IP Library Granted Patent US 11,871,545
Granted Patent B2
US 11,871,545 · App. 16/760,007 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Cooling cabinet and cooling system

Inventor: Yangfan Zhong (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H05K7/20781H05K7/20272
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Patent No.
US 11,871,545
App. No.
16/760,007
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooling cabinet is configured to cool a to-be-cooled device and includes a cabinet body, a first diversion assembly, and a second diversion assembly. The cabinet body can contain a cooling medium for at least partially immersing the to-be-cooled device, and the cabinet body has a first diversion inlet for introducing the cooling medium and also has a first diversion outlet for discharging the cooling medium. The first diversion assembly is coupled to the first diversion inlet, and the first diversion assembly has a second diversion outlet for discharging the cooling medium into the cabinet body. The second diversion assembly is coupled to the first diversion outlet, and the second diversion assembly has a second diversion inlet for introducing the cooling medium to flow through the to-be-cooled device.

Claims (17)

1. A cooling cabinet for cooling a to-be-cooled device, wherein the cooling cabinet comprises:

a cabinet body;

a first diversion assembly coupled to the cabinet body; and

a second diversion assembly coupled to the cabinet body,

wherein the cabinet body is configured to contain a cooling medium for at least partially immersing the to-be-cooled device, wherein the cabinet body comprises a first diversion inlet for receiving the cooling medium and a first diversion outlet for discharging the cooling medium, wherein the first diversion assembly is coupled to the first diversion inlet and comprises a second diversion outlet for discharging the cooling medium into the cabinet body, wherein the second diversion assembly is coupled to the first diversion outlet and comprises a second diversion inlet for receiving the cooling medium, wherein the first diversion assembly and the second diversion assembly are arranged on two opposite sides of the to-be-cooled device in a vertical direction so that a flow field of the cooling medium flows through the to-be-cooled device in a straight path between the first diversion assembly and the second diversion assembly, and

wherein the second diversion assembly comprises a tube bank portion and a second diversion portion coupled to the tube bank portion, the second diversion portion is coupled to the first diversion outlet, and the tube bank portion comprises the second diversion inlet.

2. The cooling cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first diversion inlet is located above the first diversion outlet, the first diversion assembly is located at a top of the to-be-cooled device, and the second diversion assembly is located at a bottom of the to-be-cooled device.

3. The cooling cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first diversion inlet is located below the first diversion outlet, the first diversion assembly is located at a bottom of the to-be-cooled device, and the second diversion assembly is located at a top of the to-be-cooled device.

4. The cooling cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first diversion assembly comprises a loop tube portion and a first diversion portion coupled to the loop tube portion, the first diversion portion is coupled to the first diversion inlet, and at least one of the loop tube portion and the first diversion portion comprises the second diversion outlet.

5. The cooling cabinet according to claim 4 , wherein the loop tube portion is a rectangular loop tube structure and comprises two first tube bodies and two second tube bodies coupled to each other, wherein the first diversion portion is coupled to the two first tube bodies, and wherein at least one of the two first tube bodies, the two second tube bodies, and the first diversion portion comprises the second diversion outlet.

6. The cooling cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein there are two first diversion inlets, which are respectively disposed on two sides of the cabinet body, and wherein there are two first diversion portions coupled to the two first tube bodies.

7. The cooling cabinet according to claim 5 , wherein each of the two first tube bodies is integrally formed with at least one of the adjacent two second tube bodies.

8. The cooling cabinet according to claim 5 , comprising a plurality of second diversion outlets that is uniformly spaced on a side wall of at least one of the two first tube bodies, the two second tube bodies, and the first diversion portion.

9. The cooling cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the tube bank portion is a rectangular tube bank structure and comprises two first tube bodies and a plurality of second tube bodies connected between the two first tube bodies, wherein the plurality of second tube bodies is coupled to the two first tube bodies, and wherein the second diversion portion is coupled to the two first tube bodies, and the plurality of second tube bodies comprises the second diversion inlet.

10. The cooling cabinet according to claim 9 , wherein there are two first diversion outlets, which are respectively disposed on two sides of the cabinet body, and wherein there are two second diversion portions coupled to the two first tube bodies.

11. The cooling cabinet according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of second tube bodies includes two groups of the plurality of second tube bodies arranged in a staggered manner, wherein one group of the plurality of second tube bodies and one of the two first tube bodies are integrally formed, and other group of the plurality of second tube bodies and other of the two first tube bodies are integrally formed.

12. The cooling cabinet according to claim 9 , wherein there is a plurality of second diversion inlets, which is uniformly spaced at top of the plurality of second tube bodies.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075499/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2020
From: ZHONG, YANGFAN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053906/0822 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711073039.6 · Nov 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200352058A1 · Nov 5, 2020
Cited By (1)
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