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US-2015359128-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Techniques for data center cooling
US8964375B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8964375-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314071110-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 17, 2007 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect, a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer equipment rack with computer equipment therein, comprising: one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets which configured to redirect an incoming air flow at the air inlets, wherein the air inlet duct is a partial duct structure having an entire length that is less than or equal to about 0.5 times a length of the computer equipment…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H05K7/20754Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8964375B2 cover?
- Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect, a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer…
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H05K7/20736. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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