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US 9,891,677 · App. 14/483,470 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Skin based system cooling using internal system fan

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Patent No.
US 9,891,677
App. No.
14/483,470
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for improving the cooling of the skin of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the information handling system comprises an air moving device positioned to generate boundary layer disruption on the external skin of the system. In certain embodiments the air moving device is located within the information handling system.

Claims (24)

1. A method for cooling a system comprising:

positioning an air moving device within the system, the system comprising a mother board, a panel and a battery, the mother board, the panel and the battery being contained within a housing, the battery being positioned between the panel and a side of the housing opposite the panel; and,

generating a boundary layer disruption via the air moving device, the boundary layer disruption being generated by moving a jet of airflow along an outer surface of the system, the jet of airflow disrupting a thermal boundary layer affecting an external skin of the system corresponding to the side of the housing opposite the panel; and wherein

the air moving device comprises at least one jet cooling air moving device, the jet cooling air moving device being positioned to generate a high velocity low pressure air flow across the external skin of the system; and wherein,

the jet cooling air moving device is positioned in parallel with a mother board of the system; and,

the housing comprises a plurality of a synthetic jet and port holes to facilitate development of jet flow along the external skin positioned on the side of the housing corresponding to the battery.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the system comprises a micro porous material, the micro porous material allowing the air moving device to generate pressure oscillations which disrupt boundary layers of an external skin boundary layers from an internal air moving device.

3. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor;

a mother board;

a battery;

a housing, the mother board, the panel and the battery being contained within the housing, the battery being positioned between the panel and a side of the housing opposite the panel;

an air moving device, the air moving device being configured to generate a boundary layer disruption via the air moving device, the boundary layer disruption being generated to affect an external skin of the system corresponding to the side of the housing opposite the panel; and wherein

the air moving device comprises at least one jet cooling air moving device, the jet cooling air moving device being positioned to generate a high velocity low pressure air flow across the external skin of the system; and wherein,

the jet cooling air moving device is positioned within the housing in parallel with the mother board of the system; and,

the housing comprises a plurality of a synthetic jet and port holes to facilitate development of jet flow along the external skin positioned on the side of the housing opposite the panel.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the system comprises a micro porous material, the micro porous material allowing the air moving device to generate pressure oscillations which disrupt boundary layers of an external skin boundary layers from an internal air moving device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the air moving device comprises a plurality of jet cooling air moving devices located within the system, the plurality of jet cooling air moving devices being positioned to generate a wall of jet flow, the wall of jet flow providing the high velocity low pressure air flow across the skin of the system.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the air moving device comprises a plurality of jet cooling air moving devices located within the system, the plurality of jet cooling air moving devices being positioned to generate a wall of jet flow, the wall of jet flow providing the high velocity low pressure air flow across the skin of the system.

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