CN103257952A - Data center - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates a data center. The data center in a carrying container has a lower ventilation chamber and an upper ventilation chamber inside. Heated air in the upper ventilation chamber leaves the ventilation chamber into a plurality of heat exchangers adjacent to the chamber. The air cooled by the heat exchangers flows toward the lower ventilation chamber and enters the lower ventilation chamber. The data center comprises a plurality of carriers, adn each carrier comprises a device reception portion which is positioned between an open bottom portion in open communication with the lower ventilation chamber and an open top portion in open communication with the upper ventilation chamber. A fan inside each carrier draws the cooled air from the lower ventilation chamber upwwardly to the open bottom portion of the carrier, blows the cooled air upwardly to pass through the device reception portion so that the air is cooled and received in any of computing devices, and removes the cooled air to the upper ventilation chamber via the open top portion.

Description

Data center

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to data center, and relate more specifically to modular data center.

Background technology

Planning and structure conventional data centers need a large amount of fund, planning and time.The challenge of planning conventional data centers comprises: make bulk density maximization (that is, offering the computing power of the maximum in the earnest reason space).In addition, may be difficult to (be not impossible) uses enough free spaces effectively so that enough computing powers to be provided.

In case data center is configured to, may be difficult to upgrading to keep consistent with current techniques.For example, may be difficult to the available data center of (be not impossible) expansion full load operation, this is because expansion may need additional supply and cooling source, these additional supplies and cooling source be simply can not utilize or install costliness.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, need be a kind of for reducing the device of realizing cost, planning and/or time that data center is required.Also need a kind of compare with conventional data centers need be still less cost, planning and/or time data center.The customizable data center that can be configured to the particular user demand is also expected.Can also be favourable with the integrated data center in available data center.Also need a kind of arrange and installation period between need the still less data center of time and effort.

As can be apparent from following detailed description and accompanying drawing, the invention provides these and other advantage.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map that is contained in the data center of internal tank.

Fig. 2 is the amplification partial perspective view of the container of Fig. 1, economizes vertical sidepiece, front portion and People's Bank of China's door except this container in order to watch the inside of this container.

Fig. 3 is the amplification part section stereographic map of data center that runs through Fig. 1 of this container taken transverse, and economizes first vertical sidepiece and second vertical sidepiece except this container.

Fig. 4 is the amplification part section stereographic map of the data center of Fig. 1, economizes except the electrical system of this data center and this view run through this container vertically to intercept.

Fig. 5 is the amplification part section stereographic map of the data center of Fig. 1, and electrical system and this view economized except this data center run through this container taken transverse.

Fig. 6 is the front view of carriage of the data center of Fig. 1, and described carriage holds example calculation equipment.

Fig. 7 A is the amplification part section stereographic map of the data center of Fig. 1, economizes except the vertical cooling system of this data center and this view run through this container vertically to intercept.

Fig. 7 B is the electrical schematics of electrical system of the data center of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 A is the amplification part section stereographic map of embodiment of the data center of Fig. 1, and described data center comprises uninterrupted power source (" UPS "), economize except its vertical cooling system and this view run through this container and vertically intercept.

Fig. 8 B and Fig. 8 C are the electrical schematics of electrical system of the data center of Fig. 1, and described data center comprises UPS.

Fig. 8 D is illustrated in the synoptic diagram that distributes electric power in the 24V DC system to the various controllers that are associated with data center.

Fig. 9 is the stereographic map of the carriage of Fig. 5, economizes except example calculation equipment.

Figure 10 is the amplification part section stereographic map of the data center of Fig. 1, economizes except the electrical system of this data center and this view run through this container vertically to intercept.

Figure 11 is the amplification part section stereographic map of the alternative embodiment of data center, and described data center comprises along opening and window shutter, the province of its ceiling portion and ground board runs through this container taken transverse except electrical system and this view of this data center.

Figure 12 is the amplification part section stereographic map of the data center of Figure 11, and described data center comprises along the alternative window shutter of its ceiling portion and ground board, economize except the vertical cooling system part of the electrical system of this data center and this data center and this view run through this container and vertically intercept.

Figure 13 is the amplification partial perspective view of the alternative embodiment of data center, and described data center comprises along opening and the window shutter of its ceiling portion and sidepiece.

Figure 14 is the amplification partial perspective view of the data center of Figure 13, economizes except along the window shutter of the ceiling portion of described data center and comprise along the window blind assembly of the sidepiece of this data center.

Figure 15 is the amplification part sectioned view of insulation wall of the data center of Fig. 1, shows outer vessel walls, intermediate insulating layer and internal protection layer.

Figure 16 is the stereographic map of the under(-)chassis of modular data center, comprises the bight support column.

Figure 17 is the stereographic map of under(-)chassis, and this bottom member has bottom bearing member, sidepiece supporting member and the top support that is used to install and support internal unit.

Figure 18 is the stereographic map for the carriage assembly that receives computing equipment.

Figure 19 is the front view of carriage assembly, the designated space that shows air moving device and be used for computing equipment.

Figure 20 is the stereographic map of facility module, shows heat exchanger, cooling water pipe, humidifier, dehumidifier, panel and circuit, outsidely is connected, controller and sensor.The internal part of this module is redundant in both sides, therefore for the sake of clarity only shows a side.

Figure 21 is the partial view of modular wall, shows inwall, insulation course and outer wall.

Figure 22 is the partial view of end cap, shows outer wall, insulation course, inwall, framework and People's Bank of China's door.

Figure 23 is the stereographic map of the alternative embodiment of computing module, shows the People's Bank of China's door that substitutes carriage.

Figure 24 is the partial view of computing equipment module, shows framework, two sidewalls, diapire and roofs.

Figure 25 is the partial view of facility module, shows framework, two sidewalls, an end wall, a diapire and a roof.

Figure 26 is the stereographic map of the embodiment of modular data center, and the end cap and the external support that show a facility module, two computing equipment modules, have People's Bank of China's door connect.

Embodiment

With reference to figure 1, aspect of the present invention relates to thedata center 10 that is contained incontainer 12 inside.Container 12 can be the conventional cask that is generally used for waiting by freighter, railcar, semi-trailer tractor the type ofshipment.Container 12 is portable and can be transported to the use scene, roughly prepares to arrange for using with required minimum.As will be described in detail below,data center 10 can be constructed with expectation computer hardware, data storage capacity and interface electronics in advance.For example,data center 10 can construct according to client's demand and/or specification.

Data center 10 is contained in thecontainer 12 fully certainly, and can roughly prepare for carrying out follow-up transporting immediately, therefore reduce the needs for the field technician, and in embodiment, reduce for the needs of installing and arrange computing hardware, route data cable and route power cable etc.

As will be described in detail below, the environment in thecontainer 12 can be controlled by weather, to be provided for operating the proper environment of computing equipment and hardware.For example, the environment in thecontainer 12 can provide optimized power consumption (comprise, be used for the enough power of illumination), cooling, ventilation and spaceutilization.Data center 10 can be configured to provide the effective numerical procedure of holding certainly that is applicable to remote location, temporary position etc.

Container 12 has the firstvertical sidepiece 14 relative with the second vertical sidepiece 16.Container 12 also comprises:first end 18, described first end laterally extend between described firstvertical sidepiece 14 and described secondvertical sidepiece 16; And thesecond end 20, described the second end laterally extends between describedfirst sidepiece 14 and described second sidepiece 16.As non-limiting example, each in described firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the described secondvertical sidepiece 16 can both be about 40 feet long and about 9.5 feet high.Non-limiting example as an alternative, each in firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the secondvertical sidepiece 16 all can be about 20 feet long and about 9.5 feet high.First end 18 and thesecond end 20 can be about 8 feet wide and about 9.5 feet high.One infirst end 18 and thesecond end 20 can comprise People's Bank of China's door 24.Container 12 also comprises top orceiling portion 30, and described top or ceiling portion laterally extend betweenfirst sidepiece 14 andsecond sidepiece 16 and longitudinally extend betweenfirst end 18 and the second end 20.Container 12 also comprises bottom orground board 32, and this bottom or ground board laterally extend betweenfirst sidepiece 14 andsecond sidepiece 16 and longitudinally extend betweenfirst end 18 and the second end 20.Thiscontainer 12 can be installed inabove pillar 33 or the block etc., to be elevated to more than the ground.

For minimize or prevent the accumulated inside condensate water ofcontainer 12 and for minimize need from cooling water supply unit orcooling water source 310 cooling water inflows,insulation division 17 can be applied to the inside ofcontainer 12, thereby coversvertical sidepiece 14 and 16,end 18 and 20, top orceiling portion 30 and bottom or ground board 32.So can use the steel facing (not shown) covering thisinsulation division 17, thereby insulation protection is provided.Steel facing 15 can be attached tosidepiece 14 and 16,end 18 and 20, top orceiling portion 30 and bottom or theground board 32 ofcontainer 12 by for example abundant spot welding, to provide for the enough mechanical support of steel facing 15 with theinsulation division 17 that applies.As non-limiting example,insulation division 17 can be the preformed foam panels of poly-isocyanurate.

As shown in Figure 2 and as skilled in the art to understand,ground board 32 comprisesscaffold 40, this scaffold has the first longitudinalextension framing component 42A spaced with the second longitudinal extension framing component 42B.The first longitudinalextension framing component 42A and the second longitudinalextension framing component 42B see Fig. 1 along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16(respectively) extend and support this firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16 respectively.

Ground board 32 also comprises a plurality of horizontalexpansion framing components 44, and described horizontal expansion framing component laterally extends between the first longitudinalextension framing component 42A and the second longitudinal extension framing component 42B.The space of a plurality of horizontal expansions or legspace ventilation chamber 46 are limited between the horizontal expansion framing component 44.If if shown in the embodiment described in Fig. 3 like that, horizontalexpansion framing component 44 has and has the C tee section shape of opening wide insideportion 47, legspace ventilation chamber 46 can each include the unlimited insideportion 47 of C shape horizontalexpansion framing component 44 so.Air can be in legspace ventilation chamber 46 cross flow in theboard 32 inherently, this leg space ventilation chamber comprises the unlimited insideportion 47 of C shape horizontal expansion framing component 44.Horizontalexpansion framing component 44 can help guiding or this horizontal air stream of guiding.

Each horizontalexpansion framing component 44 can both be made of the single long element with C tee section shape.Yet each horizontalexpansion framing component 44 can both comprise three horizontal expansion portions: first 50,second portion 52 and third part 54.First 50 is adjacent to firstvertical sidepiece 14, andsecond portion 52 is adjacent to secondvertical sidepiece 16, andthird part 54 is positioned between first 50 and thesecond portion 52.

The first couple of isolated longitudinal extension area supported 56A and 56B are by first's 50 supportings of horizontal expansion framing component 44.The second couple of isolated longitudinal extension area supported 58A and 58B are bysecond portion 52 supportings of horizontal expansion framing component 44.In described embodiment, thethird part 54 of horizontalexpansion framing component 44 is joined by longitudinal extension area supported 56B and 58B side.

Fig. 4 provides the longitudinal profile of data center 10.In order to describe purpose, economized exceptfirst end 18 and People's Bank of China'sdoor 24, to watch the parts in thecontainer 12 better.Firstvertical sidepiece 14, secondvertical sidepiece 16, first end 18(see Fig. 1), thesecond end 20,ceiling portion 30 andground board 32 limit users (for example, technician) and see Fig. 1 by the door 24(of People's Bank of China) the sealing hollow inside 60 that can approach.

Forward Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 to, in this inside 60, a plurality of supports orcarriage 70 are along each setting of firstvertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.The first couple isolated longitudinal extension area supported 56A and the 56B(that are supported by the first 50 of horizontalexpansion framing component 44 see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) support along a plurality of carriage 70(of firstvertical sidepiece 14 extensions and see Fig. 3).See Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 by the second couple isolated longitudinal extension area supported 58A ofsecond portion 52 supporting of horizontalexpansion framing component 44 and 58B supporting along a plurality of carriage 70(of secondvertical sidepiece 16 extensions).

Central corridor portion 72 is limited between thecarriage 70 and is positioned atthird part 54 tops of horizontal expansion framing component 44.In thiscentral corridor portion 72, thethird part 54 supportingaisle 74 of horizontal expansion framing component 44.Alternatively,aisle 74 can compriseperforated portion 76 and at one or more raceway grooves orwire management passage 78A and the 78B of theseperforated portion 76 next door longitudinal extensions.Alternatively, one or more raceway grooves or wire management passage (not shown) can extend incentral corridor portion 72 alongceiling portion 30.

Perforatedportion 76 utilizes material ventilative, porous or perforation to constitute.For example, perforatedportion 76 can utilize perforation tile 80 to constitute, thus allow air flow through this tile, from this tile top to this tile below and enter into leg space ventilation chamber 46.Perforation tile 80 can be any standard perforated computer house tile known in the art.For example, suitable tile comprises the TateAccess Floors by the Jie Sepu of the Maryland State, the manufacture component numbering 20-0357 that Inc. sells.

Each has open-top 82 and the one or moreremovable lid 84 that is attached on itwire management passage 78A and 78B.Eachlid 84 can be connected to the open-top 82 of eachwire management passage 78A and 78B.As non-limiting example,lid 84 can be connected to the open-top 82 ofpassage 78A and 78B by friction connection, engagement connection etc.

Alternatively,carriage 70 can be coupled to first couple of isolated longitudinal extension area supported 56A and 56B and the second couple of isolated longitudinal extension area supported 58A and 58B by isolator orisolation connection device 86, and described isolator or isolation connection device are configured to absorbcontainer 12 with respect to the motion of carriage 70.Isolation connection device 86 helps to prevent that described damage may be caused by the motion of thecontainer 12 of appearance such as (for example, earthquakes) when container is moved to the use location, during seismic events to being installed to the damage of any computing equipment on the carriage 70.As shown in Figure 5, eachcarriage 70 can also be coupled in firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the secondvertical sidepiece 16 one byisolation connection device 86, collapses or strikes in the firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16 ofcontainer 12 to prevent this carriage during transporting or during the seismic events etc.

In embodiment as shown in Figure 4, fivecarriages 70 are along each setting in firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.Yet this is dispensable, and depends on for both sizes ofstructure carriage 70 andcontainer 12, and thecarriage 70 of varying number can be set along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and/or second vertical sidepiece 16.As non-limiting example, when thesidepiece 14 ofcontainer 12 and 16 each when being 40 feet long, fivecarriages 70 are along each setting in firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.As non-limiting example, when thesidepiece 14 ofcontainer 12 and 16 each when being 20 feet long, twocarriages 70 are along each setting in firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the secondvertical sidepiece 16.

As from Fig. 5 best shown in, thefirst overdraught chamber 90A is configured to be adjacent to firstvertical sidepiece 14 and 30, thesecond overdraught chamber 90B of ceiling portion are configured to be adjacent to secondvertical sidepiece 16 and the ceiling portion 30.The air that is arranged among thefirst overdraught chamber 90A will be described hereinafter in more detail byvertical cooling system 100A() cooling.Be arranged among thesecond overdraught chamber 90B air by with roughly similarly verticallycooling system 100B cooling of vertical cooling system 100A.Cooled air flow into downwards thecentral corridor portion 72 of inside 60 ofcontainer 12 from thefirst overdraught chamber 90A and thesecond overdraught chamber 90B, and flows to aisle 74.Centralcorridor portion 72 is main as such pipeline, and this pipeline is used for receiving also in conjunction with the cooled air fromvertical cooling system 100A and 100B.In other words, verticallycooling system 100A and 100B make thecentral corridor portion 72 of the inside betweencarriage 70 60 ofcontainer 12 be full of the cooling air.As non-limiting example, the air in thecentral corridor portion 72 of theinside 60 ofcontainer 12 can have the temperature from about 75 degrees Fahrenheits to about 79 degrees Fahrenheits, has the temperature of about 77 degrees Fahrenheits in some embodiments.

In conjunction with cooled air pass theperforated portion 76 inaisle 74 and enter into horizontal expansion leg space ventilation chamber 46.Both extend transverselyframing component 44 cross flow to cooling air in the legspace ventilation chamber 46 towards firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.As mentioned below, cooled air upwards is drawn in thecarriage 70, upwards flow through this carriage, and turn back to thefirst overdraught chamber 90A and thesecond overdraught chamber 90B abovecarriage 70, herein, this cooled air is respectively by verticallycooling system 100A and 100B cool off again.

Verticallycooling system 100A mechanically separates each other with 100B and operation independently.If vertically amongcooling system 100A and the 100B is inoperative, another vertical cooling system that works continues the air that cooling flows in thecentral corridor portion 72 and therefore enters into legspace ventilation chamber 46 so, be used for it is assigned at thecarriage 70 at first vertical sidepiece, 14 places and at the carriage at second vertical sidepiece, 16 places, and do not consider which vertical cooling system is inoperative.So,data center 10 can cool off by one amongvertical cooling system 100A and the 100B separately.Verticallycooling system 100A and 100B both can be connected to public primary power or independent primary power.In addition, verticallycooling system 100A and 100B can be connected to public chilled water feed system or water source (see figure 10).

Electrical system

Fig. 6 provides the front view for one of themcarriage 70 of depositing computing equipment 102.Be received in the rack-mounted electronic equipment thatconcrete computing equipments 102 in thecarriage 70 can comprise any calculation element (for example, blade server, so base plate etc.) and any other type known in the art.The structure ofcarriage 70 is described in detail hereinafter.

Forward Fig. 7 A, Fig. 7 B and Fig. 8 A to,electrical system 110 is seen Fig. 6 to the computing equipment 102(that is held by carriage 70) supply electric power.For convenience of description, economize exceptcomputing equipment 102 from Fig. 7 A, Fig. 7 B.One or more line ofelectric force 112A and 112B(see Fig. 8 A) toelectrical system 110 supply electric power.As non-limiting example, every line ofelectric force 112A and 112B can be to the electric power of theelectrical system 110 about 600 amperes of Y shapes of supply (WYE).The normal voltage that the WYE electric system will allow implement to be used for computing equipment industry (for example, 110V AC and 208VAC) in preferred embodiment, 208V AC is supplied to a plurality ofelectrical sockets 132, efficient with the internal electric source of the single parts that allow to increase computing equipment reduces the total electricity consumption of data center thus.In addition, 110VAC is supplied to a plurality of electrical sockets, to support to accept the computing equipment of 208VAC electric power input.

Electrical system 110 comprises one or morepower distribution panels 120A and 120B; these power distribution panels have a plurality ofisolating switch 122A-M and 122A-N respectively, and the various live parts (comprisingvertical cooling system 100A and 100B,computing equipment 102 etc.) in thesebreaker protection containers 12 are avoided excursion (for example the current drain that is caused by low-voltage is excessive, cable bond fault or cause any other situation of excessive current consumption).As non-limiting example, theisolating switch 122A-M ofpower distribution panels 120A and theisolating switch 122A-N ofpower distribution panels 120B can have less than 22KIAC(kiloampere interrupting capacity) fault level.

Line ofelectric force 112A is coupled toelectrical system 110 by cut-offswitch 124A, and this cut-off switch 124A is configured to the electric current of line ofelectric force 112A andpower distribution panels 120A and 120B are optionally disconnected.For example, this cut-off switch can be configured to 600 amperes of alternating currents (AC).Line ofelectric force 112B can be connected to independent cut-offswitch 124B, and this cut-off switch 124B is configured for optionally disconnecting the electric current of line ofelectric force 112B.

In described embodiment,power distribution panels 120A provides electric power tovertical cooling system 100A, andpower distribution panels 120B provides electric power to vertical cooling system 100B.Also both provide electric power tocarriage 70 amongpower distribution panels 120A and the 120B each along firstvertical sidepiece 14 ofcontainer 12 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.In Fig. 7 B, fivecarriages 70 that extend along the firstvertical sidepiece 14 ofcontainer 12 are marked as " CARR.#9 ", " CARR.#7 ", " CARR.#5 ", " CARR.#3 " and " CARR.#1 ", and fivecarriages 70 that extend along secondvertical sidepiece 16 ofcontainer 12 are marked as " CARR.#8 ", " CARR.#6 ", " CARR.#4 ", " CARR.#2 " and " CARR.#0 ".

A plurality ofelectrical leads 130 are connected to the isolatingswitch 122A-M ofpower distribution panels 120A and the isolatingswitch 122A-N of power distribution panels 120B.Be coupled to the isolatingswitch 122C-G ofpower distribution panels 120A and eachelectrical lead 130 of 122I-M and all extend incarriage 70 back along firstvertical sidepiece 14, be connected to the isolatingswitch 122C-G ofpower distribution panels 120B and eachelectrical lead 130 of 122I-M and all extend incarriage 70 back along second vertical sidepiece 16.Electrical lead 130 along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16 extensions delivers power to a plurality ofelectrical sockets 132, and this electrical socket can be installed on firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16 or the carriage 70.For convenience of explanation, in Fig. 7 A, economize except electric power being transmitted to theelectrical lead 130 of selectedelectrical socket 132.

Depend on implementation detail and decide on the situation that satisfies electricity needs that eachcarriage 70 can both comprise two or more electrical sockets 132.For convenience of explanation, in Fig. 7 B, show twoelectrical sockets 132 at each carriage 70.In described embodiment,electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#8 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122C ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#6 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122D ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#4 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122E ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#2 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122F ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#0 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122G ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B.

Forward to along thecarriage 70 of secondvertical sidepiece 16,electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#9 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122I ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#7 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122J ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#5 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122K ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#3 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122L ofpower distribution panels 120A and120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage "CARR.#1 " are coupled to the isolatingswitch 122M ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B.

Electrical system 110 for the independent power supply 133(of eachelectrical socket 132 for example can comprise, the 480VAC power supply).Eachprimary power 133 all can be connected between among the isolatingswitch 122C-G ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B and the 122I-M one and the electrical socket 132.Primary power 133 is coupled to controller 134(and describes hereinafter).Controller 134 sends instruction toprimary power 133, to indicate these power supplys one or more in its respectiveelectrical socket 132 by electric power or to stop one or more transmission electric power in its respective electrical socket 132.Thus,controller 134 control whichelectrical socket 132 are powered and which electrical socket is not powered.

In addition, the isolatingswitch 122H ofpower distribution panels 120A is coupled tovertical cooling system 100A byelectrical lead 130, and the isolatingswitch 122B ofpower distribution panels 120B is coupled tovertical cooling system 100B by electrical lead 130.Alternatively, the isolatingswitch 122B ofpower distribution panels 120A can be coupled tovertical cooling system 100B, and the isolatingswitch 122N ofpower distribution panels 120B can be coupled tovertical cooling system 100A.

The isolatingswitch 122H ofpower distribution panels 120B can be coupled tooptional humidifier 123 by electrical lead 130.In addition,power distribution panels 120A can be coupled tooptional dehumidifier 125 by electrical lead 130.Optional humidifier 123 anddehumidifier 125 can comprise the humidity sensor (not shown), and described humidity sensor is configured to produce the moisture signal of the humidity in the indication container 12.Controller 134 can be connected tooptional humidifier 123 anddehumidifier 125 and be configured to receive this moisture signal and explain that this moisture signal is to determine the humidity in the container 12.Controller 134 can send instruction tohumidifier 123 anddehumidifier 125, thereby indicates this humidifier and dehumidifier to increase or reduce humidity in thecontainer 12 based on this moisture signal.In response to the instruction that comes self-controller 134,humidifier 123 can increase airborne humidity or the dehumidifiers that its water vapour exports to increase in thecontainer 12 can increase the humidity that its dry air exports to reduce the air in the container 12.Alternatively, the function ofhumidifier 123 anddehumidifier 125 can be combined into single humidity controlling unit (not shown).Controller 124 can be connected to humiditycontrol first.Controller 134 can send instructions to humidity controlling unit, thereby indicates the control first of this humidity to increase based on moisture signal or reduce humidity in thecontainer 12.

With reference to figure 8A-8C, alternatively,electrical system 110 can comprise one or more uninterrupted power sources (" UPS ") 114, uninterruptable power (" CPS "), reserve battery etc.When the electric power to line ofelectric force 112B was interrupted, UPS114 provided electric power to each live part ofdata center 10, and described live part comprisesvertical cooling system 100A and 100B,computing equipment 102 etc.In described embodiment,electrical system 110 comprises and is configured towhole carriages 70 and is positioned at the single UPS114 that other electrical equipments (for example,cooling system 100A and 100B) in thedata center 10 provide electric power.UPS114 can comprise one or more batteries 115.

Can be from 10 provinces of data center except one ormore carriages 70, so that the physical space that is used for UPS114 in thecontainer 12 to be provided.As non-limiting example, single UPS114 can be assemblied in the same areal coverage or space envelope face that is taken by one of them carriage 70.As another non-limiting example, single UPS114 can be assemblied in the same areal coverage or space envelope face that is taken by a pair of horizontal adjacent brackets 70.In this embodiment, UPS114 can be assemblied in the space envelope face of first carriage in thecarriage 70, and the battery 115 of UPS114 can take with thesecarriages 70 laterally adjacent to the identical space envelope face of second carriage of this first carriage.Therefore,data center 10 can be based on the user for the needs ofcomputing equipment 102 and requiredcarriage 70 quantity contrast reliability (that is, comprising or do not comprise one or more optional UPS114) and being configured to thus.

UPS114 can receive electric power from line ofelectric force 112B and/or line of electric force 112A.UPS114 is coupled topower distribution panels 120A and 120B by cut-off switch 124C.In described embodiment, UPS by-pass switch 124D is set.During normal running, switch 124A, 124B and 124C closure and UPS by-pass switch 124D disconnect.By cut-off switch 124A, 124B and 124C and closed UPS by-pass switch 124D, UPS114 isbypassed.Controller 134 can be coupled to switch 124A, 124B, 124C and 124D and be configured to disconnect them, to be cut to the electric power ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B.Be shown in dotted line the control line thatcontroller 134 is connected to switch 124A, 124C and 124D among Fig. 8 B.Control line carries the instruction of self-controller, therebyindicator cock 124A, 124C and 124D disconnect, to be cut to whole electric power ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B.Another control line (not shown) can be used incontroller 134 is connected to cut-off switch 124B.

UPS114 is configured to detect when be interrupted and when begin to the electric power ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B and emits electric power to it, to avoid or to reduce to duration of any power loss of the miscellaneous part of electrical system 110.In described embodiment, from line ofelectric force 112B(by cut-off switch 124B) electric power that receives sends topower distribution panels 120A and 120B by UPS114 by cut-off switch 124C.When UPS114 detected line ofelectric force 112B and no longer carries electric current, UPS 114 can be configured to begin to emit electric power from battery 115 topower distribution panels 120A and 120B; Or alternatively, electric power is sent topower distribution panels 120A and 120B from line ofelectric force 112A.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 A-8C, UPS 114 comprises static switch 116.Take place atelectric wire 112B under the situation of power loss, static switch 116 can be to line ofelectric force 112A traffic load (for example,computing equipment 102).If line ofelectric force 112A does not provide electric power yet, so UPS 114 will be from battery 115 toelectrical system 110power distribution panels 120A and 120B emit electric power.Alternatively, take place at line ofelectric force 112B under the situation of power loss, UPS114 will begin from battery 115 toelectrical system 110power distribution panels 120A and 120B and emit electric power.When UPS 114 had emitted whole energy of its storage, static switch 116 will be to line ofelectric force 112A traffic load (for example,computing equipment 102).With separately UPS 114 is connected to line ofelectric force 112B and compares, the static switch 116 of UPS 114 is connected to line ofelectric force 112A bigger fault tolerance is provided.

Table A hereinafter and table B provide wherein primary power, line ofelectric force 112A, line ofelectric force 112B, battery 115 and static switch 116 electric power can be directed to a pair of non-limiting example ofpower distribution panels 120A and 120B.In Table A and table B, term " being (YES) " expression primary power provides electric power at static switch 116 places, and term " not (NO) " expression primary power does not provide electric power at static switch 116 places.

Line ofelectric force 112A	Line ofelectric force 112B	Battery 115	Topower distribution panels 120A and 120B supply electric power
				Be	Be	Be	Line ofelectric force 112B
Be	Be	Not	Line ofelectric force 112B
				Be	Not	Be	Line ofelectric force 112A
Be	Not	Not	Line ofelectric force 112A
				Not	Be	Be	Line ofelectric force 112B
Not	Be	Not	Line ofelectric force 112B
				Not	Not	Be	Battery 115
Not	Not	Not	Do not have

Table A

Line ofelectric force 112A	Line ofelectric force 112B	Battery 115	Topower distribution panels 120A and 120B supply electric power
				Be	Be	Be	Line ofelectric force 112A
Be	Be	Not	Line ofelectric force 112A
				Be	Not	Be	Line ofelectric force 112A
Be	Not	Not	Line ofelectric force 112A
				Not	Be	Be	Battery 115
Not	Be	Not	Line ofelectric force 112B
				Not	Not	Be	Battery 115
Not	Not	Not	Do not have

Table B

With reference to figure 5, electrical system 110 also provides electric power to illuminator 140.Illuminator 140 can comprise a plurality of light emitting diodes (" LED ") 142, and described LED is installed in the inside 60 inherent ceiling portion 30 of container 12 in the central corridor portion 72 above aisle 74 and between overdraught chamber 90A and 90B.LED142 can compare with the light-emitting device of other types electric power and/or space efficiency are provided.Alternatively, illuminator 140 can comprise the fluorescent light (not shown) in the central corridor portion 72 that is installed in 74 tops, aisle.In this embodiment, electrical system 110 can comprise the lighting transformer (not shown) of 2KVA.Illuminator 140 can comprise the emergency light (not shown) that is positioned at People's Bank of China's door 24 tops, promptly leaves being used under the situation of power loss.Controller 134 can be connected to illuminator 140 and be configured to LED142 is connected and closes.Illuminator 140 can also comprise motion sensing unit 153, and described motion sensing unit is installed in the inside 60 of container 12.The motion sensing unit can produce the motor message of the existence of the motion in the indication container 12.Controller 134 can be connected to optional motion sensing unit 153 and be configured to receive described motor message and explain that described motor message is to determine the existence of the motion in the container 12.Controller 134 can send instruction to illuminator 140 and be configured to LED142 is connected.After the schedule time that the motion in no longer having container 12 begins, controller 134 can send instruction to illuminator 140 and be configured to LED142 is closed.As non-limiting example, after there are 10 minutes in motion in detecting container 12, controller 134 can guidance lighting system 140 to close LED142.This motor message can also be sent to intrusion detection system 196.

With reference to figure 8D, in order to support each management function in the container 12, can adopt 24V DC(direct current) system 180.24V DC system can provide electric power to each controller relevant with data center.As non-limiting example, controller function can be electric power prosecution and management 190(voltage and current for example), for example supply water monitoring 192(, pressure, temperature and flow velocity), various system alarm (for example, fire detector 184, fire suppression 186(for example, the FM200 Fire Suppression System of Du Pont), floods detector 188 and motion sensing 153, illumination 140, intrusion detection device 196) and People's Bank of China's door 24 controls.24V DC system can use special-purpose UPS194 to allow to continue monitoring and management at AC input electric power to the situation of container 12 forfeitures or interruption.In preferred embodiment, UPS194 will have enough capacity to provide electrical power to few 1 hour to 24VDC system 180.It being understood that a plurality of DC systems (dc voltage that each output is different, for example 12V DC or 48V DC) can be used to finish whole management and control function.What it is also understood that is, each DC system all can utilize single special-purpose UPS, and single UPS can be used in to whole DC system supply electric power or a plurality of DC system and can dispose from one electric power among a plurality of DC UPS of system.

Communication network

Get back to Fig. 7 A and Fig. 8 A,container 12 can comprise with external network 152(for example, the internet)network connection 150 that connects, for example modulator-demodular unit and router etc.Network connection 150 can be connected toexternal network 152 by any suitable connection known in the art, and described suitable connection comprises wireless connections, copper cable section, fiber optic cables section etc.For example,container 12 can be coupled to the external network of implementing by one or more network cables connections (for example, 48CAT6GigE network connection) in close to buildings.

Container 12 for example can also comprise internal network or dedicated network 154(, LAN (Local Area Network) (" LAN ")), described internal network or dedicated network are used for the data in thedata center 10 are transmitted between each parts of computing equipment 102.As non-limiting example,dedicated network 154 can be implemented as Ethernet.

Network cable circuit (not shown) can be connected to thecomputing equipment 102 in thecarriage 70 each network components of dedicated network 154.The network cable circuit can comprise any suitable cable known in the art, and described cable comprises copper cable, fiber optic cables etc.The network cable circuit can be as required connects along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16, with realize with reside incarriage 70 in being connected of computing equipment 102.In addition, the network cable circuit can reside inwire management passage 78A and the 78B.Alternatively, thecomputing equipment 102 in thecarriage 70 can be connected to the single parts ofdedicated network 154 by wireless connections.

Controller 134 also is connected to dedicated network 154.Electrical system 110 can also be connected to dedicated network 154.For example, each primary power 133(is coupled to electrical socket 132) can be coupled to dedicated network 154.In this embodiment,controller 134 can send instructions toprimary power 133 by dedicated network 154.In addition,illuminator 140 can be connected todedicated network 154, andcontroller 134 can send instructions toilluminator 140 by dedicated network 154.Miscellaneous part (for example,optional humidifier 123,dehumidifier 125 andvertical cooling system 100A and 100B) can be connected todedicated network 154, and purpose is to communicate by letter withcontroller 134 and/or receive instruction fromcontroller 134.

Network connection 150 can be connected todedicated network 154, and purpose is to provide communication betweendedicated network 154 and external network 152.Be used for to implementdedicated network 154,computing equipment 102 is connected todedicated network 154 and is known in the art with the method and apparatus thatdedicated network 154 is connected toexternal network 152, and therefore will not be described in detail at this.

Controller

As skilled in the art will understand,controller 134 is coupled tostorer 136 and/or comprisesstorer 136.Storer 136 comprises can be by the instruction ofcontroller 134execution.Controller 134 can also be connected to the one ormore temperature sensors 137 in the inside 60 that is arranged oncontainer 12 alternatively, and each is configured to these temperature sensors send temperature signal to controller 134.Storer 136 can comprise such instruction, and when described instruction was carried out bycontroller 134, described instruction indicating control was explained the temperature signal that is received from eachtemperature sensor 137, to obtain measuredtemperature.Storer 136 can also be stored from the measured temperature (a plurality of measured temperature) of temperature signal (a plurality of temperature signal) acquisition, be received from the temperature signal of eachtemperature sensor 137 etc.

Controller 134 can be controlled computing equipment 102(bydedicated network 154 and see Fig. 6) andcontainer 12 in environment.Be coupled to the embodiment of thenetwork connection 150 ofexternal network 152 atcontroller 134, the one or more remote computing device (not shown) that are coupled toexternal network 152 can be communicated by letter with controller 134.For example, remote computing device can receive the temperature information of self-controller 134.Similarly, remote computing device can receive the humidity information of self-controller 134, and this humidity information is received fromoptional humidifier 123 by controller.In addition, remote computing device can send instructions tocontroller 134, thereby indicates this controller to send instruction tooptional humidifier 123 anddehumidifier 125, thereby increases or reduce humidity in the container 12.Remote computing device can also send instruction by indicatingcontrol 134, thereby makes selected primary power 133(be coupled to selected electrical socket 132) power up or power down.In addition, theLED 142 ofilluminator 140 can also indicatingcontrol 134 is connected or close to remote computing device.

Controller 134 can monitoring of containers environmental system in 12.For example, vertically coolingsystem 100A and 100B each can comprise that all cooling system processor or controller 380(hereinafter describe).Controller 134 can be connected to coolingsystem controller 380, is used for from its reception information (for example, alarm, warning, the system failure etc.).Controller 134 can send the information that receives and arrive remote computing device (a plurality of remote computing device).For example,controller 134 can transmit alarm to remote computing device (a plurality of remote computing device), thereby indication goes wrong (for example, cooling water flow stops, the temperature of cold-producing medium stream is too high and can not cool offcomputing equipment 102 etc. fully).In addition,controller 134 can send instruction tocooling system controller 380, to indicate this cooling system controller operation or inoperation based on the temperature in thecontainer 12.

Storer 136 can comprise such instruction, and this instruction is used for monitoringelectrical system 110 and indicatingcontrol 134 reports to the information relevant with power consumption with the electric power availability remote computing device (a plurality of remote computing device) (not shown) that connects with external network 152.In addition,controller 134 can receive the instruction from remote computing device (a plurality of remote computing device), for example makeelectrical system 110 power down (for example, cut-off switch 124A, 124B, 124C and 124D), make selected primary power 133(be coupled to one or more electrical sockets 132) switch on, be disconnected to selected primary power 133(and be coupled to one or more electrical sockets 132) the instruction etc. of electric power.

Controller 134 can be monitored and/or control computing equipment 102(and see Fig. 6).For example,storer 136 can comprise the instruction for the single parts (for example, each blade server) of monitoring UPS 114,computing equipment 102 etc.In addition,controller 134 can receive from remote computing device (a plurality of remote computing device) thus instruction indicate this controller that the single parts ofcomputing equipment 102 are connected or closed, provide data etc. to this remote computing device.

Controller 134 can compriseuser interface 138, and this user interface is configured to show the measured temperature (a plurality of measured temperature) that obtains from the temperature signal that is received from eachtemperature sensor 137 and any data that are received from the other system in thecontainer 12.

Carriage

The illustrative embodiments ofcarriage 70 is provided in Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 9.As mentioned above,carriage 70 is configured to depositcomputing equipment 102, and this computing equipment can comprise the rack-mounted electronic equipment of a plurality of calculation elements (for example, blade server) and any other type known in theart.Carriage 70 has the roughlyopen bottom 210 relative with open-top roughly 212.Carriage 70 also has roughlyopen front 214,computing equipment 102, fan, electric wire circuit, can rack-mounted equipment, annex etc. is received in this roughly in the open front, be used for leaving in wherein and therein being used.Relative withopen front 214,carriage 70 hasrear portion 216.

Cable line and wiring (for example, electric wire, telecommunication cable etc.) can enter intocarriage 70 byrear portion 216, and this rear portion can be opened and/or can be comprised one ormore holes 215, and described hole is configured to allow one or more cable or electric wire to pass from it.As mentioned above,electrical lead 130 and optional telecommunication cable circuit (not shown) can extend along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.In addition, electrical socket 132(sees Fig. 7) be positioned to be adjacent to therear portion 216 ofcarriage 70 along firstvertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.Thiselectrical socket 132 and telecommunication cable circuit can be coupled to thecomputing equipment 102 in this carriage by therear portion 216 ofcarriage 70.

As skilled in the art to understand, the quantity that is accommodated in thecomputing equipment 102 in the inside 60 ofcontainer 12 is determined by the capacity that quantity and each carriage ofcarriage 70 holdscomputing equipment 102 at least inpart.Carriage 70 comprisesframework 220, and this framework can be installed or otherwise be attached tocomputing equipment 102, fan, cable line, the rack-mounted equipment of energy, annex etc.Framework 220 is configured to allow air to flow in theopen bottom 210, upwards flows throughcarriage 70, flows through and center on other article incomputing equipment 102 and the computing equipment thereof and flows out open-top 212.

Framework 220 comprises a plurality of isolated its upright, supported member 222A-H, thereby limits one or more setting equipment receiving area 224A-C.Described embodiment has three equipment receiving area 224A-C, and four its upright, supported member 222A-D that these equipment receiving areas are arranged by the front portion 214 along carriage 70 and four its upright, supported member 222E-H that arrange along the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 limit.Compare with 222D-H with the supporting member 222A-B that is secured in place, its upright, supported member 222C is movably.The front and back extended element 236 that removes its upright, supported member 222C and be associated can allow to install the computing equipment across any structure of equipment receiving area 224B and 224C, and does not have any change.As non-limiting example, its upright, supported member 222C and the front and back extended element 236 that is associated can be removed, to allow installation along sidepiece 14 and 16 machine-direction oriented client's design server bases.Equally, remove its upright, supported member 222C and the front and back extended element 236 that is associated can allow the on-the-spot client of installation equipment, and do not have any change of carriage 70.Those skilled in the art are understood that, be applied to the carriage that this instruction can construct the setting equipment receiving area with varying number by the general knowledge with this area, and such embodiment fall in the scope of this instruction.

Its upright, supportedmember 222A-H is connected to together by theventilation top board 226 withhole 228A-F at open-top 212 places ofcarriage 70, describedhole 228A-F is communicated withequipment receiving area 224A-C, and adding hot-air can leave thisequipment receiving area 224A-C and be sent to corresponding first orsecond overdraught chamber 90A or the 90B that is positioned at ventilation top board top by this top board that ventilates.Hole 228A-B can combine to form a macropore.Similarly, hole 228C-D and 228E-F can combine.Can finish these holes are combined to support some HVAC devices.Its upright, supportedmember 222A-H is connected to together byforward track 230 at open bottom 210 places along thefront portion 214 ofcarriage 70 and is connected to together byback track 232 at open bottom 210 places along therear portion 216 ofcarriage 70.

Four its upright, supportedmember 222A-D that align along thefront portion 214 ofcarriage 70 can be connected to by the front and back extendedelement 236 of any desired quantity along four its upright, supportedmember 222E-H ofrear portion 216 alignment of carriage 70.Member 236 can provide structural stability to carriage 70.In addition,member 236 can provide attachment point, andcomputing equipment 102, fan, cable, the rack-mounted equipment of energy, annex etc. can be coupled to attachment point.In addition, 216 its upright, supportedmember 222E-H can be connected to together by any amount ofmember 238 that extends betwixt along therear portion.Member 238 can provide stability and/or attachment point, andcomputing equipment 102, fan, cable, the rack-mounted equipment of energy, annex etc. can be coupled to this attachment point.Alternatively, thehole 239 in themember 238 is configured to be provided for connecting up and the path of cable line etc.

Its upright, supportedmember 222A-D along thefront portion 214 ofcarriage 70 can comprise opening 240A-F, and each all is configured to receive computing equipment these openings, for example rectifier, network-switching equipment (for example, router) etc.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, each all holds rectifier 242 twoopening 240E and 240F, and four each equal capacity network switches 244 of opening 240A-D.As example, rectifier 242 can be configured to from about 480VAC to approximately 48VDC rectification.With reference to figure 7B, theelectrical socket 132 that is connected topower distribution panels 120A can be connected to one of them rectifier 242, and theelectrical socket 132 that is connected to otherpower distribution panels 120B can be connected to other rectifiers in the rectifier 242.Thus, each rectifier 242 all receives the electric power from differentpower distribution panels 120A or 120B.

Forward Fig. 9 to, alternatively, its upright, supportedmember 222E-H along therear portion 216 ofcarriage 70 can comprise one ormore openings 241, and these openings roughly are similar to opening 240A-F and align with one or morerespective openings 240A-F of its upright, supportedmember 222A-D.

One or moreopenend conduit 250A-F can be alonganterior 214 its upright, supportedmember 222A-D with extend between its upright, supportedmember 222E-H at rear portion 216.Among theseconduits 250A-F each all has the 251(of open forward end portion that is oppositely arranged with open back end portion 253 and sees Fig. 3).Eachconduit 250A-F all can be configured to provide from thefront portion 214 ofcarriage 70 to the cable through (not shown) at therear portion 216 of carriage 70.As non-limiting example, cable can comprise the classification 6(" Cat-6 " that connects for Ethernet) cable.Forward Fig. 6 to, one or more network connection 252A-F(for example, the Ethernet socket) can be positioned to be adjacent to thefront portion 214 ofcarriage 70 and be connected to the cable (not shown) that extends throughconduit 250A-F.

As shown in Figure 6, equipment receiving area 224A-C each all can be divided into four portion's sections " S1-S4 " (each carriage 70 altogether 12 portion's sections).Each section " S1-S4 " can use 24 Ethernets to connect; Yet this is dispensable.Alternatively, each can both be divided into five portion's sections " S1-S5 " (every carriage 70 is 15 portion's sections altogether) equipment receiving area 224A-C, and S5(is not shown for its middle part) can be used in and realize the multiport network coupling arrangement.As non-limiting example, network connection device can comprise the communication port of 24 ethernet ports or other adequate types.As non-limiting example, each insert groove all can have two ethernet ports.Yet as skilled in the art to understand, each insert groove can comprise more than two ethernet ports.For example, a more than ethernet port can be positioned at the front portion of blade server, and a more than ethernet port can be positioned at the rear portion of blade server.The blade server that equipment receiving area 224A-C is not limited in conjunction with the ethernet port with concrete quantity uses.In addition, equipment receiving area 224A-C is not limited in conjunction with the blade server with ethernet port and uses and can use in conjunction with the blade server of the communication port with other types.

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, a plurality ofair moving assemblies 260 for example all have a plurality of air moving device 264(, fan), these air moving device are orientated to upwards blows air byequipment receiving area 224A-C, and theseair moving assemblies 260 are installed between its upright, supportedmember 222A-H of carriage 70.Eachair moving assembly 260 includesframework 262, and this belfry becomes to be installed among the 224A-C of equipment receivingarea one.Framework 262 holds a plurality ofair moving device 264, and each air moving device all is orientated to and makes air flow along roughly the same upward direction.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6,carriage 70 comprises nine air moving assemblies 260.But this is dispensable.Being installed in the required amount of air circulation of computing equipment that the quantity of the air moving assembly in eachequipment receiving area 224A-C can be received in wherein based on cooling at least in part determines.Air moving assembly 260 all receives from electrical lead 130(sees Fig. 7) electric power, described electrical lead transports electric power tocarriage 70 and makes and is contained in whereincomputing equipment 102 energisings.

Owing to block to be used for by between its upright, supportedmember 222B and the 222F or the front and back extendedelement 236 of the air flow path in the zone between 222C and the 222G, to be installed in computing equipment in this zone etc. and may not to receive enough air stream.When this equipment is installed in these zones, one or moreair moving assemblies 260 can laterally be installed in and this device-dependent its upright, supported member 222 between, moved longitudinally among the settingequipment receiving area 224A-C by the heated air that this equipment produces with permission, in described setting equipment receiving area, described heated air will mix with the air stream that is produced by vertical cooling system.

Settingequipment receiving area 224A-C can be customized to receive the computing equipment (for example, the blade server of predetermined quantity) of predetermined set.For example, erecttingequipment receiving area 224A-C can be configured to along thereception blade server 103 that is vertically oriented.Alternatively, erecttingequipment receiving area 224A-C can be configured to receive blade server along horizontal alignment.In addition, verticalvessel receiving area 224A-C can be configured to longitudinally be orientated the reception computing equipment.When computing equipment will vertically be installed, the front and back extendedelement 236 that may must remove its upright, supportedmember 222C and be associated was with the requisite space enveloping surface that is formed for taking for computing equipment.

In some embodiments, standard 19, and " frame is installed computing machine gear (not shown) can be installed in 224A-C inside, setting equipment receiving area.The fan that frame is installed in the computing machine gear is drawn into the central corridor portion 72 of air from container 12 inside 60 the setting equipment receiving area 224A-C.This air will pass frame the computing machine gear will be installed, and be heated thus and leave from the contiguous frame in the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 the computing machine gear being installed.Heated air can leave in the carriage 70 or the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 and the installation of the frame between the vertical sidepiece of vicinity in first vertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16 computing machine gear.In such embodiment, air moving assembly 260 is with the open-top 212 upwards guiding of the heated air in the carriage 70 towards carriage 70.In addition, air moving assembly 260 will help to aspirate out heated air outside the carriage 70 and be pumped into setting equipment receiving area 224A-C, erect in the equipment receiving area at these, air moving assembly 260 is with the open-top 212 upwards guiding of heated air towards carriage 70.Frame is installed the computing machine gear and can be installed in the setting equipment receiving area 224A-C along any orientation.For example, frame installation computing machine gear can be installed in the mode that is similar to blade server in the setting equipment receiving area 224A-C.In addition, can use the alternative embodiment of carriage 70, its mid frame is installed the computing machine gear can be mounted to longitudinal extension in container 12.

Frame is installed the computing machine gear and can be utilized and skid off formula guide track system (not shown) and be installed in the 224A-C of equipment receiving area.Use skids off the formula guide track system and may allow the computer hardware of any manufacturer to be applicable in this data center 10.This skids off the formula guide track system and will allow the computing machine gear to be pulled out to 6 inches distance of the front portion 214 of for example passing through carriage 70 from equipment receiving area 224A-C.This will allow the unrestricted service of the Zone Full that these the single parts near computing equipment are connected with the outside that is associated.In order to support to use this to skid off the formula guide track system, when the parts of computing equipment when equipment receiving area 224A-C is drawn out or is pushed into this equipment receiving area, hinged cable management tank systems (not shown) can be used to manage and the motion of the various cables (for example, data cable and power cable) that control is associated with the single parts of computing equipment.One or more power panels can be attached to and skid off the formula guide track system to provide electric power to the computing equipment that is associated with this guide track system.The power panel input is connected in a plurality of electrical sockets 132.As non-limiting example, power panel can be supplied with the Monophase electric power of 208VAC.When a plurality of power panels were attached to guide track system, at least one power panel was connected to reception from the electrical socket 132 of the electric power of power distribution panels 120A, and at least one power panel is connected to reception from the electrical socket 132 of the electric power of power distribution panels 120B.This permission computing equipment is supplied with the electric power from redundant power.

Isolation connection device 86 can be connected to its upright, supportedmember 222A-H along thebottom 210 of carriage 70.Alternatively,isolation connection device 86 can be installed to alongforward track 230,back track 232 and/or the front and back extendedelement 236 of 210 location, bottom of carriage 70.As from Fig. 5 best shown in,isolation connection device 86 can also be with one or more firstvertical sidepiece 14 and the secondvertical sidepieces 16 that are connected tocontainer 12 among its upright, supportedmember 222F-G.

Vertical cooling system

With reference to figure 5, as mentioned above, vertically coolingsystem 100A cooling is by thecarriage 70 that arranges along firstvertical sidepiece 14 flow air upwards, and vertically coolingsystem 100B cooling by the flow air that makes progress of thecarriage 70 along secondvertical sidepiece 16 settings.Vertically coolingsystem 100B is with vertically coolingsystem 100A is roughly the same.Therefore for illustration purpose, will only describevertical cooling system 100B in detail.

Forward Figure 10 to, vertically coolingsystem 100B comprises two kinds of fluid streams, i.e. cold-producing medium stream and cold water or cooling water flows.Invertical cooling system 100B, cold-producing medium stream is cooled by its heat is delivered to cooling water flow.Vertically coolingsystem 100B comprises water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300, and described water/refrigerant heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat to cooling water flow from cold-producing medium stream.Water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 can utilize any heat exchanger known in the art to implement.As non-limiting example, suitable heat exchanger comprises can be from the Directnet as the 42U business at state of Colorado Broomfield, the water base cooling medium pumping unit (Liebert XDP Water-Based Coolant Pumping Unit) of Liebert XDP that Inc. buys.

Cooling water flow is received from external refrigeration water system or thewater source 310 as continuous cooling water flow.As non-limiting example, the cooling water flow that receives can have the temperature from about 45 degrees Fahrenheits to about 55 degrees Fahrenheits.Alternatively, cooling water flow can reside in the closed-loop path 312, and this closed-loop path turns back to externalrefrigeration water source 310 with cooling again with heated previous chilled water.Closed-loop path 312 and water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 are spaced apart withcarriage 70, and cold-producing medium is brought to this carriage.Therefore, the closed-loop path 312 of cooling water flow and water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 are kept apart with thecomputing equipment 102 ofdata center 10.

Cooling water flow is transported tocontainer 12 and is transported out ofcontainer 12 by second water piping 320 by first water piping 318.Container 12 comprises Tshape inlet valve 330, and the part of the cooling water flow that this T shape inlet valve will receive from first water piping 318 is directed to eachvertical cooling system 100A and 100B(sees Fig. 5).Container 12 comprises Tshape outlet valve 332, and this T shape outlet valve will be seen Fig. 5 fromvertical cooling system 100A and 100B() both backwaters of receiving are directed to second water piping 320.

Inlet tube 334 is connected in outlet ofinlet valve 330 and vertically between water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 of cooling system100B.Inlet tube 334 is transported to water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 with the part of cooling water flow.Similarly between water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 of another outlet that is connected ininlet valve 330 of inlet tube (not shown) andvertical cooling system 100A.

Outlet 336 is connected between the entrance of water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 ofvertical cooling system 100B and outletvalve 332.Outlet 336 is transported tooutlet valve 332 with backwater from water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300.Similarly the outlet (not shown) is connected between another entrance of water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 ofvertical cooling system 100A andoutlet valve 332.

The cooling water flow that flows ininlet tube 334 can be cooled to inlet tube below the condensing temperature of the water in air branch in the inside 60 of container 12.Therefore, water can be oninlet tube 334 condensation and from this inlet tube drippage.Similarly, flowing water flow can be cooled to outlet below the condensing temperature that the water in air in the inside 60 ofcontainer 12 divides inoutlet 336, thereby makes water condensation and from this outlet drippage on outlet.

Basin ordrip pan 340 can be arranged oninlet tube 334 andoutlet 336 belows.Can drop onto thedrip pan 340 from any condensate water ofinlet tube 334 andoutlet 336drippages.Drip pan 340 comprises outlet or freeingport 342, and condensate water leavesdrip pan 340 by this outlet or freeingport.Freeing port 342 can extend throughcontainer 12ground board 32 and can with the environment open communication ofcontainer 12 outsides.As skilled in the art will understand, external pipe, flexible pipe etc. can be coupled to freeing port, is used for condensate water away fromcontainer 12 guiding.

Inlet tube 334 anddrip pan 340 formpassive dehumidification system 350 together, the humidity in this passive dehumidificationsystem restriction container 12 and can not consume surpassvertical cooling system 100A and 100B(sees Fig. 5) any additional electrical power of consuming.In some embodiments,passive dehumidification system 350 comprises outlet 336.The moisture removal that is provided bypassive dehumidification system 350 can be at least in part determined by the surface area of the parts (for example,inlet tube 334,outlet 336, water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300,inlet valve 330 andoutlet valve 332 etc.) of the condensation thereon of supplying water.

In vertical cooling system 100B, the cooling medium stream closed-loop path 352 of flowing through.Closed-loop path 352 comprises cold-producing medium supply manifold 354 and back flow of refrigerant manifold 356, and this cold-producing medium supply manifold 354 is adiabatic, and this back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 is adiabatic.Cold-producing medium supply manifold 354 is transported to a plurality of supply pipes 360 with the cold-producing medium of cooling, and described a plurality of supply pipes are adiabatic, and each supply pipe all is connected in a plurality of refrigerant/air heat exchangers 370.In the embodiment shown, for each carriage 70 two heat exchangers 370 are set.Yet this is dispensable.Each all is connected in a plurality of heat exchangers 370 one a plurality of recirculatory pipe 372, and described recirculatory pipe is adiabatic, and described a plurality of recirculatory pipes are transported to back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 with heated cold-producing medium from a plurality of heat exchangers 370.The thermal insulation that puts on supply manifold, backflow manifold, supply pipe and recirculatory pipe will prevent that any condensing droplet from falling the server that is positioned at below manifold and the pipe.Because described embodiment comprises two heat exchangers 370 for each carriage 70, therefore a plurality of supply pipes 360 and a plurality of recirculatory pipe 370 each include ten conduits.Back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 will back be transported to water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 from the heated cold-producing medium that heat exchanger 370 receives, to be cooled off again by the cooling water flow in described water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300.

Cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354,supply pipe 360, back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356 andrecirculatory pipe 372 all can comprise one or more flow regulators or thevalve 358 that is configured to control or limit from the cold-producing medium stream of its process.In the embodiment of describing in Figure 10, cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354 is included in avalve 358 beforefirst supply pipe 360, and describedvalve 358 is regulated the cold-producing medium stream that enters into supply pipe 360.In the embodiment of describing in Figure 10,supply pipe 360 includes avalve 358, and describedvalve 358 is adjusted to the cold-producing medium stream of each heat exchanger 370.By optionally regulating the cold-producing medium stream byvalve 358, the amount of cooling water that is fed to eachheat exchanger 370 can be conditioned.

Vertically coolingsystem 100B can comprise the one ormore sensors 376 that connect with cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354,supply pipe 360, back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356 and/or recirculatory pipe 372.Eachtemperature sensor 376 all can be used in the temperature of monitoring refrigerant stream and produces temperature signal.As mentioned above, vertically coolingsystem 100B can comprisecooling system controller 380, and this cooling system controller can be positioned in the cooling unit 300.This cooling system controller can be connected toinlet valve 330 and temperature sensor (a plurality of temperature sensor) 376.In such embodiment,cooling system controller 380 is configured to increase or reduce flow velocity by the chilled water offirst water piping 318 andinlet valve 330 based on the temperature signal (a plurality of temperature signal) that receives from temperature sensor (a plurality of temperature sensor) 376, is used for reducing or increases the temperature of the cooling mediums stream in the closed-loop path 352 of vertical cooling system 100B.Thus, by changing the flow velocity of the cooling water flow that is used for cooling refrigeration agent stream, can regulate the temperature of the cold-producing medium stream in the closed-loop path 352.

If there is any cold-producing medium to leak fromvertical cooling system 100B, this cold-producing medium leaks with gas or vapor form so.Therefore, leak even cold-producing medium takes place, this cold-producing medium yet can not leak or drop onto above the computing equipment 102.The temperature of cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354,supply pipe 360, back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356 and therecirculatory pipe 372 of the circulation of confession cold-producing medium is higher than the condensing temperature of the airborne moisture in the inside 60 of container 12.Therefore, water can not be condensate on cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354,supply pipe 360, back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356 and the recirculatory pipe 372.As a result, cold-producing medium stream can not makecomputing equipment 102 be exposed to drippage water (owing to condensation is dripped).

With reference to figure 4, each heat exchanger 370 all has coil pack 373.Cold-producing medium flow into each heat exchanger 370 and cycles through its coil pack 373 from supply pipe 360.The air of carriage 70 tops is hot, because it is heated by computing equipment 102.Heated air is upwards advanced by heat exchanger 370 and by refrigerant cools.As from Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 best shown in, each heat exchanger 370 all is implemented as the radiator-type evaporator, the coil pack 373 of described heat exchanger is with respect to front portion 214 and the open-top 212 angled settings of carriage 70.As skilled in the art to understand, coil pack 373 has one or more cooling surface (not shown), at this cooling surface place, carries out heat interchange between the cold-producing medium that flows in coil pack 373 air outside and in coil pack 373.The coil pack 373 of heat exchanger 370 can be angled, can be used for locating the quantity of cooling surface in the space of heat exchanger with maximization, and the cooling power of maximum is provided thus.For example, being limited at the front portion 214 of carriage 70 and the interior angle " A " between the coil pack 373 can change from about 144 degree to about 158 degree.Therefore, between the open-top 212 of coil pack 373 and carriage 70, can limit from about 144 degree to about 158 angles of spending.

The cooling power ofheat exchanger 370 also depends on the amount of the cold-producing medium that flows at least in part in its coil pack 373.As mentioned above, byvariable valve 358, the amount that flow to the cold-producing medium eachheat exchanger 370 from eachsupply pipe 360 can be conditioned.Thus, vertically the cooling power ofcooling system 100B can be customized at the part of eachcarriage 70, each carriage etc.In addition, the amount of the heat that cooling power can be at least in part produced bycomputing equipment 102 based on expection be determined, and described computing equipment is installed in each carriage, be installed in the part of carriage etc.As non-limiting example, the cold-producing medium stream fromsupply pipe 360 toheat exchanger 370 can be at the computing equipment 102(in thecontainer 12 for example, blade server) concrete distribution and be customized.In addition, thevalves 358 in the cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354 can be used to control to the cold-producing medium stream of allheat exchangers 370 of vertical cooling system 100B.Similarly, the valve (not shown) in the back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356 can be used to limit the cold-producing medium stream from allheat exchangers 370 ofvertical cooling system 100B.

A plurality of bend pipes or bendingconduit 390 can be connected between at least a portion of open-top 212 of eachheat exchanger 370 andadjacent brackets 70, being directed to theheat exchanger 370 from the heated air thatcarriage 70 rises.In described embodiment, bendingconduit 390 is connected between the part (for example, only about half of) ofsingle heat exchanger 370 and the open-top 212 of adjacent brackets 70.Each bendingconduit 390 all hasbend 392, and is defined for the crooked travel path of displacing the heated air theheat exchanger 370 from carriage 70.By the heated air that will rise fromcarriage 70ceiling portion 30 guiding alongcontainer 12,bend 392 helps to prevent to form back pressure alongceiling portion 30 inoverdraught chamber 90A and 90B, and this back pressure is back shifted heated air onto in the open-top 212 of carriage 70.In described embodiment, bendingconduit 390 comprisesinterior panelling 394, and this baffle plate makes bendingconduit 390 along crooked travel path bifurcated.

Containment member 396 is positioned between therear portion 216 and firstvertical sidepiece 14 and secondvertical sidepiece 16 of carriage 70.Similarly,containment member 397 is positioned between thefront portion 214 andheat exchanger 370 of carriage 70.Containment member 396 and 397 helps the remainder sealing from the inside 60 ofcontainer 12 withoverdraught chamber 90A and90B.Containment member 396 and 397 can be configured to by any suitable material known in the art (comprising foam).

Air byheat exchanger 370 coolings is promoted from this heat exchanger byair moving assembly 260, and theaisle 74 of described air on the ground ofcontainer 12board 32 flows downward from angled heat exchanger 370.As mentioned above,aisle 74 comprises perforatedportion 76, and this perforated portion allows air to flow through and enter into legspace ventilation chamber 46 from it.If horizontalexpansion framing component 44 is embodied as C tee section shape, so air can be in theopen interior 47 of horizontalexpansion framing component 44 cross flow.In other words, can be construed to be the part of contiguous legspace ventilation chamber 46 to theopen interior 47 of C shape horizontalexpansion framing component 44.

In case be positioned at one of them legspace ventilation chamber 46, this air just may flow to below the carriage 70.Because horizontalexpansion framing component 44 extends to belowaisle 74 below thecarriage 70 of firstvertical sidepiece 14 and 16 both settings of the second vertical sidepiece, thus air by horizontalexpansion framing component 44 belowaisle 74 towardscarriage 70 and below this carriage transverse guidance.In case be positioned at below thecarriage 70, air is just upwards aspirated and enters into thiscarriage 70 by theair moving assembly 260 of carriage, and by and around computing equipment 102.When air was heated bycomputing equipment 102, heated air raise bycarriage 70, and enters into bendingconduit 390, and this bending conduit is directed to heated air in the heat exchanger relevant withcarriage 370, to be cooled off again.

As mentioned above, eachcarriage 70 includes air moving device 264(and sees Fig. 5).Consumed can be at least in part how to flow and flow into theheat exchanger 370 fromcarriage 70 by air with the quantity of power of cooling offcomputing equipment 102 fully byair moving device 264 and determine.Therefore, the shape of bendingconduit 390 inoverdraught chamber 90A and the 90B quantity of power that can be consumed byair moving device 264 is at least in part determined.Therefore, bendingconduit 390 can be configured to reduce or minimize the quantity of power that is consumed byair moving device 264.

Ifcontainer 12 be positioned at the air of external container wherein have be suitable for cooling off the computing equipment 102(that are installed in thecarriage 70 and see Fig. 6) the environment of temperature in, this container can comprise such opening so, air from external environment condition can flow in the container by this opening, to cool off this computing equipment 102.This container can also comprise such opening, can leave this container by this opening by the air ofcomputing equipment 102 heating and enter into external environment condition, in such embodiment, vertically coolingsystem 100A and 100B(see Fig. 5) some air cooling-parts can be economized fromdata center 10 and be removed.

Figure 11 provides to be used for having and has been suitable for cooling off the computing equipment 102(that are installed in thecarriage 70 and sees Fig. 6) thedata center 400 of environment of temperature.For convenience of explanation, used identical Reference numeral to refer todata center 400 and the 10(of data center sees Fig. 5) sameparts.Data center 400 comprisescontainer 402, and it is similar to container 12(and sees Fig. 5).For convenience of explanation, only the aspect different withcontainer 12 ofcontainer 402 will be described in detail.

Container 402 comprises: a plurality of firstupper opening 410A; A plurality of secondupper opening 410B; A plurality of firstlower openings 412A; And a plurality of second lower openings 412B.A plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of firstlower openings 412A extend along firstvertical sidepiece 14 of container 402.A plurality of secondupper opening 410B and a plurality of second lower openings 412B extend along secondvertical sidepiece 16 of container 402.A plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B provideoverdraught chamber 90A and 90B respectively and the environment ofcontainer 402 outsides between open communication.A plurality of firstlower openings 412A and a plurality of second lower openings 412B provide the open communication between the environment of legspace ventilation chamber 46 andcontainer 402 outsides.

The cooling air enters into legspace ventilation chamber 46 byair moving assembly 260 suctions that are installed in thecarriage 70 by a plurality of firstlower openings 412A and a plurality of second lower openings 412B.102(sees Fig. 6 by computing equipment) air of heating promotes by a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B fromoverdraught chamber 90A and 90B respectively by air moving assembly 260.In this embodiment, by the humidity ofcontrol container 402 air outside, control the humidity of the air ofcontainer 402 inside.

Alternatively,data center 400 comprises window shutter 420.In embodiment as shown in figure 11,single window shutter 420 is received in each the inside among a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B, andsingle window shutter 420 is received in each the inside among a plurality of firstlower openings 412A and a plurality of second lower openings 412B.Yet this is dispensable.

In the alternative embodiment of Tao Luning,window shutter 420 can cover a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B and a plurality of firstlower openings 412A and a plurality of second lower openings 412B hereinafter.As non-limiting example, first window shutter can cover independent among a plurality of firstupper opening 410A, and the second different window shutters can cover independent among a plurality of second upper opening 410B.Similarly, the 3rd window shutter can cover independent among a plurality of firstlower openings 412A, and the 4th window shutter can cover independent among a plurality of second lower openings 412B.As another non-limiting example, single window shutter can cover more than among more than or a plurality of second lower openings 412B among among among a plurality of firstupper opening 410A more than one, a plurality of secondupper opening 410B more than one, a plurality of firstlower openings 412A.

Window shutter 420 can optionally be opened and closed so thatdata center 400 optionally transition between development system state and closed system state, in this open system state, at least onewindow shutter 420 is opened, and in this closed system state, allwindow shutter 420 all is closed.Based on external environmental factor,data center 400 can operate to adopt " free air " cooling when appropriate under the open system state, and where necessary (for example, air themperature in the external environment condition is too hot or too cold, and the air in the external environment condition is too wet, the air in the external environment condition comprises too many pollutant etc.) switch to the closed system state.

Alternatively, as Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12,data center 400 can economize except coolingwater source 310, chilled water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300, cold-producingmedium supply manifold 354, back flow ofrefrigerant manifold 356,supply pipe 360,recirculatory pipe 372, refrigerant/air heat exchanger 370, bendingconduit 390, Tshape inlet valve 330, Tshape outlet valve 332,first water piping 318, second water piping 320,inlet tube 334 and outlet 336.In such embodiment,data center 400 can keep the open system state during operation, and and if only if computing equipment 102(sees Fig. 6) carry out the transition to the closed system state during by power down.

In some embodiments,window shutter 420 is configured so thatwhole window shutters 420 open or close simultaneously.For example, eachwindow shutter 420 can comprise that all a plurality of blade 422(are shown in an open position), described blade can optionally be opened and closed by the gauge tap (not shown).When this switch was placed in the off-position,whole blades 422 ofwindow shutter 420 were closed; And when this switch was shown in an open position,whole blades 422 ofwindow shutter 420 were opened.

Alternatively,data center 400 comprises one or more lids, chimney or similar structures (not shown), and described similar structures is configured to allow air to flow and prevent that simultaneously sediment (rain, snow etc.) from entering thecontainer 402 by a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B from a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B.

With reference to Figure 12, provide the alternative embodiment of window shutter 420.Window shutter 430 is configured to be coupled to theceiling portion 30 of a plurality of secondupper opening 410B of being adjacent to ofcontainer 402 and stretches out away from theceiling portion 30 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to wait to be coupled to a plurality of firstupper opening 410A(of being adjacent to ofcontainer 402 and sees Figure 11)ceiling portion 30 and stretch out away from theceiling portion 30 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to be coupled to the one ormore ground board 32 among a plurality of second lower openings 412B of being adjacent to ofcontainer 402 and stretches out away from theground board 32 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to be coupled to a plurality of firstlower openings 412A(of being adjacent to ofcontainer 402 and sees Figure 11) in one ormore ground boards 32 and stretch out away from theground board 32 of thiscontainer 402.

Eachwindow shutter 430 includes such assembly (not shown), and this assembly is configured to optionally open to provide the inside 60 ofcontainer 402 and inside 60 and the stream of the air between the external environment condition that the air between the external environment condition flows and optionally closes to cut off container 402.Window shutter 430 can be configured to utilize any method known in the art to open and close simultaneously.In addition, eachwindow shutter 430 all can comprise the filtrator (not shown), and this filtrator is configured to prevent that pollutant and particulate matter (for example, dust and insect etc.) from entering the inside 60 ofcontainer 402.

Figure 13 and Figure 14 provide to be used for having and have been suitable for cooling off the computing equipment 102(that are installed in thecarriage 70 and see Fig. 6) thedata center 450 of environment of temperature.For convenience of explanation, identical Reference numeral is used to refer to the same parts ofdata center 450 anddata center 10 and 400.Data center 450 comprisescontainer 452, and it roughly is similar to container 12(and sees Fig. 1).For convenience of explanation, the only aspect different withcontainer 12 ofcontainer 452 will be described in detail.

Be similar to the 400(of data center and see Figure 11 and Figure 12),data center 450 comprises a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of second upper opening 410B.Yet 450 provinces of data center are except a plurality of firstlower openings 412A and a plurality of second lower openings 412B.On the contrary,data center 450 comprises a plurality of firstlateral openings 456A and a plurality of second lateral openings 456B.A plurality of firstlateral openings 456A extend along firstvertical sidepiece 14 ofcontainer 452, and a plurality of secondlateral openings 456B extend along secondvertical sidepiece 16 ofcontainer 452.

Environment and leg space ventilation chamber 46(that a plurality of firstlateral openings 456A and a plurality of secondlateral openings 456B are provided atcontainer 452 outsides see Figure 11) between open communication.The cooling air see Figure 11 by air moving assembly 260() suction by a plurality of firstlateral openings 456A and and a plurality of secondlateral openings 456B enter into leg space ventilation chamber 46.102(sees Fig. 6 by computing equipment) air of heating sees Figure 11 by air moving assembly 260 fromoverdraught chamber 90A and 90B() promote by a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of second upper opening 410B.In this embodiment, by the humidity ofcontrol container 452 air outside, control the humidity of the air in thecontainer 452.

In Figure 13,window shutter 420 is received among a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B each, and a plurality of firstlateral openings 456A and a plurality ofsecond side direction 456B are covered by thewindow shutter 560 that roughly is similar to window shutter 420.In Figure 14, a plurality of firstupper opening 410A and a plurality of secondupper opening 410B are illustrated does not have window shutter, and a plurality of firstlateral openings 456A and a plurality of secondlateral openings 456B are covered by windowblind assembly 562, and this window blind assembly stretches out away fromcontainer 452.

Replace blade, windowblind assembly 562 comprises opening or groove 564.Each windowblind assembly 562 includes such assembly (not shown), this assembly is configured to optionally open to provide inside 60 and the stream of the air between the external environment condition ofcontainer 452, and inside 60 and the stream of the air between the external environment condition of optionally closing to cut off container 452.Windowblind assembly 562 can be configured to utilize any method known in the art to open and close simultaneously.In addition, each windowblind assembly 562 all can comprise the filtrator (not shown), and described filtrator is configured to prevent that particulate matter (for example, dust and insect etc.) from entering the inside 60 ofcontainer 452.

Aforementioned embodiments has been described the different parts that are comprised in the different miscellaneous parts or the different parts that are associated with different miscellaneous parts.The architecture that it being understood that this description only is exemplary, and in fact many other architectures also can be implemented, and these other architectures also realize same functionality.On the concept meaning, realize that any arrangements of components of same functionality " is associated " effectively, make it possible to realize desired function.Therefore, in conjunction with being regarded as each other " being associated " with any two parts of realizing exact functionality, make it possible to realize desired function at this paper, and irrelevant with architecture or intermediate member.Similarly, any two parts that so are associated also can be regarded as each other " being operably connected " or " operationally connecting " to realize desired function.

The modularization embodiment

The aspect of modularization embodiment relates to a kind of data center, and this data center comprises the specific function that execution is associated with the operation of data center, and wherein, these modules can connect together to form the performance data center, to satisfy specific user demand.The separate part that many functions and be used for are contained in the data center in the container is used to the modularization embodiment, and works in identical or similar mode.Unique difference between these two embodiments will be set forth in following explanation.

In exemplary embodiment, modular data center will comprise at least onefacility module 650, at least onecomputing equipment module 652 and theend cap 660 with People's Bank of China's door.The complete module data center of preferred implementation will work in the same manner with the data center that is contained in the container.Environment in the data center will be controlled by weather, to be provided for operating the proper environment of computing equipment and associated hardware.Outside support service can comprise that at least onedata connection 152, at least oneelectric power connect 112A and at least one cooling water source 310.Data center's module can be constructed with expectation computing equipment and supporting interface in advance, to minimize the time of setting, cost and technical know-how.Modular data center can provide be applicable in standard office space and other operating environments effectively from holding scheme, in described operating environment, be used for the space of implementation criteria data center and support that the availability of service may be limited or unavailable.

Facility module 650, computing equipment module 652 and end cap 660 and 661 are designed to connect together to form continuous barrier, and this continuous barrier allows internal environment to separate with external environment condition.This will allow internal temperature, humidity and air stream to remain on the required level of optimization of valid function of computing equipment.Framing component 602,604,606,608 and 610 outside matching surface 628 is provided towards the outside, this outside matching surface is used to these modules are fitted together or install module wall 640.Outside matching surface 628 is level and smooth, straight and uniform, and this will allow paired outside matching surface 628 to contact fully along its length.The outside matching surface 628 of facility module 650, computing equipment module 652, end cap 660 or module wall 640 will form the continuous barrier between external environment condition and the internal environment when contacting fully.Pad form device or other similar devices known in the art can be inserted between these outside matching surfaces 628, to be conducive to form the barrier between internal environment and the external environment condition.Be set up in these modules and put in place and fit together so that after forming barrier, " C " type clip can be applied to a plurality of positions around the matching surface, these modules are held in place and keep continuity between these matching surfaces 628.It being understood that any method known in the art can both be used to these modules are closely closely remained to together, keep the continuity between these sealing surfaces thus, keep barrier of environment thus.As non-limiting example, standard nut, bolt and packing ring can be in conjunction with the cooperation prebored holes of passing matching surface, so that these modules and/or end cap are remained to together.

Module wall and under(-)chassis design

Themodule wall 640 of modular data center comprises three layers.These layers comprise inwall 642,outer wall 646 and are positioned atinsulation course 644 between thisinwall 642 and the outer wall 646.These three layers are joined together by any method known in the art, to form module wall 640.Inwall 642 has thematching surface 628 around the periphery location.The width of matching surface allowsmodule wall 640 to engage theoutside matching surface 628 of this module fully.As non-limiting example, the width of thematching surface 628 of module wall is 2 inches wide.

Module wall 640 is connected to theoutside matching surface 628 of module frame, forms continuous barrier thus between internal environment and external environmentcondition.Module wall 640 is connected to theoutside matching surface 628 of module by the common known any method in this area.As non-limiting example,module wall 640 can be connected to thisouter surface 628 by screw, packing ring and screw thread insert, and described screw, packing ring and screw thread insert use and run through theoutside matching surface 628 of under(-)chassis 600 and the prebored hole that is arranged inmodule wall 640.

Facility module and computing equipment module include under(-)chassis 600.This framework comprises two bottom longitudinalextension framing components 604, two lower, transverse elongationframe frame members 602, two top longitudinalextension framing components 608 and two upper lateral elongation frame frame members 606.This framework also comprises four vertical elongation frame frame members 610.12 elongation frame frame members form under(-)chassis 600 when being grouped together, this under(-)chassis provides additional internal framing component, computing equipment and other hardware required necessary structure support.Bight support column 612 can be used to provide additional structural support to under(-)chassis 600.Each intersection point of framing component all can comprise nearly three bight support columns 612.Depend on module type to be constructed and the user demand that is associated with module, under(-)chassis 600 will add additional support member 618,622 and 624 to it as required.

The facility module

With reference to Figure 20 and Figure 25,facility module 650 comprises under(-)chassis 600.The firstsidepiece module wall 653 is connected to under(-)chassis 600 and relative with the second sidepiece module wall 654.This module also comprisesupper module wall 655 and lower module wall 656.End module wall 658 also is connected to under(-)chassis 600.A side relative with end module wall 658 be open wide and to comprise outside matching surface 628(not shown), to allow to be connected tocomputing equipment module 652.

Be similar to the data center that is contained in the container, this facility module can comprise one or more in following: water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300, entrance T-valve 330, outlet T-valve 332, basin ordrip pan 340,power distribution panels 120B, cut-off switch,humidifier 123,dehumidifier 125, humidity controlling unit,controller unit 134, power supply, illuminator, internal proprietary network, UPS and DC control system.It being understood that the operational requirements that depends on modular data center, UPS can be positioned in the computing equipment module.Even if inequality with the function of being carried out by the parts in the data center that is contained in the container by the function of the above-mentioned parts execution in the modular data center also is akin.

Erect the alternative means of cold-producing medium of the single refrigerant/air heat exchanger of top, equipment receiving area as being recycled to each that be positioned at each module, all the cooling air is produced in the facility module, so this cooling air is supplied to each module to remove generation from the heat of computing equipment and associated hardware.

The additional alternative means of above-mentioned cooling system is the water/refrigerant heat exchanger that is positioned in each computing equipment module.Chilled water will be supplied to the 652 water/refrigerant heat exchanger of computing equipment module by facility module 650.Cold-producing medium will circulate in the closed-loop path, and this closed-loop path comprises the refrigerant/air heat exchanger.For the ease ofmodular data center 699 assemblings and maintenance, complete refrigerant loop will be comprised in each module.

The computing equipment module

With reference to Figure 17, Figure 19, Figure 23 and Figure 24, the computing equipment module comprises under(-)chassis 600.The firstsidepiece module wall 653 is connected to under(-)chassis 600 and relative with the second sidepiece module wall 654.This module also comprisesupper module wall 655 and lower module wall 656.The two ends of this module are opened wide, to allow that this module is connected to anothercomputing equipment module 652,facility module 650 orend cap 660 or 661.

The computing equipment module comprises horizontal expansiongap frame member 614, and these horizontal expansion gap frame members are spaced to form a series of leg space ventilations chamber 616.Legspace ventilation chamber 616 allow air stream fromcentral corridor 615 downwards byperforation floor 663, cross-current cross legspace ventilation chamber 616, upwards enter and byequipment receiving area 670, enter intooverdraught chamber 617, and then turn back to central corridor 615.Be positioned with four spaced longitudinal extension floor-supportingmembers 618 above horizontal expansiongap frame member 614, these longitudinal extension floor-supporting members are by 614 supportings of horizontal expansion gap frame member.Four longitudinal extension sidepiece supporting member 622(have two and spaced in every side) be installed to under(-)chassis 600.Two spaced longitudinal extensiontop support member 624 are installed to under(-)chassis 600.Computingequipment receiving area 670 or other module hardwares will be installed to this longitudinal extension framing component 618,622 and 624 or by they the supporting.Have and cover 620 raceway and also be installed to horizontalexpansion framing component 614 tops, be adjacent toperforation floor 663 and in the front portion ofequipment receiving area 670, with allow with various cables between these modules effectively and manageability ground connect up.

This module can also comprise four and vertically extend the supporting member (not shown), have two in every side and vertically extend supporting member, it is spaced and be mounted to and be adjacent to first sidepiece and second sidepiece that these vertically extend supporting members, so that the additional support for equipment receiving area or other module hardwares to be provided.In addition, this module can comprise two horizontal expansion framing component (not shown), these horizontal expansion framing components are spaced and be mounted to top or the ceiling portion that is adjacent to module, and the additional support that provides for vertical cooling system or other module hardwares is provided.

With reference to Figure 18 and Figure 19,equipment receiving area 670 can comprise that equipment receives carriage 630.Be similar to the data center in thedata center 10, the function of this equipment receiving area is to depositcomputing equipment 102 or other associated hardware, and to support the data center function, for example the air moving assembly 260.The design of carriage extremely is similar to above-mentioned carriage 70.The equipment ofmodular data center 699 receivescarriage 630 and comprises: anterior its upright, supportedpart 632A; Rear portion its upright, supportedpart 632B; Be connected the front and back extendedelement 672 between anterior its upright, supportedpart 632A and the rear portion its upright, supportedpart 632B; The vertical supportingmember 680A of front carriage; The vertical supportingmember 680B of back carriage;Extended element 682 before and after the carriage; Frontcarriage guide rail 678A; And back carriage guide rail 678B.Frontcarriage guide rail 678A and backcarriage guide rail 678B that equipment receivescarriage 630 can be installed toisolator 86 or directly be installed to longitudinal extension floor-supporting member 618.The rear portion ofequipment reception carriage 630 can be installed toisolator 86 or be directly mounted to longitudinal extensionsidepiece supporting member 622A, 622B.

Anterior its upright, supportedpart 632A can comprise opening 636A-C, and these openings allow to install the network equipment 244 or other computing hardware, is positioned atcomputing equipment 103 among the regional S1-S4 with supporting.Before and afterextended element 672 formhorizontal raceway 634A-C, these raceways can be used to connect up and manage and be connected the various cables that computing equipment and the network equipment are associated.

Each computing equipment module all can comprise thecentral corridor portion 615 between the leading edge that is present in equipment receiving area 670.Thiscentral corridor portion 615 will enough widely " be placed on the frame " to allow inspection and maintenance with thecomputing equipment 102 that allows the equipment that will be installed in to receive in thecarriage 630 outside.

With reference to Figure 23, the alternative embodiment of computing equipment module comprises insulation People's Bank ofChina door 648 and uses 662 marks generally.People's Bank of China'sdoor 648 will allow near central corridor portion 615.In this embodiment, onlyequipment receiving area 670 is positioned in the module space and People's Bank of China'sdoor 648 is positioned to relative with this equipment receiving area 670.When the insufficient space for the treatment of confession positioning module blockingdata center 699 approaches outside end regions with the permission personnel, can use this module embodiment.This module can substitute any criterion calculationEM equipment module 652 as a modular data center part.

End cap

With reference to Figure 22, the end cap with People's Bank of China's door is similar in construction to the end of facility module and uses 660 marks generally.End cap 660 comprises lower, transverseextended element 602, upper lateralextended element 606 and two vertical elongation frame frame members 610.In addition, this framework also is included in horizontalexpansion framing component 602 and 606 and the verticalbight support column 612 at the intersection point place of elongation frame frame member 610.End cap 660 has outside matchingsurface 628 and is used forend cap 660 is coupled to theoutside matching surface 628 offacility module 650, forms the continuous barrier between internal environment and the external environment condition thus.End module wall with People's Bank of China'sdoor 657 is connected to the outside of end cap framework by outside matchingsurface 628, to form the continuous barrier between internal environment and the external environment condition.

If carry out the alternative embodiment (wherein,equipment receiving area 670 is removed to be used for People's Bank of China's door 648) ofcomputing module 663, end cap may not comprise People's Bank of China's door and use 661 marks generally so.In this embodiment, the end module wall with People's Bank of China'sdoor 657 is substituted by end module wall 658.

Separation module

In order to support to locate the needs of suchmodular data center 699, in this modular data center, to the approaching by the standard material hoist support of finite size or be subjected to stop other effects limit of transfer criteria size module of installation region, so these modules can be manufactured into make these modules longitudinally center line separate.Allow vertically to divide defection to make that individual module can be on it be loaded onto lifter or be moved through before the space of restricted size just separated.Therefore the functional ofmodular data center 699 will can not be subjected to separation module design restriction.

Though illustrated and described the specific embodiment of the present invention, but it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that, instruction based on this paper, can change and revise and do not depart from the present invention and aspect widely thereof, therefore appended claims will comprise whole these variations and the modification that falls in its scope, because these variations and modification fall in true spirit of the present invention and the scope.In addition, it being understood that the present invention is only limited by appended claims.Skilled person will appreciate that, generally, this paper is employed, especially at appended claims (for example, the main part of appended claims) term that the term that uses in is considered to " open " usually (for example, term " comprise " and should be interpreted as " including, but not limited to ", term " has " should be interpreted as " having at least ", term " comprise " and should be interpreted as " including but not limited to " etc.).Those skilled in the art it will also be understood that if intention is introduced the concrete numbering that claim is quoted, this intention will be quoted in the claims clearly, and not existing under this situation about quoting, will not have this intention.For example, for the ease of understanding, following claims may comprise uses the property quoted phrase " at least one " and " one or more " to quote to introduce claim.Yet, use this phrase should not be interpreted as implying: the claim of being introduced by indefinite article " (a) " or " (an) " is quoted and is required to be defined in and only comprise among a this present invention who quotes comprising any concrete right that this introducing claim quotes, even when same claim comprises the property introduced phrase " one or more " or " at least one " and during such as the indefinite article of " one (a) " or " one (an) " (for example, " one (a) " and/or " one (an) " should be interpreted as meaning " at least one " or " one or more " usually); This is for being used for introducing same being suitable for of definite article use that claim is quoted.In addition, introduce the concrete numbering that claim is quoted even quote clearly, those skilled in the art also will understand, this quoting should be interpreted as usually meaning that reference numerals (for example at least, only quote " quoting for two " and do not have other qualifiers, this often means that at least two are quoted or two or more are quoted).

Therefore, the present invention is only limited by appended claims.

Related application

The application is in the part continuation application of the U.S. utility patent applicationserial number 12/347,415 of the present while pending trial of " the Data Center " by name of submission on Dec 31st, 2008, and requires the right of priority of above-mentioned application.

Claims (1)

1. modular data center, described modular data center comprises:

The facility module, described facility module has: the under(-)chassis that longitudinal framing member, vertical framing component and transverse frame member constitute, described longitudinal framing member, described vertical framing component and described transverse frame member form the cuboid volume and limit two sidepieces, two ends, top and bottoms, wherein, these framing components have outside matching surface; Be used for receiving the cooling water inlet coupling arrangement from the chilled water of external source; For the coolant outlet coupling arrangement that described chilled water is left from the inside of described modular data center; One or more water/refrigerant heat exchanger, described water/refrigerant heat exchanger receives and turns back to described coolant outlet from the described chilled water of described cooling water inlet and with described chilled water, and described water/refrigerant heat exchanger also receives from the cold-producing medium of the air/refrigerant heat exchanger that is positioned at described modular data center inside and with described cold-producing medium and turns back to described air/refrigerant heat exchanger; Reception is from the electric power web member of the electric power of external power source; Electric power distribution system, described electric power distribution system comprise described electric power web member, switch, isolating switch and panel, and described panel control also distributes electric power to the equipment that is positioned at described modular data center inside; Environmental control system, described environmental control system are used for sensing and control the interior environmental aspect of described modular data center; Network connection device; Controller, described controller are used for control and change the interior situation of described modular data center; Module wall, described module wall comprises skin, intermediate insulating layer and internal layer, described internal layer has and described sidepiece, the matching surface that described end, described top and described bottom directly are communicated with;

The computing equipment module, described computing equipment module has: the under(-)chassis that longitudinal framing member, vertical framing component and transverse frame member constitute, described longitudinal framing member, described vertical framing component and described transverse frame member form the cuboid volume and limit two sidepieces, two ends, top and bottoms, wherein, these framing components have outside matching surface; Module wall, the internal layer that described module wall has skin, intermediate insulating layer and has matching surface, the described matching surface of wherein said module wall directly is communicated with described sidepiece, described top and described bottom; The overdraught chamber; The leg space ventilation chamber; One or more equipment receiving area, described equipment receiving area are positioned between described overdraught chamber and the described leg space ventilation chamber and are adjacent to described sidepiece; Be positioned at the central corridor portion between the described equipment receiving area; Ground board, described ground board are positioned at the bottom of described central corridor portion and above described leg space ventilation chamber; Illuminator; The air moving device that carriage, described carriage are positioned in the described equipment receiving area and have a plurality of air moving device that are directed upwards towards and vertically point to; Cable duct system, described cable duct system are used for cable distribution between described module; One or more air/refrigerant heat exchanger, the refrigerant lines of wherein said air/refrigerant heat exchanger is communicated with a water/refrigerant heat exchanger in described water/refrigerant heat exchanger; And

End cap, described end cap has: comprise the framework of two vertical elongation frame frame members and two horizontal expansion framing components, wherein, described framing component has outside matching surface; Module wall, described module wall comprise skin, intermediate insulating layer and the internal layer with matching surface, and wherein, the described matching surface of described module wall directly is communicated with described framework; And door, described door navigates on the described module wall integratedly, passes in and out for personnel.

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