Components for a fluid cooling system and fluid cooling system having these components
A first module for a fluid cooling system may have a control unit, a first communication unit, a pump for a cooling fluid, and a first heat exchanger. The first communication unit may be configured to receive signals from at least one second module, the signals having an identification feature of the second module. The control unit, on the basis of the identification feature, is designed for identifying the second module, checking whether the second module is system-compatible or authorized, and switching on the pump and/or the first heat exchanger depending on the presence of the system-compatible or authorized second module. A cooling fluid system may have the first module and a second module.
1. A first module for a fluid cooling system of a PC, comprising a control unit, a first communication unit, a pump for a cooling fluid, and a first heat exchanger, wherein the first communication unit is configured to receive signals from at least one second module, the signals having an identification feature of the second module, wherein the control unit, on the basis of the identification feature, is designed for identifying the second module, checking whether the second module is system-compatible or authorized, and switching on the pump and/or the first heat exchanger depending on the presence of the system-compatible or authorized second module, wherein the second module is connectable or connected to a GPU and/or a CPU to be cooled of the PC.
2. The first module according to claim 1 , wherein the identification feature comprises a serial number of the second module.
3. The first module according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is designed to determine the identity of the second module on the basis of a specific encryption and/or coding of the signals.
4. The first module according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is designed to control the pump and/or the first heat exchanger as a function of the identity of the second module.
5. The first module according to claim 1 , wherein the signals comprise cooling parameters, and the control unit is designed to control the pump and/or the first heat exchanger as a function of the cooling parameters.
6. The first module according to claim 5 , wherein the cooling parameters comprise sensor data and/or temperature data and/or energy consumption data and/or pump parameters and/or heat exchanger parameters and/or control signals and/or regulation signals.
7. The first module according to claim 1 , wherein the first module is adapted for use with the second module, wherein the second module comprises a second heat exchanger, which is connectable to a unit to be cooled, and a second communication unit, the second communication unit being designed: for sending an identification feature of the second module to the first communication unit of the first module, wherein cooling fluid lines, signal lines and a coupling device connect the first module to the second module, the coupling device being designed to fluidically connect the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger to one another by coupling the cooling fluid lines and to connect the first communication unit and the second communication unit to one another by coupling the signal lines.
8. The first module according to claim 7 , wherein the identification feature comprises a serial number, a specific encryption or a specific coding of signals.
9. The first module according to claim 7 , wherein the second communication unit is designed to receive signals and forward them to the first communication unit.
10. The first module according to claim 7 , wherein the second communication unit is designed to receive cooling parameters of the unit to be cooled and to send said cooling parameters to the first communication unit.
11. The first module according to claim 10 , wherein the cooling parameters comprise sensor data and/or temperature data and/or energy consumption data and/or pump parameters and/or heat exchanger parameters and/or control signals and/or regulation signals.
12. The first module according to claim 7 , comprising a plurality of first modules and/or a plurality of second modules, wherein the fluid lines and the signal lines of the modules are connectable or are connected to one another in series.
13. The first module according to claim 12 , wherein the control units of the first modules are designed to activate the pumps or heat exchangers according to a predetermined protocol, wherein the protocol is based on serial numbers of the first modules and/or the second modules.
14. The first module according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of second modules send cooling parameters to the first communication unit, and the control unit of the first module is designed for evaluating and/or comparing the cooling parameters of the second modules, controlling the pump and/or the first heat exchanger based on the evaluation and/or the comparison.
15. The first module according to claim 7 , wherein the signal lines are designed as a single-wire bus system.
16. A first module for a fluid cooling system of a PC, comprising: a control unit, a first communication unit, a pump for a cooling fluid, and a first heat exchanger, wherein the first communication unit is configured to receive signals from at least one second module, the signals having an identification feature of the second module, wherein the control unit, on the basis of the identification feature, is designed for identifying the second module, checking whether the second module is system-compatible or authorized, and switching on the pump and/or the first heat exchanger depending on the presence of the system-compatible or authorized second module, wherein the second module is connectable or connected to a GPU and/or a CPU to be cooled of the PC, wherein the first module is adapted for use with the second module, wherein the second module comprises a second heat exchanger, which is connectable to a unit to be cooled, and a second communication unit, the second communication unit being designed: for sending an identification feature of the second module to the first communication unit of the first module, wherein cooling fluid lines, signal lines and a coupling device connect the first module to the second module, the coupling device being designed to fluidically connect the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger to one another by coupling the cooling fluid lines and to connect the first communication unit and the second communication unit to one another by coupling the signal lines.