Method and system for cooling of a device
A method and system for cooling a device includes a first device that generates a first heat flow dependent upon operation. A space surrounding the first device absorbs the first heat flow and a second device differentiated from the first device generates a second heat flow dependent upon operation. A thermal conduction system which thermally couples the second device and the first device conducts the second heat flow to the first device for the purpose of cooling the second device, and the first device completely or essentially completely absorbs the second heat flow, wherein none of the fluid flowing within the thermal conduction system is compressed or expanded. The first device completely or essentially completely absorbs the second heat flow.
1 . A system for cooling a device, the system comprising:
a first device configured to generate a first heat flow dependent upon operation and the first device is a potable water supply;
a space surrounding the first device and configured to absorb the first heat flow;
a second device which differs from the first device, the second device configured to generate a second heat flow, and the second device being a data center;
a second space surrounding the second device, the second space separate from the space, and the second device is thermally isolated from the second space; and
a thermal conduction system which thermally couples the second device and the first device to cool the second device and which is configured to conduct the second heat flow to the first device via a heat exchanger disposed between the first device and the second device, wherein no fluid which flows within the thermal conduction system is compressed or expanded,
wherein the potable water supply is configured to absorb the second heat flow and an operating power of at least one water heating system associated with at least one consumption point of the potable water supply is automatically reduced based on the absorbed second heat flow.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein a second fluid flowing in a closed second circuit of the thermal conduction system is configured to conduct the second heat flow from the second device to a second side of the heat exchanger of the thermal conduction system, and a first fluid flowing in a closed first circuit of the thermal conduction system, which is separate from the second circuit, is configured to conduct the second heat flow from a first side of the heat exchanger to the first device.
3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein in a normal operating mode of the thermal conduction system, the second fluid is configured to flow from the second device and from the second side of the heat exchanger to a thermoelectric generator of the thermal conduction system and from the thermoelectric generator to the second side of the heat exchanger, and the thermoelectric generator is configured to generate electrical power via a temperature difference between a first inlet temperature of the second fluid and a second inlet temperature of the second fluid, and to supply the electrical power generated for the operation of the thermal conduction system and/or of the second device.
4 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein the second fluid is configured to flow from the second device to a solar heating system which is configured to generate a third heat flow and from the solar heating system to the thermoelectric generator, and the solar heating system increases the first inlet temperature and increases the temperature difference.
5 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein the second fluid is configured to flow from the second device to a heat accumulator and from the heat accumulator to the second device and to the thermoelectric generator, and the heat accumulator increases the first inlet temperature and increases the temperature difference.
6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein the second fluid is configured to flow from the second side of the heat exchanger into a storage buffer of the thermal conduction system and out of the storage buffer to the second side of the heat exchanger, to the heat accumulator, and to the thermoelectric generator.
7 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein in an emergency operating mode which differs from a normal operating mode of the thermal conduction system, the second fluid is configured to flow directly from the second side of the heat exchanger to the second device and from the second device directly to the second side of the heat exchanger.
8 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein a sensor of the thermal conduction system measures a physical property of the thermal conduction system, a pump of the thermal conduction system sets a volumetric flow rate of the first fluid or of the second fluid, and a valve of the thermal conduction system releases or restricts the flow of the first fluid or of the second fluid, and a control unit of the thermal conduction system controls the pump and the valve depending upon the physical property measured.
9 . A method for cooling a device carried out with the system according to claim 1 .
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
flowing a second fluid in a closed second circuit of the thermal conduction system to conduct the second heat flow from the second device to a second side of the heat exchanger of the thermal conduction system; and
flowing a first fluid in a closed first circuit of the thermal conduction system, which is separate from the second circuit, to conduct the second heat flow from a first side of the heat exchanger to the first device.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
in a normal operating mode of the thermal conduction system, flowing the second fluid from the second device and from the second side of the heat exchanger to a thermoelectric generator of the thermal conduction system and from the thermoelectric generator to the second side of the heat exchanger;
generating electrical power via a temperature difference between a first inlet temperature of the second fluid and a second inlet temperature of the second fluid by the thermoelectric generator; and
supplying the electrical power generated for the operation of the thermal conduction system and/or of the second device.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
flowing the second fluid from the second device to a solar heating system;
generating a third heat flow with the solar heating system, the solar heating system increasing the first inlet temperature and the temperature difference; and
flowing the third heat flow from the solar heating system to the thermoelectric generator.
13 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
measuring a physical property of the thermal conduction system by a sensor of the thermal conduction system;
setting a volumetric flow rate of the first fluid or of the second fluid by a pump of the thermal conduction system;
releasing or restricting the flow of the first fluid or of the second fluid by a valve of the thermal conduction system; and
controlling, by a control unit of the thermal conduction system, the pump and the valve based on the physical property measured.