WO2016152111A1 - 相変化冷却装置および相変化冷却方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a phase change cooling device and a phase change cooling method, and more particularly, to a phase change cooling device and a phase change cooling method for transporting and releasing heat by a refrigerant vaporization and condensation cycle.
- the data center houses electronic devices such as a central processing unit (CPU) and an integrated circuit (Large Scale Integration: LSI). Since these electronic devices generate heat, air conditioners are used to keep the data center at an appropriate temperature. However, as the amount of information processing increases, such air conditioners also require enormous power. It has become.
- CPU central processing unit
- LSI Large Scale Integration
- a method that utilizes the phase change phenomenon of the refrigerant is known in addition to a method that circulates cold water supplied from the outside by a pump.
- the refrigerant circulates due to the continuous occurrence of the evaporation phenomenon that occurs when the refrigerant changes phase from the liquid phase to the gas phase and the condensation phenomenon that occurs when the refrigerant changes phase from the gas phase to the liquid phase.
- the method using this phase change phenomenon is characterized by a large amount of heat transport because it uses the latent heat of the refrigerant. Therefore, it is expected as a means to reduce power for air conditioners in data centers.
- Patent Document 1 An example of a phase change cooling device using a refrigerant circulation cycle based on such a refrigerant phase change phenomenon is described in Patent Document 1.
- the related electronic device cooling system described in Patent Document 1 includes an evaporator in the vicinity of the server.
- a cooling coil is provided inside the evaporator, and the refrigerant liquid flowing in the cooling coil evaporates with hot air generated from the server, thereby removing vaporization heat from the surroundings and gasifying it.
- the evaporator is provided with a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the hot air discharged from the server after being cooled by the evaporator.
- An expansion valve for adjusting the supply flow rate of the refrigerant supplied to the cooling coil is provided at the inlet of the cooling coil. Then, the opening of the expansion valve is automatically adjusted based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
- a return pipe and a supply pipe are connected to the evaporator, and the return pipe and the supply pipe are provided with a cooling tower and a heat exchanger via an on-off valve. And it is set as the structure which switches the flow of a refrigerant
- the related electronic device cooling system described in Patent Document 1 includes a cooling tower and a heat exchanger for heat dissipation.
- the refrigerant is controlled to flow only through the cooling tower, and conversely, the temperature of the outside air is high and the heat exchange performance of the cooling tower is insufficient. In this case, control is performed so that the refrigerant also flows through the heat exchanger.
- a stable cooling performance is realized by adopting a configuration with an excessive heat dissipation capability.
- the cooling tower and the heat exchanger are both provided for heat radiation, the capital investment cost (Capital Expenditure: CAPEX) increases, so the actual adoption is limited.
- the phase change cooling device has a problem that it is difficult to obtain a stable and highly efficient cooling performance due to a change in heat exchange performance.
- the object of the present invention is the phase change cooling device that solves the problem that in the phase change cooling device, which is the above-described problem, it is difficult to obtain a stable and highly efficient cooling performance due to a change in heat exchange performance, and It is to provide a phase change cooling method.
- a phase change cooling device includes a heat receiver that stores refrigerant, a sensor that acquires heat receiver refrigerant information that is information related to a gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant stored in the heat receiver, and a heat receiver that receives heat.
- a heat radiator that radiates heat of the vaporized refrigerant vapor and recirculates the liquefied refrigerant liquid to the heat receiver, a valve that controls the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid, and a control unit that controls the opening of the valve.
- a control part controls the opening degree of a valve
- coolant may be located in the edge part in the vertical direction of a heat receiver based on heat receiver refrigerant
- the phase change cooling method of the present invention obtains refrigerant information, which is information related to the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant contained in the container, and dissipates and liquefies the heat of the refrigerant vapor of the received and vaporized refrigerant.
- refrigerant information which is information related to the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant contained in the container.
- phase change cooling device and the phase change cooling method of the present invention stable and highly efficient cooling performance can be obtained according to the heat exchange performance.
- FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a configuration of a phase change cooling device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a part of the configuration of the phase change cooling device 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the phase change cooling device 10 includes a heat receiver 11 that accommodates a refrigerant, a sensor 12, a radiator 13, a valve 14, and a control unit 15.
- the heat receiver 11 receives heat from the blown air that has passed through the heating element 21 such as an electronic device to be cooled and becomes warm, and takes away heat from the blown air as the refrigerant accommodated therein evaporates.
- the sensor 12 acquires heat receiver refrigerant information that is information related to the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface A of the refrigerant accommodated in the heat receiver 11.
- the radiator 13 radiates the heat of the refrigerant vapor of the refrigerant received and vaporized by the heat receiver 11, and causes the liquefied refrigerant liquid to flow back to the heat receiver 11.
- the valve 14 controls the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid.
- the control part 15 controls the opening degree of the valve
- coolant may be located in the edge part in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 11 based on heat receiver refrigerant
- the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface A of the refrigerant is an interface between the gas-phase refrigerant and the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant. Includes an interface between a liquid-phase refrigerant and a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant.
- the heat receiver 11 and the radiator 13 include a steam pipe 16 in which the refrigerant vapor evaporated in the heat receiver 11 mainly flows, and a liquid pipe 17 in which the refrigerant liquid liquefied in the radiator 13 mainly flows. It can be set as the structure connected by these.
- the valve 14 is disposed in the flow path of the refrigerant liquid passing through the liquid pipe 17.
- the phase change cooling device 10 uses a phase change cooling method using the phase change of the refrigerant.
- the refrigerant corresponding to the amount of heat from the heat generator 21 flows into the heat receiver 11, the maximum cooling efficiency in the heat exchange performance of the heat receiver 11 and the radiator 13 at that time is obtained. This is because, at this time, heat absorption is performed only by the latent heat of the refrigerant in the entire region of the heat receiver 11. Therefore, at this time, the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant is located at the end of the heat receiver 11 in the vertical direction.
- the control unit 15 controls the opening degree of the valve 14 so that the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface A of the refrigerant is positioned at the end of the heat receiver 11 in the vertical direction. It is configured to do. Therefore, according to the phase change cooling device 10 of the present embodiment, even if the heat exchange performance has changed, stable and highly efficient cooling performance can be obtained according to the heat exchange performance at that time.
- a temperature sensor can be used as the sensor 12.
- the temperature sensor may be configured to measure an exhaust temperature that is a temperature of the air that passes through the heating element 21 that is a cooling target and is exhausted from the heat receiver 11.
- the control unit 15 uses the difference in the blowing temperature, which is the difference between the exhaust temperature and the reference temperature, as the heat receiver refrigerant information. Then, the control unit 15 determines that the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant is in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 11 when the air temperature difference is equal to or less than a determination value determined based on the heat exchange performance of the heat receiver 11 and the heat radiator 13. Judged to be located at the end.
- FIG. 3 and 4 schematically show a configuration of a phase change cooling device 1100 using a temperature sensor 300b as a sensor.
- 3 is a side view and
- FIG. 4 is a front view.
- the phase change cooling device 1100 includes a heat receiver 100, a radiator 110, a steam pipe 120, a liquid pipe 130, and a valve 400, and cools air that has passed through the electronic device 210.
- the electronic device 210 is, for example, a server, a router, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), or the like, and includes a heat generating component such as a CPU or LSI.
- the electronic device 210 performs various data processing, and internal heat generating components generate heat due to the data processing load.
- a temperature sensor 300a that measures the temperature of the blast before passing through the heat generating component as a reference temperature is arranged, and the temperature sensor 300b is located on the opposite side of the electronic device 210 with the heat receiver 100 interposed therebetween. Is arranged.
- the heat receiver 100 is installed on the back side of the electronic device 210.
- the heat receiver 100 is connected to the radiator 110 through the steam pipe 120 and the liquid pipe 130.
- a refrigerant is sealed inside the heat receiver 100.
- the heat receiver 100 receives heat from the electronic device 210 via the refrigerant. At this time, the refrigerant liquid boils and changes to a vapor phase refrigerant vapor.
- the phase-change refrigerant vapor moves to the radiator 110 through the vapor pipe 120 by buoyancy.
- the heat radiator 110 radiates heat transported by the refrigerant vapor. That is, the refrigerant vapor that has flowed through the vapor pipe 120 exchanges heat with water, air, or the like in the radiator 110.
- the warmed water is cooled by a chiller or a cooling tower and circulated by a pump or the like.
- the refrigerant vapor is cooled by sending air to the radiator 110 by a fan or the like. The cooled vapor condenses and changes phase into a refrigerant liquid.
- the radiator 110 is provided above the heat receiver 100 and the electronic device 210.
- the radiator 110 can be provided on the ceiling 500 of a living room such as an office.
- the heat receiver 100 can be arranged on the lower side in the vertical direction than the radiator 110, so that a natural circulation cooling method is used. Is possible.
- coolant liquid using a pump etc. it is not restrict
- the refrigerant liquid generated by the heat radiator 110 descends by gravity through the liquid pipe 130 and returns to the heat receiver 100.
- the pipe diameter of the steam pipe 120 is larger than the pipe diameter of the liquid pipe 130.
- the refrigerant is made of, for example, a polymer material, and has a characteristic of vaporizing at a high temperature and liquefying at a low temperature.
- a low-boiling point refrigerant such as hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) or hydrofluoroether (HFE) can be used as the refrigerant.
- the steam pipe 120 and the liquid pipe 130 are formed of a metal such as an aluminum alloy or a rubber material, for example. Note that a coupler, a flange, or the like is used to connect the steam pipe 120 and the liquid pipe 130.
- the heat receiver 100 includes an upper header 101 and a lower header 102, a hollow tube 103 disposed therebetween, and fins (not shown) provided between the tubes.
- the heat receiver 100 is connected to a steam pipe 120 through which a refrigerant vapor whose phase of the refrigerant liquid has changed flows through a steam branch pipe 121 on the side surface of the upper header 101.
- the heat receiver 100 is connected to a liquid pipe 130 in which the refrigerant liquid flows, via a liquid branch pipe 131 on the side surface of the lower header 102.
- the refrigerant liquid is supplied into the tube 103 through the lower header 102.
- the flow rate of the refrigerant for the latent heat is supplied to the heat receiver 100 according to the heat generation amount. Cooling efficiency is good. This is because when the flow rate is equal to or less than the latent heat, the refrigerant liquid is insufficient on the upper side of the heat receiver 100 (downstream side of the refrigerant flow), so that no phase change occurs and all exhaust heat is absorbed. It is because it is not possible. Further, when the flow rate is equal to or greater than the latent heat, the amount of the refrigerant liquid becomes excessive, resulting in liquid cooling by sensible heat. For this reason, the endothermic amount per unit flow rate is reduced, and the exhaust heat cannot be absorbed efficiently.
- phase change cooling device 1100 Next, the operation of the phase change cooling device 1100 according to this embodiment will be described.
- the difference between the measurement results of the temperature sensors 300a and 300b is minimized. That is, in this state, since the heat receiver 100 absorbs the heat generated by the electronic device 210 most efficiently, the opening of the valve 400 at this time is the optimum opening.
- the difference between the measured temperatures of the temperature sensor 300a and the temperature sensor 300b at this time is represented by ⁇ Tmin. If the heat receiver 100 can absorb all the exhaust heat of the electronic device 210, that is, if the heat exchange performance of the heat receiver 100 is 100%, ⁇ Tmin is zero (0).
- the control unit (not shown) is a heat receiver. It is determined that the heat exchange performance of 100 has deteriorated. And a control part estimates the liquid level (flow volume) of the refrigerant
- the control unit can be placed on a local server installed in a living room.
- the configuration is not limited thereto, and the control unit may be provided on the cloud system.
- Tc value indicates a range in which the cooling performance is allowed to decrease, and can be set according to the required cooling performance. As the value of Tc increases, the range in which the control does not need to be performed increases, so the control becomes easier, but the cooling performance decreases. On the other hand, the smaller the value of Tc, the greater the control range and the more difficult the control, but the cooling performance can be avoided.
- the maximum temperature measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors 300a can be set as the intake air temperature. Further, the minimum value or the average value of the temperatures measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors 300a may be set as the intake air temperature.
- the highest value of the temperature measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors 300b can be set as the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver. Moreover, it is good also as setting the minimum value and average value of the temperature measured by each of the some temperature sensor 300b as exhaust temperature of a heat receiver.
- the temperature sensor 300a sets the maximum value as the intake air temperature
- the temperature sensor 300b similarly sets the maximum value as the heat receiver exhaust temperature and does not set the minimum value or the average value as the heat receiver exhaust temperature.
- the minimum value or average value is set as the intake air temperature in the temperature sensor 300a
- the minimum value or average value is set as the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver in the temperature sensor 300b as well.
- the value of ⁇ Tmin used for control varies depending on the heat exchange performance of the heat receiver 100, the heat radiator 110, and the like. For example, when the area of the heat receiver 100 or the heat radiator 110 increases, the heat exchange performance increases, so that the cooling performance of the cooling system is improved. Further, in the case where the radiator 110 is configured to exchange heat with water, the heat exchange performance is improved even when the temperature of the water is lowered or the flow rate is increased, so that the cooling performance of the cooling system is improved. If the cooling performance is improved, it becomes possible to absorb more heat of the electronic device 210, and thus the value of ⁇ Tmin becomes smaller. Conversely, when the cooling performance is lowered, the value of ⁇ Tmin increases.
- the value of ⁇ Tmin can be determined by changing the opening degree of the valve 400. Specifically, the valve opening is changed from 0 to 100%, for example, in 5% increments. At this time, if the opening degree of the valve 400 is changed, the circulation of the refrigerant changes and the cooling performance also changes. Therefore, after waiting for a certain time until the cooling performance becomes stable, the air temperature is measured using the temperature sensor 300a and the temperature sensor 300b. . This process is performed for all valve openings, and the value of ⁇ Tmin is determined from the difference between the measured values of the temperature sensor 300a and the temperature sensor 300b. The determination of ⁇ Tmin may be performed by conducting an experiment in advance before mounting the phase change cooling device 1100 on the electronic device 210, or may be performed at the start of operation of the cooling system using the phase change cooling device 1100. .
- the configuration in which the phase change cooling device 1100 includes one heat receiver 100 has been described.
- the configuration is not limited thereto, and as illustrated in FIG. 5, a plurality of heat receivers arranged in the vertical direction. It is good also as a structure which consists of a heat receiver. And it can be set as the structure provided with the temperature sensor 300b and the valve
- the refrigerant liquid may be circulated using the pump 600.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening degree of the valve 400 may be controlled based on the power consumption of the electronic device 210 and the refrigerant flow rate. That is, the power consumption of the electronic device 210 is measured by the power sensor, the flow rate of the refrigerant is measured by using the flow sensor (flow meter), and the valve opening is set so as to supply the flow rate corresponding to the power consumption from these measured values. It can be set as the structure controlled.
- refrigerant information that is information about the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant contained in the container is acquired.
- the refrigerant liquid is generated by radiating the heat of the refrigerant vapor of the refrigerant that has received and vaporized and dissipates it.
- coolant liquid is controlled so that the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of a refrigerant
- the refrigerant information is the temperature of the air that passes through the heating element that is the object of cooling, and may be the air temperature difference that is the difference between the exhaust temperature that is the temperature after passing through the container and the reference temperature. it can.
- it is determined that the gas-liquid two-phase flow interface of the refrigerant is located at the end in the vertical direction of the container when the difference in the blowing temperature is equal to or less than a determination value determined based on the heat exchange performance when the refrigerant receives and dissipates heat. To do.
- phase change cooling device and the phase change cooling method of the present embodiment stable and highly efficient cooling performance can be obtained according to the heat exchange performance.
- the phase change cooling device includes a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor as sensors. Other configurations are the same as those of the phase change cooling device 1100 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 and 7 schematically show a configuration of a phase change cooling device 1200 using the first temperature sensor 300b1 and the second temperature sensor 300b2 as sensors. 6 is a side view, and FIG. 7 is a front view.
- the heat receiver 100 has a configuration in which the refrigerant liquid flows in from the lower side in the vertical direction and the refrigerant vapor flows out from the upper side in the vertical direction.
- the first temperature sensor 300b1 is located on the upper side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 100 (downstream of the flow of the refrigerant liquid), and measures the first exhaust temperature that is the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100.
- the first exhaust temperature is output to the control unit as heat receiver refrigerant information.
- the second temperature sensor 300b2 is located on the lower side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 100 (upstream side of the flow of the refrigerant liquid), and measures the second exhaust temperature that is the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100. And this 2nd exhaust gas temperature is output to a control part as heat receiver refrigerant
- the control unit discriminates both the first blowing temperature difference, which is the difference between the first exhaust temperature and the reference temperature, and the second blowing temperature difference, which is the difference between the second exhaust temperature and the reference temperature.
- the opening degree of the valve 400 is controlled so as to be less than the value.
- first temperature sensor 300b1 can be arranged to face the heat receiving area of the heat receiver 100 from which the air is exhausted and be located within 10% from the upper end of the heat receiving area.
- second temperature sensor 300b2 can be arranged to face the heat receiving area of the heat receiver 100 from which the air is exhausted and be located within 10% from the lower end of the heat receiving area.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration of a control unit 150A included in the phase change cooling device 1200 of the present embodiment.
- 150 A of control parts are comprised from the output part provided with the judgment part containing the data table 153 as a temperature acquisition part 151, the central control part 152, and a memory
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the phase change cooling device 1200 according to the present embodiment.
- the first temperature sensor 300b1 and the second temperature sensor 300b2 are simply referred to as the temperature sensor 300b1 and the temperature sensor 300b2, respectively.
- Control unit 150A first sets the counter to zero “0” and starts operation.
- the central control unit 152 included in the control unit 150 ⁇ / b> A takes out the specified opening degree data of the valve 400 from the data table 153 and passes it to the valve control unit 154.
- the valve control unit 154 changes the opening degree of the valve 400 based on the prescribed opening degree data. Thereafter, the controller 150A waits for a predetermined time, for example, about one minute, until the circulation of the refrigerant liquid is stabilized (step S301).
- the data table 153 holds setting data such as ⁇ Tmin, Tc, T1, which will be described later, and specified opening, minimum opening, and maximum opening of the valve.
- the specified opening of the valve is set to an opening that provides a flow rate suitable for the assumed heat generation amount. The more accurate the specified opening is, the shorter the time for the control to converge and the longer the time for maintaining high cooling performance.
- T1 is a temperature that rises from the temperature difference ⁇ Tmin that can be achieved when the flow rate of the latent heat is supplied when the cooling system is liquid-cooled, and is set to 4 ° C., for example.
- the maximum opening is typically 100%, and the minimum opening is, for example, about 5%.
- the temperature acquisition unit 151 acquires data from the temperature sensors 300a, 300b1, and 300b2.
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300a is Ta
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300b1 is Tout
- t the measured value of the temperature sensor 300b2 is Tout, b.
- the central control unit 152 acquires values of Ta, Tout, t, Tout, b from the temperature acquisition unit 151, and subtracts Ta from ⁇ T, t, which is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tout, t, and Tout, b.
- ⁇ T, t which is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tout, t, and Tout, b.
- Each value ⁇ T, b is calculated and compared with ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S302).
- step S302 determines that there is no need to change the opening of the valve 400. In this case, the count of the counter is set to 0, and after waiting for a fixed time (step S311), the process returns to step S302.
- the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, and compares ⁇ T, t and ⁇ T, b with ⁇ Tmin + T1 respectively (step S303).
- step S303 / YES If both ⁇ T, t and ⁇ T, b are greater than ⁇ Tmin + T1 (step S303 / YES), it can be determined that the entire region of the heat receiver 100 is liquid-cooled, and therefore the process of reducing the valve opening (step S305). , S307).
- the central control unit 152 determines that the entire region of the heat receiver 100 is not liquid-cooled. In this case, the central control unit 152 compares ⁇ T, t with ⁇ T, b in magnitude (step S304). At this time, since the entire region of the heat receiver 100 is not liquid-cooled, the flow rate of the refrigerant is slightly smaller or slightly larger than the optimum amount. When the flow rate of the refrigerant is slightly larger than the optimum amount, liquid cooling is performed on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow in the heat receiver 100, so that ⁇ T, t ⁇ T, b (step S304 / NO).
- step S304 When it is determined in step S304 that ⁇ T, t is larger than ⁇ T, b (step S304 / YES), it can be determined that the amount of the refrigerant liquid has decreased on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow in the heat receiver 100. . In that case, the controller 150A determines whether the opening degree of the valve 400 is equal to or less than the maximum opening degree (step S306). When it is determined that the opening degree of the valve 400 is smaller than the maximum opening degree (step S306 / YES), the opening degree of the valve 400 is increased by a certain value (step S308), and the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid supplied to the heat receiver 100 is increased. To do.
- step S306 / NO When it is determined that the opening degree of the valve 400 is not less than the maximum opening degree (step S306 / NO), the process returns to step S301.
- step S304 determines whether or not the opening degree of the valve 400 is larger than the minimum opening degree (step S305). When it is determined that the opening degree of the valve 400 is larger than the minimum opening degree (step S305 / YES), the opening degree of the valve 400 is decreased by a certain value (step S307). When it is determined that the opening degree of the valve 400 is equal to or less than the minimum opening degree (step S305 / NO), the process returns to step S301.
- step S307 After decreasing the opening degree of the valve 400 by a certain value (step S307) or increasing it by a certain value (step S308), the controller 150A determines whether the count of the counter is larger than a certain value, for example, 100. Judgment is made (step S309). If the count is less than or equal to a certain value (step S309 / NO), after waiting for a certain time (step S311), the process proceeds to step S302. When the count is larger than a certain value (step S309 / YES), the control unit 150A outputs an error warning (step S310). This is because that the count is larger than a certain value indicates that the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid cannot be controlled for a long time. Such a phenomenon occurs when the amount of refrigerant transported by the pump is too small or excessive, or when the opening degree cannot be adjusted due to a malfunction in the valve 400.
- phase change cooling device 1200 Even when the calorific value of the electronic device 210 is changed by the operation of the control unit 150A included in the phase change cooling device 1200 described above, the opening degree of the valve 400 is changed by the control method described above, so that the heat receiver 100 can be changed.
- the required flow rate of the refrigerant liquid can be supplied. Therefore, according to the phase change cooling device 1200 of this embodiment, stable and highly efficient cooling performance can be obtained according to the heat exchange performance.
- the phase change cooling device 1200 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which two temperature sensors are installed on the exhaust side of the heat receiver 100, the above effect can be obtained by a control process with higher accuracy and faster convergence speed. it can.
- the phase change cooling device 1300 includes a third temperature sensor 300bu located on the upper side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver as a sensor. Moreover, the structure of a control part differs from the phase change cooling device 1200 by 2nd Embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those of the phase change cooling device 1100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the heat receiver 100 has a configuration in which the refrigerant liquid flows in from the lower side in the vertical direction and the refrigerant vapor flows out from the upper side in the vertical direction.
- the third temperature sensor 300bu is located on the upper side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 100, and measures the third exhaust temperature that is the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100. And this 3rd exhaust temperature is output to the control part 150B as heat receiver refrigerant
- the third temperature sensor 300bu is simply referred to as the temperature sensor 300bu.
- the control unit 150B performs control so that the opening degree of the valve 400 increases stepwise until a third blowing temperature difference, which is a difference between the third exhaust temperature and the reference temperature, becomes equal to or less than a determination value.
- FIG. 10 shows a configuration of the control unit 150B included in the phase change cooling device 1300 of the present embodiment.
- the control unit 150B includes a temperature acquisition unit 151 that acquires a measured temperature from the temperature sensor 300bu and the temperature sensor 300a, a central control unit 152, a determination unit that includes a data table 153 as a storage unit, and a valve control unit 154 that performs valve control. It is comprised from the output part provided with.
- the third temperature sensor 300bu may be arranged to face the heat receiving area of the heat receiver 100 from which the air is exhausted, and be positioned within 10% from the upper end of the heat receiving area. Further, as the discriminant value, a value obtained by adding an allowable value that is a predetermined constant to the minimum value of the blast temperature difference can be used.
- the position of the temperature sensor is extremely important for obtaining a stable cooling performance.
- the reason is as follows.
- the temperature sensor is arranged at the center of the heat receiver, for example, if the measured value of the temperature sensor is equal to the target value, it can be determined that the refrigerant liquid with an appropriate flow rate is supplied.
- the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid is appropriate at the position in the heat receiver corresponding to the temperature sensor, the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid is insufficient at the position downstream of the temperature sensor, and the cooling performance may be deteriorated. There is sex.
- the phase change cooling device 1300 has a configuration in which the temperature sensor 300bu is disposed on the downstream side of the flow of the refrigerant liquid in the heat receiver 100.
- the temperature sensor 300bu is disposed on the downstream side of the flow of the refrigerant liquid in the heat receiver 100.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the phase change cooling device 1300 according to the present embodiment.
- the control unit 150B first sets the counter to zero “0” and starts operation.
- the central control unit 152 included in the control unit 150B extracts the minimum opening degree data of the valve 400 from the data table 153 and passes it to the valve control unit 154.
- the valve control unit 154 sets the opening degree of the valve 400 to the minimum opening degree. Thereafter, the controller 150B waits for a certain time, for example, about 1 minute, until the circulation of the refrigerant liquid is stabilized (step S101).
- the data table 153 holds setting data such as ⁇ Tmin, Tc, and the minimum opening and maximum opening of the valve.
- the minimum opening of the valve can be set to 0% if the configuration has a bypass path around the valve 400. However, in the case of a configuration that does not have a bypass path, the refrigerant liquid does not circulate when the opening of the valve is set to 0%. In this case, for example, it may be set to 5% or the like.
- the temperature acquisition unit 151 After waiting for a certain period of time, acquires data from the temperature sensor 300a and the temperature sensor 300bu.
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300a is Ta
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300bu is Tout.
- the central control unit 152 acquires values of Ta and Tout from the temperature acquisition unit 151, calculates ⁇ T that is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tout, and compares the value with ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S102).
- Tc is a value obtained from the data table 153 and indicating a range in which a decrease in cooling performance is allowed.
- the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, instructs the valve control unit 154 to increase the valve opening by a certain value, for example, 5%, and changes the valve 400 opening. Wait for a certain time (step S103).
- step S102 determines that there is no need to change the opening degree of the valve 400, sets the count of the counter to 0, and waits for a certain time (step S107). The process returns to step S102.
- step S104 the central control unit 152 compares again the magnitude of ⁇ T and ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S104). At this time, if ⁇ T is larger than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S104 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, and proceeds to step S105.
- step S104 when ⁇ T is equal to or less than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S104 / NO), the central controller 152 determines that there is no need to change the opening degree of the valve 400. In this case, the counter is set to 0, waits for a fixed time (step S107), and then returns to step S102.
- step S104 when the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed (step S104 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines whether the count is larger than a certain value, for example, 100. Judgment is made (step S105).
- step S105 If the count is greater than a certain value (step S105 / YES), the control unit 150B outputs an error warning (step S106). This is because that the count is larger than a certain value indicates that the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid cannot be controlled for a long time. Such a phenomenon occurs when the amount of refrigerant transported by the pump is too small or excessive, or when the opening degree cannot be adjusted due to a malfunction in the valve 400.
- step S105 When the count is equal to or less than a certain value (step S105 / NO), the central control unit 152 obtains the value of the maximum valve opening (for example, 95%) from the data table 153, and the current opening and maximum opening of the valve 400 are obtained. The magnitude values are compared (step S108).
- step S108 / YES If it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is larger than the maximum opening (step S108 / YES), the process proceeds to step S101. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is equal to or less than the maximum opening (step S108 / NO), the process proceeds to step S103.
- phase change cooling device 1300 is configured to include only one temperature sensor 300bu as a temperature sensor that measures the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100. Therefore, the cost of phase change cooling device 1300 can be reduced.
- the phase change cooling device 1400 is configured to include a fourth temperature sensor 300bd located as a sensor on the lower side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver.
- FIG. 12 and 13 schematically show a configuration of a phase change cooling device 1400 using a fourth temperature sensor 300bd as a sensor.
- FIG. 12 is a side view
- FIG. 13 is a front view.
- the heat receiver 100 has a configuration in which the refrigerant liquid flows in from the lower side in the vertical direction and the refrigerant vapor flows out from the upper side in the vertical direction.
- the fourth temperature sensor 300bd is located on the lower side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 100, and measures the fourth exhaust temperature that is the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100. Then, the fourth exhaust temperature is output to the control unit 150C as heat receiver refrigerant information.
- the fourth temperature sensor 300bd is simply referred to as the temperature sensor 300bd.
- the control unit 150C performs control so that the opening degree of the valve 400 is gradually reduced until a fourth blowing temperature difference, which is a difference between the fourth exhaust temperature and the reference temperature, is equal to or less than a determination value.
- the configuration of the control unit 150C is the same as the configuration of the control unit 150B included in the phase change cooling device 1300 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. However, the difference is that the temperature acquisition unit 151 provided in the control unit 150B acquires the measured temperature from the temperature sensor 300bd instead of the temperature sensor 300bu.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the phase change cooling device 1400 according to the present embodiment.
- the control unit 150C first sets the counter to zero “0” and starts operation.
- the central control unit 152 included in the control unit 150C extracts the maximum opening degree data of the valve 400 from the data table 153 and transfers it to the valve control unit 154.
- the valve control unit 154 sets the opening degree of the valve 400 to the maximum opening degree. Thereafter, the control unit 150C waits for a predetermined time, for example, about one minute, until the refrigerant liquid circulation is stabilized (step S201).
- the data table 153 holds setting data such as ⁇ Tmin, Tc, and the minimum opening and maximum opening of the valve.
- the maximum opening degree of the valve 400 can be set to 100%, for example.
- the temperature acquisition unit 151 acquires data from the temperature sensor 300a and the temperature sensor 300bd.
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300a is Ta
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300bd is Tout.
- the central control unit 152 acquires values of Ta and Tout from the temperature acquisition unit 151, calculates ⁇ T that is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tout, and compares the value with ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S202).
- Tc is a value obtained from the data table 153 and indicating a range in which a decrease in cooling performance is allowed.
- the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, instructs the valve control unit 154 to decrease the valve opening by a certain value, for example, 5%, and changes the valve 400 opening. Wait for a predetermined time (step S203).
- step S202 When ⁇ T is equal to or smaller than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S202 / NO), the central control unit 152 determines that there is no need to change the opening degree of the valve 400, sets the count of the counter to 0, and waits for a certain time (step S207). The process returns to step S202.
- step S203 the central control unit 152 compares again the magnitude of ⁇ T and ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S204). At this time, if ⁇ T is larger than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S204 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, and proceeds to step S205.
- step S204 if ⁇ T is equal to or less than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S204 / NO), the central control unit 152 determines that there is no need to change the opening degree of the valve 400. In this case, the counter is set to 0, waits for a fixed time (step S207), and then returns to step S202.
- step S204 when the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed (step S204 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines whether the count is larger than a certain value, for example, 100. Judgment is made (step S205).
- step S205 If the count is greater than a certain value (step S205 / YES), the control unit 150C outputs an error warning (step S206). This is because that the count is larger than a certain value indicates that the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid cannot be controlled for a long time. Such a phenomenon occurs when the amount of refrigerant transported by the pump is too small or excessive, or when the opening degree cannot be adjusted due to a malfunction in the valve 400.
- the central control unit 152 obtains the value of the minimum opening (for example, 5%) of the valve from the data table 153, and the opening and the minimum opening of the valve 400 at the present time. The magnitude values are compared (step S208).
- step S208 / YES If it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is smaller than the minimum opening (step S208 / YES), the process proceeds to step S201. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is equal to or greater than the minimum opening (step S208 / NO), the process proceeds to step S203.
- phase change cooling device 1400 has a configuration including only one temperature sensor 300bd as a temperature sensor for measuring the exhaust temperature of the heat receiver 100. Therefore, the cost of phase change cooling device 1400 can be reduced.
- the phase change cooling device 1500 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a fifth temperature sensor and a sixth temperature sensor are further added to the configuration of the phase change cooling device according to the above-described embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a side view showing the configuration of the phase change cooling device 1500 according to the present embodiment.
- the fifth temperature sensor 300c measures the ambient temperature of the radiator, which is the ambient temperature of the radiator 110.
- the sixth temperature sensor 300d measures the inflow air temperature, which is the air temperature before passing through the electronic device 210 as the heating element and flowing into the heat receiver 100.
- the fifth temperature sensor 300c and the sixth temperature sensor 300d are simply referred to as the temperature sensor 300c and the temperature sensor 300d, respectively.
- the temperature sensor 300b is located on the upper side in the vertical direction of the heat receiver 100 (downstream side of the flow of the refrigerant liquid), similarly to the configuration of the phase change cooling device 1300 according to the third embodiment. A case where it is configured will be described.
- the highest temperature measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors 300c can be set as the radiator ambient temperature. Moreover, you may set the minimum value and average value of the temperature measured by each of the several temperature sensor 300c as a radiator ambient temperature.
- the maximum temperature measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors 300d can be set as the inflow air temperature. Moreover, it is good also as setting the minimum value and average value of the temperature measured by each of several temperature sensor 300d as an inflow ventilation temperature.
- the temperature sensor 300a sets the maximum value as the intake air temperature
- the temperature sensor 300d similarly sets the maximum value as the inflow air temperature and does not set the minimum value or the average value as the inflow air temperature.
- the temperature sensor 300a uses the minimum value or average value as the intake air temperature
- the temperature sensor 300d similarly uses the minimum value or average value as the inflow air temperature.
- FIG. 16 shows a configuration of a control unit 150D included in the phase change cooling device 1500 of the present embodiment.
- the configuration of the control unit 150D is the same as the configuration of the control unit 150B included in the phase change cooling device 1300 according to the third embodiment. However, the difference is that the temperature acquisition unit 151 provided in the control unit 150D further acquires the radiator ambient temperature from the temperature sensor 300c and the inflow air temperature from the temperature sensor 300d. And control part 150D calculates a discriminant value based on radiator ambient temperature and inflow ventilation temperature.
- phase change cooling device 1500 Next, the operation of the phase change cooling device 1500 according to the present embodiment will be described. Below, it demonstrates, referring the flowchart for demonstrating operation
- the controller 150D first sets the counter to zero “0” and starts operation.
- the central control unit 152 included in the control unit 150D takes out the minimum opening degree data of the valve 400 from the data table 153 and transfers it to the valve control unit 154.
- the valve control unit 154 sets the opening degree of the valve 400 to the minimum opening degree. Thereafter, the controller 150D waits for a certain time, for example, about one minute, until the circulation of the refrigerant liquid is stabilized (step S101).
- the data table 153 holds setting data such as Tc and the minimum opening and maximum opening of the valve.
- the minimum opening of the valve can be set to 0% if the configuration has a bypass path around the valve 400. However, in the case of a configuration that does not have a bypass path, the refrigerant liquid does not circulate when the opening degree of the valve is set to 0%.
- the temperature acquisition unit 152 acquires data from the temperature sensor 300a, the temperature sensor 300b, the temperature sensor 300c, and the temperature sensor 300d.
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300a is Ta
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300b is Tout
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300c is To
- the measured value of the temperature sensor 300d is Tin.
- the central control unit 152 acquires values of Ta, Tout, To, and Tin from the temperature acquisition unit 151, calculates ⁇ T that is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tout, and compares the value with ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S102).
- Tc is a value obtained from the data table 153 and indicating a range in which a decrease in cooling performance is allowed.
- the data table 153 does not store the value of ⁇ Tmin, and the control unit 150D calculates the configuration. It was.
- ⁇ Tmin is defined by the following equation (1).
- ⁇ Tmin ⁇ Tr (1 ⁇ max / 100) (1)
- ⁇ Tr is a value obtained by subtracting Ta from Tin.
- ⁇ max is the maximum cooling performance that the cooling system can achieve when the heat exchange performance of the radiator 110 is given, and is expressed as a percentage.
- the maximum cooling performance is the cooling performance that can be achieved by the cooling system when the refrigerant flow rate optimum for the heat generation amount (P) of the heating element, that is, the refrigerant flow rate for the necessary latent heat is supplied to the heat receiver 100. It is. That is, the maximum cooling performance that can be achieved varies depending on the heat exchange performance of the radiator 110.
- the heat exchange performance of the radiator 110 also changes when the amount of air that cools the radiator is changed.
- the maximum cooling performance also varies depending on the amount of heat generated by the heating element.
- FIG. 17 shows the dependence of the maximum cooling performance ⁇ max on the outside air temperature To when the radiator 110 is an air-cooled radiator.
- the heat exchange performance of the air-cooled radiator varies mainly depending on the ambient temperature of the radiator and the amount of air that cools the radiator.
- the ambient temperature of the radiator becomes the outside air temperature.
- FIG. 17 shows the dependence on the outside air temperature To when the air volume is fixed to a constant value.
- the minimum temperature difference ⁇ Tmin10 that can be achieved is calculated from the above equation (1) as the following equation (2). be able to.
- FIG. 18 shows the dependence of the temperature difference ⁇ T on the valve opening degree V at the fixed air volume Q and the outside air temperature T1.
- the valve opening V is defined as a percentage.
- ⁇ T is equal to ⁇ Tr regardless of the heat generation amount P. That is, the values of Tout and Tin are equal, indicating that the heat receiver 100 does not absorb heat. This indicates that since the valve opening degree V is 0%, there is no circulating refrigerant and heat cannot be absorbed.
- the valve opening degree V is 100%, the liquid is cooled, and ⁇ T is smaller than ⁇ Tr, but larger than the minimum temperature difference ⁇ Tmin.
- the optimum valve opening that is, the opening when the value of ⁇ T is minimized, changes according to the amount of heat generated. In general, the greater the amount of heat generated, the greater the optimum valve opening. This is because when the heat generation amount increases, the optimum refrigerant flow rate, which is the refrigerant flow rate for the necessary latent heat, also increases. For example, when the heat generation amount P is 5 kW and 10 kW, the optimum valve opening degrees are Vmin5 and Vmin10, respectively, and the relationship of Vmin5 ⁇ Vmin10 is established.
- step S102 the controller 150D determines whether or not the value of the temperature difference ⁇ T at the current valve opening is within the shaded area ( ⁇ Tmin10 + Tc) in FIG.
- step S102 / YES when the current valve opening is V2, ⁇ T is ⁇ T V2, 10 kW , and ⁇ T V2, 10 kW > ⁇ Tmin10 + Tc (step S102 / YES), so the control unit 150D changes the opening of the valve 400. Judge that it is necessary. In this case, the control unit 150D increases the count of the counter by 1, and proceeds to step S103. Further, for example, when the current valve opening is V6, ⁇ T is ⁇ T V6, 10 kW , and ⁇ T V6, 10 kW ⁇ Tmin10 + Tc (step S102 / NO), so the control unit 150D determines the opening of the valve 400. Judge that there is no need to change. In this case, the control unit 150D sets the counter to 0, waits for a predetermined time (step S107), and then returns to step S102.
- control unit 150D included in the phase change cooling device 1500 calculates ⁇ Tmin from the maximum cooling performance ⁇ max at the outside air temperature at the time of determination using Equation (1) in Step S102. Then, the value of the temperature difference ⁇ T in the valve opening at the time of determination is obtained, and it is determined whether or not the valve opening needs to be changed by comparing ⁇ T and ⁇ Tmin + Tc.
- step S103 the central control unit 152 instructs the valve control unit 154 to increase the valve opening by a certain value, for example, 5%, changes the valve 400 opening, and waits for a certain time.
- a certain value for example, 5%
- the central control unit 152 After waiting for a certain period of time, the central control unit 152 compares the magnitudes of ⁇ T and ⁇ Tmin + Tc again (step S104). At this time, if ⁇ T is larger than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S104 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed. In this case, the central control unit 152 increases the count of the counter by 1, and proceeds to step S105.
- step S104 when ⁇ T is equal to or less than ⁇ Tmin + Tc (step S104 / NO), the central controller 152 determines that there is no need to change the opening degree of the valve 400. In this case, the counter is set to 0, waits for a fixed time (step S107), and then returns to step S102.
- step S104 when the central control unit 152 determines that the opening degree of the valve 400 needs to be changed (step S104 / YES), the central control unit 152 determines whether the count is larger than a certain value, for example, 100. Judgment is made (step S105).
- step S105 If the count is greater than a certain value (step S105 / YES), the control unit 150D outputs an error warning (step S106). This is because that the count is larger than a certain value indicates that the flow rate of the refrigerant liquid cannot be controlled for a long time. Such a phenomenon occurs when the amount of refrigerant transported by the pump is too small or excessive, or when the opening degree cannot be adjusted due to a malfunction in the valve 400.
- step S105 When the count is equal to or less than a certain value (step S105 / NO), the central control unit 152 obtains the value of the maximum valve opening (for example, 95%) from the data table 153, and the current opening and maximum opening of the valve 400 are obtained. The magnitude values are compared (step S108).
- step S108 / YES If it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is larger than the maximum opening (step S108 / YES), the process proceeds to step S101. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current opening of the valve 400 is equal to or less than the maximum opening (step S108 / NO), the process proceeds to step S103.
- the opening degree of the valve 400 is changed by the above-described control method, so that the heat receiver 100 can be changed.
- the required flow rate of the refrigerant liquid can be supplied. Therefore, according to the phase change cooling device 1500 of this embodiment, stable and highly efficient cooling performance can be obtained according to the heat exchange performance.
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図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る相変化冷却装置10の構成を模式的に示す側面図である。図2は、本実施形態による相変化冷却装置10の構成の一部を模式的に示す斜視図である。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態による相変化冷却装置は、センサとして第1の温度センサと第2の温度センサを含む構成とした。その他の構成は、第1の実施形態による相変化冷却装置1100と同様である。
カウントが一定値より大きい場合(ステップS309/YES)、制御部150Aはエラー警告を出力する(ステップS310)。カウントが一定値より大きいということは、冷媒液の流量を長時間制御できていないことを示すからである。このような現象が生じるのは、ポンプの冷媒輸送量が過少であるか過剰である場合、またはバルブ400に不具合が生じて開度が調整できない場合などである。
次に、本発明の第3の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態による相変化冷却装置1300は、センサとして受熱器の鉛直方向の上側に位置する第3の温度センサ300buを備えた構成とした。また、制御部の構成が第2の実施形態による相変化冷却装置1200と異なる。その他の構成は、図3および図4に示した第1の実施形態による相変化冷却装置1100と同様である。
次に、本発明の第4の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態による相変化冷却装置1400は、センサとして受熱器の鉛直方向の下側に位置する第4の温度センサ300bdを備えた構成とした。
次に、本発明の第5の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態による相変化冷却装置1500は、上述した実施形態による相変化冷却装置の構成に、第5の温度センサと第6の温度センサをさらに追加した構成とした。
ここで、ΔTrはTin からTaを引いた値である。ηmaxは、放熱器110の熱交換性能が与えられているときに、冷却システムが達成できる最高冷却性能であり、百分率で表わされる。最高冷却性能とは、発熱体の発熱量(P)に対して最適な冷媒の流量、すなわち、必要な潜熱分の冷媒流量を受熱器100に供給している時に、冷却システムが達成できる冷却性能である。つまり、放熱器110の熱交換性能によって、達成できる最高冷却性能は変化する。放熱器110の熱交換性能は、放熱器を空冷する風量が変化した場合などにも変化する。また、最高冷却性能は発熱体の発熱量によっても変化する。
図18に、固定風量Q、外気温度T1における、温度差ΔTのバルブ開度V依存性を示す。バルブ開度Vは百分率で定義される。バルブ開度Vが0%のときは、発熱量Pによらず、ΔTはΔTrと等しくなる。すなわち、Tout とTin の値が等しくなり、受熱器100は熱を吸熱していないことを示している。これは、バルブ開度Vが0%であるため、循環する冷媒が存在せず吸熱できないことを示している。一方、バルブ開度Vが100%のときは液冷となり、ΔTはΔTrよりは小さくなるが、最小温度差ΔTminよりも大きくなる。
11、100 受熱器
12 センサ
13、110 放熱器
14、400 バルブ
15、150A、150B、150D 制御部
16、120 蒸気管
17、130 液管
21 発熱体
101 上部ヘッダ
102 下部ヘッダ
103 チューブ
121 蒸気支流管
131 液支流管
151 温度取得部
152 中央制御部
153 データテーブル
154 バルブ制御部
210 電子機器
300a、300b、300b1、302b2、300bu、300bd、300c、300d 温度センサ
500 天井
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- 冷媒を収容する受熱器と、
前記受熱器に収容されている前記冷媒の気液二相流界面に関する情報である受熱器冷媒情報を取得するセンサと、
前記受熱器で受熱し気化した前記冷媒の冷媒蒸気の熱を放熱し、液化した冷媒液を前記受熱器に還流させる放熱器と、
前記冷媒液の流量を制御するバルブと、
前記バルブの開度を制御する制御手段、とを有し、
前記制御手段は、前記受熱器冷媒情報に基づいて、前記冷媒の気液二相流界面が前記受熱器の鉛直方向における端部に位置するように前記バルブの開度を制御する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項1に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記センサは、冷却対象である発熱体を通過する送風の温度であって、前記受熱器から排気された後の温度である排気温度を測定する温度センサであり、
前記制御手段は、前記排気温度と基準温度との差である送風温度差を前記受熱器冷媒情報とし、前記送風温度差が、前記受熱器および前記放熱器の熱交換性能に基づいて定まる判別値以下である時、前記冷媒の気液二相流界面が前記受熱器の鉛直方向における端部に位置すると判断する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記受熱器は、前記冷媒液が下側から流入し、前記冷媒蒸気が上側から流出するように構成され、
前記センサは、第1の温度センサと第2の温度センサを含み、
前記第1の温度センサは、前記受熱器の上側に位置し、前記受熱器の排気温度である第1の排気温度を測定し、前記第1の排気温度を前記受熱器冷媒情報として前記制御手段に出力し、
前記第2の温度センサは、前記受熱器の下側に位置し、前記受熱器の排気温度である第2の排気温度を測定し、前記第2の排気温度を前記受熱器冷媒情報として前記制御手段に出力し、
前記制御手段は、前記第1の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第1の送風温度差と、前記第2の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第2の送風温度差のいずれもが、前記判別値以下となるように前記バルブの開度を制御する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記受熱器は、前記冷媒液が下側から流入し、前記冷媒蒸気が上側から流出するように構成され、
前記センサは、前記受熱器の上側に位置する第3の温度センサであり、
前記第3の温度センサは、前記受熱器の排気温度である第3の排気温度を測定し、前記第3の排気温度を前記受熱器冷媒情報として前記制御手段に出力し、
前記制御手段は、前記第3の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第3の送風温度差が前記判別値以下となるまで、前記バルブの開度が段階的に増大するように制御する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項3に記載した前記第1の温度センサ、および請求項4に記載した前記第3の温度センサは、前記送風が排気される前記受熱器の受熱領域に対向して配置しており、前記受熱領域の上端から1割以内に位置している
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記受熱器は、前記冷媒液が下側から流入し、前記冷媒蒸気が上側から流出するように構成され、
前記センサは、前記受熱器の下側に位置する第4の温度センサであり、
前記第4の温度センサは、前記受熱器の排気温度である第4の排気温度を測定し、前記第4の排気温度を前記受熱器冷媒情報として前記制御手段に出力し、
前記制御手段は、前記第4の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第4の送風温度差が前記判別値以下となるまで、前記バルブの開度が段階的に縮小するように制御する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項3に記載した前記第2の温度センサ、および請求項6に記載した前記第4の温度センサは、前記送風が排気される前記受熱器の受熱領域に対向して配置しており、前記受熱領域の下端から1割以内に位置している
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項3から7のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記放熱器の周囲の温度である放熱器周囲温度を測定する第5の温度センサと、前記発熱体を通過して前記受熱器に流入する前の前記送風の温度である流入送風温度を測定する第6の温度センサをさらに有し、
前記制御手段は、前記放熱器周囲温度と前記流入送風温度に基づいて前記判別値を算出する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2から7のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記制御手段は、前記送風温度差の最小値を記憶する記憶手段を有する
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2から9のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記基準温度は、前記発熱体を通過する前の前記送風の温度である
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項2から10のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記判別値は、前記送風温度差の最小値に、所定の定数である許容値を加算した値である
相変化冷却装置。 - 請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却装置において、
前記受熱器は、鉛直方向に配置した複数個の受熱器からなり、
前記複数個の受熱器ごとに前記センサおよび前記バルブを備える
相変化冷却装置。 - 容器に収容されている冷媒の気液二相流界面に関する情報である冷媒情報を取得し、
受熱し気化した前記冷媒の冷媒蒸気の熱を放熱させて液化することにより冷媒液を生成し、
前記冷媒情報に基づいて、前記冷媒の気液二相流界面が前記容器の鉛直方向における端部に位置するように前記冷媒液の流量を制御する
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項13に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記冷媒情報は、冷却対象である発熱体を通過する送風の温度であって、前記容器を通過した後の温度である排気温度と、基準温度との差である送風温度差であり、
前記送風温度差が、前記冷媒が受熱し放熱する際の熱交換性能に基づいて定まる判別値以下である時、前記冷媒の気液二相流界面が前記容器の鉛直方向における端部に位置すると判断する
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項14に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記冷媒液を前記容器の下側から流入させ、前記冷媒蒸気を前記容器の上側から流出させ、
前記容器の上側の位置における前記排気温度である第1の排気温度を取得し、
前記容器の下側の位置における前記排気温度である第2の排気温度を取得し、
前記第1の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第1の送風温度差と、前記第2の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第2の送風温度差のいずれもが、前記判別値以下となるように前記冷媒液の流量を制御する
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項14に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記冷媒液を前記容器の下側から流入させ、前記冷媒蒸気を前記容器の上側から流出させ、
前記容器の上側の位置における前記排気温度である第3の排気温度を取得し、
前記第3の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第3の送風温度差が前記判別値以下となるまで、前記冷媒液の流量を段階的に増大させる
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項14に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記冷媒液を前記容器の下側から流入させ、前記冷媒蒸気を前記容器の上側から流出させ、
前記容器の下側の位置における前記排気温度である第4の排気温度を取得し、
前記第4の排気温度と前記基準温度との差である第4の送風温度差が前記判別値以下となるまで、前記冷媒液の流量を段階的に縮小させる
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項15から17のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記冷媒蒸気の熱を放熱させる際の環境温度である放熱環境温度と、
前記発熱体を通過した後であって前記容器を通過する前の前記送風の温度である流入送風温度を、さらに取得し、
前記放熱環境温度と前記流入送風温度に基づいて前記判別値を算出する
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項14から18のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記基準温度は、前記発熱体を通過する前の前記送風の温度である
相変化冷却方法。 - 請求項14から19のいずれか一項に記載した相変化冷却方法において、
前記判別値は、前記送風温度差の最小値に、所定の定数である許容値を加算した値である
相変化冷却方法。
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