Patent ID: 6034872
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: F25B,G06F,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling electronic circuits, said apparatus comprising:a cold plate evaporator having a surface which conforms to the outer dimensions of a package containing electronic circuits which are to be cooled, said cold plate also having first and second coolant flow passages therein, said passages being thermally connected to each other, with such passages also being flow wise isolated from each other;a first compressor connected at an inlet thereof to a first end of said first passage;a first condenser connected at an inlet thereof to an outlet of said first compressor;a first expansion device in a first coolant flow line connecting an output of said first condenser to the other end of said first passage;a second compressor connected at an inlet thereof to a first end of said second passage;a second condenser connected at an inlet thereof to an outlet of said second compressor;a second expansion device in a second coolant flow line connecting an output of said second condenser to the other end of said second passage; andmeans to reduce thermal output from said electronic circuits in the event that failure of one of said first and second compressors is detected.