Computer server heat regulation utilizing integrated precision air flow
AssigneeDHK Storage, LLC
InventorDavid Klein
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Abstract
The present invention includes a rack stand for computer servers that ingests cooled air and accepts heated exhaust. Oriented cooled spaces adjacent to heated spaces allows thermoelectric power generation.
Claims17
A server rack system comprising:
- a server rack stand, having a computer support surface, defining:
- (i) a cool reservoir void having a cool inlet and a cool outlet;
- and (ii) an exhaust reservoir void, adjacent to said cool reservoir void, having an exhaust inlet and exhaust outlet;
- and (iii) a demarcation wall separating said cool reservoir void from said exhaust reservoir void;
- a Peltier generator complex, supported by said demarcation wall contacting both said cool reservoir void and said exhaust reservoir void;
- a rack circuit, in electrical communication with said Peltier generator complex, adapted for the transmission of current from said Peltier generator complex to a load;
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- a substantially sealed computer, adapted to be releasably affixed to said server rack stand, having a case defining an airflow inlet opening adapted to accept cool air from said cool outlet and an airflow outlet opening adapted to transmit exhaust air to said exhaust inlet.
A server facility comprising:
- a building defining an enclosed building interior and having building inlet conduit for sealed movement of gas within said building and outlet conduit for exhausting gas to a heat reservoir;
- a server rack stand, having a computer support surface, defining:
- (i) a cool reservoir void having a cool inlet and a cool outlet;
- and (ii) an exhaust reservoir void, adjacent to said cool reservoir void, having an exhaust inlet and exhaust outlet;
- and (iii) a demarcation wall separating said cool reservoir void from said exhaust reservoir void;
- a substantially sealed computer, adapted to releasably affix to said server rack stand, having a case defining an airflow inlet opening adapted to accept cool air from said cool outlet and an airflow outlet opening adapted to transmit exhaust air to said exhaust inlet;
- a Peltier generator complex, supported by said demarcation wall contacting both said cool reservoir void and said exhaust reservoir void;
- a rack circuit, in electrical communication with said Peltier generator complex;
- a server conduit forming a sealed connection between said airflow inlet opening and said cool outlet, and said airflow outlet opening and said exhaust inlet;
- an airflow source for urging air from said building inlet conduit to said heat reservoir.
The facility of 10 further comprising a load, in electrical communication with said rack circuit, adapted to urge airflow from said building inlet conduit to said heat reservoir.
The facility of 11 wherein said airflow source includes ft said load proximate to said rack stand.
The facility of 8 wherein said rack circuit of said rack stand includes an electrical outlet adapted to transmit current from said Peltier generator complex to a load distant from said rack stand.
The facility of 11 wherein said rack circuit outlet is in electrical communication with a general circuit of said building.
A method for electrical generation within a server farm facility, said method comprising:
- urging air through A building conduit into a cooler reservoir void of a server rack stand, having a computer support surface, defining:
- (i) said cooler reservoir void having a cool inlet and a cool outlet;
- and (ii) an exhaust reservoir void, adjacent to said cool reservoir void, having an exhaust inlet and an exhaust outlet;
- and (iii) a demarcation wall separating said cool reservoir void from said exhaust reservoir void;
- conducting air into a substantially sealed computer, releasably affixed to said server rack stand, having a case defining an airflow inlet opening adapted to accept cool air from said cool outlet and an airflow outlet opening adapted to transmit exhaust air to said exhaust inlet;
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- generating electricity via a Peltier generator complex, supported by said demarcation wall contacting both said cool reservoir void and said exhaust reservoir void, into a rack circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.