Atmospheric control within a building
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorRatnesh Sharma
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling atmospheric conditions within a building. A conditioned fluid is supplied inside of the building and one or more atmospheric parameters in various locations inside of the building are sensed. An empirical atmospheric map is then generated and compared to a template atmospheric map. Pattern differentials are identified therebetween and corrective action to reduce the pattern differentials is determined. One or more of the quantity, quality, and distribution of the conditioned fluid is varied in accord with the corrective action determination.
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A method of controlling atmospheric conditions within a building, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying a conditioned fluid inside said building;
- sensing at least one atmospheric parameter in a plurality of locations inside said building;
- generating an empirical atmospheric map from the results of said sensing step;
- comparing said empirical atmospheric map to a template atmospheric map;
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- identifying pattern differentials between said empirical and template atmospheric maps.
A method of cooling a data center having equipment therein, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying a cooling fluid within said data center to cool said equipment within said data center;
- sensing temperature within said data center in a plurality of locations;
- generating an empirical thermal map of said data center from the results of said sensing step;
- comparing said empirical thermal map to a template thermal map;
- and
- identifying pattern differentials between said empirical and template thermal maps.
A system for controlling atmospheric conditions within a building, said system comprising:
- means for supplying a conditioned fluid inside said building;
- means for sensing at least one atmospheric parameter in a plurality of locations inside said building;
- means for generating an empirical atmospheric map from said means for sensing;
- means for comparing said empirical atmospheric map to a template atmospheric map;
- and
- means for identifying characteristics of pattern differentials between said empirical and template atmospheric maps, said characteristics comprising at least one of location, size, and intensity of said pattern differentials.
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