Multi-floor data center cooling system

A multi-floor data center, comprising:

• a data center building having a plurality of floors;
• a single air intake module spanning each of the plurality of floors and configured to receive external air into the data center building;
• a plurality of air cooling modules, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes at least one of the plurality of air cooling modules, and each of the plurality of air cooling modules is configured to house:
• a cooling coil configured to receive external air from the single air intake module and connected to a centralized liquid cooling system;
• or
• a direct free air filter configured to filter air from the single air intake module;
• and
• a plurality of IT modules, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes one of the IT modules configured to house a plurality of computing systems, wherein air from each of the plurality of air cooling modules is introduced into each of the plurality of IT modules.

A multi-floor data center comprising:

• a data center building having a plurality of floors;
• a single air intake module spanning each of the plurality of floors and configured to receive external air into the data center building through a side wall of the data center building;
• a plurality of cooling coil modules, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes at least one of the plurality of cooling coil modules configured to receive the external air from the single air intake module to cool a cooling coil;
• a plurality of enhanced cooling modules, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes at least one of the plurality of enhanced cooling modules configured to further cool internal air;
• an external cooling unit in communication with the plurality of enhanced cooling modules;
• a centralized liquid cooling system configured to circulate cooling liquid to the cooling coil for each of the plurality of cooling coil modules and to the external cooling unit;
• a plurality of IT modules, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes one of the IT modules configured to house a plurality of computing systems, wherein internal air is cooled at each of the plurality of cooling coil modules and enhanced cooling modules before being introduced into each of the plurality of IT modules;
• and
• a plurality of return air ducts, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes one of the plurality of return air ducts configured to direct the internal air from one of the IT modules to a corresponding cooling coil module.