Coolant distribution unit

Abstract

A coolant distribution unit includes plural fluid inlets, plural fluid outlets and a piping channel. The piping channel is connected with the fluid inlets and the fluid outlets. The sensed temperature or the measured pressure or flowrate of a working fluid in the piping channel is transmitted to an adaptive control module. The sensed temperature or the measured pressure or flowrate is further transmitted to an external monitoring center. Consequently, the supervisor of the monitoring center can manage and control the operating situation of the coolant distribution unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A coolant distribution unit comprising plural fluid inlets, plural fluid outlets and a piping channel connected with the fluid inlets and the fluid outlets, the coolant distribution unit comprising:
 a sensing module sensing at least one of the fluid inlets, the fluid outlets and the piping channel to obtain a sensed data;   a flowrate control module controlling a flowrate of a working fluid in the piping channel; and   an adaptive control module electrically connected with the sensing module and the flowrate control module, wherein the adaptive control module receives the sensed data and transmits the sensed data to an external device, wherein the external device issues a control command to the adaptive control module according to the sensed data, and the adaptive control module controls an operation of the flowrate control module according to the control command.   
     
     
         2 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing module comprises at least one thermal sensor, and the at least one thermal sensor senses at least one of the fluid inlets, the fluid outlets and the piping channel to obtain the sensed data, wherein the sensed data is a temperature value. 
     
     
         3 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing module comprises at least one flow meter, and the at least one flow meter senses at least one of the fluid inlets, the fluid outlets and the piping channel to obtain the sensed data, wherein the sensed data is a flowrate value. 
     
     
         4 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing module comprises at least one pressure meter, and the at least one pressure meter senses at least one of the fluid inlets, the fluid outlets and the piping channel to obtain the sensed data, wherein the sensed data is a pressure value. 
     
     
         5 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the flowrate control module comprises a proportional valve, and the flowrate of the working fluid in the piping channel is adjusted through the proportional valve. 
     
     
         6 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising a heat exchange module, wherein the heat exchange module is connected with the piping channel, and the heat exchange module is in communication with the plural fluid inlets and the plural fluid outlets through the piping channel. 
     
     
         7 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange module comprises a heat exchanger, a fluid storage module and a power module, the plural fluid inlets include a first fluid inlet and a second fluid inlet, and the plural fluid outlets include a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein after a high temperature working fluid is fed into the first fluid inlet and transferred through the heat exchanger, the fluid storage module and the power module sequentially, the high temperature working fluid is cooled down and outputted from the first fluid outlet, wherein after a low temperature working fluid is fed into the second fluid inlet and transferred through the heat exchanger, the low temperature working fluid is heated and outputted from the second fluid outlet. 
     
     
         8 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 7 , wherein the piping channel is connected between the first liquid inlet and the heat exchanger, between the heat exchanger and the fluid storage module, between the fluid storage module and the power module, between the power module and the first fluid outlet, and between the second fluid inlet and the second fluid outlet. 
     
     
         9 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 7 , wherein the heat exchanger is a plate-type heat exchanger, where the high temperature working fluid fed into the first fluid inlet and the low temperature working fluid fed into the second fluid inlet exchange heat in the heat exchanger. 
     
     
         10 . The coolant distribution unit according to  claim 7 , wherein the fluid storage module includes a fluid storage tank, the working fluid cooled by the heat exchanger is temporarily stored in the fluid storage tank, and the power module comprises at least one pump, wherein the working fluid cooled by the heat exchanger is moved from the fluid storage module to the first fluid outlet by the pump. 
     
     
         11 . A coolant distribution unit comprising plural fluid inlets, plural fluid outlets and a piping channel connected with the fluid inlets and the fluid outlets, the coolant distribution unit comprising:
 a sensing module sensing at least one of the fluid inlets, the fluid outlets and the piping channel to obtain a sensed data;   a flowrate control module controlling a flowrate of a working fluid in the piping channel; and   an adaptive control module electrically connected with the sensing module and the flowrate control module, wherein the adaptive control module receives the sensed data, and the adaptive control module controls an operation of the flowrate control module according to the sensed data.   
     
     
         12 . A coolant distribution unit, comprising:
 a heat exchanger;   a fluid storage module;   a power module;   a sensing module;   a flowrate control module;   a first fluid inlet and a second fluid inlet;   a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein after a high temperature working fluid is fed into the first fluid inlet and transferred through the heat exchanger, the fluid storage module and the power module sequentially, the high temperature working fluid is cooled down and outputted from the first fluid outlet, wherein after a low temperature working fluid is fed into the second fluid inlet and transferred through the heat exchange, the low temperature working fluid is heated and outputted from the second fluid outlet;   a piping channel connected between the first fluid inlet and the heat exchanger, between the heat exchanger and the fluid storage module, between the fluid storage module and the power module, between the power module and the first fluid outlet and between the second fluid inlet and the second fluid outlet, wherein the sensing module senses the piping channel to obtain a sensed data, and a flowrate of the high temperature working fluid or the low temperature working fluid in the piping channel is controlled by the flowrate control module; and   an adaptive control module electrically connected with the sensing module and the flowrate control module, wherein the adaptive control module receives the sensed data and transmits the sensed data to an external device,   wherein the adaptive control module controls an operation of a flowrate control module according to the sensed data, or the adaptive control module receives a control command from the external device and controls the operation of the flowrate control module according to the control command.