Patent ID: 6994158
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: F25B,G06F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method for thermally regulating multiple components of a computer system having multiple fluctuating heat loads, said method comprising the steps of: controlling a flow of a refrigerant through a refrigerant line in a refrigeration system having a variable capacity compressor, said refrigeration system further including a plurality of evaporators and an electronically controllable valve, said electronically controllable valve being configured to meter said flow of said refrigerant through said plurality of evaporators, said plurality configured for thermal attachment to said multiple fluctuating heat loads, wherein the plurality of evaporators are arranged in series with respect to each other; sensing a temperature of the refrigerant in a position generally downstream of said plurality of evaporators; relaying said sensed temperature to a controller; and sending a signal from said controller to said electronically controllable valve to modify said flow of said refrigerant through said plurality of evaporators in response to said temperature being outside a predetermined superheat temperature range.