Patent ID: 7872867

Claim:
An electronic component system cabinet comprising: a housing including a plurality of electronic component system bays; an electronic component system mounted in one of the plurality of electronic component system bays, the electronic component system including at least one heat producing component and a cooling system operatively connected to the at least one heat producing component, the cooling system including spreader plate having a first surface arranged in a heat exchange relationship with the at least one heat producing component and a second surface including a flexible membrane portion, the spreader plate including a fluid; and a cabinet cooling system including: at least one coolant reservoir containing a coolant, the at least one coolant reservoir including a flexible membrane arranged in non-fluid contact with the flexible membrane portion of the spreader plate; and a centralized pumping system including at least one pump fluidly connected to the at least one coolant reservoir, the at least one pump being selectively operated to circulate a flow of coolant to the at least one coolant reservoir, the flow of coolant expanding and contracting the flexible membrane causing the fluid to flow within the spreader plate to absorb heat produced by the at least one heat producing component, wherein the at least one pump comprises a linear actuator operatively connected to the spreader plate through a linkage system, the linear actuator being selectively operated to pulsate the flexible membrane portion to create a coolant flow within the spreader plate.