INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY BASED TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR DATA CENTERS AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A temperature monitoring system for a data center that includes a plurality of aisles and a plurality of equipment racks that are mounted in rows between the aisles, the temperature monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of overhead-mounted infrared sensor arrays that are mounted above the aisles and/or the equipment racks, wherein each infrared sensor array includes a two-dimensional array of infrared emission sensors, and at least some of the infrared emission sensors have field of view patterns that project onto aisle faces of the equipment racks; and
a controller that is remote from at least some of the infrared sensor arrays and that is in communications with the infrared sensor arrays, the controller configured to provide a two-dimensional thermal map of the aisle faces of the equipment racks based at least in part on temperature data received from the infrared sensor arrays.
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Abstract
Temperature monitoring systems for data centers include a plurality of ceiling-mounted infrared sensor arrays. Each infrared sensor array includes a two-dimensional array of infrared emission sensors, and at least some of the infrared emission sensors have field of view patterns that project onto aisle faces of equipment racks that are mounted in rows in the data center. These systems may further include a controller that is remote from at least some of the infrared sensor arrays and that is in communications with the infrared sensor arrays, the controller configured to provide a two-dimensional thermal map of the aisle faces of the equipment racks based at least in part on temperature data received from the infrared sensor arrays.
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25 Claims
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1. A temperature monitoring system for a data center that includes a plurality of aisles and a plurality of equipment racks that are mounted in rows between the aisles, the temperature monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of overhead-mounted infrared sensor arrays that are mounted above the aisles and/or the equipment racks, wherein each infrared sensor array includes a two-dimensional array of infrared emission sensors, and at least some of the infrared emission sensors have field of view patterns that project onto aisle faces of the equipment racks; and a controller that is remote from at least some of the infrared sensor arrays and that is in communications with the infrared sensor arrays, the controller configured to provide a two-dimensional thermal map of the aisle faces of the equipment racks based at least in part on temperature data received from the infrared sensor arrays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring temperatures at a plurality of rack mounted electronic devices in a data center, the method comprising:
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mounting a plurality of infrared sensor arrays that each include a plurality of infrared emission sensors above equipment racks and/or aisles of the data center so that the infrared emission sensors project multiple rows of field of view patterns that are at different heights above a floor of the data center on aisle faces of the equipment racks; using the infrared sensor arrays to determine temperature readings at the aisle faces of the equipment racks at different heights above the floor of the data center; transmitting the temperature readings to a centralized controller; and outputting temperature information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An integrated lighting and thermal monitoring system for a data center, comprising:
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a solid state light fixture; at least one infrared sensor array that is co-located with the solid state light fixture, the infrared sensor array including a plurality of infrared emission sensors that are configured to take temperature readings along the aisle face of a row of equipment racks, wherein the temperature readings are taken at different heights above a floor of the data center; a cable that has first and second conductors that are configured to supply power to the solid state light fixture and to the infrared sensor array; and a central controller, wherein at least one of the first and second conductors is configured to provide a transmission medium for transmitting temperature data from the infrared sensor array to the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An integrated lighting and thermal monitoring system for a data center, comprising:
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a solid state light fixture; at least one infrared sensor array that is co-located with the solid state light fixture, the infrared sensor array including a plurality of infrared emission sensors that are configured to take temperature readings along the aisle face of a row of equipment racks, wherein the temperature readings are taken at different heights above a floor of the data center; a cable that has first and second conductors that are configured to supply power to the solid state light fixture and to the infrared sensor array; and a central controller, wherein the infrared sensor array is configured to wirelessly transmit temperature data to the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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