IP Library Granted Patent US 12,727,113
Granted Patent B2
US 12,727,113 · App. 18/614,058 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Hotspot mitigation in computing equipment using enhanced air mixing

Inventors: Sadegh Khalili (Santa Clara, CA); Madhusudan K. Iyengar (Foster City, CA); Weihua Tang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
H05K7/20145H05K7/20727
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Patent No.
US 12,727,113
App. No.
18/614,058
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes an air mixer arranged between a heat source and at least one location downstream from the heat source. A plurality of airstreams flow in a direction from the heat source towards the at least one location. The air mixer is configured to mix surrounding airstreams of the plurality of airstreams at a first temperature with airstreams of the plurality of airstreams at a temperature higher than the first temperature to result in an overall lower temperature at the at least one location.

Claims (31)

1 . A system comprising:

an air mixer arranged between a heat source and at least one location downstream from the heat source,

wherein a plurality of airstreams flow in a direction from the heat source towards the at least one location, and

wherein the air mixer is configured to mix surrounding airstreams of the plurality of airstreams at a first temperature with airstreams of the plurality of airstreams at a temperature higher than the first temperature to result in an overall lower temperature at the at least one location,

wherein the air mixer comprises a first diverter plate and a second diverter plate arranged at an angle relative to one another.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the first diverter plate is identical to a shape of the second diverter plate.

3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second diverter plates is rectangular.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second diverter plates is triangular.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second diverter plates comprises a plurality of flow-through apertures.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a plate oriented perpendicular to a direction of the plurality of airstreams.

7 . The system according to claim 6 , wherein the plate comprises a plurality of flow-through apertures.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second diverter plates is conical.

9 . The system according to claim 8 , further comprising a plate oriented perpendicular to a direction of the plurality of airstreams.

10 . The system according to claim 9 , wherein the plate comprises a plurality of flow-through apertures.

11 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first and second diverter plates comprises a plurality of flow-through apertures.

12 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a passive propeller.

13 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising an active device configured to generate airflow.

14 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the air mixer comprises a hollow body and a phase change material encompassed within the hollow body.

15 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the air mixer is configured to divert the plurality of airstreams away from one another, thereby creating a pressure drop downstream of the air mixer.

16 . A method for mitigating a hotspot in a computing equipment, the method comprising:

directing a plurality of airstreams at a first temperature into an intake of a chassis housing a plurality of hardware components, a heat source arranged in the chassis housing emitting heat heating airstreams flowing proximal to the heat source to a second temperature higher than the first temperature; and

mixing, via an air mixer, the airstreams at the second temperature with surrounding airstreams at a temperature lower than the second temperature to result in an overall lower temperature at at least one component downstream of the heat source and the air mixer,

wherein the air mixer comprises a first diverter plate and a second diverter plate arranged at an angle relative to one another.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , the method further comprising flowing air through a plurality of flow-through apertures in at least one of the first and second diverter plates.

18 . A system comprising:

a chassis housing a plurality of hardware components;

an air intake configured to direct a plurality of airstreams at a first temperature into the chassis;

a heat source arranged in the chassis housing, the heat source arranged such that airstreams of the plurality of airstreams flowing proximal to the heat source get heated to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and airstreams of the plurality of airstreams distal to the heat source have temperatures between the first temperature and the second temperature;

at least one component downstream of the heat source; and

an air mixer arranged between the heat source and the at least one component, the air mixer configured to facilitate mixing air streams at the second temperature with surrounding air streams at a temperature lower than the second temperature to result in an overall lower temperature at the at least one component,

wherein the air mixer comprises a first diverter plate and a second diverter plate arranged at an angle relative to one another.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: KHALILI, SADEGH; IYENGAR, MADHUSUDAN K.; TANG, WEIHUA
To: GOOGLE LLC
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Continuity (1)
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