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Granted Patent B2
US 10,524,387 · App. 15/862,639 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Heat dissipation control method and immersion cooling system thereof

Inventors: Kai-Yang Tung (Taipei, TW); Hung-Ju Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp.; Inventec Corporation
H05K7/203H05K7/20209H05K7/208H05K7/20836
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,524,387
App. No.
15/862,639
Filed
Jan 5, 2018
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2835
USPC
361/700
Abstract

A heat dissipation control method is applied to an immersion cooling apparatus for cooling a heat generating member. The immersion cooling apparatus includes a cooling chamber, a fan device, and a pump communicated with the cooling chamber and the fan device for transmitting vapor generated by a cooling solution to the fan device and transmitting the cooling solution to the cooling chamber. The heat generating member is immersed in the cooling solution stored in the cooling chamber. The fan device cools the vapor into liquid. The heat dissipation control method includes utilizing a sensing processor to detect a vapor temperature, the sensing processor preferentially increasing power of the pump when determining the vapor temperature is larger than a maximum of a temperature control range, and the sensing processor preferentially decreasing power of the fan device when determining the vapor temperature is less than a minimum of the temperature control range.

Claims (25)

1. A heat dissipation control method applied to an immersion cooling apparatus for cooling a heat generating member, the immersion cooling apparatus comprising a cooling chamber, a pump and a fan device, the heat generating member being immersed in a cooling solution stored in the cooling chamber, the fan device cooling vapor generated by the cooling solution into liquid when the cooling solution absorbs heat of the heat generating member, the pump being communicated with the cooling chamber and the fan device for transmitting the vapor to the fan device and transmitting the cooling solution after being cooled to the cooling chamber, the heat dissipation control method comprising:

initializing at least one cooling parameter when the immersion cooling apparatus is turned on;

utilizing a sensing processor to detect a vapor temperature in the cooling chamber;

the sensing processor preferentially increasing power of the pump when determining the vapor temperature is larger than a maximum of a temperature control range; and

the sensing processor preferentially decreasing power of the fan device when determining the vapor temperature is less than a minimum of the temperature control range.

2. The heat dissipation control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of the sensing processor preferentially increasing the power of the pump comprises:

when the power of the pump has been increased to a maximum level and the vapor temperature is larger than the maximum of the temperature control range, the sensing processor increases the power of the fan device.

3. The heat dissipation control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of the sensing processor preferentially decreasing the power of the fan device comprises:

when the power of the fan device has been decreased to a minimum level and the vapor temperature is less than the minimum of the temperature control range, the sensing processor decreases the power of the pump.

4. The heat dissipation control method of claim 1 further comprising:

the sensing processor detecting whether the at least one cooling parameter of the immersion cooling apparatus is abnormal when the immersion cooling apparatus is turned on to generate a detection result; and

the sensing processor controlling turning on or off of the immersion cooling apparatus according to the detection result;

wherein the at least one cooling parameter comprises at least one of a system temperature, a flow speed of the cooling solution, a rotating speed of the pump, a rotating speed of the fan device, a system pressure, and a solution level.

5. The heat dissipation control method of claim 1 , wherein the immersion cooling apparatus further comprises a filter pump, and the heat dissipation control method further comprises:

the sensing processor turning on the filter pump to perform a filtering operation on the cooling solution stored in the cooling chamber when the immersion cooling apparatus is turned on.

6. An immersion cooling system for cooling a heat generating member, the immersion cooling system comprising:

an immersion cooling apparatus comprising:

a cooling chamber for storing a cooling solution and containing the heat generating member to make the heat generating member immersed in the cooling solution;

a fan device for cooling vapor generated by the cooling solution into liquid when the cooling solution absorbs heat of the heat generating member; and

a pump communicated with the cooling chamber and the fan device for transmitting the vapor to the fan device and transmitting the cooling solution after being cooled to the cooling chamber; and

a sensing processor electrically connected to the immersion cooling apparatus for detecting a vapor temperature in the cooling chamber, preferentially increasing power of the pump when determining the vapor temperature is larger than a maximum of a temperature control range, and preferentially decreasing power of the fan device when determining the vapor temperature is less than a minimum of the temperature control range.

7. The immersion cooling system of claim 6 , wherein when the power of the pump has been increased to a maximum level and the vapor temperature is larger than the maximum of the temperature control range, the sensing processor increases the power of the fan device.

8. The immersion cooling system of claim 6 , wherein when the power of the fan device has been decreased to a minimum level and the vapor temperature is less than the minimum of the temperature control range, the sensing processor decreases the power of the pump.

9. The immersion cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the sensing processor detects whether the at least one cooling parameter of the immersion cooling apparatus is abnormal when the immersion cooling apparatus is turned on to generate a detection result, the sensing processor controls turning on or off of the immersion cooling apparatus according to the detection result, and the at least one cooling parameter comprises at least one of a system temperature, a flow speed of the cooling solution, a rotating speed of the pump, a rotating speed of the fan device, a system pressure, and a solution level.

10. The immersion cooling system of claim 6 wherein the immersion cooling apparatus further comprises a filter pump, the filter pump is communicated with the cooling chamber, and the sensing processor turns on the filter pump to perform a filtering operation on the cooling solution stored in the cooling chamber when the immersion cooling apparatus is turned on.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2018
From: TUNG, KAI-YANG; CHEN, HUNG-JU
To: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORP.; INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044540/0961 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 1141849 · Nov 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190159359A1 · May 23, 2019
Cited By (1)
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