IP Library Granted Patent US 8,300,402
Granted Patent B2
US 8,300,402 · App. 12/909,859 · Granted Oct 30, 2012

Server system with heat dissipation device

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Patent No.
US 8,300,402
App. No.
12/909,859
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary server system includes a server cabinet, racks arranged in the server cabinet, servers mounted on the racks, and a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heat exchanger arranged over the racks, a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat, and a second fan module including drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger.

Claims (35)

1. A server system, comprising:

a server cabinet;

a plurality of racks received in the server cabinet;

a plurality of servers mounted on the racks; and

a heat dissipation device comprising:

a heat exchanger arranged over the racks;

a first fan module arranged under the racks for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger to the servers to exchange heat therewith; and

a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger;

wherein the first fan module comprises a plurality of axial fans oriented with air intakes thereof aligned with the heat exchanger;

wherein the server cabinet comprises a top plate, a bottom plate under the top plate, a left plate interconnecting left edges of the top and bottom plates, and a right plate interconnecting right edges of the top and bottom plates, and wherein the racks are distributed between the left and right plates, and a channel is defined between the racks aligned with the heat exchanger; and

wherein the server cabinet further comprises a support plate separating an interior of the server cabinet into an upper portion over the support plate and a lower portion under the support plate, a plurality of ventilation holes being defined in the support plate, the racks being received in the upper portion, the first fan module being received in the lower portion.

2. The server system of claim 1 , wherein the support plate is parallel to the top and bottom plates, and is joined to the left and right plates, the bottom plate is near to the support plate than the top plate.

3. The server system of claim 1 , wherein air outlets of the axial fans of the first fan module are oriented towards the left and right plates.

4. The server system of claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger is an ice water heat exchanger, and is fixed on the top plate of the server cabinet.

5. The server system of claim 1 , wherein the server cabinet further comprises a separating board arranged between the second fan module and the heat exchanger to enclose a top of the channel.

6. The server system of claim 1 , wherein each rack comprises two vertical plates and a plurality of rails between the vertical plates, the vertical plates are parallel to the left and right plates, and each vertical plate defines a plurality of grooves corresponding to the rails.

7. The server system of claim 6 , wherein the servers are blade servers, and stand on the rails.

8. A server system, comprising:

a server cabinet comprising two opposite side plates;

a plurality of racks arranged side by side between the two side plates, the racks spaced from each other and from the two side plates, a channel being defined between two neighboring racks;

a plurality of servers mounted on the racks; and

a heat dissipation device mounted in the server cabinet, the heat dissipation device comprising a heat exchanger arranged over the channel, a first fan module arranged under the channel for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger, and a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger;

wherein the first fan module comprises a plurality of axial fans oriented with air intakes thereof aligned with the heat exchanger and air outlets thereof facing the two side plates of the server cabinet.

9. The server system of claim 8 , wherein the server cabinet further comprises a support plate between the two side plates of the server cabinet, the support plate defining a plurality of ventilation holes therein, the racks being mounted on the separating plate, the first fan module being arranged under the support plate.

10. The server system of claim 9 , wherein the server cabinet further comprises a top plate interconnecting top edges of two side plates, and a bottom plate interconnecting bottom edges of the two side plates, the support plate being parallel to the top and bottom plates, the bottom plate being near to the support plate than the top plate.

11. The server system of claim 10 , wherein the heat exchanger is an ice water heat exchanger, and is fixed on the top plate.

12. The server system of claim 8 , wherein each rack comprises two vertical plates and a plurality of rails connected between the vertical plates, the vertical plates are parallel to the two side plates, and each vertical plate defines a plurality of grooves corresponding to the rails.

13. The server system of claim 8 , wherein the servers are blade servers.

14. The server system of claim 8 , wherein the server cabinet further comprises a separating board arranged between the second fan module and the heat exchanger to enclose a top of the channel.

15. A server system, comprising:

a server cabinet comprising two opposite side plates;

a plurality of racks arranged side by side between the two side plates, the racks spaced from each other and from the two side plates, a channel being defined between two neighboring racks;

a plurality of servers mounted on the racks; and

a heat dissipation device mounted in the server cabinet, the heat dissipation device comprising a heat exchanger arranged over the channel, a first fan module arranged under the channel for drawing cooling air from the heat exchanger, and a second fan module comprising a plurality of drawing fans respectively arranged on the racks for drawing up heated air from the servers to the heat exchanger; and

wherein each rack comprises two vertical plates and a plurality of rails connected between the vertical plates, the vertical plates are parallel to the two side plates, and each vertical plate defines a plurality of grooves corresponding to the rails.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045281/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2010
From: WEI, CHAO-KE
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 025185/0023 →