Server liquid cooling fluid cutoff system
A server liquid cooling fluid cutoff system including a server connector module, a leaking sensor, and an electromagnet device is proposed in the current application. In one embodiment, a server connector module is to be mounted on a server chassis, and the server connector module has at least a pair of server blind mating connectors capable of being engaged with or disengaged from at least a pair of rack blind mating connectors of a rack manifold of the electronic rack coupled to an external cooling fluid source. In an embodiment, a leaking sensor is configured to detect leakage of the cooling fluid within the server chassis. In an embodiment, an electromagnet device is coupled to the server connector module and the leaking sensor. In an embodiment, an elastic structure is coupled to the connector module for pushing the connector away.
1. A server chassis of an electronic rack, comprising:
a server connector module having a pair of server blind mating connectors capable of being engaged with or disengaged from a pair of rack blind mating connectors of a rack manifold of the electronic rack coupled to an external cooling fluid source, wherein the server blind mating connectors are configured to supply cooling fluid to one or more cooling devices attached to one or more electronic devices contained within the server chassis for providing liquid cooling;
a leaking sensor configured to detect leakage of the cooling fluid within the server chassis;
an electromagnet device coupled to the server connector module and the leaking sensor, the electromagnet device comprising:
an electromagnet, and
a controller coupled to the electromagnet, in response to a leakage signal received from the leaking sensor indicating that a fluid leakage occurs, to modify a magnetic field associated with the electromagnet, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
2. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the server connector module is attached onto a rear side of the server chassis within the server chassis.
3. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnet is connected to the electrical circuit coupled with a direct current (DC) voltage source.
4. The server chassis of claim 3 , wherein the controller is coupled to a switch on the electrical circuit to provide power or cut off the power to the electromagnet in response to leakage signal received from the leaking sensor.
5. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to loss magnetism, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
6. The server chassis of claim 5 , wherein when the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis, the server chassis and the rack manifold are remained without moving.
7. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the pair of server blind mating connectors include a supply and return connector coupled with the server chassis through a supply and return connector holder to supply the cooling fluid to flow from the rack manifold to the server chassis.
8. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to loss magnetism, and wherein the server connector module is pulled in toward to the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to have magnetism, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to engage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
9. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the supply connector is pushed away from the server chassis, the cooling fluid is prevented to flow from the rack manifold to the server chassis.
10. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the return connector is pushed away from the server chassis, the cooling fluid is prevented to flow from the server chassis to the rack manifold.
11. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the server connector module is attached onto a rear side of the server chassis outside of the server chassis.
12. The server chassis of claim 1 , wherein the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to loss magnetism, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
13. The server chassis of claim 12 , wherein the server connector module is pulled in toward to the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to have magnetism, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to engage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
14. An electronic rack, comprising:
a rack manifold coupled to an external cooling fluid source to receive and to return cooling fluid from and to the external cooling fluid source, wherein the rack manifold comprises a plurality of pairs of rack blind mating connectors; and
a plurality of server chassis arranged in a stack, wherein each server chassis comprises:
a server connector module having a pair of server blind mating connectors capable of being engaged with or disengaged from one of the pairs of the rack blind mating connectors of the rack manifold, wherein the server blind mating connectors are configured to supply cooling fluid to one or more cooling devices attached to one or more electronic devices contained within the server chassis for providing liquid cooling;
a leaking sensor configured to detect leakage of the cooling fluid within the server chassis;
an electromagnet device coupled to the server connector module and the leaking sensor, the electromagnet device comprising:
an electromagnet, and
a controller coupled to the electromagnet, in response to a leakage signal received from the leaking sensor indicating that a fluid leakage occurs, to modify a magnetic field associated with the electromagnet, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
15. The electronic rack of claim 14 , wherein the server connector module is attached onto a rear side of the server chassis within the server chassis.
16. The electronic rack of claim 14 , wherein the electromagnet is connected to the electrical circuit coupled with a direct current (DC) voltage source.
17. The electronic rack of claim 16 , wherein the controller is coupled to a switch on the electrical circuit to provide power or cut off the power to the electromagnet in response to leakage signal received from the leaking sensor.
18. The electronic rack of claim 14 , wherein the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis when the magnetic field associated with the electromagnet is modified to loss magnetism, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.
19. The electronic rack of claim 18 , wherein when the server connector module is pushed away from the server chassis, the server chassis and the rack manifold are remained without moving.
20. A server liquid cooling fluid cutoff system, comprising:
a server connector module to be mounted on a server chassis of an electronic rack, the server connector module having a pair of server blind mating connectors capable of being engaged with or disengaged from a pair of rack blind mating connectors of a rack manifold of the electronic rack coupled to an external cooling fluid source, wherein the server blind mating connectors are configured to supply cooling fluid to one or more cooling devices attached to one or more electronic devices contained within the server chassis for providing liquid cooling;
a leaking sensor configured to detect leakage of the cooling fluid within the server chassis;
an electromagnet device coupled to the server connector module and the leaking sensor, the electromagnet device comprising:
an electromagnet, and
a controller coupled to the electromagnet, in response to a leakage signal received from the leaking sensor indicating that a fluid leakage occurs, to modify a magnetic field associated with the electromagnet, which causes at least one of the server blind mating connectors to disengage from at least one of the rack blind mating connectors.