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US 12,764,895 B2Granted
Cooling systems for computer equipment cabinets
AssigneeVertiv Corporation
InventorsAkshay Shah, Srinivasan Natarajan, Jin Elkins
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Abstract
A computer equipment cabinet cooling system can include a computer equipment cabinet and a cooling sub-system at least partially mounted therein. The cabinet can include multiple equipment bays within an interior space. The cooling sub-system can include one or more fans and/or ducts extending upwardly from a base of the cabinet between the equipment bays. The duct can include one or more vents configured to direct the cold air into the interior space, which can include toward specific portions of the interior space, such as the first and/or second equipment bays.
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A cooling system, comprising:
- a computer equipment cabinet, the cabinet comprising a plinth, a first side wall extending upwardly from the plinth, a second side wall extending upwardly from the plinth opposite the first side wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls, a front wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls and opposite the rear wall, and an interior space;
- a first equipment bay within the interior space above the plinth;
- a second equipment bay within the interior space above the plinth;
- a first fan extending upwardly from the plinth between the equipment bays, the first fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- and
- a first duct extending upwardly from the first fan into the interior space between the equipment bays.
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A cooling system, comprising:
- a computer equipment cabinet, the cabinet comprising a plinth, a first side wall extending upwardly from the plinth, a second side wall extending upwardly from the plinth opposite the first side wall a rear wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls, a front wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls and opposite the rear wall, and in interior space;
- a first equipment bay within the interior space above the plinth;
- a second equipment bay within the interior space above the plinth;
- a first fan extending upwardly from the plinth between the equipment bays, the first fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- a first duct extending upwardly from the first fan into the interior space between the equipment bays, wherein the first duct includes a first vent configured to direct the cold air toward the first equipment bay;
- a second fan extending upwardly from the plinth between the equipment bays, the second fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- a second duct extending upwardly from the second fan into the interior space between the equipment bays, wherein the second duct includes a second vent configured to direct the cold air toward the second equipment bay;
- a third fan extending upwardly from the plinth between the equipment bays, the third fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- a third duct extending upwardly from the third fan into the interior space between the equipment bays, wherein the third duct includes a third vent configured to evenly distribute the cold air around the interior space;
- a fourth fan extending upwardly from the plinth between the equipment bays, the fourth fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- a fourth duct extending upwardly from the fourth fan into the interior space between the equipment bays, the fourth duct configured to be adjustable in height and orientation;
- a filter secured to the plinth within a flow path of the cold air upstream of the fans;
- a fifth duct within the plinth between the filter and the fans;
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- a discharge vent through the plinth configured to receive warm air from the interior space and transmit the warm air into the plinth.
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A cooling system, comprising:
- a computer equipment cabinet, the cabinet comprising a plinth, a first side wall extending upwardly from the plinth, a second side wall extending upwardly from the plinth opposite the first side wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls, a front wall extending upwardly from the plinth between the first and second side walls and opposite the rear wall, and an interior space;
- an equipment bay within the interior space above the plinth;
- a first fan adjacent to the equipment bay, between the walls, the first fan configured to blow cold air from the plinth into the interior space;
- and
- a discharge vent through the plinth configured to receive warm air from the interior space and transmit the warm air into the plinth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.