Patent ID: 7433190

Claim:
An electronic chassis cooling system, comprising: a chassis having a plurality of electrical devices mounted therein that are thermally coupled to the chassis, the electrical devices operable, when energized, to generate heat; a plurality of heat sink devices coupled between the electrical devices and the chassis, to thereby thermally couple the electrical devices to the chassis; a plurality of reservoirs formed in the chassis; a phase change material (PCM), disposed within each of the reservoirs, that changes phase from a first phase to a second phase at a phase-change temperature; a coolant flow passage formed in the chassis and coupled to receive a flow of coolant; and a coolant supply system operable to supply the flow of coolant into and through the coolant flow passage at a flow rate that, at least when the electrical devices are energized, is sufficient to: (i) remove at least a portion of the generated heat, and (ii) maintain the PCM below the phase-change temperature.