Cooling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11262135-B2
Application number	US-201916714780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2019
Priority date	Nov 19, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A cooling device configured to cool a heat source includes a tank, a bellow and a solenoid valve. The tank contains a coolant, and the heat source is immersed in the coolant. The solenoid valve includes a first channel, a second channel, a third channel and a piston. The first channel is connected to the tank. The second channel is connected to the bellow. The third channel is connected to an external space. The piston is configured to seal the second channel and the third channel. The piston is configured to connect the first channel to one of the second channel and the third channel. When the heat source is initially activated, the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the third channel. When the heat source operates, the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the second channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling device, configured to cool a heat source, the cooling device comprising:
a tank, containing a coolant, wherein the heat source is immersed in the coolant;
a bellow; and
a solenoid valve, connected to the tank and the bellow, wherein the solenoid valve comprises:
a first channel, connected to the tank;
a second channel, connected to the bellow;
a third channel, connected to an external space; and
a piston, configured to seal the second channel and the third channel, wherein the piston is configured to connect the first channel to one of the second channel and the third channel,

wherein the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the third channel when the heat source is initially activated, and the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the second channel when the heat source operates.

2. The cooling device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor, connected to the tank, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the coolant.

3. The cooling device of claim 2 , further comprising a processor connected to the solenoid valve, wherein the processor is configured to control a position inside the solenoid valve according to the temperature of the coolant, and the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the second channel when the temperature of the coolant reaches a threshold temperature.

4. The cooling device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pressure sensor, connected to the tank, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to detect a pressure in the tank.

5. The cooling device of claim 4 , further comprising a processor connected to the solenoid valve, wherein the processor is configured to control a position of the piston inside the solenoid valve according to the pressure in the tank, whereby the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the third channel when the pressure in the tank reaches a threshold value.

6. The cooling device of claim 1 , wherein the solenoid valve further comprises:
a valve chamber, fluidally communicated with the first channel, the second channel and the third channel, wherein the first channel and the third channel are respectively disposed at two opposite side of the valve chamber, the piston is configured to separate the valve chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber that are fluidally isolated from each other.

7. The cooling device of claim 6 , wherein the piston is configured to be moved to a first location, a second location or a third location of the valve chamber, the piston is configured to seal the second channel to connect the first channel to the third channel when the piston is at the first location, the piston is configured to seal the first channel when the piston is at the second location, and the piston is configured to seal the third channel to connect the first channel to the second channel when the piston is at the third location.

8. The cooling device of claim 7 , further comprising a processor connected to the solenoid valve, wherein the processor is configured to cause the piston to be located at one of the first location and the third location when the solenoid valve powers on.

9. The cooling device of claim 6 , further comprising a processor connected to the solenoid valve, wherein the processor is configured to cause the piston to be located at a sealing position where the piston seals the first channel, and the first chamber is connected to the second channel and the second chamber is connected to the third channel.

Assignees

• Inventec Pudong Tech Corp
• Inventec Corp

Inventors

• Tung Kai-Yang
• Chen Hung-Ju

Classifications

• H10W40/772

  Bellows · CPC title

• H10W40/00

  Arrangements for thermal protection or thermal control (integrated devices comprising arrangements for thermal protection H10D89/60) · CPC title

• H10W40/73 Primary

  for cooling by change of state · CPC title

• H05K7/20809

  within server blades for removing heat from heat source · CPC title

• F25D31/00 Primary

  Other cooling or freezing apparatus · CPC title