Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe
Abstract
An electronics rack comprising a first cage, a first heat sink positioned at a rear and in thermal communication with the first cage, a second cage positioned above the first cage, and a second heat sink in thermal communication with the second cage. In another aspect, the present invention provides an electronics rack comprising a frame, a cage, a heat sink positioned at a rear of the frame, and a compliant thermal collector operatively positioned between the cage and the heat sink. The compliant thermal collector can comprise a heat pipe having a non-linear shape that facilitates flexing of the heat pipe to change the length of the thermal collector. The thermal collector advantageously includes a plurality of heat pipes and a contact bar coupling the plurality of heat pipes. Preferably, the rack further includes an adjusting mechanism (e.g., threaded rods) for adjusting a position of the contact bar.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Thermal Corp., Wilmington, DE (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1568587
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,349,557
- Application Number:
- 15/441,807
- Assignee:
- Thermal Corp. (Wilmington, DE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 7016038
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 02/24/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Bilski, Jr., Walter John, and Kosta, Sidrit. Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web.
Bilski, Jr., Walter John, & Kosta, Sidrit. Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe. United States.
Bilski, Jr., Walter John, and Kosta, Sidrit. Tue .
"Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568587.
@article{osti_1568587,
title = {Electronics rack with compliant heat pipe},
author = {Bilski, Jr., Walter John and Kosta, Sidrit},
abstractNote = {An electronics rack comprising a first cage, a first heat sink positioned at a rear and in thermal communication with the first cage, a second cage positioned above the first cage, and a second heat sink in thermal communication with the second cage. In another aspect, the present invention provides an electronics rack comprising a frame, a cage, a heat sink positioned at a rear of the frame, and a compliant thermal collector operatively positioned between the cage and the heat sink. The compliant thermal collector can comprise a heat pipe having a non-linear shape that facilitates flexing of the heat pipe to change the length of the thermal collector. The thermal collector advantageously includes a plurality of heat pipes and a contact bar coupling the plurality of heat pipes. Preferably, the rack further includes an adjusting mechanism (e.g., threaded rods) for adjusting a position of the contact bar.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1568587},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {7}
}
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
Slide interlock assembly for a rack
patent, September 2003
- Rudiger, Wolfram A.
- US Patent Document 6,615,993
Frame-level thermal interface component for transfer of heat from an electronic component of a computer system
patent, November 2006
- Faneuf, Barrett M.; De Lorenzo, David S.
- US Patent Document 7,133,283
Systems and methods for heat management of an information handling resource in an information handling system
patent, July 2017
- Smith, Russell C.; Coxe, III, William K.; Hartman, Corey
- US Patent Document 9,706,688
Liquid cooling apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics system
patent, December 2009
- Campbell, Levi A.; Chu, Richard C.; Crippen, Martin
- US Patent Document 7,639,499
System with movable computing devices
patent, November 2013
- Phillips, Charles D.; Ross, Peter G.; Frink, Darin Lee
- US Patent Document 8,582,299
High end robust computer frame with improved load balancing design
patent, February 2013
- Furey, Edward F.; Mullady, Robert K.; McIntosh, Steven C.
- US Patent Document 8,376,479
Modular data storage system with expandable vertical lift mechanism
patent, February 2003
- White, Joseph; Lester, Matthias A.
- US Patent Document 6,515,822
Method and system for dissipating thermal energy from conduction-cooled circuit card assemblies which employ remote heat sinks and heat pipe technology
patent, December 2008
- Tracewell, Matthew S.; Chen, Gary G.
- US Patent Document 7,460,367
Cage with a heat sink mounted on its mounting side and an EMI gasket with its fingers electrically connected to the mounting side
patent, December 2013
- Morrison, Matthew David; Phillips, Michael John; Shirk, Michael
- US Patent Document 8,599,559
Server cabinet coolant distribution system
patent, February 2014
- Chen, Chien-An; Shih, Wei-Ta
- US Patent Document 8,654,532
User interface module for a server chassis
patent, November 2009
- Della Fiora, Troy; Stephenson, Scott; McClelland, II, Belgie B.
- US Patent Document 7,619,897
Data center cooling with an air-side economizer and liquid-cooled electronics rack(s)
patent, February 2015
- Campbell, Levi A.; Chu, Richard C.; David, Milnes P.
- US Patent Document 8,959,941
Liquid-Cooled Electronics Rack With Immersion-Cooled Electronic Subsystems
patent-application, December 2011
- Campbell, Levi A.; Chu, Richard C.; Ellsworth, JR., Michael J.
- US Patent Application 12/825781; 20110317367
Frame-level thermal interface component for transfer of heat from an electronic component of a computer system
patent, June 2007
- Faneuf, Barrett M.; De Lorenzo, David S.
- US Patent Document 7,233,491
Systems and methods for cooling a computing component in a computing rack
patent, March 2011
- Wyatt, William; Weber, Richard M.
- US Patent Document 7,907,409
Cooling system for server and cooling method for electronic apparatus
patent, February 2014
- Chen, Chien-An
- US Patent Document 8,644,024
Electronic device and a thermal connector used therein
patent, November 2010
- Hayashi, Tomoo; Nakajima, Tadakatsu; Kondo, Yoshihiro
- US Patent Document 7,839,640
Modulized heat-dissipation control method for datacenter
patent, November 2013
- Lin, Chih-Chien; Chen, Chien-An
- US Patent Document 8,594,857
Mounting assembly for data storage device
patent, February 2007
- Jing, Xiao-Zhong
- US Patent Document 7,180,734
Systems and associated methods for controllably cooling computer components
patent, May 2012
- Kelley, Douglas P.; Doll, Wade J.; Yatskov, Alexander I.
- US Patent Document 8,170,724
Enhanced computer rack having an integrated lift rail and/or tool design
patent, February 2015
- McIntosh, Steven C.; Notohardjono, Budy D.; Qualters, Kevin R.
- US Patent Document 8,951,000
Method of expanding a storage media library having interconnected doors and a replaced panel
patent, January 2011
- Wilkin, Bradley A.; Plutt, Daniel; Manes, Joseph
- US Patent Document 7,876,525
Modular liquid cooling of electronic assemblies
patent, April 2008
- Pfahnl, Andreas C.
- US Patent Document 7,355,852
Heat conveying structure for electronic device
patent, January 2015
- Yoshikawa, Minoru
- US Patent Document 8,934,245
Server cooling by airflow throttling
patent, November 2014
- Magarelli, Marco Antonio
- US Patent Document 8,885,335
Thermal dissipation assembly and fabrication method for electronics drawer of a multiple-drawer electronics rack
patent, March 2006
- Chu, Richard C.; Ellsworth, Jr., Michael J.; Schmidt, Roger R.
- US Patent Document 7,012,807
Blade server
patent, March 2012
- Kondo, Yoshihiro; Nakajima, Tadakatsu; Idei, Akio
- US Patent Document 8,130,497
Server system lifting device and method of use
patent, May 2011
- Bridges, John W.; Cain, Matthew C.; Hobbs, Matthew J.
- US Patent Document 7,946,639
Configurable drawer-based computing system and related methods
patent, June 2016
- Dunwoody, John Craig; Dunwoody, Teresa Ann
- US Patent Document 9,380,728
Modular cam system
patent, June 2014
- Hartman, Corey; Rodriguez, Alejandro Z.; Smith, Russell
- US Patent Document 8,743,562