Thermal bus load control management for electronic systems
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of electronic components therein,two or more separate heat transfer systems each thermally communicating with different one or more of said electronic components, said heat transfer systems comprising one or more heat exchangers for transferring thermal energy to and/or from said electronic components, andat least one central heat transfer bus communicating with said two or more heat transfer systems,said apparatus characterized by:
- one or more switching or modulating connections between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems, andone or more activating components for switching or modulating said one or more connections in response to monitored thermal load or temperatures of said one or more of said electronic components and/or said heat transfer bus, or in response to a preselected temperature or thermal load of said heat transfer bus and/or one or more of said electronic components, whereby heat transfer between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems is modulated or switched on or off by said activating components.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of electronic components and two or more separate heat transfer systems each thermally communicating with different one or more of said electronic components is characterized by at least one central heat transfer bus communicating with the two or more heat transfer systems, one or more switching or modulating connections between the heat transfer bus and one or more of the heat transfer systems, and one or more activating components for switching or modulating the one or more connections in response to monitored thermal load or temperature of the electronic components and/or heat transfer bus. Heat transfer between said heat transfer bus and one or more of the heat transfer systems is modulated or switched on or off by the activating components.
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of electronic components therein,
two or more separate heat transfer systems each thermally communicating with different one or more of said electronic components, said heat transfer systems comprising one or more heat exchangers for transferring thermal energy to and/or from said electronic components, and at least one central heat transfer bus communicating with said two or more heat transfer systems, said apparatus characterized by: -
one or more switching or modulating connections between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems, and one or more activating components for switching or modulating said one or more connections in response to monitored thermal load or temperatures of said one or more of said electronic components and/or said heat transfer bus, or in response to a preselected temperature or thermal load of said heat transfer bus and/or one or more of said electronic components, whereby heat transfer between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems is modulated or switched on or off by said activating components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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47. A heat transfer apparatus for removing heat from an electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of electronic components therein, said heat transfer apparatus comprising:
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one or more separate heat transfer systems each thermally communicating with a different one or more of said electronic components, said one or more heat transfer systems comprising one or more heat exchangers for transferring thermal energy to and/or from said electronic components, and a central heat transfer bus communicating with said one or more heat transfer systems, one or more switching or modulating connections between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems, and activating means for switching or modulating said one or more connections in response to monitored thermal load or temperature of said one or more electronic components and/or said heat transfer bus, or in response to a preselected temperature or thermal load of said one or more electronic components and/or said heat transfer bus, whereby heat transfer between said heat transfer bus and one or more of said heat transfer systems is modulated or switched on or off by said activating means. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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