CN103106179A - Data center - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention reates to a data center. The data center inside a shipping container having a lower plenum and an upper plenum in its interior. Heated air in the upper plenum exits therefrom into a plurality of heat exchangers adjacent thereto. Air cooled by the heat exchangers travels toward and enters the lower plenum. The data center includes a plurality of carriages each having an equipment receiving portion located between an open bottom portion in open communication with the lower plenum, and an open top portion in open communication with the upper plenum. Fans inside each of the carriages draw cooled air up from the lower plenum into the open bottom portion of the carriage, blow the cooled air up through the equipment receiving portion thereby cooling any computing equipment received therein, and vent the cooled air through the open top portion into the upper plenum.

Description

Data center

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to data center, and relate more specifically to be contained in portable data center from holding in container (for example, pig).

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 maximize (that is, offering the computing power that earnest is managed the maximum in the 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 to be a kind of for reducing realizing the required cost of data center, planning and/or the device of time.Also need a kind of compare with conventional data centers need to 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 be also 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. 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 section 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 section 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 section 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 section of described data center and comprise along the window blind assembly of the sidepiece of this data center.

Embodiment

With reference to figure 1, aspect of the present invention relates to the data center 10 that is contained in container 12 inside.Container 12 can be the conventional cask that is generally used for coming by freighter, railcar, semi-trailer tractor etc. the type of shipment.Container 12 be portable and can be transported to use on-the-spot, roughly prepare with required minimum arrange for.As will be described in detail below, data center 10 can be configured 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 container 12 fully certainly, and can roughly prepare for carrying out immediately follow-up transporting, 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 container 12 can be by climate controlling, to be provided for operating the proper environment of computing equipment and hardware.For example, the environment in container 12 can provide optimized power consumption (comprise, be used for the enough power of illumination), cooling, ventilation and space utilization.Data center 10 can be configured to provide the effective numerical procedure of certainly holding that is applicable to remote location, temporary position etc.

Container 12 has the first vertical sidepiece 14 relative with second vertical sidepiece 16.Container 12 also comprises: first end 18, described first end laterally extend between described first vertical sidepiece 14 and described second vertical sidepiece 16; And the second end 20, described the second end laterally extends between described the first sidepiece 14 and described the second sidepiece 16.As non-limiting example, each in described first vertical sidepiece 14 and described second vertical sidepiece 16 can both be about 40 feet long and about 9.5 feet high.First end 18 and the second end 20 can be about 8.5 feet wide and about 9.5 feet high.One in first end 18 and the second end 20 can comprise People's Bank of China's door 24.Container 12 also comprises top or ceiling section 30, and described top or ceiling section laterally extend between the first sidepiece 14 and the second sidepiece 16 and longitudinally extend between first end 18 and the second end 20.Container 12 also comprises bottom or ground board 32, and this bottom or ground board laterally extend between the first sidepiece 14 and the second sidepiece 16 and longitudinally extend between first end 18 and the second end 20.This container 12 can be arranged on above pillar 33 or block etc., more than being elevated to ground.

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

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

Each horizontal expansion framing component 44 can both be made of the single long element with C tee section shape.Yet each horizontal expansion framing component 44 can both comprise three horizontal expansion sections: first 50, second portion 52 and third part 54.First 50 is adjacent to first vertical sidepiece 14, and second portion 52 is adjacent to second vertical sidepiece 16, and third part 54 is positioned between first 50 and second 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 by second portion 52 supportings of horizontal expansion framing component 44.In described embodiment, the third part 54 of horizontal expansion 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 except first end 18 and People's Bank of China's door 24, to watch better the parts in container 12.First vertical sidepiece 14, second vertical sidepiece 16, first end 18(see Fig. 1), the second end 20, ceiling section 30 and ground 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 or carriage 70 are along each setting of first vertical 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 horizontal expansion framing component 44 see Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) support along a plurality of carriage 70(of first vertical sidepiece 14 extensions and see Fig. 3).See Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 by the second couple isolated longitudinal extension area supported 58A of second portion 52 supporting of horizontal expansion framing component 44 and 58B supporting along a plurality of carriage 70(of second vertical sidepiece 16 extensions).

Central corridor section 72 is limited between carriage 70 and is positioned at third part 54 tops of horizontal expansion framing component 44.In this central corridor section 72, the third part of horizontal expansion framing component 44 54 supporting aisle 74.Alternatively, aisle 74 can comprise perforated portion 76 and at one or more raceway grooves or wire management passage 78A and the 78B of these perforated portion 76 side longitudinal extensions.Alternatively, one or more raceway grooves or wire management passage (not shown) can extend in central corridor section 72 along ceiling section 30.

Perforated portion 76 utilizes material ventilative, porous or perforation to consist of.For example, perforated portion 76 can utilize perforation tile 80 to consist of, thereby allows Air Flow by 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 Tate Access 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 more removable lid 84 that is attached on it wire management passage 78A and 78B.Each lid 84 can be connected to the open-top 82 of each wire management passage 78A and 78B.As non-limiting example, lid 84 can be connected to by frictional connection, engagement connection etc. the open-top 82 of passage 78A and 78B.

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 or isolation connection device 86, and described isolator or isolation connection device are configured to absorb container 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 the container 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 carriage 70.As shown in Figure 5, each carriage 70 can also be coupled in first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16 one by isolation connection device 86, to prevent that this carriage from collapsing or striking in first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16 of container 12 during transporting or during seismic events etc.

In embodiment as shown in Figure 4, five carriages 70 are along each setting in first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.Yet this is dispensable, and depends on for both sizes of structure carriage 70 and container 12, and the carriage 70 of varying number can be set along first vertical sidepiece 14 and/or second vertical sidepiece 16.

As from Fig. 5 best as shown in, the first overdraught chamber 90A is disposed adjacent in first vertical sidepiece 14 and ceiling 30, the second overdraught chamber 90B of section and is disposed adjacent in second vertical sidepiece 16 and ceiling section 30.The air that is arranged in the first overdraught chamber 90A will be described hereinafter in more detail by vertical cooling system 100A() cooling.Be arranged on air in the second overdraught chamber 90B by roughly similarly vertically cooling system 100B is cooling with vertical cooling system 100A.Cooled air flow into downwards the central corridor section 72 of inside 60 of container 12 from the first overdraught chamber 90A and the second overdraught chamber 90B, and flows to aisle 74.Central corridor section 72 is main as such pipeline, and this pipeline is used for receiving also in conjunction with the cooled air from vertical cooling system 100A and 100B.In other words, vertically cooling system 100A and 100B make the central corridor section 72 of the inside between carriage 70 60 of container 12 be full of cooling-air.As non-limiting example, the air in the central corridor section 72 of the inside 60 of container 12 can have the temperature from about 75 degrees Fahrenheits to about 79 degrees Fahrenheits, has in some embodiments the temperature of about 77 degrees Fahrenheits.

In conjunction with cooled air pass the perforated portion 76 in aisle 74 and enter into horizontal expansion leg space ventilation chamber 46.Both extend transversely framing component 44 cross flow to cooling-air in leg space ventilation chamber 46 towards first vertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.As mentioned below, cooled air upwards is drawn in carriage 70, upwards flow through this carriage, and turn back to the first overdraught chamber 90A and the second overdraught chamber 90B above carriage 70, herein, this cooled air is respectively by vertically cooling system 100A and 100B are again cooling.

Vertically cooling system 100A mechanically separates each other with 100B and operation independently.If vertically in cooling system 100A and 100B is inoperative, another vertical cooling system that works continues in cooling inflow central corridor section 72 and therefore enters into the air of leg space ventilation chamber 46 so, be used for it is assigned at the carriage 70 at the first vertical sidepiece 14 places and at the carriage at the second vertical sidepiece 16 places, and do not consider which vertical cooling system is inoperative.So, data center 10 can come cooling by one in vertical cooling system 100A and 100B separately.Vertically cooling system 100A and 100B both can be connected to public primary power or independent primary power.In addition, vertically cooling 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 them carriage 70 of depositing computing equipment 102.Be received in the rack-mounted electronic equipment that concrete computing equipments 102 in carriage 70 can comprise any calculation element (for example, blade server, so base plate etc.) and any other type known in the art.The structure of carriage 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 except computing equipment 102 from Fig. 7 A, Fig. 7 B.One or more line of electric force 112A and 112B(see Fig. 8 A) to electrical system 110 supply electric power.As non-limiting example, every line of electric force 112A and 112B can be to the electric power of the electrical system 110 about 600 amperes of Y shapes of supply (WYE).

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

Line of electric force 112A is coupled to electrical system 110 by cut-off switch 124A, and this cut-off switch 124A is configured to the electric current of line of electric force 112A and power 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 of electric force 112B can be connected to independent cut-off switch 124B, and this cut-off switch 124B is configured for optionally disconnecting the electric current of line of electric force 112B.

In described embodiment, power distribution panels 120A provides electric power to vertical cooling system 100A, and power distribution panels 120B provides electric power to vertical cooling system 100B.Also both provide electric power to carriage 70 to each in power distribution panels 120A and 120B along first vertical sidepiece 14 of container 12 and the second vertical sidepiece 16.In Fig. 7 B, five carriages 70 that extend along the first vertical sidepiece 14 of container 12 are marked as " CARR.#9 ", " CARR.#7 ", " CARR.#5 ", " CARR.#3 " and " CARR.#1 ", and five carriages 70 that extend along second vertical sidepiece 16 of container 12 are marked as " CARR.#8 ", " CARR.#6 ", " CARR.#4 ", " CARR.#2 " and " CARR.#0 ".

A plurality of electrical leads 130 are connected to the isolating switch 122A-M of power distribution panels 120A and the isolating switch 122A-N of power distribution panels 120B.Each electrical lead 130 that is coupled to the isolating switch 122C-G of power distribution panels 120A and 122I-M all extends in carriage 70 back along first vertical sidepiece 14, each electrical lead 130 that is connected to the isolating switch 122C-G of power distribution panels 120B and 122I-M all along second vertical sidepiece 16 in carriage 70 back extensions.Electrical lead 130 along first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16 extensions delivers power to a plurality of electrical sockets 132, and this electrical socket can be installed on first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16 or carriage 70.For convenience of explanation, in Fig. 7 A, economize except electric power being transmitted to the electrical lead 130 of selected electrical socket 132.

Depend on implementation detail and depending on satisfy the situation of electricity needs, each carriage 70 can both comprise two or more electrical sockets 132.For convenience of explanation, show two electrical sockets 132 for each carriage 70 in Fig. 7 B.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 isolating switch 122C of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#6 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122D of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#4 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122E of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#2 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122F of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#0 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122G of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.

Forward to along the carriage 70 of second vertical 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 of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#7 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122J of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#5 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122K of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#3 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122L of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Electrical socket 132 each difference (by a pair of electrical lead 130) that are used for carriage " CARR.#1 " are coupled to the isolating switch 122M of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.

Electrical system 110 for the independent power supply 133(of each electrical socket 132 for example can comprise, the 480VAC power supply).Each primary power 133 all can be connected between in the isolating switch 122C-G of power distribution panels 120A and 120B and 122I-M one and electrical socket 132.Primary power 133 is coupled to controller 134(and describes hereinafter).Controller 134 sends instructions to primary power 133, to indicate one or more in its respective electrical socket 132 of these power supplys by electric power or to stop one or more transmission electric power in its respective electrical socket 132.Thus, controller 134 controls which electrical socket 132 are powered and which electrical socket is not powered.

In addition, the isolating switch 122H of power distribution panels 120A is coupled to vertical cooling system 100A by electrical lead 130, and the isolating switch 122B of power distribution panels 120B is coupled to vertical cooling system 100B by electrical lead 130.Alternatively, the isolating switch 122B of power distribution panels 120A can be coupled to vertical cooling system 100B, and the isolating switch 122N of power distribution panels 120B can be coupled to vertical cooling system 100A.

The isolating switch 122H of power distribution panels 120B can be coupled to optional humidifier 123 by electrical lead 130.Optional humidifier 123 can comprise the humidity sensor (not shown), and described humidity sensor is configured to produce the moisture signal of the humidity in indication container 12.Controller 134 can be connected to optional humidifier 123 and be configured to receive this moisture signal and explain that this moisture signal is to determine the humidity in container 12.Controller 134 can send instruction to humidifier 123, thereby indicates this humidifier to increase or reduce the interior humidity of container 12 based on this moisture signal.In response to the instruction that comes self-controller 134, humidifier 123 can increase its water vapour and exports to increase the humidity of the inside air in container 12 or reduce the humidity that it exports to reduce the inside air in container 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 of electric force 112B was interrupted, UPS114 provided electric power to each live part of data center 10, and described live part comprises vertical cooling system 100A and 100B, computing equipment 102 etc.In described embodiment, electrical system 110 comprises and is configured to whole carriages 70 and is positioned at the single UPS114 that other electrical equipments (for example, cooling system 100A and 100B) in data center 10 provide electric power.UPS114 can comprise one or more batteries 115.

Can be from 10 provinces of data center except one or more carriages 70, so that the physical space that is used for UPS114 in container 12 to be provided.As non-limiting example, single UPS 114 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 UPS 114 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, UPS 114 can be assemblied in the space envelope face of the first carriage in carriage 70, and the battery 115 of UPS 114 can take with these carriages 70 laterally adjacent to the identical space envelope face of the second carriage of this first carriage.Therefore, data center 10 can be based on the user for the needs of computing equipment 102 and required carriage 70 quantity contrast reliabilities (that is, comprising or do not comprise one or more optional UPS 114) and being configured to thus.

UPS 114 can receive electric power from line of electric force 112B and/or line of electric force 112A.UPS 114 is coupled to power 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, UPS 114 is bypassed.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 of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Be shown in dotted line the control line that controller 134 is connected to switch 124A, 124C and 124D in Fig. 8 B.Control line carries the instruction of self-controller, thereby indicator cock 124A, 124C and 124D disconnect, to be cut to whole electric power of power distribution panels 120A and 120B.Another control line (not shown) can be used in controller 134 is connected to cut-off switch 124B.

UPS 114 is configured to detect when be interrupted and when begin to the electric power of power 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 of electric force 112B(by cut-off switch 124B) electric power that receives sends to power distribution panels 120A and 120B by UPS114 by cut-off switch 124C.When UPS 114 detected line of electric force 112B and no longer carries electric current, UPS 114 can be configured to begin to emit electric power from battery 115 to power distribution panels 120A and 120B; Or alternatively, electric power is sent to power distribution panels 120A and 120B from line of electric force 112A.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 A-8C, UPS 114 comprises static switch 116.In the situation that power loss occurs electric wire 112B, static switch 114 can be to line of electric force 112A traffic load (for example, computing equipment 102).If line of electric force 112A does not provide electric power yet, so UPS 114 will be from battery 115 to electrical system 110 power distribution panels 120A and 120B emit electric power.Alternatively, in the situation that power loss occurs line of electric force 112B, UPS114 will begin from battery 115 to electrical system 110 power 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 of electric force 112A traffic load (for example, computing equipment 102).With separately UPS 114 is connected to line of electric force 112B and compares, the static switch 116 of UPS 114 is connected to line of electric force 112A larger fault tolerance is provided.

Table A hereinafter and table B provide wherein primary power, line of electric force 112A, line of electric force 112B, battery 115 and static switch 116 electric power can be directed to a pair of non-limiting example of power 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 " no (NO) " expression primary power does not provide electric power at static switch 116 places.

Table A

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 section 30 of container 12 in central corridor section 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 section 72 that is arranged on 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, with in the situation that power loss be used for promptly leaving.Controller 134 can be connected to illuminator 140 and be configured to LED142 is connected and closes.

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 that connects connects 150, such as modulator-demodular unit and router etc.Network connects 150 can be connected to external 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, 48 CAT6 GigE networks connect) 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 data center 10 are transmitted between all 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 the computing equipment 102 in carriage 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 first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16, with realize with reside in carriage 70 in being connected of computing equipment 102.In addition, the network cable circuit can reside in wire management passage 78A and 78B.Alternatively, the computing equipment 102 in carriage 70 can be connected to by wireless connections the single parts of dedicated network 154.

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 to primary power 133 by dedicated network 154.In addition, illuminator 140 can be connected to dedicated network 154, and controller 134 can send instructions to illuminator 140 by dedicated network 154.Miscellaneous part (for example, optional humidifier 123 and vertical cooling system 100A and 100B) can be connected to dedicated network 154, and purpose is to communicate by letter with controller 134 and/or receives instructions from controller 134.

Network connects 150 can be connected to dedicated network 154, and purpose is to provide communication between dedicated network 154 and external network 152.Be used for to implement dedicated network 154, computing equipment 102 is connected to dedicated network 154 and is known in the art with the method and apparatus that dedicated network 154 is connected to external network 152, and therefore will not be described in detail at this.

Controller

As skilled in the art will understand, controller 134 is coupled to storer 136 and/or comprises storer 136.Storer 136 comprises can be by the instruction of controller 134 execution.Controller 134 can also be connected to the one or more temperature sensors 137 in the inside 60 that is arranged on container 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 by controller 134, described instruction indicating control was explained the temperature signal that is received from each temperature sensor 137, to obtain measured temperature.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 each temperature sensor 137 etc.

Controller 134 can be controlled computing equipment 102(by dedicated network 154 and see Fig. 6) and the interior environment of container 12.Be coupled at controller 134 and connect 150 embodiment to the network of external network 152, the one or more remote computing device (not shown) that are coupled to external 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 from optional humidifier 123 by controller.In addition, remote computing device can send instructions to controller 134, thereby indicates this controller to send instruction to optional humidifier 123, thereby increases or reduce the interior humidity of container 12.Remote computing device can also send instruction by indicating control 134, thereby makes selected primary power 133(be coupled to selected electrical socket 132) power up or power down.In addition, the LED142 of illuminator 140 can also indicating control 134 is connected or close to remote computing device.

Controller 134 can the interior environmental system of monitoring of containers 12.For example, vertically cooling system 100A and 100B each can comprise that all cooling system processor or controller 380(hereinafter describe).Controller 134 can be connected to cooling system 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 excess Temperature of cold-producing medium stream and Cooling calculation equipment 102 etc. fully).In addition, controller 134 can send instruction to cooling system controller 380, to indicate this cooling system controller operation or inoperation based on the temperature in container 12.

Storer 136 can comprise such instruction, and this instruction is given the information reporting relevant with power consumption with the electric power availability for monitoring electrical system 110 and indicating control 134 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 make electrical 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 UPS114, 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 of computing equipment 102 are connected or closed, provide data etc. to this remote computing device.

Controller 134 can comprise user 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 each temperature sensor 137 and any data that are received from the other system in container 12.

Carriage

The illustrative embodiments of carriage 70 is provided in Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 9.As mentioned above, carriage 70 is configured to deposit computing 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 the art.Carriage 70 has the roughly open bottom 210 relative with open-top 212 roughly.Carriage 70 also has roughly open front 214, computing equipment 102, fan, electric wire circuit, can rack-mounted equipment, annex etc. is received in this roughly in open front, be used for leaving in wherein and therein being used.Relative with open front 214, carriage 70 has rear portion 216.

Cable line and wiring (for example, electric wire, telecommunication cable etc.) can enter into carriage 70 by rear portion 216, and this rear portion can be opened and/or can be comprised one or more 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 first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.In addition, electrical socket 132(sees Fig. 7) be positioned to be adjacent to the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 along first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16.This electrical socket 132 and telecommunication cable circuit can be coupled to by the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 computing equipment 102 in this carriage.

As skilled in the art to understand, the quantity that is accommodated in the computing equipment 102 in the inside 60 of container 12 is determined by the capacity that quantity and each carriage of carriage 70 holds computing equipment 102 at least in part.Carriage 70 comprises framework 220, and this framework can be installed or otherwise be attached to computing equipment 102, fan, cable line, the rack-mounted equipment of energy, annex etc.Framework 220 is configured to allow air to flow in open bottom 210, upwards flow through carriage 70, flow through and other article in computing equipment 102 and the computing equipment thereof and flow 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 area is 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.Those skilled in the art are understood that, be applied to by the general knowledge with this area the carriage that this instruction can construct the setting equipment receiving area with varying number, and such embodiment fall in the scope of this instruction.

Its upright, supported member 222A-H is connected to together by the ventilation top board 226 with hole 228A-F at open-top 212 places of carriage 70, described hole 228A-F is communicated with equipment receiving area 224A-C, and adding hot-air can leave this equipment receiving area 224A-C and be sent to the corresponding first or second overdraught chamber 90A or the 90B that is positioned at ventilation top board top by this top board that ventilates.Its upright, supported member 222A-H is connected to together by forward track 230 at open bottom 210 places along the front portion 214 of carriage 70 and is connected to together by back track 232 at open bottom 210 places along the rear portion 216 of carriage 70.

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

Its upright, supported member 222A-D along the front portion 214 of carriage 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 two opening 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 480V to approximately 48V rectification.With reference to figure 7B, the electrical socket 132 that is connected to power distribution panels 120A can be connected to one of them rectifier 242, and the electrical socket 132 that is connected to other power distribution panels 120B can be connected to other rectifiers in rectifier 242.Thus, each rectifier 242 all receives the electric power from different power distribution panels 120A or 120B.

Forward Fig. 9 to, alternatively, its upright, supported member 222E-H along the rear portion 216 of carriage 70 can comprise one or more openings 241, and these openings roughly are similar to opening 240A-F and align with one or more respective openings 240A-F of its upright, supported member 222A-D.

One or more openend conduit 250A-F can be along anterior 214 its upright, supported member 222A-D with extend between its upright, supported member 222E-H at rear portion 216.Each in these conduits 250A-F all has the open forward end 251(of section that is oppositely arranged with open back end section 253 and sees Fig. 3).Each conduit 250A-F all can be configured to provide from the front portion 214 of carriage 70 to the cable through (not shown) at the rear 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 networks for example connect 252A-F(, the Ethernet socket) can be positioned to be adjacent to the front portion 214 of carriage 70 and be connected to the cable (not shown) that extends through conduit 250A-F.

As shown in Figure 6, equipment receiving area 224A-C each all can be divided into four sections " S1-S4 " (each carriage 70 altogether 12 sections).Each section " S1-S4 " can use 24 Ethernets to connect; Yet this is dispensable.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 of air 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 by equipment receiving area 224A-C, and these air moving assemblies 260 are installed between its upright, supported member 222A-H of carriage 70.Each air moving assembly 260 includes framework 262, and this belfry becomes to be arranged in equipment receiving area 224A-C one.Framework 262 holds a plurality of air 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.The quantity that is arranged on the air moving assembly in each equipment receiving area 224A-C can be determined based on the cooling required amount of air circulation of computing equipment that is received in wherein at least in part.Air moving assembly 260 all receives from electrical lead 130(sees Fig. 7) electric power, described electrical lead transports electric power to carriage 70 and makes computing equipment 102 energising that is contained in wherein.

Setting equipment 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, erect equipment receiving area 224A-C and can be configured to receive along being vertically oriented blade server 103.Alternatively, erectting equipment receiving area 224A-C can be configured to receive blade server along horizontal alignment.

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

Isolation connection device 86 can be connected to along the bottom 210 of carriage 70 its upright, supported member 222A-H.Alternatively, isolation connection device 86 can be installed to along forward track 230, back track 232 and/or the member 236 of 210 location, bottom of carriage 70.As from Fig. 5 best as shown in, isolation connection device 86 can also be with one or more first vertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepieces 16 that are connected to container 12 in its upright, supported member 222E-H.

Vertical cooling system

With reference to figure 5, as mentioned above, the cooling air that upwards flows by the carriage 70 that arranges along first vertical sidepiece 14 of vertical cooling system 100A, and the cooling air that upwards flows by the carriage 70 that arranges along second vertical sidepiece 16 of vertical cooling system 100B.Vertically cooling system 100B is with vertically cooling system 100A is roughly the same.Therefore for illustration purpose, will only describe vertical cooling system 100B in detail.

Forward Figure 10 to, vertically cooling system 100B comprises two kinds of flows, i.e. cold-producing medium stream and cold water or cooling water flow.In vertical cooling system 100B, cold-producing medium stream is cooled by its heat is delivered to cooling water flow.Vertically cooling system 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 the water 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 closed-loop path 312, and this closed-loop path turns back to external refrigeration water source 310 with again cooling with heated previous chilled water.Closed-loop path 312 and water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 are spaced apart with carriage 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 the computing equipment 102 of data center 10.

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

Inlet tube 334 is connected in outlet of inlet valve 330 and vertically between water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 of cooling system 100B.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 in inlet valve 330 of inlet tube (not shown) and vertical cooling system 100A.

Outlet 336 is connected between an entrance of water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 of vertical cooling system 100B and outlet valve 332.Outlet 336 is transported to outlet valve 332 with cooling water flow from water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300.Similarly the outlet (not shown) is connected between another entrance of water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300 of vertical cooling system 100A and outlet valve 332.

Below the condensing temperature of the moisture in air in the interior mobile cooling water flow of inlet tube 334 can be cooled to inlet tube the inside 60 of container 12.Therefore, water can be on inlet tube 334 condensation and from this inlet tube drippage.Similarly, below the condensing temperature of the moisture in air in the interior mobile cooling water flow of outlet 336 can be cooled to outlet the inside 60 of container 12, thereby make water condensation and from this outlet drippage on outlet.

Basin or drip pan 340 can be arranged on inlet tube 334 and outlet 336 belows.Can drop onto drip pan 340 from any condensate water of inlet tube 334 and outlet 336 drippages.Drip pan 340 comprises outlet or freeing port 342, and condensate water leaves drip pan 340 by this outlet or freeing port.Freeing port 342 can extend through container 12 ground board 32 and can with the environment open communication of container 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 from container 12 guiding.

Inlet tube 334 and drip pan 340 form passive dehumidification system 350 together, the humidity in this passive dehumidification system restriction container 12 and can not consume surpass vertical 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 by passive 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 and outlet valve 332 etc.) of the condensation thereon of supplying water.

In vertical cooling system 100B, the coolant flow 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.Cold-producing medium supply manifold 354 is transported to a plurality of supply pipes 360 with cooling cold-producing medium, 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 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.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, with again cooling by the cooling water flow in described water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300.

Cold-producing medium supply manifold 354, supply pipe 360, back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 and recirculatory pipe 372 all can comprise one or more flow regulators or the valve 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-producing medium supply manifold 354 is included in a valve 358 before the first supply pipe 360, and described valve 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 a valve 358, and described valve 358 is adjusted to the cold-producing medium stream of each heat exchanger 370.By optionally regulating the cold-producing medium stream by valve 358, the amount of cooling water that is fed to each heat exchanger 370 can be conditioned.

Vertically cooling system 100B can comprise the one or more sensors 376 that connect with cold-producing medium supply manifold 354, supply pipe 360, back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 and/or recirculatory pipe 372.Each temperature sensor 376 all can be used in the temperature of monitoring refrigerant stream and produces temperature signal.As mentioned above, vertically cooling system 100B can comprise cooling system controller 380, and this cooling system controller can be connected to inlet 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 of inlet 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 coolant flow in the closed-loop path 352 of vertical cooling system 100B.Thus, be used for the flow velocity of the cooling water flow of cooling refrigeration agent stream by change, can regulate the temperature of the cold-producing medium stream in closed-loop path 352.

If there is any cold-producing medium to leak from vertical cooling system 100B, this cold-producing medium leaks with gas or vapor form so.Therefore, even refrigrant leakage occurs, this cold-producing medium yet can not leak or drop onto above computing equipment 102.The temperature of cold-producing medium supply manifold 354, supply pipe 360, back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 and the recirculatory pipe 372 of confession refrigerant circulation 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-producing medium supply manifold 354, supply pipe 360, back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 and recirculatory pipe 372.As a result, cold-producing medium stream can not make computing equipment 102 be exposed to drippage water (because 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 as 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 angled setting of open-top 212 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, at the air of coil pack 373 outsides and carry out heat interchange between the interior mobile cold-producing medium of coil pack 373.The coil pack 373 of heat exchanger 370 can be angled, can be used for the quantity of cooling surface in the space of positioning heat interchanger 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 coil pack 373 can change from about 144 degree to about 158 degree.Therefore, can limit between the open-top 212 of coil pack 373 and carriage 70 from about 144 degree to about 158 angles of spending.

The cooling power of heat 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, by variable valve 358, the amount that flow to the cold-producing medium each heat exchanger 370 from each supply pipe 360 can be conditioned.Thus, vertically the cooling power of cooling system 100B can be customized for the part of each carriage 70, each carriage etc.In addition, the amount of the heat that cooling power can be at least in part produced by computing 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 from supply pipe 360 to heat exchanger 370 can be for the computing equipment 102(in container 12 for example, blade server) concrete distribution and be customized.In addition, the valves 358 in cold-producing medium supply manifold 354 can be used to control to the cold-producing medium stream of all heat exchangers 370 of vertical cooling system 100B.Similarly, the valve (not shown) in back flow of refrigerant manifold 356 can be used to limit the cold-producing medium stream from all heat exchangers 370 of vertical cooling system 100B.

A plurality of bend pipes or bending conduit 390 can be connected between at least a portion of open-top 212 of each heat exchanger 370 and adjacent brackets 70, being directed to heat exchanger 370 from the heated air that carriage 70 rises.In described embodiment, bending conduit 390 is connected between the part (for example, only about half of) of single heat exchanger 370 and the open-top 212 of adjacent brackets 70.Each bending conduit 390 all has bend 392, and is defined for the crooked travel path of displacing the heated air heat exchanger 370 from carriage 70.By the heated air that will rise from carriage 70 ceiling section 30 guiding along container 12, bend 392 helps to prevent in overdraught chamber 90A and 90B to form back pressures along ceiling section 30, and this back pressure is back shifted heated air onto in the open-top 212 of carriage 70.In described embodiment, bending conduit 390 comprises interior panelling 394, and this baffle plate makes bending conduit 390 along crooked travel path bifurcated.

Containment member 396 is positioned between the rear portion 216 and first vertical sidepiece 14 and second vertical sidepiece 16 of carriage 70.Similarly, containment member 397 is positioned between the front portion 214 and heat exchanger 370 of carriage 70. Containment member 396 and 397 helps the remainder sealing from the inside 60 of container 12 with overdraught chamber 90A and 90B.Containment member 396 and 397 can be configured to by any suitable material known in the art (comprising foam).

Promoted from this heat exchanger by air moving assembly 260 by the cooling air of heat exchanger 370, and the aisle 74 of described air on the ground of container 12 board 32 flows downward from angled heat exchanger 370.As mentioned above, aisle 74 comprises perforated portion 76, and this perforated portion allows air flow through and enter into leg space ventilation chamber 46 from it.If horizontal expansion framing component 44 is embodied as C tee section shape, air can be in the interior cross flow of open interior 47 of horizontal expansion framing component 44 so.In other words, can be construed to be the part of contiguous leg space ventilation chamber 46 to the open interior 47 of C shape horizontal expansion framing component 44.

In case be positioned at one of them leg space ventilation chamber 46, this air just may flow to below carriage 70.Extend to below aisle 74 due to horizontal expansion framing component 44 below the carriage 70 that both arrange along first vertical sidepiece 14 and the second vertical sidepiece 16, thus air by horizontal expansion framing component 44 from the aisle 74 times facing to carriage 70 and below this carriage transverse guidance.In case be positioned at below carriage 70, air is just upwards aspirated and enters into this carriage 70 by the air moving assembly 260 of carriage, and by and around computing equipment 102.During by computing equipment 102 heating, heated air raises by carriage 70, and enters into bending conduit 390 when air, and this bending conduit is directed to heated air in the heat exchanger relevant to carriage 370, with by again cooling.

As mentioned above, each carriage 70 includes air moving device 264(and sees Fig. 5).Consumed how to flow and to flow into heat exchanger 370 from carriage 70 by air at least in part with the quantity of power of Cooling calculation equipment 102 fully by air moving device 264 and determine.Therefore, the shape of bending conduit 390 in overdraught chamber 90A and the 90B quantity of power that can be consumed by air moving device 264 is at least in part determined.Therefore, bending conduit 390 can be configured to reduce or minimize the quantity of power that is consumed by air moving device 264.

If container 12 be positioned at the air of external container wherein have be suitable for the cooling computing equipment 102(that are arranged in carriage 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 container by this opening, with cooling this computing equipment 102.This container can also comprise such opening, can leave this container by this opening by the air of computing equipment 102 heating and enter into external environment condition, in such embodiment, vertically cooling system 100A and 100B(see Fig. 5) some air cooling-parts can be economized from data center 10 and be removed.

Figure 11 provides to be used for having and has been suitable for the cooling computing equipment 102(that are arranged in carriage 70 and sees Fig. 6) the data center 400 of environment of temperature.For convenience of explanation, refer to data center 400 with identical Reference numeral and the 10(of data center sees Fig. 5) same parts.Data center 400 comprises container 402, and it is similar to container 12(and sees Fig. 5).For convenience of explanation, only the aspect different from container 12 of container 402 will be described in detail.

Container 402 comprises: a plurality of the first upper opening 410A; A plurality of the second upper opening 410B; A plurality of the first lower openings 412A; And a plurality of the second lower openings 412B.A plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the first lower openings 412A extend along first vertical sidepiece 14 of container 402.A plurality of the second upper opening 410B and a plurality of the second lower openings 412B extend along second vertical sidepiece 16 of container 402.A plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B provide overdraught chamber 90A and 90B respectively and the environment of container 402 outsides between open communication.A plurality of the first lower openings 412A and a plurality of the second lower openings 412B provide the open communication between the environment of leg space ventilation chamber 46 and container 402 outsides.

Cooling-air enters into leg space ventilation chamber 46 by air moving assembly 260 suctions that are arranged in carriage 70 by a plurality of the first lower openings 412A and a plurality of the second lower openings 412B.102(sees Fig. 6 by computing equipment) air of heating promotes by a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B from overdraught chamber 90A and 90B respectively by air moving assembly 260.In this embodiment, the humidity of the air by controlling container 402 outsides is controlled the humidity of the air of container 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 in a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B, and single window shutter 420 is received in each the inside in a plurality of the first lower openings 412A and a plurality of the second lower openings 412B.Yet this is dispensable.

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

Window shutter 420 can optionally be opened and closed so that data center 400 optionally transition between development system state and closed system state, in this open system state, at least one window shutter 420 is opened, and in this closed system state, all window shutter 420 all is closed.Based on external environmental factor, data center 400 can operate to adopt when appropriate " free air " cooling under the open system state, and where necessary (for example, air themperature in external environment condition is too hot or too cold, and the air in external environment condition is too wet, the air in 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 cooling water source 310, chilled water/refrigerant heat exchanger 300, cold-producing medium supply manifold 354, back flow of refrigerant manifold 356, supply pipe 360, recirculatory pipe 372, refrigerant/air heat exchanger 370, bending conduit 390, T shape inlet valve 330, T shape outlet valve 332, the first water piping 318, the 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) be transitioned into the closed system state during by power down.

In some embodiments, window shutter 420 is configured so that whole window shutters 420 open or close simultaneously.For example, each window 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 off-position, whole blades 422 of window shutter 420 were closed; And when this switch was shown in an open position, whole blades 422 of window 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 flow and prevent that simultaneously sediment (rain, snow etc.) from entering container 402 by a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B from a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B.

With reference to Figure 12, provide the alternative embodiment of window shutter 420.Window shutter 430 is configured to be coupled to the ceiling section 30 of a plurality of the second upper opening 410B of being adjacent to of container 402 and stretches out away from the ceiling section 30 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to a plurality of the first upper opening 410A(of being adjacent to of container 402 to be coupled to and sees Figure 11) ceiling section 30 and stretch out away from the ceiling section 30 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to be coupled to the one or more ground board 32 in a plurality of the second lower openings 412B of being adjacent to of container 402 and stretches out away from the ground board 32 of this container 402.Window shutter 430 also is configured to be coupled to a plurality of the first lower openings 412A(of being adjacent to of container 402 and sees Figure 11) in one or more ground boards 32 and stretch out away from the ground board 32 of this container 402.

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

Figure 13 and Figure 14 provide to be used for having and have been suitable for the cooling computing equipment 102(that are arranged in carriage 70 and see Fig. 6) the data center 450 of environment of temperature.For convenience of explanation, identical Reference numeral is used to refer to the same parts of data center 450 and data center 10 and 400.Data center 450 comprises container 452, and it roughly is similar to container 12(and sees Fig. 1).For convenience of explanation, the only aspect different from container 12 of container 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 the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B.Yet 450 provinces of data center are except a plurality of the first lower openings 412A and a plurality of the second lower openings 412B.On the contrary, data center 450 comprises a plurality of the first lateral openings 456A and a plurality of the second lateral openings 456B.A plurality of the first lateral openings 456A extend along first vertical sidepiece 14 of container 452, and a plurality of the second lateral openings 456B extend along second vertical sidepiece 16 of container 452.

Environment and leg space ventilation chamber 46(that a plurality of the first lateral openings 456A and a plurality of the second lateral openings 456B are provided at container 452 outsides see Figure 11) between open communication.Cooling-air is seen Figure 11 by air moving assembly 260() suction by a plurality of the first lateral openings 456A and and a plurality of the second lateral 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 from overdraught chamber 90A and 90B() promote by a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B.In this embodiment, the humidity of the air by controlling container 452 outsides is controlled the humidity of the air in container 452.

In Figure 13, window shutter 420 is received in each in a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B, and a plurality of the first lateral openings 456A and a plurality of the second side direction 456B are covered by the window shutter 560 that roughly is similar to window shutter 420.In Figure 14, a plurality of the first upper opening 410A and a plurality of the second upper opening 410B are illustrated does not have window shutter, and a plurality of the first lateral openings 456A and a plurality of the second lateral openings 456B are covered by window blind assembly 562, and this window blind assembly stretches out away from container 452.

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

Aforementioned embodiments has been described the different parts that are comprised in different miscellaneous parts or the different parts that are associated from different miscellaneous parts.The architecture that it being understood that this description is only 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.

Although 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 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 scope.In addition, it being understood that the present invention is only limited by appended claims.Skilled person will appreciate that, generally, that this paper uses, 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 in the situation that there be not this 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 in 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 such as " (a) " or " (an) " (for example, " one (a) " and/or " one (an) " should be interpreted as meaning " at least one " or " one or more " usually) indefinite article the time, this is for being used for introducing same being suitable for of definite article use that claim is quoted.In addition, introduce even quote clearly the concrete numbering that claim is quoted, 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 there is no 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 the dividing an application of U.S. utility patent application serial number 12/347,415 of the present while pending trial of " the Data Center " by name that submit on Dec 31st, 2008, and requires the right of priority of above-mentioned application.

Claims (4)

1. data center, described data center comprises:

Container, described container comprises electric system and network, and described electric system comprises a plurality of power supplys, and each is connected to electrical socket these power supplys, and described network is coupled to each in described a plurality of power supply;

A plurality of calculation elements, described a plurality of calculation elements be coupled to the described electrical socket of described a plurality of power supplys and described network both; And

controller, described controller is each in described a plurality of power supplys by described net connection, described controller can operate to indicate the first in described a plurality of power supply electric power to be provided and to indicate the second portion in described a plurality of power supply not provide electric power to its respective electrical socket to its respective electrical socket, described second portion is different from described first, described controller by described net connection to described a plurality of calculation elements and can operate to send instructions to by described network in described a plurality of calculation element, be connected to any calculation element of the electrical socket that connects with the described first of described a plurality of power supplys.

2. data center according to claim 1, described data center uses in conjunction with the primary power to described electric system supply electric power, wherein, described electric system also comprises at least one electric cut-off switch, described electric cut-off switch is connected between described primary power and described a plurality of power supply, described controller by described net connection to described at least one electric cut-off switch, and described controller can operate to open described at least one electric cut-off switch, stops thus to described a plurality of Power supplies.

3. electrical control method that uses controller, described controller is connected to a plurality of calculation elements by network and one or more line of electric force, and described method comprises:

Electric power availability, situation or the consumption of the single parts of sensing input power, UPS, computing equipment, the single parts of non-computing equipment etc.;

Described electric power availability, situation or consumption and predetermined value are compared; And

If the availability of described electric power, situation or consumption surpass described predetermined value, provide so signal.

4. method according to claim 3, the method also comprises:

Receive described signal; And

Termination is powered from selected source to the power supply of selected source or termination.

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