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US 12,207,433 B2Granted
Portable blockchain mining system 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.
Claims25
A portable blockchain mining system comprising:
- a compact portable blockchain mining module structured to be stackable, re-configurable and scalable, and having:
- a portable building having side walls, a base, and a roof, which collectively define an interior;
- an air inlet in a first of the side walls:
- an air outlet in a second of the side walls opposite to the first of the side walls, in which the portable building defines a cooling path between the air inlet and the air outlet;
- a plurality of blockchain mining processors mounted on one or more racks within the interior, with the one or more racks extended between a third of the side walls and a fourth of the side walls, opposite to the third of the side walls and with the third and the fourth of the side walls between the first and the second of the side walls, to array the plurality of blockchain mining processors across the cooling air path:
- an access door mounted to the first or second of the side walls and defining the air inlet or air outlet, respectively, to selectively permit or restrict access to the plurality of blockchain mining processors within the interior;
- in which the roof and the base are configured to permit respective compact portable blockchain mining modules that are identical to the compact portable blockchain mining module to be:
- stacked above and secured above the roof of the compact portable blockchain mining module;
- and
- stacked below and secured below the base of the compact portable blockchain mining module;
- to form a vertical stack of compact portable blockchain mining modules;
- in which the third of the side walls and the fourth of the side walls are structured to permit a respective compact portable blockchain mining module of the respective compact portable blockchain mining modules, which are identical to the compact portable blockchain mining module, to be positioned in contact or close proximity adjacent the third of the side walls or the fourth of the side walls to form a horizontal row of compact portable blockchain mining modules;
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- in which all exterior surfaces of the roof, the base, and the third and fourth of the side walls, are structured either:
- a) to be free of electrical and network components, and access points, or
- b) to locate the electrical and network components, and access points, thereon to be accessible from one or both the first and the second of the side walls, and such that the electrical and network components and access points are not obstructed by, and do not conflict with, the compact portable blockchain mining module being vertically and horizontally stacked with respective compact portable blockchain mining modules of the respective compact portable blockchain mining modules, which are identical to the compact portable blockchain mining module;
- to permit vertical and horizontal stacking of the compact portable blockchain mining module with respective compact portable blockchain mining modules of the respective compact portable blockchain mining modules, which are identical to the compact portable blockchain mining modules, without obstruction;
- and
- in which the air inlet, the air outlet, and the interior of the portable building are structured to provide self-contained cooling with sufficient breathability to adequately cool the plurality of blockchain mining processors during operation while the compact portable blockchain mining module is arranged in a vertical stack, and a horizontal row, with the respective compact portable blockchain mining modules identical to the compact portable blockchain mining module.
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A method comprising:
- operating a plurality of compact portable blockchain mining modules to process mining transactions:
- in which the plurality of compact portable blockchain mining modules are arranged to form a wall of compact portable blockchain mining modules, with each of the plurality of compact portable blockchain mining modules having a portable building that contains a plurality of blockchain mining processors and that defines side walls, a base, a roof, an air inlet in a first of the side walls, and an air outlet in a second of the side walls opposite to the first of the side walls, in which the portable building defines a cooling path between the air inlet and the air outlet, and the plurality of blockchain mining processors are mounted on one or more racks within an interior of the portable building, with the one or more racks extended between a third of the side walls and a fourth of the side walls, opposite to the third of the side walls and with the third and the fourth of the side walls between the first and the second of the side walls, to array the plurality of blockchain mining processors across the cooling air path;
- in which the wall has:
- a vertical stack of two or more compact portable blockchain mining modules, with the base of one compact portable blockchain mining module secured above the roof of another compact portable blockchain mining module;
- and
- a horizontal row of two or more compact portable blockchain mining modules, with the third of the side walls of one compact portable blockchain mining module positioned in contact or close proximity adjacent to the fourth of the side walls of another compact portable blockchain mining module;
- and
- in which:
- each compact portable blockchain mining module has an access door mounted to the first or second of the side walls and defining the air inlet or air outlet, respectively, to selectively permit or restrict access to the plurality of blockchain mining processors within the interior;
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- all exterior surfaces of the roof, the base, and the third and fourth of the side walls, of each compact portable blockchain mining module, are structured either:
- a) to be free of electrical and network components, and access points, or
- b) to locate the electrical and network components, or access points, thereon to be accessible from one or both the first and the second of the side walls, and such that the electrical and network components and access points are not obstructed by, and do not conflict with, the compact portable blockchain mining module being vertically or horizontally stacked with respective compact portable blockchain mining modules of the respective compact portable blockchain mining modules, which are identical to the compact portable blockchain mining module:
- to permit the wall to be arranged with a vertical stack and horizontal row of the compact portable blockchain mining modules with respective compact portable blockchain mining modules, which are identical to the plurality of compact portable blockchain mining modules, without obstruction;
- and
- in which the air inlet, the air outlet, and the interior of the portable building of each of the plurality of compact portable blockchain mining modules are structured to provide self-contained cooling with sufficient breathability to adequately cool the plurality of blockchain mining processors during operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.