Liquid-cooled cold plate device
View Patent ↗The present disclosure discloses a liquid-cooled cold plate device, comprising a microchannel cold plate for dissipating heat of the electronic system, at least two microchannel groups, disposed inside the microchannel cold plate; at least one liquid inlet, provided on the microchannel cold plate and used for the cooling liquid to flow in; at least one liquid outlet provided on the microchannel cold plate and used for the cooling liquid to flow out; the cooling liquid entering the liquid inlet is divided into one cooling liquid branch; the cooling liquid branch flows bidirectionally through the microchannels group. The present disclosure uses a combination of microchannel cold plates and microchannel groups, greatly improves the heat dissipation efficiency, reduces the influence of thermal cascade, thus is beneficial to the efficient heat dissipation of electronic system.
1. A liquid-cooled cold plate device, comprising:
a microchannel cold plate for dissipating heat of an electronic system;
at least two microchannel groups, disposed inside the microchannel cold plate;
at least one liquid inlet, provided on the microchannel cold plate, and used for cooling liquid to flow in; and
at least one liquid outlet, provided on the microchannel cold plate, and used for the cooling liquid to flow out;
wherein the cooling liquid entering the liquid inlet is divided into one cooling liquid branch;
at least one of the microchannel groups comprises forward microchannels and reverse microchannels adjacent to the forward microchannels, and the cooling liquid branch first flows through the forward microchannels of the microchannel group and subsequently flows through the reverse microchannels of the same microchannel group.
2. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 1 , wherein microchannel groups are respectively disposed at positions corresponding to heat sources inside the microchannel cold plate.
3. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device further comprises:
a cooling unit, disposed between the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet, and used for cooling the cooling liquid;
a liquid outlet pipe, disposed between the liquid outlet and the cooling unit, and used for conveying the cooling liquid flowing out of the liquid outlet to the cooling unit;
a liquid inlet pipe, disposed between the liquid inlet and the cooling unit, and used for conveying the cooling liquid cooled by the cooling unit to the liquid inlet.
4. A liquid-cooled cold plate device, wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device comprises:
a microchannel cold plate for dissipating heat of an electronic system;
at least two microchannel groups, disposed inside the microchannel cold plate;
at least one liquid inlet, provided on the microchannel cold plate, and used for cooling liquid to flow in;
at least one liquid outlet, provided on the microchannel cold plate, and used for the cooling liquid to flow out;
wherein the cooling liquid entering the liquid inlet is divided into at least two cooling liquid branches;
wherein at least one of the microchannel groups comprises forward microchannels and reverse microchannels adjacent to the forward microchannels, and at least one of the cooling liquid branches first flows through the forward microchannels of the microchannel group and subsequently flows through the reverse microchannels of the same microchannel group.
5. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 4 , wherein microchannel groups are respectively disposed at positions corresponding to heat sources inside the microchannel cold plate.
6. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device further comprises:
a cooling unit, disposed between the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet, used for cooling the cooling liquid;
a liquid outlet pipe, disposed between the liquid outlet and the cooling unit, and used for conveying the cooling liquid flowing out of the liquid outlet to the cooling unit;
a liquid inlet pipe, disposed between the liquid inlet and the cooling unit, and used for conveying the cooling liquid cooled by the cooling unit to the liquid inlet.
7. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 6 , wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device further comprises:
a quick connector, disposed between the liquid outlet and the liquid outlet pipe, or/and between the liquid inlet and the liquid inlet pipe.
8. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 6 , wherein the liquid inlet pipe comprises a liquid inlet main pipe and a liquid inlet branch pipe; one end of the liquid inlet pipe is connected to the cooling unit, and the other end of the liquid inlet pipe is connected to at least one liquid inlet branch pipe; one end of the liquid inlet branch pipe is connected to the liquid inlet main pipe, and the other end of the liquid inlet branch pipe is connected to the liquid inlet.
9. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 6 , wherein the liquid outlet pipe comprises a liquid outlet main pipe and a liquid outlet branch pipe; one end of the liquid outlet pipe is connected to at least one liquid outlet branch pipe, and the other end of the liquid outlet pipe is connected to the cooling unit; one end of the liquid outlet branch pipe is connected to the liquid outlet main pipe, and the other end of the liquid outlet branch pipe is connected to the liquid outlet.
10. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device is in contact with the electronic system through a thermally conductive material pad.
11. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 4 , wherein different parts of the liquid-cooled cold plate device are welded by using a copper welding technology.
12. The liquid-cooled cold plate device according to claim 4 , wherein the liquid-cooled cold plate device is fixed by a screw, and the screw uses original hole position on the electronic system.