US 12,238,894 B2
Architecture to provide liquid and closed loop air cooling
Tyler Baxter Duncan, Austin, TX (US); and Anthony Middleton, Cedar Park, TX (US)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/633,906.
Application 18/633,906 is a division of application No. 17/971,332, filed on Oct. 21, 2022, granted, now 12,004,326.
Prior Publication US 2024/0268070 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20327 (2013.01) [H05K 7/208 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for cooling one or more Information Technology (IT) units, the method comprising:
adjusting a first valve controlling liquid flow in a primary loop, wherein the primary loop comprises:
at least one dry cooler of a dry cooling section; and
an air/liquid exchange section comprising at least one air/liquid exchange device that provides air cooling to the one or more IT units;
adjusting a second valve controlling liquid flow into a liquid loop interface, the liquid loop interface being connected to a secondary loop, the secondary loop comprising:
the one or more IT units; and
at least one liquid heat exchange device of the liquid loop interface that provides liquid cooling to the one or more IT units,
wherein adjusting the first and second valves controls the ratio of liquid cooling to air cooling to the one or more IT units.