Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating the cooling performance of a cluster of equipment racks in a data center, wherein the cluster of equipment racks includes at least a first row of racks and a second row of racks separated by a cool aisle, with each of the equipment racks being configured to draw cooling air from the cool aisle, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least one of power data and airflow data for each of the equipment racks;
obtaining cool airflow data for cool air supplied to the cool aisle from an in-row cooling unit included in the cluster of racks; and
conducting an analysis of airflows in the cool aisle to determine a recirculation index for at least one of the equipment racks, wherein the recirculation index is indicative of a quantity of recirculated air included in an input airflow of the at least one equipment rack.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining data center cooling and power requirements and for monitoring performance of cooling and power systems in data centers. At least one aspect provides a system and method that enables a data center operator to determine available power and cooling at specific areas and enclosures in a data center to assist in locating new equipment in the data center.
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48 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating the cooling performance of a cluster of equipment racks in a data center, wherein the cluster of equipment racks includes at least a first row of racks and a second row of racks separated by a cool aisle, with each of the equipment racks being configured to draw cooling air from the cool aisle, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one of power data and airflow data for each of the equipment racks; obtaining cool airflow data for cool air supplied to the cool aisle from an in-row cooling unit included in the cluster of racks; and conducting an analysis of airflows in the cool aisle to determine a recirculation index for at least one of the equipment racks, wherein the recirculation index is indicative of a quantity of recirculated air included in an input airflow of the at least one equipment rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for evaluating the cooling performance of a cluster of equipment racks in a data center, wherein the cluster of equipment racks includes at least a first row of racks and a second row of racks separated by a hot aisle, with each of the equipment racks being configured to exhaust air into the hot aisle, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one of power data and airflow data for each of the equipment racks; obtaining airflow data for at least one air removal unit contained in one of the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks; and conducting an analysis of airflows in the hot aisle to determine a capture index for at least one of the equipment racks, wherein the capture index is indicative of a fraction of air that is exhausted by the at least one of the equipment racks and captured by the at least one air removal unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for execution on a computer system, the instructions when executed, performing a method comprising acts of:
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obtaining at least one of power data and airflow data for a plurality of equipment racks arranged in a cluster, wherein the cluster of equipment racks includes at least a first row of racks and a second row of racks separated by a cool aisle, with each of the equipment racks being configured to draw cooling air from the cool aisle; obtaining cool airflow data for cool air supplied to the cool aisle from an in-row cooling unit included in the cluster of racks; and conducting an analysis of airflows in the cool aisle to determine a recirculation index for at least one of the equipment racks, wherein the recirculation index is indicative of a quantity of recirculated air included in an input airflow of the at least one equipment rack. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for execution on a computer system, the instructions when executed, performing a method comprising acts of:
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obtaining at least one of power data and airflow data for a plurality of equipment racks arranged in a cluster, wherein the cluster of equipment racks includes at least a first row of racks and a second row of racks separated by a hot aisle, with each of the equipment racks being configured to exhaust air into the hot aisle; obtaining airflow data for at least one air removal unit contained in one of the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks; and conducting an analysis of airflows in the hot aisle to determine a capture index for at least one of the equipment racks, wherein the capture index is indicative of a fraction of air that is exhausted by the at least one of the equipment racks and captured by the at least one air removal unit. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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