Base electrical module for modular data center
AssigneeSchneider Electric It Corporation
InventorsStuart Michael Sheehan, Tannan Whidden Winter, Deborah Marie Dailey, Karl Duncan Langmuir, Kevin Robert Brown
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Abstract
A modular data center includes a base electrical module having a casing, a controller supported by the casing, and a power distribution unit coupled to the controller. The modular data center further includes an equipment rack having a frame coupled to the base electrical module, with the frame of the equipment rack being configured to receive electronic equipment. The electronic equipment receives power from the base electrical module. The base electrical module is external to the equipment rack.
Claims26
A modular data center comprising:
- a base electrical module including a casing, a controller supported by the casing, and a power distribution unit coupled to the controller, the power distribution unit including a plurality of outlets;
- and
- an equipment rack including a frame coupled to the base electrical module, the frame of the equipment rack being configured to receive electronic equipment,
- wherein the electronic equipment receives power from the power distribution unit of the base electrical module, and
- wherein the base electrical module is external to the equipment rack.
A method of assembling and installing a modular data center, the method comprising:
- installing a base electrical module on a surface, the base electrical module including a casing, a controller supported by the casing, and a power distribution unit coupled to the controller, the power distribution unit including a plurality of outlets;
- and
- hingedly connecting an equipment rack to the base electrical module, the equipment rack including a frame coupled to the base electrical module, the frame of the equipment rack being configured to receive electronic equipment,
- wherein the electronic equipment receives power from the power distribution unit of the base electrical module, and
- wherein the base electrical module is external to the equipment rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.