Hermetic Container Liquid Bath Heat Capture System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high energy consumption for cooling electrical components in data centers and server rooms is a significant challenge, as air conditioning accounts for a large portion of the energy budget, and existing methods do not effectively utilize waste heat for energy savings or electromagnetic pulse protection.
Innovation Solution
A hermetically-sealed, liquid-impermeable container with high thermal conductivity surrounds electrically-powered components, allowing for efficient heat transfer to a liquid bath, which can be used to generate electricity or heat a building, while also providing protection against electromagnetic pulses through a liquid barrier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If air conditioning is used to cool electrical components, then component temperatures are maintained within operational limits, but energy consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent captures waste heat generated by electrical components using a liquid bath and heat exchanger system, converting this harmful thermal energy into a useful resource that can be used for heating buildings or pre-heating incoming cooling air, thereby reducing the overall energy consumption of the cooling system
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers waste heat from electrical components through a liquid cooling bath and heat exchanger, capturing thermal energy that would otherwise be discarded and utilizing it for heating purposes or to pre-condition incoming air, reducing the energy demand of the cooling system
2Loss of energy
If liquid cooling is implemented, then heat capture efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid bath serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a cooling medium to capture heat from electrical components, provides electromagnetic pulse protection through its liquid barrier, and can be integrated with heat exchangers for heat recovery. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems and minimizes overall complexity
3Object-affected harmful factors
If hermetically-sealed container is used, then electromagnetic pulse protection is provided, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a hermetically-sealed container made from flexible or semi-flexible materials that can be molded into complex shapes to provide electromagnetic shielding. The sealed enclosure acts as a Faraday cage, blocking electromagnetic pulses while the material selection and manufacturing processes are optimized to reduce complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively captures and utilizes waste heat, reducing energy costs by converting it into usable energy and maintaining component temperatures within operational limits, while also offering electromagnetic pulse protection.
Implementation Method 1
a hermitically-sealed, liquid-impermeable, high thermal-conductivity container encapsulating the electrically-powered component
Implementation Method 2
a liquid circulation circuit through which the liquid bath is configured to flow
Implementation Method 3
The apparatus can include a thermoelectric generator configured to receive heat from the heat extraction element and to convert the received heat into electricity
Implementation Method 4
providing electromagnetic pulse protection
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes an electrically-powered component, a hermitically-sealed, liquid-impermeable, high thermal-conductivity, container encapsulating the electrically-powered component, and a liquid bath surrounding the hermitically-sealed container. The electrically-powered component can include a computer motherboard, a central processing unit of a computer, or an electrical power transformer. The container can include a substance in direct contact with the electrically-powered component and can include a silicone compound, an epoxy compound, or a polyurethane compound.