Patent ID: 7372698

Claim:
An electronics equipment heat exchanger system, comprising: a support unit, wherein said support unit includes an air inlet to allow air to enter said support unit and an air outlet to allow air to exit; an electronic device attached to said support unit; a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet, wherein said heat exchanger is positioned within said support unit to thermally condition heated air within said support unit before said heated air exits through said air outlet; a liquid thermal management unit fluidly connected to said outlet of said heat exchanger, wherein said liquid thermal management unit thermally manages at least one heat producing device on said electronic device; and a thermal conditioning unit fluidly connected to said inlet of said heat exchanger to provide thermally conditioned liquid coolant to said heat exchanger, wherein said thermally conditioned liquid coolant conducts heat within said heat exchanger from said heated air before entering said liquid thermal management unit.