Patent SG-11201809682U-A (SG)
Title: Immersion cooling
Inventor: LAU KAR-WING
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2017-05-02
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , Organization 03 1111111111111 0110101011111 010 11111 0 11 01111111 011001111111011101111 0111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2017/191508 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HO5K 7/20 (2006.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, PCT/IB2017/000711 MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (22) International Filing Date: SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 02 May 2017 (02.05.2017) TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (30) Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 1607662.2 03 May 2016 (03.05.2016) GB TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicants: BITFURY GROUP LIMITED; Harbour MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Place, 4th Floor, 103 South Church Street, George Town, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KY1-1002 (KY). VAVILOVS, Valerijs [LV/LV]; 6/8 -40, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Terbatas, LV1050 Riga Lva (LV). (72) Inventor: LAU, Kar-wing; Flat C, 33/f, Tower 11, Tierra Published: Verde, Tsing Yi, N.t., Hong Kong (CN). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the (74) Agent: SOMERVELL, Thomas; Marks & Clerk LLP, claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham B1 = amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — 1TT (GB). = _ (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = = (54) Title: IMMERSION COOLING (57) : A method of apparatus for immersion cooling electronic equipment includ- = - 40 ing immersing the electronic equipment in a pressure-sealed tank containing a heat transfer fluid and including a vapor space fluidicly coupled to a condenser; operating the electron- = ic equipment to generate heat and evaporate some of the heat transfer fluid, causing heat X36 transfer fluid vapor to enter the condenser; condensing the heat transfer fluid vapor in the = — . 7 ,35 increasing condenser to produce a condensate; returning the condensate to the tank; and consumption to increase heat generated by the electronic equipment and develop an power 33 34 37 increased pressure of the heat transfer fluid vapor to bring the apparatus into an equilibrium = = \" --- ,I, Condensate condition. Vapor = T Filter 38 3 ---'----- = Condensate - I t 30 ---\"----- . .41 1 15 13 \ _ Li dheat transfer fluid 12 qui GC Electronics 10 © in Il 0\ Il --.... IN Figure 1 Il 0 ei C