Container-type data center

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351425-B2
Application number	US-201314782128-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2013
Priority date	Apr 24, 2013
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A container-type data center is provided, which can be transported while having outdoor units of an air conditioning facility installed therein, and having an enhanced cooling effect. A partition panel 10 is provided for separating a container 100 into an IT equipment accommodation chamber 18 and an outdoor unit installation chamber 15 , and on both ends of the panel are provided pillar sections 14 e and 14 f for the partition panel. The length-direction dimension of the outdoor unit installation chamber 15 is within the range of 1.6 to 2 meters, which can be selected arbitrarily according to the size of the outdoor units 6 a through 6 d . The outdoor units 6 a through 6 d are arranged so that their air discharge openings face the outer side in the width direction of the container. Regarding the outdoor units 6 a through 6 d , it is possible to set up an angle steel rack and stack two outdoor units vertically. According to this configuration, the container-type data center can be transported while having the outdoor units installed therein, and can exert sufficient cooling ability, which had been insufficient due to the small number of outdoor units installable in the prior art container-type data center.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container-type data center having an external shape corresponding to a size of a container for transportation, equipped with an air conditioning facility and loading multiple racks accommodating IT equipment in an interior thereof:
wherein the container has a framework composed of an upper frame and a lower frame having a substantially rectangular shape, and pillar sections connecting the four corners of the upper and lower frames, the upper frame having a ceiling surface formed of iron and the lower frame having a floor surface formed of iron disposed thereto;
the container further comprises one pair of pillar sections for partition disposed between two respective pillar sections opposing to each other in the longitudinal direction out of the four pillar sections, a partition panel in the width direction mounted between the pillar sections for partition;
in one side of the container separated by the partition panel is formed an IT equipment accommodation chamber for accommodating components such as IT equipment by disposing side walls and an iron door to form a sealed space; and
in the other side of the container is formed an outdoor unit installation chamber for arranging outdoor air conditioning units, the outdoor unit installation chamber having a ceiling surface and a floor surface integrated with respective ceiling surface and floor surface of the IT equipment accommodation chamber, while the outdoor unit chamber is opened by not providing a side wall.

2. The container-type data center according to claim 1 , wherein an outer dimension of the container is in compliance with ISO standards, and the partition panel is disposed within a range of 1.6 to 2 meters from an end portion having the outdoor unit installation chamber of the container.

3. The container-type data center according to claim 1 , wherein one or two outdoor units for air conditioning are arranged so that an air discharge opening is faced toward a width direction of the container.

4. The container-type data center according to claim 3 , wherein an angle steel rack is provided in the outdoor unit installation chamber, and the outdoor units for air conditioning are stacked vertically in upper and lower levels.

Assignees

• Hitachi Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Tabe Kenichi
• Kobayashi Takeshi
• Asano Yutaka

Classifications

• H05K7/20745 Primary

  within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device · CPC title

• H05K7/1497

  Rooms for data centers; Shipping containers therefor · CPC title

• F24F1/60

  Arrangement or mounting of the outdoor unit · CPC title