Method and apparatus for installation and removal of overhead cooling equipment
AssigneeSchneider Electric It Corporation
InventorsRoy Grantham, Kevin Lemke
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Abstract
Disclosed is a data center comprising a first row of equipment racks, a second row of equipment racks, a hot aisle defined by a space between the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks, and a track system above the hot aisle of the data center upon which cooling units may be mounted. Cooling units may be moved along the track system. The track system may include portions of track secured to the top sides of one or more cooling units. Also disclosed is a method for installing a cooling unit above a hot aisle of a data center including a plurality of equipment racks.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A track system for maneuvering at least one cooling unit over a plurality of equipment racks arranged in a first row and in a second row within a data center, a space between the first row and the second row forming a hot aisle, the track system comprising:
- a first set of tracks disposed on the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks;
- a second set of tracks disposed on the at least one cooling unit;
- and
- at least one set of roller assemblies disposed on the at least one cooling unit, the at least one set of roller assemblies being configured to be received and roll within at least one of the first set of tracks and the second set of tracks.
A cooling assembly for a data center including a plurality of racks arranged in a first row and in a second row, a space between the first row and the second row forming a hot aisle, the cooling assembly comprising:
- at least one cooling unit;
- a frame assembly configured to support the at least one cooling unit;
- and
- a track system coupled to the frame assembly, the track system including:
- a first set of tracks supported by the frame assembly,
- a second set of tracks disposed on the at least one cooling unit, and
- at least one set of roller assemblies disposed on the at least one cooling unit, the at least one set of roller assemblies being configured to be received and roll within at least one of the first set of tracks and the second set of tracks.
A cooling assembly for a data center including a plurality of equipment racks arranged in a first row and in a second row within a data center, a space between the first row and the second row forming a hot aisle, the cooling assembly comprising:
- at least one cooling unit;
- and
- a track system supported by the equipment racks of the first row and the second row, the track system including:
- a first set of tracks disposed on the first row of equipment racks and the second row of equipment racks,
- a second set of tracks disposed on the at least one cooling unit, and
- at least one set of roller assemblies disposed on the at least one cooling unit, the at least one set of roller assemblies being configured to be received and roll within at least one of the first set of tracks and the second set of tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.