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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2001
Charles B. Wall, Lexington, SC (US);
Terry Craps, Lexington, SC (US);
Charles R. Schmidt, Lexington, SC (US);
Matthew F. W. Brown, Columbia, SC (US);
Kryotech, Inc., West Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of an integrated circuit device includes a refrigerant system having a coolant loop containing refrigerant, an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The condenser has a variable speed fan controlled to maintain the temperature of the refrigerant at a predetermined value. In a refrigeration system used to cool an integrated circuit device, a method for controlling refrigerant pressure by comparing the refrigerant temperature at a predetermined location to a predetermined value and varying the cooling applied to the condenser.