Portable blockchain mining systems and methods of use
AssigneeUpstream Data Inc.
InventorStephen Barbour
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Abstract
Portable blockchain mining systems and methods of use are discussed here. Systems include a portable building; a plurality of blockchain mining processors mounted within, or a plurality of blockchain mining processor mounts located within, an interior of the portable building; an air inlet defined in the portable building; and an air outlet defined in the portable building. Air outlets may be above the air inlet and oriented to direct exhaust air in an upward direction out of the portable building. A cooling fan may be connected to convey air through the air inlet, across the plurality of blockchain mining processors and out the air outlet. The cooling fan may simultaneously cool a genset and processors 72. Compact, stackable mining modules are discussed.
Claims21
A portable blockchain mining system comprising:
- a portable building defining an air inlet and an air outlet;
- an engine;
- an engine radiator connected to supply and return a coolant to and from the engine;
- a plurality of blockchain mining processors;
- a generator connected to be driven by the engine and connected to power the plurality of blockchain mining processors;
- a cooling fan oriented to draw air through the portable building to cool and maintain, in use, the engine and the plurality of blockchain mining processors within respective operating ranges of temperature;
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- in which the plurality of blockchain mining processors are located upstream of the engine radiator, along a cooling air path defined by the portable building and the cooling fan and extended between the air inlet and the air outlet in the portable building, with the cooling fan being structured and oriented to independently provide sufficient air flow to cool both the plurality of blockchain mining processors and the engine to their respective operating ranges of temperature.
A portable blockchain mining system comprising:
- a portable building having side walls, a roof, and a floor, collectively defining an interior;
- an engine mounted to the floor of the portable building within the interior;
- an engine radiator mounted within the interior and connected to supply and return coolant to and from the engine;
- a plurality of blockchain mining processors mounted on a rack in a vertical stack within the interior adjacent an air inlet in a side wall of the side walls of the portable building, and wherein the plurality of blockchain mining processors are located upstream the engine radiator;
- one or more controllers connected to operate the plurality of blockchain mining processors;
- a generator mounted within the interior of the portable building and connected to be driven by the engine and connected to power the plurality of blockchain mining processors;
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- a cooling fan forming part of the engine radiator and mounted within the interior, the cooling fan oriented to draw air through the air inlet into the portable building, across the plurality of blockchain mining processors, across the engine radiator, and out an air outlet defined by the portable building to independently provide sufficient air flow to cool and maintain, in use, the engine and the plurality of blockchain mining processors within respective operating ranges of temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.