Patent ID: 6926078
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: F25B,H01L,H05K

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 a valve, said valve being configured to meter said flow of said refrigerant through said plurality of evaporators, said plurality of evaporators configured for thermal attachment to said multiple components, said plurality of evaporators being positioned in a serial arrangement with one another; sensing a temperature of the refrigerant in a position generally downstream of said plurality of evaporators; and modifying said flow of said refrigerant through said plurality of evaporators in response to said temperature being outside a predetermined superheat temperature range.