Automatic Leveling Immersion Cooling Tank for Stable Submersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic components immersed in coolant tanks may become partially or fully unsubmerged due to ground unevenness or external disturbances, leading to inefficient thermal dissipation and coolant flow imbalance.
Innovation Solution
An automatic leveling immersion cooling tank system with sensors and actuation structures adjusts the coolant tank's position to maintain proper immersion of electronic components, using actuators and motors to ensure the coolant surface remains level despite ground unevenness or external forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the coolant tank is placed on the ground without leveling adjustment, then the device complexity is reduced, but the electronic components cannot remain fully immersed in the coolant due to ground unevenness or external disturbances
Solution Approach 1:
The coolant tank system performs self-leveling automatically using integrated sensors (accelerometers, level sensors) and actuation structures (adjustable legs, hydraulic systems) that detect and correct tilt without external intervention, allowing the system to maintain proper immersion levels autonomously
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static fixed-position tank to a dynamic self-adjusting system where the tank can actively change its orientation and position in response to detected tilt conditions, ensuring continuous proper immersion of electronic components
2Temperature
If the coolant tank uses fixed position without leveling adjustment, then the device complexity is reduced, but thermal dissipation efficiency deteriorates due to partial submersion of electronic components
Solution Approach 1:
The system autonomously maintains optimal thermal dissipation conditions by continuously monitoring immersion levels and automatically adjusting tank position to ensure electronic components remain fully submerged, eliminating the need for external monitoring or manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
Sensors provide real-time feedback on immersion status and tank orientation to a control system that automatically actuates adjustment mechanisms to maintain optimal thermal contact between electronic components and coolant
3Ease of manufacture
If the coolant tank is placed on uneven ground or subjected to external disturbances, then the ease of installation is improved, but coolant flow balance deteriorates causing degraded thermal heat dissipation
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic adjustment mechanisms that actively compensate for installation surface irregularities and external disturbances, allowing the tank to adapt its position and orientation to maintain balanced coolant flow distribution across all electronic components
Solution Approach 2:
The leveling system applies counteracting forces through adjustable support structures and actuation mechanisms to offset the effects of gravity on uneven surfaces and external disturbance forces, maintaining horizontal tank orientation and balanced coolant distribution
Data Source
AI summary
A system including a coolant tank in which a coolant is stored. One or more electrical components that generate thermal energy when in operation are stored within the coolant tank and are immersed (e.g., partially submerged or fully submerged) within the coolant to mitigate the thermal energy generated when in operation. One or more sensors are configured to, in operation, monitor at least one of the following of a surface level of the coolant and a position of the coolant tank or monitor both such that the one or more electrical components remain properly immersed (e.g., partially submerged or fully submerged) within the coolant. One or more actuation structures, which may be active or passive in operation, are in mechanical cooperation with the coolant tank and are configured to, in operation, adjust the position of the coolant tank to maintain proper immersion of the one or more electrical components within the coolant.