Process for incrementally commissioning mechanical infrastructure in a data center
First Claim
1. A method for incrementally commissioning mechanical infrastructure in a data center, wherein the method comprises:
- installing a power distribution system in the data center, where the power distribution system is configured to provide electrical power support to a plurality of sets of rack computer systems in a plurality of computer spaces in the data center;
installing a set of power system mechanical infrastructure which is configured to provide cooling support to the power distribution system;
verifying that the set of power system mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to the power distribution system, wherein the verifying comprises;
simulating electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, based on operation of a set of load banks electrically coupled to the power distribution system, wherein the set of load banks are test loads that simulate the electrical power consumption of one or more live loads, such that the power distribution system generates heat as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems; and
operating the set of power system mechanical infrastructure, concurrently with the power distribution system supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, such that the set of power system mechanical infrastructure removes the heat generated by the power distribution system as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems;
installing a set of power distribution infrastructure in a computer space, of the plurality of computer spaces, such that the set of power distribution infrastructure is configured to supply electrical power received from the power distribution infrastructure to rack computer systems installed in the computer space;
installing a set of computer space mechanical infrastructure proximate to the computer space, wherein the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to a set of rack computer systems, of the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, and power distribution infrastructure located in the computer space; and
verifying that the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to a set of rack computer systems, of the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, and power distribution infrastructure located in the computer space, wherein the verifying comprises;
simulating electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems in the computer space, based on operation of at least one load bank electrically coupled to the set of power distribution infrastructure in the computer space, wherein the at least one load bank is at least one test load that simulates the electrical power consumption of one or more live loads, such that the power distribution infrastructure generates heat, in the computer space, as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems; and
operating the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure, concurrently with the power distribution infrastructure supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems in the computer space, such that the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure removes, from the computer space, the heat generated by the power distribution infrastructure as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems.
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Abstract
Data center mechanical infrastructure is incrementally deployed and commissioned to support incremental changes in computing capacity in a data center while mitigating interaction between infrastructure being commissioned and installed computer systems. Incremental mechanical infrastructure commissioning can be concurrent with incremental electrical infrastructure commissioning and includes operating mechanical infrastructure to remove heat generated as a result of operating electrical infrastructure to support simulated electrical loads as part of electrical infrastructure commissioning. Incremental mechanical infrastructure deployment can be based on the power support capacity provided by incrementally deployed electrical infrastructure. Incremental infrastructure deployment can include partitioning a space in which incremental mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling, so that heat generation and removal in the space, based on commissioning the incremental mechanical infrastructure, is isolated electrical and cooling support provided to electrical loads located in a remainder of the data center.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for incrementally commissioning mechanical infrastructure in a data center, wherein the method comprises:
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installing a power distribution system in the data center, where the power distribution system is configured to provide electrical power support to a plurality of sets of rack computer systems in a plurality of computer spaces in the data center; installing a set of power system mechanical infrastructure which is configured to provide cooling support to the power distribution system; verifying that the set of power system mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to the power distribution system, wherein the verifying comprises; simulating electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, based on operation of a set of load banks electrically coupled to the power distribution system, wherein the set of load banks are test loads that simulate the electrical power consumption of one or more live loads, such that the power distribution system generates heat as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems; and operating the set of power system mechanical infrastructure, concurrently with the power distribution system supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, such that the set of power system mechanical infrastructure removes the heat generated by the power distribution system as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the plurality of sets of rack computer systems; installing a set of power distribution infrastructure in a computer space, of the plurality of computer spaces, such that the set of power distribution infrastructure is configured to supply electrical power received from the power distribution infrastructure to rack computer systems installed in the computer space; installing a set of computer space mechanical infrastructure proximate to the computer space, wherein the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to a set of rack computer systems, of the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, and power distribution infrastructure located in the computer space; and verifying that the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure is configured to provide cooling support to a set of rack computer systems, of the plurality of sets of rack computer systems, and power distribution infrastructure located in the computer space, wherein the verifying comprises; simulating electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems in the computer space, based on operation of at least one load bank electrically coupled to the set of power distribution infrastructure in the computer space, wherein the at least one load bank is at least one test load that simulates the electrical power consumption of one or more live loads, such that the power distribution infrastructure generates heat, in the computer space, as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems; and operating the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure, concurrently with the power distribution infrastructure supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems in the computer space, such that the set of computer space mechanical infrastructure removes, from the computer space, the heat generated by the power distribution infrastructure as a result of supporting the simulated electrical power consumption by the set of rack computer systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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