Patent ID: 7339789

Claim:
A modular, scalable system for cooling heat-generating electronic devices, the system comprising: a first core cooling module configured to be thermally coupled to a first heat-generating electronic device to remove heat from the first heat-generating electronic device, the first core cooling module having at least one air channel; a second core cooling module configured to be thermally coupled to a second heat-generating electronic device to remove heat from the second heat-generating electronic device, the second core cooling module having at least one air channel; a supplemental cooling module configured to be thermally coupled to the first and second core cooling modules; a first interface having a plurality of air channels, the first interface being positioned adjacent to the first core cooling module such that the plurality of air channels of the first interface are thermally coupled to the at least one air channel of the first core cooling module, the first interface configured to thermally couple the first core cooling module to the supplemental cooling module; and a second interface having a plurality of air channels, the second interface being positioned adjacent to the second core cooling module such that the plurality of air channels of the second interface are thermally coupled to the at least one air channel of the core cooling module, the first interface is configured to thermally couple the second core cooling module to the supplemental cooling module.