Patent ID: 7591302

Claim:
A method of controlling a fluid flow rate and an air flow rate, for cooling at least one heat-generating device in a cooling system comprising a controller, at least one sensor, at least one fan for generating an air flow, and a fluid loop comprising at least one pump for generating a fluid flow, a heat rejector, a heat exchanger mechanically and thermally coupled with the at least one heat-generating device, and a thermally conductive fluid, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a first temperature using the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is a first temperature sensor coupled to the heat exchanger and positioned to measure the temperature within the heat exchanger; pumping the thermally conductive fluid through the fluid loop; controlling the fluid flow rate and the air flow rate based on the first temperature such that the first temperature is maintained below a maximum allowable temperature, wherein the controller controls the at least one fan and the at least one pump to set the fluid flow rate and the air flow rate.