Unattendant data center environment protection, control, and management system

• US 6,567,769 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2001
• Issued: 05/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: DIGI Power Manufacturing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DIGI Power Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Chang, Her-Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, JOHN H
• Application Number:
  US09/840,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20020156600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 702/62, 702/122, 702/127, 702/188, 379/102.04, 340/3--, 340/286.09, 340/539, 363/95, 455/445, 705/41
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/22 Electrical actuation

Abstract

This unattendant data center environment protection, control and management system is able to provide means for monitoring temperature and humidity, managing power supply, and controlling access condition for a protected zone, and further, able to achieve the aim of remote control and management effect in any situation and from any distance by means of phone communication, interconnection to local network, or the internet web.

Claims

1. An unattended data center environment protection, control and management system for monitoring and controlling environmental conditions, monitoring and controlling operating power status, and monitoring and controlling access to restricted zones of a data center, said unattended data center environment protection, control and management system comprising:

a power sharing subsystem electrically coupled to a plurality of power source input terminals and selectively providing at an output terminal thereof electrical power from one of a plurality of power sources respectively coupled to said power source input terminals, said power sharing subsystem including an electrical power port coupled to said plurality of power input terminals for synchronizing said plurality of power sources and a plurality of load communication ports for controlling equipment coupled thereto in response to load demands at said output terminal and supply status of said plurality of power sources;

a power switch subsystem electrically coupled to and deriving electrical power directly from said power sharing subsystem and selectively providing at each of a plurality of outlets thereof said electrical power from said power sharing subsystem, said power switch subsystem including a plurality of switch communication ports for controlling equipment coupled thereto in response to operational status of at least one of said plurality of outlets;

a security subsystem electrically coupled to and deriving electrical power directly from said power switch subsystem and including a plurality of dynamic sensor ports for coupling to a corresponding plurality of dynamic sensors for monitoring continuously variable environmental conditions, a plurality of static sensor ports for coupling to a corresponding plurality of static sensors for monitoring discrete-valued variable environmental conditions, and a plurality of communication ports for controlling equipment coupled thereto in response to said continuously variable environmental conditions and said discrete-valued variable environmental conditions; and

an uninterruptible power supply subsystem including an uninterruptible power supply and electrically coupled to an external power source, said uninterruptible power supply subsystem providing at an output terminal thereof electrical power, said electrical power being provided to said power sharing subsystem as one of said plurality of power sources, said uninterruptible power supply subsystem further including a plurality of uninterruptible power supply communication ports for controlling equipment coupled thereto in response to operational status of said uninterruptible power supply, wherein said power sharing subsystem, said power switch subsystem, said security subsystem and said uninterruptible power supply subsystem are interconnected by means of a local communication bus and each of said power sharing subsystem, said power switch subsystem, said security subsystem and said uninterruptible power supply subsystem include network communication means for communicating with a remote operator.

2. The unattended data center environment protection, control and management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said network communication means includes means for communicating over a Public Telephone Switched Network (PTSN).

3. The unattended data center environment protection, control and management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said network communication means includes means for communicating using Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

4. The unattended data center environment protection, control and management system as recited in claim 1, wherein said local communication bus is RS-485 compliant.

5. The unattended data center environment protection, control and management system as recited in claim 1, wherein corresponding ones of said plurality of dynamic sensors are adapted to measure humidity, temperature, vibration, gaseous content, and digital voice/video.

6. The unattended data center environment protection, control and management system as recited in claim 1, wherein corresponding ones of said static sensors are adapted to detect the open/closed states of doors and windows, presence of water, presence of fire, and presence of heat.