Fluid collecting apparatus, cooling system and method of operating the same
View Patent ↗A fluid collecting apparatus includes a housing, a gripping member, an inlet, and an outlet. The housing includes a chamber. The gripping member is movable within the chamber, extendable toward or retractable away from a tank, and is configured to hold a computing device. The inlet is communicable with the chamber and configured to deliver a gas into the chamber. The outlet is communicable with the chamber and configured to discharge the gas out of the chamber. A method of operating a cooling system includes receiving the tank, a coolant held by the tank, and a computing device immersed in the coolant, disposing the fluid collecting apparatus over the tank, moving the computing device into the chamber by the gripping member; supplying a gas from the inlet to be blown against the computing device; and discharging the gas and a vaporized coolant out of the chamber through the outlet.
1 . A cooling system, comprising:
a tank configured to hold a coolant and a computing device therein;
a lid configured to cover the tank;
a fluid collecting apparatus disposed over the tank and including:
a housing including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and a chamber surrounded by the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
a gripping member movable within the chamber, extendable toward or retractable away from the tank, and configured to hold the computing device;
an inlet disposed on the first sidewall, communicable with the chamber and configured to deliver a gas into the chamber; and
an outlet disposed on the second sidewall, communicable with the chamber and configured to discharge the gas out of the chamber,
wherein the lid is disposed between the tank and the fluid collecting apparatus.
2 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein a dimension of the tank is substantially same as a dimension of the housing.
3 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein a temperature of the gas is substantially higher than a boiling point of the coolant.
4 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the gripping member is extendable to load the computing device into the tank or retractable to remove the computing device from the tank.
5 . The cooling system of claim 4 , wherein the gripping member is movable along a first rail or a second rail substantially orthogonal to the first rail.
6 . The cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the lid is disposed between the tank and the fluid collecting apparatus.
7 . The cooling system of claim 1 , further comprising a glove arranged on a third sidewall of the fluid collecting apparatus and configured to access the chamber.
8 . The cooling system of claim 1 , further comprising a condenser disposed adjacent to the outlet and configured to condense the coolant vaporized from the tank into a liquid.
9 . The cooling system of claim 1 , further comprising a collector coupled to the outlet and configured to collect the gas or the coolant discharged from the outlet.
10 . A cooling system, comprising:
a housing defined with a chamber, and including an inlet configured to deliver a gas into the chamber and an outlet configured to discharge the gas out of the chamber;
a gripping member movable within the chamber;
a tank disposed under the housing and configured to hold a coolant and a computing device immersed in the coolant;
a lid configured to cover the tank; and
a collector coupled to the outlet and configured to collect the gas or the coolant discharged from the outlet,
wherein the lid is disposed between the tank and the housing.
11 . The cooling system of claim 10 , wherein a volume of the housing is substantially same as a volume of the tank.
12 . The cooling system of claim 10 , further comprising a refill unit connecting the collector to the tank and configured to deliver the coolant collected by the collector back to the tank.
13 . The cooling system of claim 10 , wherein the housing includes a door for accessing the chamber, the computing device enters into or exits from the housing through the door.
14 . A cooling system, comprising:
a housing defined with a chamber, and including an inlet configured to deliver a gas into the chamber and an outlet configured to discharge the gas out of the chamber;
a first valve disposed at the inlet;
a second valve disposed at the outlet;
a gripping member movable within the chamber;
a tank disposed under the housing and configured to hold a coolant and a computing device immersed in the coolant;
a lid configured to cover the tank; and
a control system electrically connected to the gripping member, the first valve and the second valve,
wherein the lid is disposed between the tank and the housing.
15 . The cooling system of claim 14 , further comprising a collector coupled to the outlet and configured to collect the gas or the coolant discharged from the outlet.
16 . The cooling system of claim 14 , further comprising a sensing unit configured to provide information regarding the cooling system to the control system.
17 . The cooling system of claim 14 , further comprising a gas source connected to the inlet.
18 . The cooling system of claim 15 , further comprising a separator disposed in the collector and configured to separate the coolant from a fluid supplied from the chamber.
19 . The cooling system of claim 15 , further comprising a purifier disposed in the collector and configured to purify the coolant collected by the collector.
20 . The cooling system of claim 15 , further comprising a refill unit connecting the collector to the tank and configured to deliver the coolant collected by the collector back to the tank.