Deicing louvers for datacenter applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8978747-B2
Application number	US-98288410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2010
Priority date	Dec 31, 2010
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

A datacenter may use heat collected from a heat exchanger at the exhaust portion of a cooling system to heat inlet louvers for an atmospheric intake. The louvers may have fluid passages through which heated fluid may pass and cause the louvers to heat up. The heated louvers may operate during periods of snow, rain, high humidity, or other conditions to eliminate condensation, snow and ice buildup, or other problems. In some embodiments, a liquid may be passed through the louvers, while in other embodiments, heated air or other gas may be passed through conductive paths in the louvers. In a heated air system, holes in the louvers may allow the heated air to enter the incoming airstream to regulate the incoming temperature to the datacenter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchange system for a datacenters comprising:
a plurality of computer systems;
a heat collection system located downstream from said plurality of computer systems, said heat collection system that removes heat from said plurality of computer systems and heats a heat transfer medium; and
a heated louver system located upstream from said plurality of computer systems, said heated louver system comprising:
an inlet port that accepts atmospheric air;…

Assignees

• Peterson Eric C
• Belady Christian L
• Microsoft Corp

Inventors

• Peterson Eric C
• Belady Christian L

Classifications

• Y10S165/909

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F24F13/14

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F24F2011/0087

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• H05K7/20745 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K7/20836

  Electricity · mapped topic