# US 10,455,742 B2 · Architecture for cryptocurrency mining operation

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- Number: US 10,455,742 B2
- Document ID: US10455742B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/121,112
- Filed: 2018-09-04
- Published: 2019-03-07
- Granted: 2019-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-09-01
- Assignees: Bitmain Technologies Inc.
- Applicants: Bitmain Technologies Limited
- Inventors: Wei Yu; Jiahai Su; Linlin Zheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455742B2

## CPC

- H05K 7/20645: {within cabinets for removing heat from sub-racks}
- H04L 9/0637: {Modes of operation, e.g. cipher block chaining [CBC], electronic codebook [ECB] or Galois/counter mode [GCM]}
- H04L 9/3239: {involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD}
- H05K 7/20745: {within rooms for removing heat from cabinets, e.g. by air conditioning device}
- H05K 7/20836: {Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control}
- H04L 9/50: {using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees}
- H04L 2209/56: Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
- H05K 7/20572: {within cabinets for removing heat from sub-racks, e.g. plenum}
- H05K 7/20736: {within cabinets for removing heat from server blades}
- H05K 7/20781: {within cabinets for removing heat from server blades}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

The present invention is a modular, energy efficient structure for housing racks of computers specifically designed for mining Bitcoin assets. The fundamental principal towards an optimized mining facility design is to decrease electricity consumption as well as effective construction budget management, ensuring only appropriate business expenditures. The side benefits including improved stability of the facility computer network and electricity supply. The design concept is carried out through a cool/hot air segregation process, which results in controllable internal facilities temperatures, dust filtration and energy savings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An architecture for cryptocurrency mining, comprising:
a plurality of modules separated into a warm section and a cool section, each module including an intake shutter, a macroparticle filtration system, an air temperature altering filtration system, and a microparticle filtration system in the cool section;
a panel separating the warm section and the cool section, the panel having apertures;
a plurality of computers within the modules adapted to perform calculations for mining cryptocurrencies, the plurality of computers arranged to be positioned in the cool section and eject heat directly to the warm section through the apertures;
exhaust fans positioned in the warm section for moving warm air out of the modules;
whereby modules are arranged so that the moving warm air from adjacent modules enter a common current of upwardly moving air outside of the modules.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, further comprising a motorized intake shutter for controlling an opening of the intake shutter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, further comprising a water curtain positioned between the macroparticle filtration system and the microparticle filtration system.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 3, where the water curtain comprises the air temperature altering filtration system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, further comprising a window above the plurality of computers.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the modules include a roof having an inclination with the horizontal of between 7 and 12 degrees.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computers is coupled to a distribution cabinet.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 7, further comprising a power supply transformer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the apertures in the panel are of a size equal to a size of fans in the plurality of computers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the panel is comprised of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the module maintains an internal temperature of between 20-30 degrees centigrade and a relative humidity of air inside the module of between 30-60%.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The architecture for cryptocurrency mining of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computers are positioned two thirds of a distance between the intake shutter and the exhaust fans.