US 12,295,119 B2
Scalable cooling architecture for liquid and air cooling
Tyler Baxter Duncan, Austin, TX (US); Anthony Middleton, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Ty Robert Schmitt, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,365.
Prior Publication US 2024/0138115 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0237289 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20327 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20136 (2013.01); H05K 7/202 (2013.01); H05K 7/20309 (2013.01); H05K 7/208 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for cooling Information Technology (IT) in a facility, the system comprising:
a module comprising at least one dry cooler and at least one liquid heat exchange device,
the module comprising a primary cooling loop comprising the at least one dry cooler and the at least one liquid heat exchange device;
a secondary loop comprising the at least one liquid heat exchange device and one or more IT units in the facility; and
a path for air cooling the one or more IT units in the facility, the path comprising:
at least one air intake from outside the facility that supplies air for cooling the one or more IT units;
one or more fans to direct a flow of air in the path;
one or more modulating dampeners to control the flow of air in the path, wherein a first modulating dampener of the one or more modulating dampeners controls the flow of air from the at least one air intake; and
a second air intake that takes air from outside the facility, wherein a second modulating dampener of the one or more modulating dampeners controls the flow of air from the second air intake.