Container based data center solutions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9790701-B2
Application number	US-87873110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2010
Priority date	Apr 6, 2010
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

A cooling container comprises a container housing with a chilled water storage tank including a first interface for receiving chilled water. The chilled water tank has a plurality of straight pipes joined by elbows connections to provide a folded path, the full path length being greater than the length of the container housing, and a second interface for outputting the chilled water. A number of interfaces within the container housing are configured to receive a chiller module or a free cool unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A data center enclosure comprising:
a shipping container, having a length, a width, and a height, the length greater than the width and the length greater than the height, and at least a first sidewall and a second sidewall, for housing electronic equipment enclosures in an interior of the shipping container, the first sidewall and the second sidewall positioned along the length of the shipping container and the first sidewall disposed opposite the second sidewall;
a first region in the interior of the shipping container, including the electronic equipment enclosures forming a row along the length of the shipping container, the first region configured to receive cool gas and to expel heated gas;
a second region in the interior of the shipping container and configured to receive heated gas from the first region;
a barrier, having a length, a width, and a height, the length greater than the width and the length greater than the height, the barrier positioned lengthwise in the interior of the shipping container between the first region and the second region and configured to separate the first region and the second region;
an exhaust opening in the second region, disposed in the second sidewall and along the length of the shipping container, and configured to allow heated gas to vent to outside of the shipping container; and
a cooling module disposed in a lengthwise side opening of the first sidewall along the length of the shipping container, configured to draw gas from the outside of the shipping container, cool the gas, and supply the cool gas to the first region through the lengthwise side opening.

2. A data center enclosure of claim 1 further comprising:
an exhaust module coupled to the exhaust opening, the exhaust module including a fan to draw heated gas from the second region and vent the heated gas to the outside of the shipping container.

3. A data center enclosure of claim 2 wherein the exhaust module further includes a screen to prevent debris and animals from entering the shipping container.

4. A data center enclosure of claim 2 wherein the cooling module is configured to receive cold water from an external source and configured to use the cold water to cool the gas.

5. A data center enclosure of claim 4 wherein the external source is one of a pond, cooling tower, chiller, or geothermal well.

6. A data center enclosure of claim 2 further comprising a control system configured to monitor an air temperature and to control fan operation speed associated with the fan and to control the cooling module.

7. A data center enclosure of claim 6 wherein the air temperatures is one of ambient air temperature, first region air temperature, or second region air temperature.

8. A data center enclosure of claim 6 further comprising:
a DC power source configured to provide power to the fan and the control system.

9. A data center enclosure of claim 8 wherein the DC power source is one of a solar power inverter system, a wind turbine, or a battery.

10. A data center enclosure of claim 4 wherein the cooling module further includes an entry interface configured to receive cold water from the external source.

11. A data center enclosure of claim 10 wherein the cooling module includes an exit interface configured to expel the cold water through the exit interface.

12. A data center enclosure of claim 1 wherein the exhaust module has a length greater than a width of the exhaust module, the length of the exhaust opening being substantially equal to the length of the shipping container.

13. A data center enclosure of claim 1 wherein the cooling module has a length greater than a width of the cooling module, the length of the cooling module being substantially equal to the length of the shipping container.

14. A data center enclosure of claim 1 wherein the shipping container further comprises a floor and a ceiling disposed opposite the floor, and wherein the exhaust opening is disposed adjacent to the ceiling and the cooling module is disposed adjacent to the floor.

15. A data center enclosure of claim 1 wherein the cooling module is disposed in parallel with the exhaust opening.

16. A data center enclosure of claim 1 wherein the cooling module includes a replaceable particulate filter.

17. A data center enclosure of claim 1 further including a water to air heat exchanger and a pump connected to the cooling module.

Assignees

• Ziegler William
• Schneider Electric It Corp

Inventors

• Ziegler William

Classifications

• E04H5/02 Primary

  Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial purposes, e.g. for power-plants or factories (buildings forming part of cooling plants E04H5/10) · CPC title

• E04H2005/005

  Buildings for data processing centers · CPC title

• H05K7/1497

  Rooms for data centers; Shipping containers therefor · CPC title

• H05K7/20745

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