A cooling system including a cooling unit that cools a heat-generating component; a supply connection tube that is connected to the cooling unit and that supplies a cooling medium to the cooling unit; and a discharge connection tube that is connected to the cooling unit and that discharges the cooling medium from the cooling unit, wherein the supply connection tube and the discharge connection tube have different lengths.

The instant application pertains to new liquid level monitoring apparatus and a cooling system for computer components that employs the liquid level monitoring apparatus. In one embodiment, the liquid level measurement device comprises a load cell and a buoyancy element. The buoyancy element is configured to be partially submerged in a dielectric liquid. The load cell and the buoyancy element are operably connected such that a change in liquid volume may be determined using Archimedes' principle.

Embodiments are disclosed of a rack cooling apparatus, more specially, a rack fluid control and management unit with a first pair of fluid lines including a first supply line and a first return line and a second pair of fluid lines including a second supply line and a second return line. The first supply line and the first return line are adapted to be coupled to a first rack manifold and the second supply line and the second return line are adapted to be coupled to a second rack manifold in the same rack as the first rack manifold. First and second bi-directional fluid lines fluidly couple the first supply line to the second supply line.

A system for providing continuous cooling to a storage rack, including a storage rack, including a first storage node and a second storage node; a first cooling loop including a first cooling distribution unit (CDU); a second cooling loop including a second cooling distribution unit (CDU); a first inlet switching valve coupled between the first storage node and each of the first and the second CDUs; a second inlet switching valve coupled between the second storage node and each of the first and the second CDUs; wherein, when the first cooling loop experiences a failure, a state of the first inlet switch and a state of the second inlet switch is adjusted to i) prevent the first CDU from providing cooling of the first storage node and the second storage node, ii) allow only the second CDU to provide cooling of the first storage node and the second storage node.

A server includes a chassis; a base panel fixedly coupled to the chassis; a movable panel coupled to the base panel; and a locking member fixedly coupled to the movable panel. The movable panel is movable relative to the base panel in a moving direction between an unlocked position where the locking member is configured to be disengaged with a locking panel of an electronic rack, and a locked position where the locking member is configured to be engaged with the locking panel of the electronic rack.

In one implementation, a system for scalable coolant distribution unit includes a parameters engine to determine real time pump parameters of a first CDU, wherein the real time pump parameters correspond to a functionality of the first CDU, a pump engine to alter pump parameters of the first CDU based on the real time pump parameters, a communication engine to send the altered pump parameters of the first CDU to a second CDU, the pump engine to alter pump parameters of the second CDU based on the altered pump parameters of the first CDU and determined real time pump parameters of the second CDU, a functionality engine to determine a functionality of the first CDU and the second CDU based on the real time pump parameters and altered pump parameters.

This disclosure describes systems for arranging racks within a data center for a smaller and/or more flexible footprint, more efficient and/or resilient cooling, and/or easier installation. In some examples, this disclosure describes a data center rack system that includes an aisle and a plurality of rack stations adjacent to the aisle. The aisle includes an aisle guidance track defining an aisle axis. Each rack station of the plurality of rack stations includes a station guidance track defining a station axis. The station guidance track is configured to receive a rack from the aisle guidance track and position the rack in the respective rack station at a rack angle formed between the aisle axis and the station axis that is less than 90 degrees.

A coolant distribution unit providing reliant circulation of coolant in a liquid cooling system for a heat-generating component such as a computer server is disclosed. The coolant distribution unit includes a manifold unit having a supply connector to supply coolant to the heat-generating component and a collection connector to collect coolant from a heat exchanger. A first pump has an inlet coupled to the manifold unit and an outlet coupled to the manifold unit. The first pump circulates coolant from the inlet to the outlet. A second pump has an inlet coupled to the manifold unit and an outlet coupled to the manifold. The second pump circulates coolant from the inlet to the outlet. The second pump may be disconnected from the manifold unit, while the first pump continues to circulate coolant through the manifold unit.

A system includes one or more power distribution blocks configured to provide power to multiple computing devices in a data center. The system also includes a redundancy power distribution block configured to provide redundant power to the computing devices in the data center. The system further includes multiple mechanical cooling electrical distribution blocks electrically coupled to the redundancy power distribution block, each mechanical cooling electrical distribution block configured to provide mechanical cooling to the computing devices in the data center. In response to detection of a power failure in at least one of the mechanical cooling electrical distribution blocks, the redundancy power distribution block is further configured to provide electrical power to the at least one mechanical cooling electrical distribution block exhibiting the power failure.

According to one embodiment, an immersion cooling system includes a coolant tank that has liquid coolant and contains at least partially submerged within the liquid coolant 1) a thermoelectric cooling (TEC) element that is coupled to an information technology (IT) component that is mounted on a piece of IT equipment, and 2) a heat sink that is coupled to the TEC element, wherein the TEC element is configured to transfer heat generated by the IT component into the liquid coolant via the heat sink.