Controlled cooling of a data center
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1. A device for sensing at least one environmental condition in a data center, said device comprising:
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a propelling mechanism, a power supply, a steering mechanism, and a controller supported on said chassis, wherein said controller is connected to and controls the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to thereby cause the device to follow a route in the data center, and wherein the controller and the propelling mechanism receive power from the power supply; and
a plurality of environmental condition sensors supported at various heights on the chassis, said plurality of environmental condition sensors configured to substantially simultaneously sense one or more of temperature, humidity, and air flow at the various heights as the device travels through said data center, and wherein the plurality of environmental condition sensors are configured to communicate the sensed one or more environmental conditions to the controller.
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Abstract
A device for sensing at least one environmental condition in a data center. The device includes a chassis, a propelling mechanism, a power supply, a steering mechanism, and a controller supported on the chassis. The chassis also supports at least one environmental condition sensor and is operable to travel through the data center and sense at least one environmental condition at various locations throughout the data center.
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23 Claims
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1. A device for sensing at least one environmental condition in a data center, said device comprising:
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a chassis; a propelling mechanism, a power supply, a steering mechanism, and a controller supported on said chassis, wherein said controller is connected to and controls the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to thereby cause the device to follow a route in the data center, and wherein the controller and the propelling mechanism receive power from the power supply; and a plurality of environmental condition sensors supported at various heights on the chassis, said plurality of environmental condition sensors configured to substantially simultaneously sense one or more of temperature, humidity, and air flow at the various heights as the device travels through said data center, and wherein the plurality of environmental condition sensors are configured to communicate the sensed one or more environmental conditions to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for sensing at least one environmental condition in a data center, said device comprising:
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a chassis; a propelling mechanism and a steering mechanism attached to the chassis; a controller supported on the chassis, wherein the controller is connected to and operates the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to control the speed and direction of travel of the device, and wherein the controller controls the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to control the device to follow a route in the data center; and a plurality of environmental condition sensors configured to detect one or more of temperature, humidity, and air flow, supported at various heights along a pole extending from the chassis, wherein the plurailty of environmental condition sensors detect at least one environmental condition at various heights with respect to the chassis and communicate the detected at least one condition to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for sensing at least one environmental condition in a data center, said device comprising:
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a chassis supported on a plurality of wheels; a propelling mechanism attached to at least one of the plurality of wheels, wherein the propelling mechanism rotates the at least one of the plurality of wheels to move the chassis; a steering mechanism attached to at least one of the plurality of wheels, wherein in the steering mechanism controls the direction of chassis movement; a controller supported on the chassis, wherein the controller is connected to and operates the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to control the speed and direction of travel of the device, and wherein the controller controls the propelling mechanism and the steering mechanism to control the device to follow a route in data center; a guidance sensor supported on said chassis, wherein the guidance sensor detects the locations of objects relative to the guidance sensor, and wherein the guidance sensor communicates the locations of objects to the controller; a plurality of environmental condition sensors configured to sense at least one of temperature, humidity, and air flow, supported at various heights with respect to the chassis, wherein the plurality of environmental condition sensors detect at least one environmental condition at the various heights in vicinities of the pluralit of environmental condition sensors; and a data logging apparatus supported on the chassis, wherein the plurality of environmental condition sensors are configured to communicate the detected at least one condition to the data logging apparatus, and wherein said data logging apparatus receives and stores the at least one environmental condition detected by the plurality of environmental condition sensors.
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