Vertically Stacked Cell Cooling with Convective Airflow Circulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling systems for heat-generating objects, such as data centers, face inefficiencies in cooling performance and energy consumption due to inadequate airflow control, leading to suboptimal heat dissipation and increased energy costs.
Innovation Solution
An air flow-based cooling device that utilizes a vertically stacked cell string with air intake and discharge pipes to create a convective circulation cooling system, optimizing airflow to maximize heat dissipation while reducing energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If conventional cooling systems are used for heat-generating objects, then cooling function is provided, but cooling efficiency is insufficient and energy consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling device is divided into multiple cells, each with independent air intake and discharge pipes. This segmentation allows optimized airflow control in each cell, improving overall cooling efficiency while reducing energy consumption through localized cooling rather than blanket cooling of the entire space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces vertical airflow dimension by installing air intake pipes at the bottom and air discharge pipes at the top of each cell, creating three-dimensional convective circulation. This vertical dimension enhancement improves heat dissipation efficiency by utilizing natural convection currents, reducing energy consumption compared to traditional horizontal airflow systems.
2Reliability
If airflow control technology is implemented, then cooling efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the cooling system into standardized modular cells, the complexity of airflow control is managed through repetition of identical components. Each cell contains integrated air intake and discharge pipes with simple structural designs, making the overall complex system manageable through modular assembly and reducing installation maintenance complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The air intake pipe and air discharge pipe are integrated directly into the cell structure, merging the cooling function with the structural framework. This integration eliminates separate cooling equipment, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining effective airflow control for improved cooling efficiency.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed cooling system structure is used, then installation is straightforward, but flexibility for maintenance and expansion is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is divided into independent modular cells that can be easily assembled and disassembled. Each cell is a self-contained unit with integrated airflow control, allowing straightforward installation through modular assembly while providing flexibility for maintenance (individual cell replacement) and expansion (adding or removing cells) without affecting the entire system.
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 cooling device enhances cooling efficiency and reduces energy consumption by up to 30% compared to traditional systems, while also allowing for flexible maintenance and expansion through its detachable design.
Implementation Method 1
an air intake pipe installed to vertically penetrate one end of the vertically stacked cell string and generate a first vertical air flow through an intake splitter installed at an air inlet and distribute the first vertical air as a horizontal flow through an intake opening in each of the plurality of cells, thereby generating a horizontal air flow
Implementation Method 2
an air discharge pipe installed to discharge the horizontal air through a discharge opening in each of the plurality of cells and vertically penetrate the other end of the vertically stacked cell string to generate a second vertical air flow using the horizontal air through a discharge splitter installed in an air outlet
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AI summary
An air flow-based cooling device includes: a vertically stacked cell string formed by vertically stacking a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells having a heat-generating object installed therein; an air intake pipe installed to vertically penetrate one end of the vertically stacked cell string; an air discharge pipe installed to discharge the horizontal air through a discharge opening in each of the plurality of cells and vertically penetrate the other end of the vertically stacked cell string to generate a second vertical air flow using the horizontal air through a discharge splitter installed in an air outlet; an air intake duct connected to one end of the air intake pipe and providing the first vertical air to the intake splitter; and an air discharge duct connected to one end of the air discharge pipe.