COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for cooling a data center having a volume of space designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, each equipment rack being arranged in a row and having an equipment rack housing adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of cooling racks, each cooling rack comprising a cooling rack housing and cooling system components supported by the cooling rack housing;
a fluid communication system coupled to the cooling system components of the plurality of racks, the fluid communication system being configured to provide chilled coolant to and exhaust heated coolant from coolant system components of each cooling rack; and
at least one controller coupled to each cooling rack of the plurality of cooling racks to control the operation of each cooling rack,wherein the plurality of cooling racks and the fluid communication system are configured to be modular to allow placement of cooling racks in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the volume of space of the data center, and wherein the cooling rack housing of each cooling rack is separate from the equipment rack housing of each equipment rack so that each cooling rack stands alone with respect to the equipment racks.
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Abstract
A system for cooling a data center includes a plurality of cooling racks, with each cooling rack including a housing and cooling system components supported by the housing. The system further includes a fluid communication system coupled to the cooling system components of the plurality of racks. The fluid communication system is configured to provide chilled coolant to and exhaust heated coolant from coolant system components of each cooling rack. The system also includes at least one controller coupled to each cooling rack of the plurality of cooling racks to control the operation of each cooling rack. The plurality of cooling racks and the fluid communication system are configured to be modular to allow placement of cooling racks in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the data center. Methods of cooling a data center are further disclosed.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for cooling a data center having a volume of space designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, each equipment rack being arranged in a row and having an equipment rack housing adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of cooling racks, each cooling rack comprising a cooling rack housing and cooling system components supported by the cooling rack housing; a fluid communication system coupled to the cooling system components of the plurality of racks, the fluid communication system being configured to provide chilled coolant to and exhaust heated coolant from coolant system components of each cooling rack; and at least one controller coupled to each cooling rack of the plurality of cooling racks to control the operation of each cooling rack, wherein the plurality of cooling racks and the fluid communication system are configured to be modular to allow placement of cooling racks in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the volume of space of the data center, and wherein the cooling rack housing of each cooling rack is separate from the equipment rack housing of each equipment rack so that each cooling rack stands alone with respect to the equipment racks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A kit for cooling a data center having a volume of space designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment, the kit comprising:
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at least one cooling rack comprising a housing; a cooling system comprising a heat exchanger located in the housing of the at least one cooling rack; and a fluid communication system comprising flexible tubing to connect to the heat exchanger of the at least one cooling rack, wherein the at least one cooling rack and the cooling system are configured to be modular to allow placement of the at least one cooling rack in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the volume of space of the data center, and wherein the housing of the at least one cooling rack is separate from each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks so that each cooling rack stands alone with respect to the plurality of equipment racks. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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designing a cooling system for a data center; selecting components of the cooling system including a cooling rack having a housing configured to support cooling equipment, flexible tubing, and a coupling to connect the flexible tubing to the cooling rack; and packaging the components of the cooling system, wherein the cooling rack is configured to be modular to allow placement of the cooling rack in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the data center, and wherein the housing of the cooling rack is separate from each equipment rack so that each cooling rack stands alone with respect to the equipment racks. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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24. The method of 23, further comprising shipping the packaged components of the cooling system.
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