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Cooling computer systems

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Publication number
GB2378584B
GB2378584B GB0218554A GB0218554A GB2378584B GB 2378584 B GB2378584 B GB 2378584B GB 0218554 A GB0218554 A GB 0218554A GB 0218554 A GB0218554 A GB 0218554A GB 2378584 B GB2378584 B GB 2378584B
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Prior art keywords
computer systems
cooling computer
cooling
systems
computer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
GB0218554A
Other versions
GB0218554D0 (en
GB2378584A (en
Inventor
Paul J Garnett
James E King
Martin P Mayhead
Peter Heffernan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sun Microsystems Inc
Original Assignee
Sun Microsystems Inc
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Priority claimed from GB0119558A external-priority patent/GB0119558D0/en
Priority claimed from US10/171,795 external-priority patent/US6924977B2/en
Application filed by Sun Microsystems Inc filed Critical Sun Microsystems Inc
Publication of GB0218554D0 publication Critical patent/GB0218554D0/en
Publication of GB2378584A publication Critical patent/GB2378584A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2378584B publication Critical patent/GB2378584B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/18—Packaging or power distribution
    • G06F1/181—Enclosures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/20—Cooling means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K7/00—Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus
    • H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
    • H05K7/20709—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating for server racks or cabinets; for data centers, e.g. 19-inch computer racks
    • H05K7/20718—Forced ventilation of a gaseous coolant
    • H05K7/20736—Forced ventilation of a gaseous coolant within cabinets for removing heat from server blades

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Electrical Apparatus (AREA)
GB0218554A 2001-08-10 2002-08-09 Cooling computer systems Expired - Lifetime GB2378584B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US31150501P 2001-08-10 2001-08-10
GB0119558A GB0119558D0 (en) 2001-08-10 2001-08-10 Computer systems
US36643002P 2002-03-21 2002-03-21
GB0206719A GB0206719D0 (en) 2001-08-10 2002-03-21 Computer systems
US10/171,795 US6924977B2 (en) 2001-08-10 2002-06-14 Computer system cooling
US10/172,829 US20030030976A1 (en) 2001-08-10 2002-06-14 Cooling flow
US10/172,720 US6778386B2 (en) 2001-08-10 2002-06-14 Cooling computer systems

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0218554D0 GB0218554D0 (en) 2002-09-18
GB2378584A GB2378584A (en) 2003-02-12
GB2378584B true GB2378584B (en) 2003-09-03

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE20302484U1 (en) * 2003-01-23 2003-09-04 Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd., Taipeh/T'ai-pei Control panel for setting the operating frequency of a computer and displaying system information
US6920049B2 (en) 2003-02-05 2005-07-19 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Bladed servers
US7813120B2 (en) 2007-06-13 2010-10-12 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Airflow path within an electronic module enclosure

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4797783A (en) * 1984-09-26 1989-01-10 Nec Corporation Air cooling equipment for electronic systems
US4935845A (en) * 1988-07-11 1990-06-19 General Electric Company Electronic circuit module with improved cooling
US5424914A (en) * 1993-11-24 1995-06-13 Unisys Corporation Through backplane impingement cooling apparatus
US6052282A (en) * 1998-07-03 2000-04-18 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Electronic equipment

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4797783A (en) * 1984-09-26 1989-01-10 Nec Corporation Air cooling equipment for electronic systems
US4935845A (en) * 1988-07-11 1990-06-19 General Electric Company Electronic circuit module with improved cooling
US5424914A (en) * 1993-11-24 1995-06-13 Unisys Corporation Through backplane impingement cooling apparatus
US6052282A (en) * 1998-07-03 2000-04-18 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Electronic equipment

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GB2378584A (en) 2003-02-12

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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Expiry date: 20220808