Patent ID: 6876549

Claim:
A method of cooling a plurality of heat generating components of an electronic system having an enclosure and a plenum located within said enclosure, wherein a plurality of nozzles are provided along the plenum and wherein the plurality of valves are positioned alone the plurality of nozzles, said method comprising: activating at least one variable speed blower and a plurality of valves, each of said valves terminating substantially close to a respective heat generating component, to thereby supply cooling fluid to said heat generating components; sensing the temperatures of each of said heat generating components; determining whether said sensed temperatures are within a predetermined temperature range; and varying said supply of said cooling fluid to said heat generating components in response to said sensed temperatures falling outside of said predetermined temperature range, wherein the step of varying said supply of said cooling fluid comprises varying the supply of cooling fluid through one or more of the plurality of nozzles by manipulating one or more of the plurality of valves.