SERVERSYSTEM
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602021028037
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-07-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-07-06
AI Technical Summary
Conventional server systems face thermal management challenges due to increased heat generation from side-loading storage drives, which limits cooling efficiency and accessibility, especially when storage drives are densely packed within industrial specified width and height constraints.
The server system incorporates a novel cooling arrangement with a fan module that draws air from the front panel, flows it through periphery corridors, and exhausts it through slits on circuit boards, while a stress distributing member and spine provide structural support and air flow pathways, enhancing heat dissipation and accessibility.
This configuration effectively cools the storage drives, maintaining safe operational temperatures and supporting a higher number of drives while ensuring structural integrity and easy maintenance, as demonstrated by a temperature difference of 2.9 degrees Celsius and maximum temperature below 50 degrees Celsius.