Patent ID: 7400502

Claim:
A cooling system for cooling heat-generating components in an electronic system having one or more connector heat transfer units, the connector heat transfer unit comprising: a housing connected to the electronic system wherein one or more discrete heat-generating components can be inserted into or removed from the housing, the heat-generating components being electrically coupled to the electronic system when inserted into the housing, the housing having one or more first sealed cavities thermally coupled to a first surface of the one or more heat-generating components, wherein a coolant flowing through the first sealed cavities absorbs heat from first surfaces of the heat-generating components creating heated coolant and without the coolant coming into direct contact with the heat generating components; one or more inlets for receiving coolant and directing the coolant through the cavities; and one or more outlets for receiving heated coolant from the cavities and directing the heated coolant out of the connector heat transfer unit.