Containment solution for phase change systems
AssigneeBaidu USA LLC
InventorTianyi Gao
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for managing coolant in data centers are disclosed. Coolant may be used in data centers to regulate the temperatures of computing devices. The disclosed methods and system may provide for containment of vapor and condensation of the vapor into coolant. The coolant may be used as part of a two phase cooling system to cool the computing devices. The vapor may be generated when the coolant removes heat from computing devices during operation while at least partially submerged in the coolant. A mobile condenser is used for condensing the vapor within the containment.
Claims18
A containment system for operating a two phase immersion cooling system with a coolant to cool computing devices positioned in immersion tanks, the containment system comprising:
- a first immersion tank aisle comprising:
- an information technology (IT) space for storing the immersion tanks, and
- an access space that runs along a length of the first immersion tank aisle and from which each of the immersion tanks in the IT space can be physically accessed;
- a vapor management aisle positioned above the first immersion tank aisle to receive vapor that rises from the first immersion tank aisle, the vapor management aisle comprising:
- a vapor return unit configured to condense the vapor into the coolant;
- a service aisle positioned next to the first immersion tank aisle;
- a rear side service entrance through which the immersion tanks are moved into the IT space, wherein the rear side service entrance is positioned between the first immersion tank aisle and the service aisle;
- a second immersion tank aisle substantially similar to the first immersion tank aisle, wherein the second immersion tank aisle and the first immersion tank aisle are positioned on opposite side of the service aisle, and the second immersion tank aisle is positioned and oriented to mirror the first immersion tank aisle across the service aisle;
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- another vapor management aisle, the another vapor management aisle being positioned above the second immersion tank aisle to receive a portion of the vapor that rises from a portion of the immersion tanks positioned in the second immersion tank aisle.
A data center system, comprising:
- computing devices cooled with coolant in immersion tanks;
- a first immersion tank aisle comprising:
- an information technology (IT) space for storing the immersion tanks, and
- an access space that runs along a length of the first immersion tank aisle and from which each of the immersion tanks in the IT space can be physically accessed;
- a vapor management aisle positioned above the first immersion tank aisle to receive vapor that rises from the first immersion tank aisle, the vapor management aisle comprising:
- a vapor return unit configured to condense the vapor into the coolant;
- a service aisle positioned next to the first immersion tank aisle;
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- a rear side service entrance through which the immersion tanks are moved into the IT space, wherein the rear side service entrance is positioned between the first immersion tank aisle and the service aisle;
- a second immersion tank aisle substantially similar to the first immersion tank aisle, wherein the second immersion tank aisle and the first immersion tank aisle are positioned on opposite side of the service aisle, and the second immersion tank aisle is positioned and oriented to mirror the first immersion tank aisle across the service aisle;
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- another vapor management aisle, the another vapor management aisle being positioned above the second immersion tank aisle to receive a portion of the vapor that rises from a portion of the immersion tanks positioned in the second immersion tank aisle.
A modularized containment system for operating a two phase immersion cooling system with a coolant to cool computing devices positioned in immersion tanks, comprising:
- a first module comprising:
- a first immersion tank aisle comprising:
- an information technology (IT) space for storing the immersion tanks, and
- an access space that runs along a length of the first immersion tank aisle and from which each of the immersion tanks in the IT space can be physically accessed;
- a second immersion tank aisle substantially similar to the first immersion tank aisle;
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- a service aisle positioned between the first immersion tank aisle and the second immersion tank aisle;
- a rear side service entrance through which the immersion tanks are moved into the IT space, wherein the rear side service entrance is positioned between the first immersion tank aisle and the service aisle;
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- first openings positioned with the first immersion tank aisle and the second immersion tank aisle;
- a second module comprising:
- a vapor management aisle positioned to receive vapor that rises from the first immersion tank aisle and/or the second immersion tank aisle, the vapor management aisle comprising:
- a vapor return unit configured to condense the vapor into the coolant;
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- second openings complementary to the first openings to direct the vapor rising through the first openings and the second openings while the first module and second module are positioned to operate a containment system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.