Patent ID: 7508665

Claim:
A server farm liquid thermal management system, comprising: a coolant reservoir to store a liquid coolant; a plurality of thermal management units to thermally manage a plurality of electronic devices, wherein said thermal management units are comprised of a liquid thermal management system; a supply line fluidly connected to said coolant reservoir to deliver said liquid coolant; a supply pump fluidly connected to said supply line to draw said liquid coolant from said coolant reservoir and to provide pressurized liquid coolant to said plurality of thermal management units; a plurality of level sensors connected to said plurality of thermal management units to determine a coolant level within said plurality of thermal management units; a plurality of supply valves fluidly connected to said supply line, wherein said plurality of supply valves are fluidly connected to said plurality of thermal management units to selectively supply said liquid coolant to said plurality of thermal management units; and a plurality of flow sensors fluidly connected between said plurality of supply valves and said plurality of thermal management units to monitor a volume of coolant flowing to said plurality of thermal management units.