US2021378148A1PendingUtilityA1

Liquid immersion cooling tank as a high density aggregated server chassis for modular blades

Assignee: CHEN ROBERT CVPriority: Jun 1, 2020Filed: Jun 1, 2020Published: Dec 2, 2021
Est. expiryJun 1, 2040(~13.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H05K 7/20236H05K 7/20781H05K 7/20772H05K 7/20272
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Abstract

The disclosed computer cooling system includes a liquid immersion cooling tank configured as a server chassis with an integrated power bus, control bus and data bus. The server chassis tank receives and services a plurality of modular blades including disaggregated single server components dedicated to similar functions and resembling a beekeeper's box of vertical and spaced operation, insertion and extraction. The modular blades include at least one management blade, interfaces and peripherals blade, storage blade, CPU blade and one or more GPU blades and other processors. Each blade configures hottest operating components lowest in a heat flow via transverse mounted brackets and vented ends. A blade extraction mechanism includes movable winches for manipulating the plurality of modular blades from a top side of the heat flow and a hydraulic lift for pushing each modular blade from a bottom of the heat flow out of the liquid immersion cooling tank.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer cooling system comprising:
 a plurality of modular blades each dedicated to a singular function of different functions including graphics, central processing, memory storage, peripheral interface and device management via components disaggregated for a heat transfer from an aggregated server of the different functions;   a liquid immersion cooling tank configured as a server chassis of the plurality of modular blades comprising a backplane power bus, control bus and data bus and configured to group the heat transfer of the disaggregated components by the respective singular function of each of the plurality of modular blades;   wherein the liquid immersion cooling tank aggregates the plurality of modular blades into a single server chassis of the different functions.   
     
     
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         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a modular blade extraction mechanism configured to remove the plurality of modular blades from a top side of the heat flow and from a bottom side of the heat flow out of the liquid immersion cooling tank. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the modular blade extraction mechanism comprises movable winches for manipulating the plurality of modular blades from a top side of the heat flow. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the modular blade extraction mechanism further comprises a hydraulic lift configured to push each modular blade from a bottom of the heat flow out of the liquid immersion cooling tank. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fluid pump and a heat exchanger and a redundant fluid pump and a redundant heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the heat flow in the liquid immersion cooling tank. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of power supply components integral to the liquid immersion cooling tank and having disabled air fans to reduce a power consumption of the system. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the integrated buses further comprise a built-in backplane configured to serve as a control bus and as a data bus for a signaling and a communication between the plurality of modular blades. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modular blades further comprises a dedicated management blade for blade administration, blade security and blade monitoring. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a software defined network controller configured to logically decouple a control modular blade from a data modular blade of the plurality of modular blades and enable a scalability of a number of the plurality of modular blades. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the respective hottest operating components of the plurality of modular blades, each further comprises a spring loaded reduced z coordinate height double riser and heat sink. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the respective hottest operating components of the plurality of modular blades comprises a plurality of GPU (graphics processor units), a plurality of CPU (central processing unit) and a PSU (power supply unit). 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid immersion cooling tank further comprises double hull stainless steel walls to prevent corrosion and leakage of the liquid therein. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a maintenance platform configured for drainage and access to the plurality of modular blades, the integrated bus and the modular blade extraction mechanism. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid immersion cooling tank further comprises an integrated temperature gauge, temperature alarm and RFID (radio frequency identification). 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         20 . A computer cooling system, comprising:
 a) a liquid immersion cooling tank configured as a server chassis comprising a backplane having a power bus, a control bus and a data bus and configured to receive and service a plurality of modular blades resembling a beekeeper's box of vertical and spaced operation, insertion and extraction;   b) a plurality of modular blades comprising at least one disaggregated management blade, interfaces and peripherals blade, storage blade, CPU blade and GPU blade, wherein each blade configures hottest operating components lowest in a coolest portion of a heat flow to optimize heat transfer; and   c) a blade extraction mechanism comprising movable winches for manipulating the plurality of modular blades from a top side of the heat flow and a hydraulic lift for pushing each modular blade from a bottom of the heat flow out of the liquid immersion cooling tank,   wherein the ambient heat flows from a coolest and a lowest point to a hotter and a highest point in the liquid immersion cooling tank and in each of the plurality of modular blades and wherein the liquid immersion cooling tank aggregates the modular blades into a single server chassis of dedicated functions.

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