20150138731Abstract: A cooling apparatus is disclosed, which may include multiple heat producing units. The cooling apparatus may also have a thermal interface material (TIM) to facilitate heat transfer away from the heat producing units. The cooling apparatus may also have multiple heat sink columns located above, and designed to conduct heat away from, corresponding heat producing units, through thermally conductive contact with corresponding portions of the TIM layer. The cooling apparatus may also have a load plate located above the heat sink columns, designed to hold the heat sink columns in a relatively fixed position above the heat producing units. The TIM layer may have an initial compressed state between the heat sink columns and the corresponding heat producing units. Each of the heat sink columns may be designed so that, in operation, the corresponding portion of the TIM layer may have a further compressed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Phillip V. Mann, Kevin M. O'Connell, Arvind K. Sinha
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Patent number: 9033028Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a centrifugal fan and a heat pipe. The centrifugal fan includes an outer housing, a heat dissipation fin array, a retaining wall, an impeller and a rotation-driving device. The outer housing includes an axial air inlet, an axial air outlet and a radial air outlet. The heat dissipation fin array is located at an inner wall of the radial air outlet. The retaining wall is located on a flat wall of the outer housing on which the axial air outlet is located. The retaining wall is in contact with an inner wall of an electronic device to collectively form a circulation channel so as to guide airflows output from the axial air outlet through the flat wall with which the heat dissipation fin array is aligned, and into the axial air inlet. The heat pipe is in contact with the heat dissipation fin array.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Che-Ming Wang
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Publication number: 20150131229Abstract: It is impossible in a cooling device using a phase-change system, seeking high heat transport performance, to obtain sufficient cooling performance due to the increase in thermal resistance with a heating element to be cooled, therefore, a connecting structure of a cooling device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a connecting board with an opening; a pressing plate of thin plate elastically deformable; first fixing means for fixing the pressing plate to the connecting board with the pressing plate disposed covering heat receiving means composing the cooling device; and second fixing means for fixing the connecting board to a substrate with the heat receiving means abutting against a heating element mounted on the substrate and disposed in the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Arihiro Matsunaga, Minoru Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Sakamoto, Akira Shoujiguchi, Masaki Chiba, Kenichi Inaba
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Patent number: 9025330Abstract: A cabinet for housing and cooling electronic components with internally circulating air that is cooled at each of a plurality of equipment shelves.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Marc Hodes, Alan Michael Lyons, William Harold Scofield
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Patent number: 9025331Abstract: A cooling apparatus for an electronics rack is provided which includes a door assembly configured to couple to an air inlet side of the electronics rack. The door assembly includes: one or more airflow openings facilitating passage of airflow through the door assembly and into the electronics rack; one or more air-to-coolant heat exchangers disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening(s) passes across the heat exchanger(s), which is configured to extract heat from airflow passing thereacross; and one or more airflow redistributors disposed in a direction of airflow through the airflow opening(s) downstream of, and at least partially aligned to, the heat exchanger(s). The airflow redistributor(s) facilitates redistribution of the airflow passing across the air-to-liquid heat exchanger(s) to a desired airflow pattern at the air inlet side of the electronics rack, such as a uniform airflow distribution across the air inlet side of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons, Daniel E. Zambrano
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Patent number: 9025332Abstract: A method is provided which includes providing a cooling apparatus for an electronics rack which includes a door assembly configured to couple to an air inlet side of the electronics rack. The door assembly includes: one or more airflow openings facilitating passage of airflow through the door assembly and into the electronics rack; one or more air-to-coolant heat exchangers disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening(s) passes across the heat exchanger(s), which is configured to extract heat from airflow passing thereacross; and one or more airflow redistributors disposed in a direction of airflow through the airflow opening(s) downstream of, and at least partially aligned to, the heat exchanger(s). The airflow redistributor(s) facilitates redistribution of the airflow passing across the air-to-liquid heat exchanger(s) to a desired airflow pattern at the air inlet side of the electronics rack, such as a uniform airflow distribution across the air inlet side of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons, Daniel E. Zambrano
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Publication number: 20150116941Abstract: Methods are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronic component. The method includes providing a liquid-cooled cold plate and a thermal spreader associated with the cold plate. The cold plate includes multiple coolant-carrying channel sections extending within the cold plate, and a thermal conduction surface with a larger surface area than a surface area of the component to be cooled. The thermal spreader includes one or more heat pipes including multiple heat pipe sections. One or more heat pipe sections are partially aligned to a first region of the cold plate, that is, where aligned to the surface to be cooled, and partially aligned to a second region of the cold plate, which is outside the first region. The one or more heat pipes facilitate distribution of heat from the electronic component to coolant-carrying channel sections of the cold plate located in the second region of the cold plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Timothy J. CHAINER, David P. GRAYBILL, Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Vinod KAMATH, Bejoy J. KOCHUPARAMBIL, Roger R. SCHMIDT, Mark E. STEINKE
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Publication number: 20150116940Abstract: A circuit card assembly is provided. The circuit card assembly includes a printed circuit board, at least one electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board, and a frame coupled to the printed circuit board such that the electronic component is disposed between the printed circuit board and the frame. The circuit card assembly also includes a heat transfer device coupled to the frame. The heat transfer device has a heat pipe disposed at least in part between the frame and the printed circuit board. The circuit card assembly further includes a pivotable brace biasing the heat pipe toward the electronic component to facilitate cooling the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joo Han Kim, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Jay Todd Labhart, Shakti Singh Chauhan, Graham Charles Kirk, Stuart Connolly
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Patent number: 9019704Abstract: Methods and means related to rejecting heat through thermal storage are provided. A heat sink includes internal cavities containing a phase-change material. Heat from a thermal load is rejected by flowing fluid coolant at a normal operating temperature. Failure of the fluid coolant system causes heat storage within the phase-change material at a temperature slightly greater than the normal operating temperature. Restoration of the fluid coolant system results in stored heat rejection and a return to a normal operating temperature. Normal operation of the thermal load can be performed while efforts are made to restore the fluid coolant system.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Brandon Rubenstein, Roy Zeighami
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Publication number: 20150109737Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes an electrical circuit including a heat source, a heat pipe cooler in which a refrigerant is enclosed, the heat pipe cooler configured to cool the heat source, a freeze determiner configured to determine whether the refrigerant is frozen, and an output limiter configured to limit output when the freeze determiner determines that the refrigerant is frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC IND. SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Yosuke FUJII, Nobuhiro Takahashi
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Publication number: 20150109735Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods of fabricating thereof are provided which facilitate pumped immersion-cooling of an electronic component(s). The cooling apparatus includes an enclosure having a compartment accommodating the electronic component(s), and dielectric fluid within the compartment at least partially immersing the electronic component(s). A liquid-cooled heat sink is associated with the enclosure to cool at least one cooling surface associated with the compartment, and facilitate heat transfer to the heat sink from the electronic component(s) via the dielectric fluid. A pump is disposed external to the compartment and in fluid communication therewith to facilitate pumped dielectric fluid flow through the compartment. The pumped dielectric fluid flow through the compartment enhances heat transfer from the electronic component(s) to the liquid-cooled heat sink via the cooling surface(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Levi A. CAMPBELL, Richard C. CHU, Milnes P. DAVID, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Roger R. SCHMIDT, Robert E. SIMONS
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Publication number: 20150109736Abstract: Electronic device assemblies employing dual phase change materials and vehicles incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device assembly includes a semiconductor device having a surface, wherein the semiconductor device operates in a transient heat flux state and a normal heat flux state, a coolant fluid thermally coupled to the surface of the semiconductor device, and a phase change material thermally coupled to the surface of the semiconductor device. The phase change material has a phase change temperature at which the phase change material changes from a first phase to a second phase. The phase change material absorbs heat flux at least when the semiconductor device operates in the transient heat flux state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Shailesh N. Joshi, Ercan Mehmet Dede
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Patent number: 9013876Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a heat source in the housing, and a heat dissipation device in the housing and separated from the heat source by a distance. The heat dissipation device includes a casing. A heat dissipation material is disposed in the casing. The heat dissipation material includes 15 to 30 percent volume of multiple copper materials, 50 to 85 percent volume of a phase change material, and 15 to 20 percent volume of air. The heat dissipation device has a surface facing the heat source. A central area and an outer ring area are defined on the surface. The outer ring area surrounds the central area. A geometric midpoint of the central area overlaps that of the surface. An orthographic projection region on the surface is in the outer ring area. The heat dissipation device absorbs heat from the heat source through thermal radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Yi-Lun Cheng, Ming-Hung Lin, Chun-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 9013874Abstract: A heat dissipation device for an electronic device includes a base, a plurality of fins and at least one heat pipe. The base has a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. A heat-generating component of the electronic device is disposed adjacent to the rear surface. The plurality of fins extend from the front surface of the base. The heat pipe is disposed on the front surface of the base and in a cutout portion of the plurality of fins. The heat dissipation device, which removes heat from the heat-generating component, has a low profile and improved heat dissipation capability.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: SK hynix memory solutions inc.Inventor: Givargis George Kaldani
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Patent number: 9013875Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a heat source located in a casing, and a heat dissipation device disposed in a casing. The heat dissipation device is kept apart from the heat source. The heat dissipation device includes a casing having a heat dissipation material including 15 to 30 percent volume of multiple copper materials, 50 to 85 percent volume of a phase change material, and 15 to 20 percent volume of air. The casing has a surface facing the heat source. A central area and an outer ring area are defined on the surface. A geometric midpoint of the central area overlaps a geometric midpoint of the surface. An orthographic projection region of the heat source to the surface is located in the central area. The heat dissipation device absorbs heat generated by the heat source through thermal radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Yi-Lun Cheng, Ming-Hung Lin, Chun-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 9007769Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a heat source located inside a casing, and a heat dissipation device disposed inside a casing. The heat dissipation device is in thermal contact with the heat source. The heat dissipation device includes a casing having a heat dissipation material. The heat dissipation material includes 15 to 30 volume percent of multiple copper materials, 50 to 85 volume percent of a phase change material, and 15 to 20 volume percent of air. The casing has a surface being in thermal contact with the heat source. A central area and an outer ring area are defined on the surface. The outer ring area surrounds the central area. A geometric midpoint of the central area and a geometric midpoint of the surface are overlapped. The heat dissipation device absorbs heat generated by the heat source located in the central area through thermal conduction.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Yi-Lun Cheng, Ming-Hung Lin, Chun-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 9007770Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a heat source located in the housing, and a heat dissipation device disposed in the housing. The heat dissipation device thermally contacts the heat source. The heat dissipation device includes a casing. A heat dissipation material is disposed in the casing. The heat dissipation material includes 15 to 30 percent volume of multiple copper materials, 50 to 85 percent volume of a phase change material and 15 to 20 percent volume of air. The heat dissipation device has a surface thermally contacting the heat source. A central area and an outer ring area are defined on the surface. The outer ring area surrounds the central area. A geometric midpoint of the central area overlaps that of the surface. The heat source is located in the outer ring area. The heat dissipation device absorbs heat from the heat source through thermal conduction.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec CorporationInventors: Yi-Lun Cheng, Ming-Hung Lin, Chun-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 9007768Abstract: A system for cooling items of equipment likely to give off energy, comprises: an enclosure comprising a membrane that is porous to water vapor and sealed to liquid water, said membrane separating the cavity into a first portion designed to contain a fluid consisting of water and vapor, a second portion designed to contain the vapor resulting from the vaporization of the water, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the liquid-vapor fluid contained in the cavity, a device to discharge the vapor from the cavity into the environment creating a vacuum in this cavity and breaking the natural liquid/vapor balance of the cavity containing the liquid, thus causing a vaporization of a portion of the liquid, a means for controlling the flow rate of the vapor discharged to outside of the cavity, said control means being regulated on the signal delivered by the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: ThalesInventor: Martin Raynaud
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Publication number: 20150092348Abstract: A thermal management system includes a distributor plate secured to and parallel to a circuit board. The circuit board has a module secured thereto and the distributor plate defines an area on an inner surface thereof secured to or otherwise in thermal contact with the module. Heat pipes embedded in the distributor plate include a portion over the module and a portion over the circuit board outward from the module. A portion of the heat pipes outward from the module may be substantially perpendicular to a direction of airflow between the circuit board and distributor plate. The module may be located closer to one edge of the circuit board and the heat pipes may according extend from adjacent that edge to an opposite edge of the circuit board. An inward facing surface may include fins extending toward the circuit board and the fins may be contoured to the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Cyan Inc.Inventors: Todd Andrew Newhouse, Colin John Wilson
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Patent number: 8988880Abstract: An electronics device and method for assembling a heat transfer assembly of the same. An electronics device includes a circuit board, a chassis that houses the circuit board, a heat pipe configured to transfer heat from the circuit board to a wall of the chassis, and a brace configured to press the heat pipe against the wall. A brace includes a medial portion configured to contact a heat pipe and an end portion including a protrusion that is configured to be received in a depression of a chassis.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.Inventor: Laith Anthony Vincent
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Publication number: 20150077939Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include an electronic device, which may include a control component to drive a refrigerant cycle, and a cooling tube through which a refrigerant to cool the electronic device may flow. The cooling tube may be coupled to one side of the electronic device. The electronic device may include an electronic case having at least one through hole, an electronic board to which the control component may be coupled, the electronic board being disposed in the electronic case, at least one heat transfer plate disposed to contact the control component, the at least one heat transfer plate being coupled to the electronic case, and at least one heat sink, to which the cooling tube may be coupled, the at least one heat sink contacting the at least one heat transfer plate through the at least one through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Hakjin LEE, Taegeol KIM, Seokhoon JANG
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Publication number: 20150077937Abstract: An apparatus comprising a fluid-circulator loop configured to be located on a circuit board, wherein a heat-removal portion of the fluid-circulator loop is configured to be located adjacent to an optical transceiver module on the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Alcatel LucentInventors: John Daly, Brian Donnelly, Nicholas Jeffers, Wei Ling, Salvatore J. Messana, Paul M. Rominski
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Publication number: 20150077938Abstract: The present invention relates cooling system comprising at least one Thermo syphon, which Thermo syphon comprises at least one indoor evaporator, which is by first tubing connected to at least one outdoor condenser. It is the object of the present application to achieve effective automatic cooling of electronic systems placed inside a housing. This can be achieved by a system as disclosed in that the second tubing comprises a valve, which valve comprises a valve seat and a moveable valve piston, which valve piston is by decreasing temperature by the actuator moving towards the valve seat for closing the valve. Hereby a highly efficient cooling system can be achieved which can operate automatically without any energy supply from the outside, due to the use of the Thermo syphon principle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: DANTHERM COOLING A/SInventor: Morten Espersen
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Patent number: 8978739Abstract: A heat dissipating device for dissipating heat from a heat radiation element includes a base, a fixing frame, a fan, and a securing arm. The fixing frame is fixedly attached to the base, and the fixing frame has two coaxially aligned receiving holes defined therein. The fan includes two coaxially aligned shafts. The aligned shafts are fittingly received in the respective receiving holes, such that the fan is detachably attached to the fixing frame and rotatable about the aligned shafts. The securing arm is rotatably attached to the base, and the securing arm is configured for holding the fan against the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chin-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 8982559Abstract: A heatsink is provided with a base body opposed to a heat generating body and absorbing heat from the heat generating body. Thermal resistance of that opposed portion of the base body which is opposed to the heat generating body is higher than thermal resistance of a surrounding portion surrounding the opposed portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: Fuchigami Micro Co., Ltd., Kagoshima UniversityInventors: Kenji Ohsawa, Katsuya Tsuruta, Toshiaki Kotani, Kei Mizuta
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Publication number: 20150070846Abstract: An immersion cooling tank comprises: a dielectric liquid disposed within a lower volume of the tank; at least one electronic equipment immersed within the dielectric liquid and which requires electrical power to operate; and at least one power distribution unit and/or a bus bar distribution system submerged beneath a surface of the dielectric liquid and providing electrical power to the at least one electronic equipment. The immersion cooling tank further includes a condenser located vertically above the dielectric fluid and the at least one electronic equipment, and through which is flowing a condensation fluid that has a lower density than the dielectric liquid. A leak of the condensation fluid into the tank volume results in the condensation fluid floating atop the dielectric liquid and prevents the condensation liquid from coming into contact with the power distribution unit. The bus bar distribution system enables blind mating of inserted electronic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventor: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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Patent number: 8975838Abstract: An electric motor controller includes controller electronics configured to control an electric motor. The electric motor controller also includes a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the controller electronics. The thermoelectric cooler is configured to receive a braking current associated with braking of the electric motor and provide cooling to the controller electronics.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Richard E. Versailles, Robert D. Klapatch, Kerry R. Querns
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Patent number: 8976528Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates heat transfer in an electronic device. The system includes a heat pipe configured to conduct heat away from a heat-generating component in the electronic device. The system also includes a thermal stage disposed along a thermal interface between the heat-generating component and the heat pipe, wherein the thermal stage applies a spring force between the heat-generating component and the heat pipe. The thermal stage includes a first thickness to accommodate the heat pipe and a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness to increase a spring force between the heat-generating component and the heat pipe. Finally, the system includes a set of fasteners configured to fasten the thermal stage to a surface within the electronic device and form a thermal gap between the heat pipe and an enclosure of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Patrick Kessler, Charles A. Schwalbach, Richard H. Tan, William F. Leggett
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Patent number: 8976526Abstract: In an embodiment, a medium voltage drive system includes a transformer, multiple power cubes each coupled to the transformer, and a manifold assembly. Each power cube includes cold plates each coupled to a corresponding switching device of the cube, an inlet port in communication with a first one of the cold plates and an outlet port in communication with a last one of the cold plates. The manifold assembly can support an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit and further support first and second connection members to enable blind mating of each of the first connection members to the inlet port of one of the power cubes and each of the second connection members to the outlet port of one of the power cubes to enable two phase cooling of the plurality of power cubes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor CompanyInventors: Devdatta P. Kulkarni, Thomas Keister, Manzoor Hussain, Scott Simmons, Ut V. Pham, Rose Craft, Randall Pipho
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Publication number: 20150062802Abstract: Heat pipe assemblies for Information Handling Systems (IHSs). In some embodiments, an IHS may comprise a motherboard including a Central Processing Unit (CPU); a cooling system coupled to the motherboard, the cooling system including a heat pipe, the CPU coupled to a first side of the heat pipe; and a daughterboard coupled to the motherboard and including a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) coupled to a second side of the heat pipe. In other embodiments, a method may include providing a motherboard including a CPU; coupling a cooling system to the motherboard, the cooling system including a heat pipe, the CPU coupled to a first side of the heat pipe; and coupling a daughterboard to the motherboard, the daughterboard including a GPU coupled to a second side of the heat pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: David William Grunow, Daniel William Kehoe, Matthew B. Mendelow
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Publication number: 20150062821Abstract: The size of an electronic device using a cooling structure for an electronic circuit board is increased when using a heating element with a large amount of heat generation, therefore, a cooling structure for an electronic circuit board according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an evaporator with an evaporation container storing a refrigerant; a condenser condensing and liquefying a vapor-phase refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator and radiating heat; and a pipe connecting the evaporator to the condenser, wherein the evaporator includes a heat receiving area, on one side of the evaporation container, thermally connecting to a heating element disposed on the electronic circuit board, and a plurality of flow path plates, in an area including the heat receiving area, extending in the direction parallel to the electronic circuit board; and a vapor-liquid interface of the refrigerant is positioned above or at the level of a lower end and below an upper end of the heat receiving area in thType: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Minoru Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Sakamoto, Akira Shoujiguchi, Masaki Chiba, Kenichi Inaba, Arihiro Matsunaga
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APPARATUS AND METHODS USING HEAT PIPES FOR LINKING ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES THAT UNEQUALLY PRODUCE HEAT
Publication number: 20150062819Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one heat sink and first and second electronic assemblies mounted on the at least one heat sink at respective first and second mounting sites and configured to unequally (e.g., at least partially non-concurrently) produce heat. At least one heat pipe is thermally coupled to the at least one heat sink and extends between locations proximate the first and second mounting sites. For example, the first and second electronic assemblies may be components of respective subsystems of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), such as a rectifier and a battery converter, that generate heat in an at least partially non-concurrent manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: George W. Oughton, JR., George Arthur Navarro -
Publication number: 20150062820Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a planar heat conducting material that comprises a first heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a first integrated circuit and a first heat sink, a second heat sink conduction portion configured to conduct heat between a second integrated circuit and a second heat sink, and a thermal bridge portion configured to conduct heat between the first heat sink conduction portion and the second heat sink conduction portion, such that the thermal bridge portion allows for flexural compensation for a height difference between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Mandy Hin Lam, Hong Tran Huynh, M. Baris Dogruoz
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Publication number: 20150062804Abstract: Apparatuses are provided for cooling an electronic component(s), which include a heat sink coupled to the electronic component(s), and having a coolant-carrying channel for a first coolant. The first coolant provides two-phase cooling to the electronic component(s), and is discharged from the heat sink as coolant exhaust, which includes coolant vapor. The apparatus further includes a node-level condensation module coupled to the heat sink to receive the coolant exhaust. The condensation module is cooled via a second coolant, and facilitates condensing the coolant vapor in the coolant exhaust. A controller automatically controls the liquid-cooling of the heat sink and/or the liquid-cooling of the node-level condensation module. A control valve adjusts a flow rate of the second coolant of the node-level condensation module, with the valve being automatically controlled by the controller based on a characterization of the coolant vapor in the coolant exhaust.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Levi A. CAMPBELL, Richard C. CHU, Milnes P. DAVID, Michael J. ELLSWORTH, JR., Madhusudan K. IYENGAR, Robert E. SIMONS
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Publication number: 20150055300Abstract: A heat dissipation structure includes a heat conduction support body disposed in a handheld electronic device. The heat conduction support body has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. A chamber is defined between the first and second faces. More than one capillary structure and a working fluid are disposed in the chamber. One of the first and second faces or both of the first and second faces are in contact with the electronic components of the handheld electronic device. One of the first and second faces is in contact with the housing of the handheld electronic device. Accordingly, the heat generated by the electronic components can be quickly conducted and dissipated outward.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Chun Hsieh, Chuan-Chin Huang
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Patent number: 8964391Abstract: Cooling methods are provided for facilitating pumped immersion-cooling of electronic components. The cooling method includes: providing a housing forming a compartment about one or more components, and providing a supply manifold, a return manifold, and coupling a coolant loop coupling in fluid communication the supply and return manifolds and the housing. Coolant flowing through the coolant loop flows through the compartment of the housing and, at least partially, immersion-cools the component(s) by flow boiling. A pump facilitates circulation of coolant within the loop, and a coolant bypass line is coupled between the supply and return manifolds. The return manifold includes a mixed-phase manifold section, and the bypass line provides coolant from the supply manifold directly to the mixed-phase manifold section. Coolant flows from the coolant bypass line into the mixed-phase manifold section in a direction counter to the direction of any coolant vapor flow within that manifold section.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8964390Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for facilitating pumped immersion-cooling of electronic components. The cooling apparatus includes a housing forming a compartment about one or more components, a supply manifold, a return manifold, and a coolant loop coupling in fluid communication the supply and return manifolds and the housing. Coolant flowing through the coolant loop flows through the compartment of the housing and at least partially immersion-cools the component(s) by flow boiling. A pump facilitates circulation of coolant within the loop, and a coolant bypass line is coupled between the supply and return manifolds. The return manifold includes a mixed-phase manifold section, and the bypass line provides coolant from the supply manifold directly to the mixed-phase manifold section. Coolant flows from the coolant bypass line into the mixed-phase manifold section in a direction counter to the direction of any coolant vapor flow within that manifold section.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8953319Abstract: A heat-dissipating module applied to a circuit board having an electronic element is disclosed. The heat-dissipating module includes a plurality of connecting portions, a contacting portion and a folded portion. The heat-dissipating module is connected to the circuit board by the connecting portions, and a first surface of the contacting portion contacts the electronic element. The folded portion is connected to the contacting portion. The heat-dissipating module is suitable for a thin and light electronic device and has firm structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.Inventor: Cheng-Yu Wang
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Patent number: 8953321Abstract: A small form factor desktop computing device having a suitable internal cooling arrangement is disclosed. The device can be formed of a single piece seamless housing machined from a single billet of aluminum. The single piece seamless housing includes an aesthetically pleasing foot support having at least a portion formed of RF transparent material that provides easy user access to selected internal components as well as offers electromagnetic shielding. The device can also include a removable foot, a heat producing element, a fan, an air processing manifold having a plurality of angled fins, and a heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Eric A. Knopf, David P. Tarkinton, Matthew D. Rohrbach
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Patent number: 8953318Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally pertain to passive cooling systems and methods for electronics. An exemplary passive cooling system for electronics has a circuit package and dielectric liquid. The circuit package has a cover positioned over a circuit element coupled to a substrate. The cover is attached to the substrate and creates a water-tight seal around the circuit element. The circuit package further has a porous media. The dielectric liquid directly contacts the circuit element, and heat from the circuit element is transferred to the dielectric liquid. As the liquid reaches its boiling point, vapor from the liquid is passed through the porous media for further cooling.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for and on behalf of the University of Alabama in HuntsvilleInventors: James E. Smith, William Bishop
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Patent number: 8953317Abstract: Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided for immersion-cooling one or more electronic components. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a fluid-tight compartment about the electronic component(s) and a dielectric fluid disposed within the fluid-tight compartment, with the electronic component(s) immersed within the dielectric fluid. A vapor-condenser and one or more wicking components are also provided. The vapor-condenser includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the fluid-tight compartment, and the wicking component(s) is disposed within the fluid-tight compartment in physical contact with at least a portion of one or more thermally conductive condenser fins of the thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8953320Abstract: Cooling apparatus and methods are provided for partial immersion-cooling of multiple electronic components. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a compartment about the components, and a fluid disposed within the compartment. First and second electronic components are at least partially non-immersed within the fluid, with the first component being a different type of electronic component with different configuration than the second component. A vapor condenser is provided with a vapor-condensing surface disposed within the compartment for condensing fluid vapor, and a condensate redirect structure is disposed within the compartment between the vapor condenser and the first and second components. The redirect structure is differently configured over the first electronic component compared with over the second electronic component, and provides a different pattern of condensate drip over the first component compared with over the second component.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Milnes P. David, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8944150Abstract: A heat dissipating device includes a chamber with an evaporation portion and a condensation portion, the chamber including a refrigerant. The chamber further includes an evaporation portion scraping brush provided corresponding to the evaporation portion, the evaporation portion scraping brush being able to sweep relative to an inner surface of the evaporation portion. A refrigerant liquid film is formed on the inner surface of the evaporation portion. Since the fluid refrigerant is uniformly applied to an inner surface of the evaporation portion to form a liquid film, the heat dissipating ability of the heat pipe heat dissipating device is improved, and the heat dissipating uniformity of the heat pipe heat dissipating device is enhanced. A heat dissipating method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Hao Wang
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Publication number: 20150029667Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a cage having an interior cavity and a divider that divides the interior cavity into first and second ports. The cage has a front end that is open to the first and second ports, which are configured to receive first and second pluggable modules, respectively, therein through the front end. The divider includes an internal compartment that extends between the first and second ports. The receptacle assembly includes a thermal transfer assembly having a base and a spring. The base is received within the internal compartment of the divider and includes a module side that faces the first port. The spring is operatively connected between the divider and the base such that the spring is configured to bias the base toward the first port and thereby press the module side of the base into thermal communication with the first pluggable module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventor: David Stanley Szczesny
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Patent number: 8941986Abstract: A computer system includes a computer case, an enclosure, and a heat dissipating device. The computer case includes a rear plate with a plurality of ventilation holes. The enclosure includes a separating portion to divide the computer case into a first receiving area and a second area. The heat dissipating device includes a first heat sink, a second heat sink, a heat pipe and a fan. The first heat sink is attached to a chip, and the fan communicates with the second heat sink. The first heat sink and the fan are received in the first receiving area, and the second heat sink is received in the second receiving area. The heat pipe extends through the separating portion, and the plurality of ventilation holes, the first heat sink, the fan, the heat pipe, and the second heat sink together defines an air path for air flowing through.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: ScienBizIP Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yang Li
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Publication number: 20150022975Abstract: A method and system for cooling a heat-generating component are provided. The system includes a heat generating electronic component including a heat conductive face, a heat sink device including at least one open face pin fin array surface directly coupled to the conductive face, each fin including a distal end including an outwardly facing contact area, the contact areas covering only a portion of the conductive face, the contact areas configured to carry electrical current therethrough, and an immersion of dielectric fluid contained in a vessel, the vessel including a heat-conductive hull at least partially submerged in a heat sink fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Eric Ayres Browne, Satish Sivarama Gunturi, Brian Magann Rush, Rixin Lai, Anurag Kasyap Vejjupalle Subramanyam
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Patent number: 8937806Abstract: Flow diversion apparatuses and methods are provided. A flow diversion apparatus can include a vent configured to permit the flow of a fluid therethrough. The apparatus can also include an electronic device capable of a range of motion across at least a portion of the vent disposed proximate at least a portion of the vent. The apparatus can include a shutter disposed proximate at least a portion of the vent opposite the electronic device. The shutter can be capable of a range of motion across at least a portion of the vent in conjunction with the electronic device. The shutter can prevent at least a portion of the fluid flowing through the vent from impinging on the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Mark David Senatori