Container data center

A container data center comprising:

• a container comprising:
• a first sidewall defining a plurality of air outlets;
• a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, wherein the second sidewall defines a plurality of air outlets;
• a top wall coupled between top portions of the first sidewall and second sidewall, wherein the top wall defines a plurality of air inlets;
• a plurality of first shielding plates movably coupled to the top wall to cover the corresponding air inlets;
• and
• a plurality of second shielding plates movably coupled to the first and second sidewalls to cover the corresponding air outlets;
• two rows of spaced server cabinets received in the container and located between the first and second sidewalls, the two rows of server cabinets cooperatively bind a cooling air channel communicating with the air inlets, the first and second sidewalls and the two rows of server cabinets cooperatively bind two heat air channels communicating with the corresponding air outlets;
• a heat dissipation apparatus located between each row of the server cabinets, wherein each heat dissipation apparatus comprises an exhaust fan, and each heat dissipation apparatus defines a plurality of vents communicating with the cooling air channel;
• and
• a control device comprising a first driving member configured for driving the first shielding plates to move, a second driving member configured for driving the second shielding plates to move, a temperature sensor mounted to an outer side of the top wall, a first switch configured to control the exhaust fan, and a controller electrically coupled to the first driving member, the second driving member, the temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor;
• wherein, according to a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, the controller controls the first driving member to move the first shielding plates to open or shield the air inlets, controls the second driving member to move the second shielding plates to open or shield the air outlets, and controls the first switch to turn on or turn off the exhaust fan.

A data center comprising:

• a container defining an interior space, the container having:
• a bottom wall with an interior surface facing the interior space;
• a first side wall substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall having one or more defined openings, a first side wall interior surface facing the defined space and a first wall exterior surface opposite, and substantially parallel, to the first wall interior surface;
• and
• a second side wall substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and opposite, and parallel, to the first wall, the second wall having one or more defined openings and a second side wall interior surface facing the defined space and a second wall exterior surface opposite, and substantially parallel, to the second wall interior surface;
• a plurality of server cabinets received within the interior space of the cabinet and laterally aligned parallel with the first side wall and the second side wall and between the first side wall interior surface and the second side wall interior surface;
• a plurality of fans positioned between the plurality of server cabinets and the first side wall interior surface;
• one or more refrigeration units placed in one or more refrigerating chambers positioned in alignment with the plurality of server cabinets;
• one or more sensors exterior to the container;
• at least one ventilation pipe positioned within the container interior space with a first end communicating with at least one of the one or more second side openings and a second end communicating with the container interior space and the one or more refrigeration chambers;
• one or more first shielding plates moveably coupled to the first side wall exterior surface and positioned to selectively cover the one or more first side wall openings;
• one or more second shielding plates moveably coupled to the second side wall interior surface and positioned to selectively cover the one or more second side wall openings;
• at least one third shielding plate movably positioned to cover the second end of the at least one ventilation pipe;
• one or more first rotation units, each first rotation unit configured to move one of the one or more first shielding plates;
• one or more second rotation units, each rotation unit configured to move one of the one or more second shielding plates;
• at least one third rotation unit, each rotation unit configured to move one of the at least one third shielding plates;
• and
• a central processing unit, for activating the plurality of fans, the one or more refrigeration units, the one or more first rotation units, the one or more second rotation units and the at least one third rotation unit to cool the plurality of server cabinets in at least two or more configurations;
• wherein, heated air channel is formed between the laterally aligned plurality of server cabinets and the one or more refrigeration chambers and the first side wall interior surface with the one or more first side wall defined openings communicating with the heated air channel, and a cooling air channel is formed between the laterally aligned plurality of server cabinets and the one or more refrigeration chambers and the second side wall interior surface with the one or more second side wall defined openings communicating with the cooling air channel;
• wherein, each of the one or more refrigeration chambers communicates with the cooling air channel;
• wherein, the second end of the at least one ventilation pipe communicates with the heated air channel;
• wherein, the activation configurations of the central processing unit are based on input from the one or more exterior sensors;
• wherein, in a first activation configuration, the one or more first shielding plates has been moved against the first side wall exterior surface by the one or more first rotation units, the one or more second shielding plates has been moved against the second side wall interior surface by the one or more second rotation units, the at least one third shielding plate has been moved away from the second end of the ventilation pipe by the at least one third rotation unit, the plurality of fans have been activated and are rotating, and the one or more refrigeration units have been activated to cool the refrigeration chambers;
• wherein, in the first activation configuration, plurality of fans draws air from the cooling air chamber through the plurality of server cabinets, and into the heated air channel;
• and
• wherein, in the first activation configuration, the air from the heated air channel is drawn through the at least one ventilation pipe into the one or more refrigeration chambers and cooled by the one or more refrigeration units before being drawn into the cool air channel again.