Patent ID: 6213194
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F25B,F28F,H05K,Y02B

Abstract:
A cooling system for an electronic module of a computer system having at least one other component, said cooling system comprising:a refrigeration cooled cold plate thermally coupled to said electronic module for removing heat generated by the electronic module via circulation fluid passing through said refrigeration cooled cold plate;an auxiliary air flow heat sink thermally coupled to said electronic module, said auxiliary air flow heat sink comprising supplementary cooling for said electronic module upon failure of said refrigeration cooled cold plate thermally coupled to said electronic module; andwherein when said refrigeration cooled cold plate is operational, air flow across said auxiliary air flow heat sink is cooled by said refrigeration cooled cold plate thermally coupled to said electronic module, and wherein said cooled air flow operates to cool said at least one other component of said computer system.