SYSTEM FOR BALANCED POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF MISSION CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20140029196A1
• Filed: 04/16/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kevin Smith
• Original Assignee: Kevin Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/111,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20140029196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.53
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1934 each space being provided with one sensor acting on one or more control means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1497 Rooms for data centers; Shipping containers therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20745 within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20763 Liquid cooling without phase change
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20836 Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control

Abstract

Data center capsules providing modular and scalable capacity with integrated power and thermal transmission capabilities. Modular integrated central power system (“ICPS”) to fulfill the power and thermal needs of data center environments or other mission critical environments. Computer-based systems and methods for controlling the energy- and thermal-envelope of any single data center environment or other mission critical environment, or an ecosystem of multiple data center environments or multiple other mission critical environments.

Claims

1-57. -57. (canceled)

58. A data center capsule, the data center capsule comprising:

a first data center module, the first data center module comprising;

a pre-cooling system;

a post-cooling system;

a network system; and

an electrical system.

59. The data center capsule of claim 58, further comprising:

a second data center module joined to the first data center module, the second data center module comprising;

a cooling system; and

an electrical system.

60. The data center capsule of claim 59, wherein at least one of the first data center module and the second data center module further comprises a data and control network.

61. The data center capsule of claim 59, wherein the first data center module and the second data center module are joined air-tightly.

62. The data center capsule of claim 59, wherein the first data center module and the second data center module are joined water-tightly.

63. The data center capsule of claim 59, wherein the first data center module'"'"'s cooling system is coupled to the second data center module'"'"'s cooling system.

64. The data center capsule of claim 59, wherein the first data center module'"'"'s electrical system is coupled to the second data center module'"'"'s electrical system.

65. The data center capsule of claim 60, wherein the first data center module further comprises a data and control network, and wherein the first data center module'"'"'s data network is communicatively coupled to the second data center module'"'"'s data and control network.

66. The data center capsule of claim 58, wherein the first data center module further comprises an integrated docking device.

67. The data center capsule of claim 59, further comprising:

a computer-based system for controlling the energy- and/or thermal-envelope of a data center, the computer-based system communicatively coupled to the first data center module and the second data center module.

68. A modular power system comprising:

power distribution circuitry;

fiber optic data cable circuitry; and

chilled water plumbing.

69. The modular power system of claim 68, further comprising:

an energy selection device capable of switching between multiple electric energy sources as needed within one quarter cycle.

70. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a step-down transformation system that converts an input voltage of at least 12,470 volts to an output voltage of 208 volts or 480 volts.

71. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a water chilling plant.

72. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a thermal storage facility that stores excess thermal capacity in the form of ice or water, the thermal storage facility being equipped with a glycol cooling exchange loop, a heat exchanger, and ice producing chiller plant or comparable ice-producing alternative.

73. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a system of cooling loops, which may comprise multi-path chilled water loops, a glycol loop for the ice storage system, and a multi-path cooling tower water loop.

74. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a thermal input selection device.

75. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a heat recovery system comprising a primary water loop, the heat recovery system providing pre-cooling and heat reclamation.

76. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a plurality of cooling systems arranged in an N+1 configuration.

77. The modular power system of claim 69, further comprising:

a computer-based system for controlling the energy- and/or thermal-envelope of a data center, the computer-based system communicatively coupled to the modular power system.

78. A data center, the data center comprising:

a first data center module, the first data center module comprising a first cooling system, a first electrical system, a first data and control network, and an integrated docking device;

a second data center module joined to the first data center module, the second data center module comprising a second cooling system, a second electrical system, and a second data and control network, wherein the first cooling system is coupled to the second cooling system, the first electrical system is coupled to the second electrical system, and the first data and control network is communicatively coupled to the second data and control network; and

a modular power system, the modular power system comprising power distribution circuitry, fiber optic data cable circuitry, chilled water plumbing, an energy selection device capable of switching between multiple electric energy sources as needed within one quarter cycle, and a transformation system that converts an input voltage of at least 12,470 volts to an output voltage of at least 208 volts or 480 volts,

wherein the integrated docking device comprises a first connector configured to connect the first electrical system to the power distribution circuitry, a second connector configured to connect the first cooling system to the chilled water plumbing, and a third connector configured to connect the first data and control network to the fiber optic data cable circuitry; and

a computer-based system for controlling the energy- and/or thermal-envelope of a data center, the computer-based system communicatively coupled to the first data center module, the second data center module, and the modular power system.