Cooling system
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1. A method for cooling a room configured to house a plurality of computer systems, said method comprising:
- providing a heat exchanger unit configured to receive air from said room and to deliver air to said room;
supplying said heat exchanger unit with cooling fluid, wherein said cooling fluid is operable to cool said received air in said heat exchanger unit;
sensing temperatures at one or more locations in said room;
controlling at least one of the temperature of said cooling fluid and said air delivery to said room in response to said sensed temperatures at said one or more locations.
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A system and method for cooling a room configured to house a plurality of computer systems. A heat exchanger unit is configured to receive air from the room and to deliver air to the room. The heat exchanger unit is supplied with cooling fluid operable to cool the received air in the heat exchanger unit. At least one of the temperature of the cooling fluid supplied to the heat exchanger unit and the air delivery to the room may be controlled in response to temperatures sensed at one or more locations in the room.
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1. A method for cooling a room configured to house a plurality of computer systems, said method comprising:
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providing a heat exchanger unit configured to receive air from said room and to deliver air to said room;
supplying said heat exchanger unit with cooling fluid, wherein said cooling fluid is operable to cool said received air in said heat exchanger unit;
sensing temperatures at one or more locations in said room;
controlling at least one of the temperature of said cooling fluid and said air delivery to said room in response to said sensed temperatures at said one or more locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for cooling a room containing one or more computer systems, said system comprising:
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a heat exchanger unit configured to receive cooling fluid through a cooling fluid line and to receive air, wherein said air may be cooled through heat transfer with said cooling fluid;
said heat exchanger unit having at least one fan configured to cause air to flow out of the heat exchanger unit;
a heat exchanger controller operable to control a supply of said cooling fluid to said heat exchanger unit and operable to control the speed of the at least one fan;
a device for cooling said cooling fluid; and
a cooling device controller configured to operate the device for cooling to vary the temperature of said cooling fluid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for cooling computer systems housed in one or more racks, said racks being maintained in a room, said system comprising:
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means for cooling air including means for receiving cooling fluid;
means for delivering cooled air to said computer systems;
means for measuring temperatures at one or more locations in said room;
means for controlling delivery of said cooled air in response to the temperature measurements; and
means for controlling the temperature of said cooling fluid. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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