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US 12,498,774 B2Granted
Tri-redundant data center power supply system
AssigneeSwitch, Ltd.
InventorRob Roy
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Abstract
Described herein is an integrated data center that provides for efficient powering and cooling, as well as efficient wire routing.
Claims9
A facility for maintaining electronic equipment disposed in a plurality of cabinets, the facility comprising:
- a plurality of power equipment units configured to connect the electronic equipment to a source of power;
- power distribution wires and conduits extending from the plurality of power equipment units to a plurality of power distribution units;
- and
- the plurality of power distribution units disposed within a distribution area;
- and wherein the power distribution units are separately color coded;
- wherein the plurality of power equipment units comprises at least three redundant power panels;
- wherein a first of the power distribution units provides power to one of the redundant power panels, a second of the power distribution units provides power to the second redundant power panel, and the third of the power distribution units provides power to both of the redundant power panels in a first cabinet cluster of the plurality of cabinets.
4 more elements
A facility for maintaining electronic equipment disposed in a plurality of cabinets, the facility comprising:
- a plurality of power equipment units configured to connect the electronic equipment to a source of power;
- power distribution wires and conduits extending from the plurality of power equipment units to a plurality of power distribution units;
- the plurality of power distribution units disposed within a distribution area;
- the plurality of power distribution units configured to receive 480vAC 3-phase power and provide 120vAC 3-phase power to the power equipment units;
- wherein the three power distribution units are separately color coded;
- wherein the plurality of power distribution units comprises three power distribution units;
- and
- wherein a first of the power distribution units provides power to one of the redundant power panels, a second of the power distribution units provides power to the second redundant power panel, and the third of the power distribution units provides power to both of the redundant power panels in a first cabinet cluster of the plurality of cabinets.
5 more elements
A facility for maintaining electronic equipment disposed in a plurality of cabinets formed in cabinet clusters, the facility comprising:
- a pair of power equipment units positioned adjacent to each cabinet cluster, each power equipment unit configured to connect the electronic equipment of its cabinet cluster to a source of power;
- power distribution wires and conduits extending from each pair of power equipment units to each of three power distribution units;
- a plurality of telecommunications brackets each positioned over one of the cabinet clusters and configured to hold one or more of the power distribution wires and conduits in place;
- the power distribution units disposed within a distribution area;
- a wall separating the distribution area from the cabinet clusters;
- the power distribution units being color coded;
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- the plurality of power equipment units comprised of two redundant power panels.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.