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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
William James Anderl, Rochester, MN (US);
Alex Matos, Rochester, MN (US);
Brenda Berg, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin O'Connell, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A heat sink to selectively dissipate heat from a plurality of heat-generating components. The heat sink includes a plurality of heat pipes, and a base plate configured to locate at least one of the plurality of heat pipes proximate each of the plurality of heat-generating components. The heat sink also includes a plurality of sets of fins operable to dissipate heat generated by the heat-generating components, and a plurality of sets of louvers, wherein each of the plurality of sets of louvers is associated with one of the plurality of sets of fins and is operable to open to selectively allow airflow from outside the heat sink to dissipate heat from one of the plurality of sets of fins.