Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cooling system with automated seasonal freeze protection
- Patent Title (中): 具有自动季节性冻结保护的冷却系统
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Application No.: US13649334Application Date: 2012-10-11
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Publication No.: US09351431B2Publication Date: 2016-05-24
- Inventor: Levi A. Campbell , Richard C. Chu , Milnes P. David , Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. , Madhusudan K. Iyengar , Robert E. Simons , Prabjit Singh , Jing Zhang
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
- Agent Steven Chiu, Esq.; Kevin P. Radigan, Esq.
- Main IPC: F28F13/00
- IPC: F28F13/00 ; H05K7/20

Abstract:
An automated multi-fluid cooling system and method are provided for cooling an electronic component(s). The cooling system includes a coolant loop, a coolant tank, multiple valves, and a controller. The coolant loop is at least partially exposed to outdoor ambient air temperature(s) during normal operation, and the coolant tank includes first and second reservoirs containing first and second fluids, respectively. The first fluid freezes at a lower temperature than the second, the second fluid has superior cooling properties compared with the first, and the two fluids are soluble. The multiple valves are controllable to selectively couple the first or second fluid into the coolant in the coolant loop, wherein the coolant includes at least the second fluid. The controller automatically controls the valves to vary first fluid concentration level in the coolant loop based on historical, current, or anticipated outdoor air ambient temperature(s) for a time of year.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140102672A1 COOLING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED SEASONAL FREEZE PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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