COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cooling system for a computer system, said computer system comprising at least one unit such as a central processing unit (CPU) generating thermal energy and said cooling system intended for cooling the at least one processing unit and comprising a reservoir having an amount of cooling liquid, said cooling liquid intended for accumulating and transferring of thermal energy dissipated from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. The cooling system has a heat exchanging interface for providing thermal contact between the processing unit and the cooling liquid for dissipating heat from the processing unit to the cooling liquid. Different embodiments of the heat exchanging system as well as means for establishing and controlling a flow of cooling liquid and a cooling strategy constitutes the invention of the cooling system.
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87 Claims
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70. A cooling system for an electronic component coupled to a motherboard of a computer system having a heat sink retention mechanism, the retention mechanism including a frame coupled to the motherboard and a brace configured to lockingly attach with the frame, comprising:
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a reservoir configured to be coupled to the electronic component using the brace and the frame, the reservoir including, a heat exchange interface in thermal contact with the electronic component; an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet; a pump configured to circulate a cooling liquid from the inlet to the outlet; and a heat radiator fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A cooling system for a heat generating electronic component of a computer system including a retention mechanism, comprising:
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a reservoir lockingly coupled to the electronic component by the retention mechanism, the reservoir being configured to pass a cooling liquid therethrough to remove at least a part of the heat generated by the electronic component; a pump configured to circulate the cooling liquid between the reservoir and a heat radiator, at least an impeller of the pump being positioned in the reservoir and the speed of the pump configured to be changed in response to a change in a cooling requirement of the computer system; and a fan configured to direct a stream of air over the heat radiator, the speed of the fan being configured to be changed independent of the speed of the pump to respond to the change in cooling requirement. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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