IP Library Granted Patent US 8,659,899
Granted Patent B2
US 8,659,899 · App. 13/340,684 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Cooling system for electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,659,899
App. No.
13/340,684
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooling system is used for cooling an electronic apparatus in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The electronic apparatus is supported on a middle of the bottom plate. The cooling system includes an evaporator, a fan, a condenser, a heat sink attached to the condenser, and a refrigerant pipe connected between the condenser and the evaporator. The heat sink and the condenser are set on an inner surface of the first sidewall. The fan is set on the first sidewall and aligns with the heat sink. The condenser operates to cool refrigerant and transfers the cooled refrigerant to the evaporator. A first airflow cooled by and coming from the evaporator flows through the electronic apparatus and the condenser to cool the electronic apparatus and the condenser, and is then vented through the fan.

Claims (16)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a top wall;

a bottom wall opposite to the top wall;

a first sidewall;

a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall;

an electronic apparatus being supported on a middle of the bottom wall;

an evaporator set on an inner surface of the top wall adjacent to the second sidewall;

a condenser;

a heat sink attached to the condenser, wherein the heat sink and the condenser are set on an inner surface of the first sidewall adjacent to the bottom wall, wherein the heat sink is located between the first sidewall and the condenser;

a fan set on the first sidewall and aligning with the heat sink; and

a refrigerant pipe connected between the condenser and the evaporator;

wherein the condenser operates to cool refrigerant and transfers the cooled refrigerant to the evaporator, a first airflow cooled by and coming from the evaporator flows through the electronic apparatus and the condenser to cool the electronic apparatus and the condenser, and is then vented through the fan.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second sidewall defines a plurality of through holes, and a second airflow coming from the through holes flows through the electronic apparatus and the condenser to cool the electronic apparatus, the condenser, and the heat sink, and is then vented through the fan.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an adiabatic plate is arranged between a top of the electronic apparatus and the top wall.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a container data center, the electronic apparatus is a rack server.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a rack server, and the electronic apparatus is a server module.

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 Dec 30, 2011
From: WEI, CHAO-KE
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027461/0267 →