System and method of packaging computing resources for space and fire-resistance

• US 10,624,242 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
• Inventors: Best, Christiaan Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Timothy J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gafur, Razmeen
• Application Number:
  US15/357,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20170127558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 361676-678, 36167946-67954, 361688-723, 361699-704, 361709-710, 361719-721, 165 801- 805, 16510433, 165185, 174 151- 153, 174 161- 163, 174547, 174548, 257712-722, 257E23088, 24453, 24458-459, 454184, 312236
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/201 Cooling arrangements using cooling fluid
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20236 by immersion
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20781 within cabinets for removing heat from server blades
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/2079 within rooms for removing heat from cabinets

Abstract

A computing system includes one or more rack rows comprising one or more racks. The racks includes one or more tanks that hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers, and a liquid coolant to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers. An aisle is provided next to a rack row or between two of the rack rows. The aisle includes a floor. The floor can be walked on by service personnel to access at least one of the one or more racks in at least one of the rows. Cooling components at least partially below the aisle move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks. The racks, floor and cooling components may be fire-resistant.

Claims

1. A computing system, comprising:

one or more racks, wherein at least one of the racks comprises;

one or more servers;

one or more tanks configured to hold liquid coolant for at least one of the one or more servers; and

a liquid coolant held in at least one of the tanks and configured to remove heat from at least one of the one or more servers by immersing the severs in the liquid coolant;

a floor comprising pervious concrete, wherein the floor is sufficiently permeable such that coolant can drip through the floor and wherein the one or more racks are located on the floor; and

one or more cooling components, wherein at least one of the cooling components is configured to move a liquid to remove heat from at least one of the servers in at least one of the racks;

wherein the liquid coolant does not change phase when removing heat from the at least one of the one or more servers.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one tank comprises a non-porous cover.

3. The computing system of claim 2, where the non-porous cover comprises steel.

4. The computing system of claim 2, wherein at least one tank comprise a seal.

5. The computing system of claim 4, wherein the seal comprises a gasket.

6. The computing system of claim 2, wherein when the non-porous cover is closed air is prevented from entering the at least one tank.

7. The computing system of claim 1, further comprising a first manifold in at least one tank, the first manifold operably connected to a nozzle, wherein the nozzle configured to accelerate a flow of a dielectric coolant.

8. The computing system of claim 7, further comprising a second manifold in the at least one tank, the second manifold configured to provide a portion of the dielectric liquid to the cooling components.

9. A method of packaging and providing an operating environment for computing resources, comprising:

providing one or more racks, wherein at least one of the racks includes one or more servers, the one or more racks located on a floor, wherein the floor comprises pervious concrete and wherein the floor is sufficiently permeable such that coolant can drip through the floor;

at least partially filling at least some of the racks with liquid coolant;

flowing the liquid coolant upward against the force of gravity across the one or more servers to remove heat from the one or more servers;

flowing a first portion of the liquid coolant downward with the force of gravity along a side of the servers, the first portion accelerated with a nozzle;

flowing a second portion of the liquid coolant flow through a manifold to one or more cooling components;

wherein the liquid coolant does not change phase when removing heat from the at least one of the one or more servers.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more cooling components are located at least partially below the racks.