Operation environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses an operation environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment. The operation environment monitoring system comprises a cooling liquid container, a pipeline assembly, a flow management assembly and a temperature monitoring assembly, the pipeline assembly is connected with the cooling liquid container and external circulating cooling equipment; the flow management assembly is arranged at the inlet and outlet position of the cooling liquid container and used for monitoring and regulating and controlling the flow of cooling liquid entering and exiting the cooling liquid container. The temperature monitoring assembly comprises one or more temperature sensors arranged on the cooling liquid container or in the cooling liquid container and a temperature display panel connected with the temperature sensors. According to the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment, the semi-closed cooling liquid container is adopted, and the multi-point flow and temperature monitoring part is arranged, so that the temperature of the cooling liquid in the cooling liquid container can be effectively regulated and controlled to simulate the actual working environment of the computing power equipment, and the performance of the computing power equipment in the working environment can be more accurately measured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of computing power equipment management, and in particular to an operating environment monitoring system for liquid cooling equipment. Background Art

[0002] Computing equipment is a device that processes data to achieve specific output results, such as a blockchain server that executes proof of work or other similar computer algorithms, or a server equipped with a high-performance GPU for neural network training and calculation. Its computing performance directly affects the economic benefits of users. Computing equipment generates a high amount of heat when it is running. To ensure that the computing equipment runs within a safe temperature range, a corresponding liquid cooling system can be added to the computing equipment. The heat generated inside the computing equipment is transferred to the outside of the equipment through the flow of liquid, so that the heating components of the computing equipment are cooled.

[0003] In actual applications, in order to manage the cooling effect of the liquid cooling system on computing equipment, it is necessary to monitor the various operating states of the liquid cooling system; however, the existing technology is unable to monitor the operating environment temperature of the liquid cooling equipment. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an operating environment monitoring system for liquid cooling equipment, so as to monitor the various operating states of the liquid cooling system when managing the cooling effect of the liquid cooling system on the computing power equipment, so that the computing power equipment can operate within a safe and stable range.

[0005] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a liquid cooling equipment operating environment monitoring system is provided, comprising a coolant container, a coolant circulation device, a piping assembly, a flow management assembly and a temperature monitoring assembly; the liquid inlet of the coolant container is connected to the liquid outlet of the coolant circulation device via a piping assembly, and the liquid outlet of the coolant container is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant circulation device via a piping assembly; the flow management assembly is used to regulate the coolant flow rate of the coolant inlet and / or the liquid outlet of the coolant container; the temperature monitoring assembly is used to monitor the temperature in the coolant container and to provide a prompt for the monitored temperature.

[0006] In one embodiment, the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling device further includes a capacity monitoring component for monitoring the capacity of the coolant in the coolant container and providing a prompt for the monitored coolant capacity.

[0007] In one embodiment, the capacity monitoring component includes:

[0008] A liquid volume scale vertically arranged on the side wall of the cooling liquid container, or a liquid level scale vertically arranged on the side wall of the cooling liquid container.

[0009] In one embodiment, the flow management component includes a flow meter having a flow regulating valve, and one end of the flow meter is connected to the liquid inlet and / or the liquid outlet of the coolant container.

[0010] In one embodiment, there are N flow meters, N is greater than 1, and the flow rate at the liquid inlet and / or liquid outlet of the coolant container is less than the total range of the N flow meters and greater than the total range of N-1 flow meters.

[0011] In one embodiment, the temperature monitoring component includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display panel; the temperature sensor is used to monitor the temperature in the coolant container and send the monitored temperature to the temperature display panel; the temperature display panel is used to display the received temperature; the temperature monitoring component can monitor the temperature of the liquid cooling evaluation system in real time and at multiple points.

[0012] In one embodiment, the temperature sensor includes a plurality of sensors, which are respectively arranged in a plurality of position areas in the coolant container, and are used to monitor the temperatures in the plurality of position areas.

[0013] In one embodiment, the multiple position areas include at least two of the following: a liquid inlet of the coolant container, a liquid outlet of the coolant container, a coolant level in the coolant container, and a region between the top of the coolant container and the coolant level.

[0014] In one embodiment, a cover plate is disposed on the top of the coolant container, and the coolant container and the cover plate form a closed structure. The closed structure formed can isolate the coolant in the coolant container and the computing equipment in the coolant from the outside, so that the operating temperature of the computing equipment (i.e., the temperature of the coolant in the coolant container) is less affected by the environment outside the coolant container, which can improve the accuracy of equipment performance monitoring. At the same time, when the external ambient temperature is high, the closed structure can also ensure that the coolant temperature will not rise due to the external increase, thereby causing the performance of the computing equipment to decline.

[0015] In one embodiment, when the temperature monitoring component includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display panel, the temperature display panel is arranged on the outward surface of the cover plate, and a power supply component is also arranged on the inward surface of the cover plate to supply power to the temperature display panel.

[0016] In one embodiment, the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling device further includes a container shell for wrapping the cooling liquid container.

[0017] In one embodiment, a vacuum insulation layer is arranged between the outer wall of the coolant container and the inner wall of the container shell.

[0018] In one embodiment, two isolation surfaces of the vacuum isolation layer are made of tempered glass.

[0019] In one embodiment, the coolant container and the container shell are both made of polymethyl methacrylate.

[0020] In one embodiment, the bottom outer wall of the coolant container is covered with a rubber layer.

[0021] In one embodiment, the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment further includes a turnover box, the liquid inlet of the turnover box is connected to the first liquid outlet of the coolant circulation equipment, and the liquid outlet of the turnover box is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant container.

[0022] In one embodiment, when the coolant flow rate of the coolant pumped out by the coolant circulation device is fixed and greater than the maximum flow rate of the coolant container inlet, the coolant circulation device also has a second liquid outlet, and the second liquid outlet is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant circulation device.

[0023] In one embodiment, the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment also includes a data statistics component for recording at least one of the coolant flow rate monitored by the flow management component, the temperature monitored by the temperature monitoring component, and the coolant capacity monitored by the capacity monitoring component during each test.

[0024] In one embodiment, the coolant container is used to place a computing device; when a cover plate is configured on the top of the coolant container, a power strip assembly is arranged on the cover plate, and a plurality of wire openings are opened on the power strip assembly, and wires for supplying power to the computing device pass through the wire openings.

[0025] The beneficial effect of the present application is that the operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment of the present application adopts a closed box body formed by combining a coolant container and a cover plate, and is provided with multi-point flow and temperature monitoring components, which can more accurately monitor the performance of the computing power in the working environment.

[0026] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present application. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present application, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. These drawings only depict some implementation methods according to the present application and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present application.

[0028] Figure 1 A front view of an operating environment monitoring system for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0029] Figure 2 A side view of an operating environment monitoring system for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0030] Figure 3 A side view showing an operating environment monitoring system for a liquid cooling device according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 4 A top view of an operating environment monitoring system for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application is shown; and

[0032] Figure 5 A schematic diagram showing an operating environment monitoring system of a liquid cooling device connected to a turnover box according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Reference numerals:

[0034] 10- Operation environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment;

[0035] 20-Computing equipment

[0036] 100-coolant container;

[0037] 110-cover plate;

[0038] 111-power supply assembly;

[0039] 112- socket assembly;

[0040] 1120-opening for wires;

[0041] 120-middle layer; 130-innermost layer and outermost layer; 140-vacuum layer;

[0042] 150-volume scale;

[0043] 200-Pipeline assembly;

[0044] 210-first pipeline;

[0045] 220-second pipeline;

[0046] 300-Traffic management component;

[0047] 310 - first flow meter; 320 - second flow meter; 330 - third flow meter; 340 - fourth flow meter;

[0048] 400-temperature monitoring component;

[0049] 410-temperature display panel;

[0050] 420 - first temperature sensor; 430 - second temperature sensor; 440 - third temperature sensor; 450 - fourth temperature sensor;

[0051] 500-coolant container inlet;

[0052] 600-coolant container outlet;

[0053] 700-Coolant circulation equipment;

[0054] 800-turnover box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0055] The technical solution of the present application is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments to further understand the purpose, solution and effect of the present application, but it is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present application.

[0056] References in the specification to "an embodiment", "another embodiment", "this embodiment", etc., mean that the described embodiment may include specific features, structures or characteristics, but not every embodiment must include these specific features, structures or characteristics. In addition, such expressions do not refer to the same embodiment. Further, when describing specific features, structures or characteristics in conjunction with an embodiment, whether or not there is an explicit description, it has been shown that it is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art to combine such features, structures or characteristics into other embodiments.

[0057] Certain words are used in the specification and subsequent claims to refer to specific components or parts. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that technical users or manufacturers may refer to the same component or part by different nouns or terms. This specification and subsequent claims do not use differences in names as a way to distinguish components or parts, but use differences in functions of components or parts as the criteria for distinction. "Including" and "comprising" mentioned throughout the specification and subsequent claims are open-ended terms and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to". In addition, the word "connected" here includes any direct and indirect means of connection.

[0058] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the terms "lateral", "longitudinal", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application. For the sake of clarity, the order terms such as "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and the like mentioned herein are used to distinguish an element, region, or part from another identical or similar element, region, or part, rather than to limit a specific element, region, or part.

[0059] The disclosure below provides many different embodiments or examples for realizing different structures of the utility model. In order to simplify the disclosure of the utility model, the following description is made of the specific examples and the settings. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the utility model. In addition, the utility model may repeat reference numbers and / or reference letters in different examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed. In addition, the utility model provides examples of processes and materials of various features, but a person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware of the application of other processes and / or the use of other materials.

[0060] The following describes an operating environment monitoring system 10 for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0061] Figure 1 This is a front view of an operating environment monitoring system 10 for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 This is a side view of an operating environment monitoring system 10 for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a top view of an operating environment monitoring system 10 for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, an operating environment monitoring system 10 for a liquid cooling device according to an embodiment of the present application is used to monitor the operating environment of the liquid cooling device, the system comprising a coolant container 100, a pipeline assembly 200, a flow management assembly 300, a temperature monitoring assembly 400 and a coolant circulation device 700; the flow monitoring assembly 300 is arranged at a liquid inlet 500 and a liquid outlet 600 of the coolant container; the temperature monitoring assembly 400 comprises a temperature display panel 410 arranged on a cover plate 110 and four temperature sensors connected to the temperature display panel 410; the computing power device 20 is arranged in the coolant container 100.

[0062] In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the computing device 20 immersed in the coolant can work normally, the coolant must have insulating properties and a certain anti-corrosion function to avoid damage to the packaging of the computing device 20, and the coolant must also meet the conditions of being non-flammable, non-toxic and easy to clean. For example, the coolant can be an electronic fluoride liquid, a fluorocarbon coolant. Due to its large CF bond energy, this type of compound has good thermal conductivity and chemical stability; it has the advantages of no flash point, non-flammability, strong chemical inertness, good material compatibility and little impact on the environment.

[0063] In other examples of the present application, the coolant may also be cooling oil.

[0064] In one example, the coolant may use GTL (Gas to Liquid) base oil. GTL base oil is a base oil synthesized from hydrocarbons. GTL base oil has a high saturated hydrocarbon content, is basically free of nitrogen and sulfur, has no aromatics, is 100% isoparaffin, has excellent oxidation stability and low-temperature performance, low volatility, and an extremely high viscosity index. Therefore, by using GTL base oil as the coolant, the stability of the coolant in low-temperature conditions can be improved, thereby improving the working reliability of the cooling device.

[0065] In another example, the coolant may also be transformer oil. Transformer oil is a diversion product of petroleum, and its main components are compounds such as alkanes, cycloalkane saturated hydrocarbons, and aromatic unsaturated hydrocarbons. It is commonly known as square shelf oil, a light yellow transparent liquid with a relative density of 0.0895. The freezing point is less than -45°C.

[0066] Transformer oil is a mineral oil obtained by distillation and refining of natural petroleum. It is a mixture of pure, stable, low-viscosity, good insulating and cooling liquid natural hydrocarbons obtained by acid-base refining of the lubricating oil fraction in petroleum.

[0067] By using transformer oil as the coolant, the stability of the coolant in low temperature conditions can also be improved, and it has better insulation properties, which can improve the reliability of the liquid cooling equipment during operation.

[0068] The above is only an example, and the present application does not limit the specific material of the coolant.

[0069] In addition, in some embodiments, the computing device 20 is waterproof, in which case the cooling liquid may also be water. For example, the housing of the computing device 20 is waterproof, the electronic device conducts heat to the housing, and the water takes the heat away from the housing.

[0070] According to whether the coolant has phase transition, immersion liquid cooling can also be divided into single-phase immersion liquid cooling and phase change immersion liquid cooling. Among them, in the single-phase immersion liquid cooling method, the computing power device 20 is immersed in the coolant, the heat generated by the computing power device 20 is transferred to the coolant, and then the high-temperature coolant after absorbing the heat is transported to the liquid cooling circulation device through the pipeline assembly 200. The high-temperature coolant is cooled in the liquid cooling circulation device 700 and becomes a low-temperature coolant, and then flows back to the coolant container 100. In this process, the coolant always remains in a liquid state. In the phase change immersion liquid cooling, the computing power device 20 is directly immersed in the dielectric coolant in the coolant container 100, and the heat generated by the computing power device 20 is transferred to the coolant, so that part of the coolant is converted from a liquid state to a gaseous state. The gaseous coolant condenses on the condenser in the coolant container 100 and then converts to a liquid state. In this process, the phase change of the coolant can exponentially improve the heat transfer efficiency of the coolant. The operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling equipment in the embodiment of the present application can specifically adopt a cooling method of single-phase immersion liquid cooling or phase change immersion liquid cooling, and the embodiment of the present application does not make any specific limitation on this.

[0071] In some embodiments, the connection method between the temperature display panel 410 and the cover plate 110 includes welding, willow connection, snap connection, interlocking connection, hanging connection, plug-in connection, etc., which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0072] Optionally, the coolant circulation device 700 may be a low-temperature coolant circulation pump, which can achieve temperature regulation within a range of -40 to 200°C.

[0073] The temperature display panel 410 on the cover plate 110 is connected to the temperature sensor group via a data line to acquire and display the temperature data of the temperature sensor in real time, facilitating the recording of temperature data; the temperature sensor group includes a first temperature sensor 420, a second temperature sensor 430, a third temperature sensor 440 and a fourth temperature sensor 450.

[0074] In some embodiments, the temperature display panel 410 can also communicate with the temperature sensor group wirelessly. In this case, the temperature sensor group can use a WI FI temperature sensor, a Zigbee temperature sensor, or a 433HMHz temperature sensor.

[0075] In some embodiments, the temperature sensor group uses conventional type devices such as thermocouples or thermistors.

[0076] like Figure 1As shown, the coolant container 100 is a multi-layer structure, in which two intermediate layers 120 are adjacent to the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 respectively, and a vacuum layer 140 is wrapped between the two intermediate layers 120; the multi-layer structure can further enhance the thermal insulation performance of the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device. Among them, the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 of the coolant container 100 can be polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which is a thermoplastic plastic formed by the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and has the characteristics of high transparency, high mechanical strength, light weight, easy processing, stable chemical properties, impact resistance, strong durability and combustion resistance; the intermediate layer 120 is made of glass. The bottom of the coolant container 100 can be covered with an outer layer of rubber material for anti-slip and shockproof, ensuring the stability and safety of the closed box composed of the coolant container 100 and the cover plate 110 in actual use.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling equipment can work normally, the intermediate layer 120 must also have chemical stability, high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance and safety; illustratively, the intermediate layer 120 can be made of tempered glass, which has a strength of 42 times that of ordinary glass, good bending and impact resistance, and strong heat resistance.

[0078] In this embodiment, the shape and size of the coolant container 100 can be arbitrarily set by those skilled in the art according to actual conditions. For ease of monitoring, preferably, the coolant container 100 adopts a size of 500 mm long*500 mm wide*500 mm (inner diameter).

[0079] It can be understood that, depending on the size, shape and number of the computing device 20, the shape and size of the coolant container 100 in the present invention can be expanded to be sufficient to accommodate the computing device 20, the flow management component 300 and the temperature monitoring component 400.

[0080] In some examples, a first mounting fitting is provided on the lower side of the computing device 20, and a second mounting fitting is provided on the inner side of the bottom of the coolant container 100, and the first mounting fitting is connected to the second mounting fitting by snap-jointing.

[0081] Exemplarily, the first mounting fitting may be a clamping protrusion extending downwardly, and the second mounting fitting may be a clamping hole. The clamping protrusion and the clamping hole correspond to each other in position and can form a clamping fit.

[0082] In addition, the card holes and the card protrusions can also be set in multiple groups and arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction to increase the connection stability between the computing power device 20 and the coolant container 100.

[0083] Optionally, the first mounting fitting is fixedly connected to the second mounting fitting by a fastener.

[0084] Exemplarily, the first mounting fitting and the second mounting fitting are respectively provided with fastening through holes, and when the first mounting fitting and the second mounting fitting form a snap fit, the two fastening through holes correspond to each other, so that the fastener can pass through the fastening through holes on the first mounting fitting and the second mounting fitting in sequence.

[0085] In some embodiments, the arrangement of multiple computing devices 20 in the coolant container 100 is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0086] In some embodiments, the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 may be an integral structure, which is simple in structure and easy to implement.

[0087] In some embodiments, the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 may be a spliced ​​structure, which is simple in structure and easy to install.

[0088] like Figure 2 As shown, a solvent scale 150 is also provided at each vertical edge of the side wall of the coolant container 100 for accurately measuring the coolant volume and coolant liquid level in the coolant container 100 in real time.

[0089] In actual usage scenarios, the top of the computing device 20 is usually located a certain distance below the surface of the coolant, which may be 10 cm, for example, to ensure that the computing device 20 is completely immersed in the coolant.

[0090] It should be noted that in Figure 1 The volume scale 150 is not shown in the figure in order to clearly show the multi-layer structure of the side wall of the coolant container 100, but Figure 1 A volume scale 150 may also be provided at the vertical edge of the side wall of the corresponding coolant container 100 to ensure that the volume and liquid level can be observed in all directions.

[0091] In this embodiment, the side wall of the coolant container 100 is provided with a coolant container inlet 500 and a coolant container outlet 600, and the pipeline assembly 200 includes a first pipeline 210 and a second pipeline 220, which are used to conduct the coolant between the coolant container 100 and the coolant circulation device 700;

[0092] In some embodiments, considering the diversity of flow verification requirements, the number of liquid outlets or liquid inlets of the coolant container 100 can be increased; in order to maintain the completeness of the multi-point flow threshold adjustment function, after increasing the number of liquid outlets or liquid inlets of the coolant container 100, a flow meter with a flow regulating valve should be added accordingly.

[0093] The circulating cooling device 700 transports the low-temperature coolant from the coolant container inlet 500 into the coolant container 100 via the first route 210; the coolant container 100 discharges the high-temperature coolant through the coolant container outlet 600, and flows into the circulating cooling device 700 via the second pipeline 220, wherein the flow rate of the low-temperature coolant transported by the circulating cooling device 700 to the coolant container 100 is adjustable.

[0094] The flow management component 300 is installed at the outlet 600 of the coolant container and is used to monitor and regulate the coolant outlet flow rate of the coolant container 100 ; it includes a first flow meter 310 .

[0095] Alternatively, if Figure 3 As shown, according to the different structures of the closed box composed of the coolant container 100 and the cover plate 110 and the actual use requirements, the flow management component 300 can include one or more flow meters.

[0096] In this embodiment, the flow management component 300 includes a first flow meter 310, a second flow meter 320, a third flow meter 330 and a fourth flow meter 340. The first flow meter 310, the second flow meter 320, the third flow meter 330 and the fourth flow meter 340 can be mechanical flow meters with a pipeline structure, one end of which is connected to the hole set at the liquid outlet 600 of the coolant container, and the other end is connected to the pipeline component 200, which has the effect of conducting coolant.

[0097] It should be noted that the above examples and Figure 3 It is not intended to limit the number or shape of flow meters. It is only used as an example. In actual use, the number and aperture size of flow meters can be set according to flow monitoring and temperature control requirements.

[0098] Optionally, the cross-sectional shape of the aperture of the flowmeter is circular, square or triangular; and / or, the shape of the coolant container inlet 500 is circular, square or triangular; and / or, the shape of the coolant container outlet 600 is circular, square or triangular.

[0099] In this embodiment, the flow rates of the first flow meter 310, the second flow meter 320, the third flow meter 330 and the fourth flow meter 340 in the flow management component 300 are adjustable, that is, the outlet valves of the first flow meter 310, the second flow meter 320, the third flow meter 330 and the fourth flow meter 340 are used to adjust the outlet flow rate of the cooling liquid container 100; therefore, the outlet flow rate of the cooling liquid container 100 can be adjusted by changing the number of flow meters set and the outlet valve of each flow meter. Therefore, the outlet flow rate and the inlet flow rate of the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device provided in the embodiment of the present application can be monitored and controlled.

[0100] For example, the heat dissipation capacity of the coolant can be controlled by adjusting the flow rate and flow rate of the coolant in the coolant container inlet 500. Specifically, the flow rate and flow rate of the coolant can be adjusted by controlling the opening of the valves of the first flow meter 310, the second flow meter 320, the third flow meter 330 and the fourth flow meter 340 in the flow management component 300 and the speed of the pump in the circulating cooling device 700 to change the heat dissipation capacity of the coolant.

[0101] The principle is: according to the principle of heat transfer, the greater the flow rate of the fluid, the greater the turbulence of the fluid, and the higher the heat transfer coefficient. Therefore, by increasing the opening of the valve or increasing the speed of the pump in the ring cooling device 700, the heat dissipation capacity of the coolant can be appropriately increased; similarly, reducing the opening of the valve or reducing the speed of the pump in the ring cooling device 700 can appropriately reduce the heat dissipation capacity of the coolant, thereby enabling the monitoring environment to be artificially controlled to ensure stability and controllability.

[0102] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the cover plate 110 is also provided with a power supply component 111 and a socket assembly 112; wherein, the power supply component 111 is used to supply power to the temperature display panel 410 and control the power switch; the socket assembly 112 is provided with a plurality of wire openings 1120, and the wires for supplying power to the computing device 20 pass through the wire openings 1120.

[0103] In some embodiments, the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 may be an integral structure, which is simple in structure and easy to implement.

[0104] In some embodiments, the innermost layer and the outermost layer 130 may be a spliced ​​structure, which is simple in structure and easy to install.

[0105] In this embodiment, the temperature monitoring component 400 includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display panel 410; the temperature sensor is used to monitor the temperature in the coolant container 100 and send the monitored temperature to the temperature display panel 410; the temperature display panel 410 is used to display the received temperature.

[0106] In this embodiment, the temperature sensors include a first temperature sensor 420, a second temperature sensor 430, a third temperature sensor 440 and a fourth temperature sensor 450;

[0107] The first temperature sensor 420 is located in the coolant container inlet 500 and is used to monitor a first temperature, where the first temperature is the temperature at the coolant container inlet 500;

[0108] The second temperature sensor 430 is located in the coolant container outlet 600 and is used to monitor a second temperature, where the second temperature is the temperature at the coolant container outlet 600;

[0109] The third temperature sensor 440 is located at the coolant surface in the coolant container 100 and is used to monitor a third temperature, where the third temperature is the temperature at the coolant surface in the coolant container 100;

[0110] The fourth temperature sensor 450 is located inside the cover plate 110 and is used to monitor a fourth temperature, which is the ambient temperature inside the coolant container 100, that is, the gas temperature 20 cm above the coolant.

[0111] In some embodiments, the connection method between the first temperature sensor 420 and the coolant container inlet 500 includes welding, willow connection, snap connection, interlocking connection, hanging connection, plug-in connection, etc., which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0112] In some embodiments, the connection method between the second temperature sensor 430 and the coolant container outlet 600 includes welding, willow connection, snap connection, interlocking connection, hanging connection, plug-in connection, etc., which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0113] In some embodiments, the connection method between the third temperature sensor 440 and the side wall of the inner liquid surface of the coolant container 100 includes welding, willow connection, snap connection, interlocking connection, hanging connection, plug-in connection, etc., which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0114] In some embodiments, the fourth temperature sensor 450 is connected to the inner side of the cover plate 110 by welding, willow connection, snap connection, interlocking connection, hanging connection, plug-in connection, etc., which has a simple structure and is easy to implement.

[0115] In this embodiment, the temperature monitoring component 400 can monitor the temperature of the liquid cooling evaluation system in real time and at multiple points. By combining with the flow management component 300 to control the flow, customization and simulation of application scenario adjustments can be achieved.

[0116] Specifically, in order to adjust the coolant temperature in the coolant container 100 (i.e., the working environment temperature of the computing device 20) to the desired value, the output of the external circulation cooling device can be adjusted first, and the liquid inlet flow rate of the coolant container 100 can be changed. By adjusting the valve of the flowmeter, the coolant outlet flow rate of the coolant container 100 can be changed, thereby changing the coolant temperature in the coolant container 100.

[0117] At the same time, the actual temperature of the coolant container 100 is determined according to the temperature difference of the temperature sensors at various points.

[0118] Optionally, Figure 5A schematic diagram showing an operating environment monitoring system 10 of a liquid cooling device connected to a turnover box 800 according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 As shown, the coolant circulation device 700 is respectively connected to the coolant container outlet 600 and the liquid inlet of the turnover box 800, and the liquid outlet of the turnover box 800 is connected to the coolant container 100. The coolant circulation device 700 outputs 30L of low-temperature coolant per unit time, of which 1L flows into the turnover box 800, and the remaining 29L merges with the coolant flowing out of the coolant container outlet 600 through the pipeline and then flows back into the coolant circulation device 700. It can be understood that after the coolant absorbs the heat emitted by the computing power device 20 in the coolant container 100, the high-temperature coolant flows to the coolant circulation device 700 through the first pipeline 210, and the coolant circulation device 700 cools the coolant to obtain a low-temperature coolant, and the low-temperature coolant flows back to the coolant container 100 through the second pipeline 220 to continue cooling the computing power device 20.

[0119] It should be noted that Figure 5 The specific flow rates (e.g., "1L", "29L", etc.) are merely examples and are not intended to limit this embodiment. By dividing and merging the coolant, the coolant inflow volume of the coolant container 100 that meets the use requirements is obtained. It can be seen that the operating environment monitoring system 10 for the liquid cooling device provided in the embodiment of the present application can be adapted to the coolant circulation devices 700 with different rated flow rates.

[0120] When the flow range of the circulating cooling device 700 used is large (such as 10-30L), which exceeds the flow rate of the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device (such as 1L), the coolant circulation device 700 can be connected to a turnover box 800; the output coolant is diverted, wherein the turnover box 800 is an insulating container for carrying coolant.

[0121] In other examples of this embodiment, in the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling equipment, when the flow rate of the coolant pumped out by the coolant circulation equipment 700 is fixed and greater than the maximum flow rate of the coolant container inlet 500, the coolant container 100 also has a second liquid outlet, and the second liquid outlet is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant circulation equipment 700.

[0122] Optionally, the liquid cooling device operating environment monitoring system 10 may also be used to test the liquid cooling device and unify the test standards.

[0123] Since computing performance affects the economic benefits of users, it is necessary to test and calibrate the performance of the computing device 20. However, the current general computing device performance test system is easily interfered by environmental noise, resulting in a large difference in the performance test results of the computing device 20 in the factory environment and in the user's actual use environment. In the actual use of the computing device 20, it is often difficult for the user to achieve the performance calibrated by the manufacturer during the factory test.

[0124] Since the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device of this embodiment can monitor the flow and temperature at multiple points, it can effectively control the temperature of the coolant inside the coolant container 100 to simulate the actual working environment of the computing power device 20, thereby more accurately measuring the performance of the computing power device 20 under the working environment, greatly reducing the interference of the external environment on the performance test results. Secondly, the evaluation standards for computing power devices 20 of different shapes are consistent.

[0125] The operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device of this embodiment is used to measure the liquid cooling device. The principle is as follows:

[0126] The cover plate 110 and the coolant container 100 form a closed structure, and the coolant immerses the computing device 20, so that the operating temperature of the computing device 20 is less affected by the environment outside the coolant container 100, thereby improving the accuracy of the equipment performance test.

[0127] By setting the volume scale 150 and the flow meter at the vertical edge of the side wall of the coolant container 100, the net volume of the computing power device 20 can be measured to estimate the coolant consumption; at the same time, according to the calibration of the coolant inlet and outlet flow by the flow monitoring component 300, the multi-point calibration of the temperature by the temperature monitoring component 400 and the calibration of the volume by the capacity monitoring component, the coolant temperature can be adjusted by adjusting the inlet liquid temperature to truly simulate the operating capacity of the computing power device 20 in the customer application scenario.

[0128] According to the monitoring result of the temperature monitoring component 400, the inlet and outlet flow rates of the cooling liquid 100 are further investigated until the required operating temperature of the computing power device 20 is simulated, so as to perform the performance test of the computing power device 20 at this temperature.

[0129] In this embodiment, the temperature monitoring component 400 can be used to verify and adjust various liquid inlet temperature scenarios; that is, the liquid temperature at the liquid inlet 500 of the coolant container can be adjusted and stabilized.

[0130] In this embodiment, the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling equipment may also include a data statistics component for recording at least one of the coolant flow rate monitored by the flow management component 300, the temperature monitored by the temperature monitoring component 400, and the coolant capacity monitored by the capacity monitoring component during each test.

[0131] The test results are obtained by statistics based on the data recorded by the data statistics component.

[0132] Currently, there is no standard system platform solution for the evaluation of liquid cooling solutions for blockchain computing power equipment 20, which is convenient for operation and recording of relevant parameters; after the miner customers obtain the product, it is difficult to verify the consistency between the actual performance of the product and the product label performance;

[0133] Because the utility model is simple to operate, can truly simulate the actual working environment of servers, computing equipment 20 and other equipment according to environmental requirements, and has good stability, it can be used as a standardized and professional system platform for current industry evaluation.

[0134] The liquid cooling test system and the operating environment monitoring system 10 of the liquid cooling device provided in the embodiment of the present application both have a closed heat insulation structure, which can also be used as an immersion liquid cooling and heat dissipation system of the computing power device 20 to cool and dissipate heat for the computing power device 20. Compared with the current non-immersion structure of the liquid cooling and heat dissipation system, when the external temperature is high, the temperature rise rate of the coolant is slower, so the cooling effect is better, and the sealing result is safer, which can protect the operator from high temperature burns.

[0135] Optionally, an embodiment of the present application may also be used for standardized performance evaluation of servers or other devices requiring liquid cooling.

[0136] Optionally, an embodiment of the present application further comprises an automatic data collection component, the automatic data collection component comprising a temperature sensor receiver, a flow meter receiver and a capacity receiver;

[0137] In some embodiments, the automatic data collection component can be connected to the temperature sensor, flow meter and capacity sensor by wire, which is simple and easy to connect, has good adaptability to various environments and strong stability.

[0138] In some embodiments, the automatic data collection component can be connected to the temperature sensor, flow meter and capacity sensor wirelessly, which is simple, easy to connect and convenient to operate.

[0139] In some embodiments, the data collected by the automatic collection component can be displayed through a visualization tool so that monitoring personnel can observe and record it.

[0140] The present application may also have other various embodiments. Without departing from the present application and its essence, technicians familiar with the art may make corresponding changes and modifications based on the present application, but these corresponding changes and modifications should all fall within the scope of protection of the claims attached to the present application.

[0141] The other structures of the heat sink or the electronic device or the working assembly or the electronic components in the above-mentioned embodiments may adopt various technical solutions known to ordinary technicians in this field now and in the future, and will not be described in detail here.

[0142] In the description of this specification, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0143] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0144] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0145] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0146] The disclosure above provides many different embodiments or examples to realize the different structures of the present application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the parts and settings of specific examples are described above. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present application. In addition, the present application can repeat reference numerals and / or reference letters in different examples, and this repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, which itself does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed.

[0147] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A liquid cooling equipment operating environment monitoring system, characterized in that: Including coolant container, coolant circulation equipment, piping components, flow management components and temperature monitoring components; The liquid inlet of the coolant container is connected to the liquid outlet of the coolant circulation device through a pipeline assembly, and the liquid outlet of the coolant container is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant circulation device through a pipeline assembly; The flow management component is used to regulate the flow rate of the coolant at the liquid inlet and / or the liquid outlet of the coolant container; The temperature monitoring component is used to monitor the temperature in the coolant container and to provide a prompt for the monitored temperature.

2. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment also includes a capacity monitoring component for monitoring the capacity of the coolant in the coolant container and providing a prompt for the monitored coolant capacity.

3. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The capacity monitoring component includes: A liquid volume scale vertically arranged on the side wall of the cooling liquid container, or a liquid level scale vertically arranged on the side wall of the cooling liquid container.

4. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow management component includes a flow meter with a flow regulating valve, and one end of the flow meter is connected to the liquid inlet and / or the liquid outlet of the coolant container.

5. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are N flow meters, N is greater than 1, and the flow rate of the liquid inlet and / or liquid outlet of the coolant container is less than the total range of the N flow meters and greater than the total range of N-1 flow meters.

6. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature monitoring component includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display panel; the temperature sensor is used to monitor the temperature in the coolant container and send the monitored temperature to the temperature display panel; the temperature display panel is used to display the received temperature.

7. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The temperature sensors include a plurality of sensors respectively arranged in a plurality of position areas in the coolant container, and are used to monitor the temperatures in the plurality of position areas.

8. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The multiple position areas include at least two of the following: a liquid inlet of the coolant container, a liquid outlet of the coolant container, a coolant liquid level in the coolant container, and a region between the top of the coolant container and the coolant liquid level.

9. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover plate is disposed on the top of the coolant container, and the coolant container and the cover plate form a closed structure.

10. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: In the case where the temperature monitoring component includes a temperature sensor and a temperature display panel, the temperature display panel is arranged on the outward surface of the cover plate, and a power supply component is also arranged on the inward surface of the cover plate to supply power to the temperature display panel.

11. The operating environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment also includes a container shell for wrapping the cooling liquid container.

12. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 11, characterized in that: A vacuum insulation layer is arranged between the outer wall of the coolant container and the inner wall of the container shell.

13. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 12, characterized in that: The two isolation surfaces of the vacuum isolation layer are made of tempered glass.

14. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 12, characterized in that: The material of the coolant container and the material of the container shell are both polymethyl methacrylate.

15. The operating environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom outer wall of the coolant container is covered with a rubber layer.

16. The operating environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment also includes a turnover box, the liquid inlet of the turnover box is connected to the first liquid outlet of the coolant circulation equipment, and the liquid outlet of the turnover box is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant container.

17. The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment according to claim 16, characterized in that: When the coolant flow rate of the coolant pumped out by the coolant circulation device is fixed and greater than the maximum flow rate of the coolant container inlet, the coolant circulation device also has a second liquid outlet, which is connected to the liquid inlet of the coolant circulation device.

18. The operating environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The operating environment monitoring system of the liquid cooling equipment also includes a data statistics component for recording at least one of the coolant flow rate monitored by the flow management component, the temperature monitored by the temperature monitoring component, and the coolant capacity monitored by the capacity monitoring component during each test.

19. The operating environment monitoring system of liquid cooling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coolant container is used to place computing equipment; when a cover plate is configured on the top of the coolant container, a power strip assembly is arranged on the cover plate, and a plurality of wire openings are opened on the power strip assembly, and wires for supplying power to the computing equipment pass through the wire openings.

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