System and method for using waste heat from computing devices
AssigneeCore Scientific, Inc.
InventorBret Hiley
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Abstract
A system and method for using waste heat from computing devices is disclosed. Computing devices may be positioned in a device rack and output exhaust air such that heat is transferred into a heat chamber with controllable temperature and a work item rack that is configured to hold one or more work items. By transferring the heat from the computing devices to heat or preheat the heat chamber, the captured heat can be used for useful work such as dehydrating, baking, drying or curing. Humidity can also be controlled, and conveyors may be used to improve the flow of work items. The energy reused may be calculated, recorded and attributed to the work items processed or the work performed by the computing devices.
Claims15
A system for operating computing devices, the system comprising:
- a device rack for supporting one or more computing devices that output hot exhaust air;
- a heating chamber having a work item rack configured to hold one or more work items;
- an air-to-air heat exchanger that extracts heat from the hot exhaust air and heats air in the heating chamber;
- an auxiliary heater that heats the heating chamber to a desired temperature or temperature range;
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- a controller that turns on and off the auxiliary heater;
- modifies one or more settings of the one or more computing devices to maintain a desired heating chamber temperature range;
- and opens and closes one or more vents to control the amount of cold ambient air drawn into the one or more computing devices for controlling temperature within the heating chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.