Patent ID: 6604370
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: F25D,G06F,H01L

Abstract:
A cooling system for cooling one or more hot portions of one or more heat-producing components, the one or more hot portions covering sections of a target area, using information delineating the sections of the target area covered by the one or more hot portions, comprising:a plurality of structurally interconnected spray-cooling nozzles configured to eject droplets of cooling fluid targeted throughout the target area; and a controller configured to use the information delineating the sections of the target area to control the operation of the plurality of nozzles such that a first group of the plurality of nozzles is substantially active and a second group of the plurality of nozzles is substantially inactive; wherein the first group of the plurality of nozzles is targeted to cool the one or more hot portions of the one or more heat-producing components, and wherein the second group of the plurality of nozzles is targeted at sections of the target area not covered by the one or more hot portions of the one or more heat-producing components.