Power efficient data center
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1. A power-efficient data center containing at least one resource item, comprising:
- the at least one resource item, said at least one resource item including a housing having an air-intake portion and an air-output portion, said at least one resource item including a group of data processing modules within the housing, the data processing modules comprising components to perform core functions of the data processing modules; and
an air moving system of the data center that is outside the at least one resource item, the air moving system propelling a flow of air mixture that circulates within the data center, the flow of air mixture having a heated component and a cooled component, the flow of air mixture circulating within the data center by;
a portion of the heated component mixing with ambient unconditioned air to form the cooled component, the ambient unconditioned air having been drawn into the data center by the flow of air mixture,the cooled component flowing through the resource item via the air-intake portion and the air-output portion thereby gaining heat from the data processing modules and becoming the heated component, andafter flowing through the resource item, the heated component flowing to a vent, the air moving system including the vent, wherein the vent receives the heated component and redirects the portion of the heated component to flow toward the air-intake portion to be mixed with the ambient unconditioned air.
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Abstract
An illustrative power-efficient data center is described for operating in an uncontrolled environment in one scenario. The data center includes an air moving system that applies unconditioned air to its resource items. The resource items are stripped down to provide a substantially minimum set of components for performing the data center'"'"'s core functions. Various illustrative techniques for managing a power-efficient data center are also described.
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21 Claims
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1. A power-efficient data center containing at least one resource item, comprising:
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the at least one resource item, said at least one resource item including a housing having an air-intake portion and an air-output portion, said at least one resource item including a group of data processing modules within the housing, the data processing modules comprising components to perform core functions of the data processing modules; and an air moving system of the data center that is outside the at least one resource item, the air moving system propelling a flow of air mixture that circulates within the data center, the flow of air mixture having a heated component and a cooled component, the flow of air mixture circulating within the data center by; a portion of the heated component mixing with ambient unconditioned air to form the cooled component, the ambient unconditioned air having been drawn into the data center by the flow of air mixture, the cooled component flowing through the resource item via the air-intake portion and the air-output portion thereby gaining heat from the data processing modules and becoming the heated component, and after flowing through the resource item, the heated component flowing to a vent, the air moving system including the vent, wherein the vent receives the heated component and redirects the portion of the heated component to flow toward the air-intake portion to be mixed with the ambient unconditioned air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A power-efficient data center, comprising:
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an enclosure that has an out-of-doors outer surface; at least one resource item housed within the enclosure, said at least one resource item including a group of data processing modules, the data processing modules comprising components to perform core computing functions of the data processing modules, wherein the data processing modules and the resource item do not comprise active cooling systems; and an air moving system outside the resource item, the air moving system moving a flow of air comprised of ambient unconditioned air that flows from outdoors and into the enclosure, the flow of ambient unconditioned air then flows through the enclosure and through the resource item whereby the data processing modules are cooled by unconditioned air from outdoors as the air is heated, a first portion, the heated air then flowing out of the enclosure, wherein said at least one resource item includes an air-intake portion and an air-output portion, and wherein the air moving system includes a vent that is configured to redirect a second portion of the heated air expelled from the air-output portion of said at least one resource item to the air-intake portion of said at least one resource item, so that, at the air-intake portion, the heated air mixes with the flow of the ambient unconditioned air. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data center comprising:
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a plurality of cabinets housed by the data center, each cabinet housing a plurality of data processing modules, each data processing module comprising a card including at least a processor; a housing of the data center enclosing the plurality of resource items, the housing shielding the cabinets from weather exposure; and an air propulsion system that propels an air flow, thus heated, within the data center, wherein the air flow draws outdoors ambient air from the atmosphere into the housing to become a component of the air flow that flows through the cabinets and over the data modules therein thereby gaining heat from the data processing modules while cooling the data processing modules, the heated air flow at least partly flowing outside of the housing to the outdoors atmosphere after passing through the cabinets and partly continuing to flow within the housing, wherein the outdoors ambient air from the atmosphere enters the housing and becomes part of the air flow without having been conditioned by an air conditioning unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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