Integrated Liquid Cooling Pumping Unit for Leakage Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid cooling units face challenges with excessive size, weight, and assembly complexity, leading to potential damage, leakage, and improper installation, which can harm components and the environment.
Innovation Solution
A simplified liquid cooling pumping unit design with a reduced number of parts and seals, featuring a cover, housing, base, and thermal plate configuration that minimizes assembly steps and leakage areas, using a rotor with an impeller and magnetic component for efficient fluid flow and sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If liquid cooling units are made larger to handle heat extraction requirements, then cooling capability is improved, but size and weight exceed limitations of heat producing components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functional components (pump housing, thermal plate, mounting structure, and fluid passages) into a single integrated unit. The housing incorporates both the pump chamber and thermal contact surface, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets and reducing overall weight while maintaining adequate cooling capability through optimized internal fluid dynamics.
2Power
If liquid cooling units are made larger to handle heat extraction requirements, then cooling capability is improved, but the unit exceeds dedicated footprint in heated environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested configuration where the pump chamber is housed within the thermal plate structure, and fluid passages are integrated into the walls of the housing rather than requiring external tubing. This nested arrangement maximizes the use of vertical space and reduces the horizontal footprint, allowing the unit to fit within dedicated spaces in server racks and electronic equipment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If interchangeable and modalized parts are used to fit different heat producing components, then adaptability is improved, but the number of parts and seals increases leading to greater opportunity for damage and leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a universal mounting structure with standardized mounting holes and a standardized thermal plate interface that can accommodate different heat producing components. The single-piece housing design with integrated fluid passages provides a universal interface that eliminates the need for multiple specialized parts and seals, reducing leakage points while maintaining adaptability across different applications.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the number of parts and seals is increased to complete assembly of modalized liquid cooling units, then adaptability is improved, but assembly complexity increases resulting in greater opportunity for improper installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple assembly steps into a single operation by integrating the pump housing, thermal plate, and fluid passages into one monolithic component. This eliminates the need for separate assembly operations for each part and seal, significantly simplifying the installation process while maintaining the adaptability to different heat producing components through standardized mounting interfaces.
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
The design reduces assembly errors, leakage risks, and component damage, enhancing system lifetime and cooling efficiency while minimizing footprint and weight.
Implementation Method 1
The rotor includes an impeller and a magnetic component. The impeller is rotatable in the first fluid chamber and the magnetic component is configured to rotate the impeller.
Implementation Method 2
a base having an outlet, and a thermal plate... the base above the thermal plate
Data Source
AI summary
A liquid cooling pumping unit including a cover, rotor, housing, driver, flow spray plate, and thermal plate is provided. The cover is above the housing, the housing above the base, and the base above the thermal plate. A first fluid chamber is defined by a chamber of the cover and an annular chamber of the housing. An inlet of the housing is in fluid connection with the first fluid chamber. A second fluid chamber is defined by the flow spray plate and a recess of the thermal base. An outlet of the base is in fluid connection with the second fluid chamber. An impeller of the rotor is rotatable in the first fluid chamber. The driver is above the base and under the housing, driving the rotor to rotate with respect to the housing. The first fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the second fluid chamber.