Codesign of server rack power delivery system
AssigneeBaidu USA LLC
InventorTianyi Gao
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for distributing power in a computing environment such as a rack in data center are disclosed. The disclosed methods and systems may provide for a high degree of power distribution reliability in a liquid cooling rack. To provide for power distribution reliability, the power distribution components such as busbars and power clips may be segregated from other components such as cooling fluid distribution components. By segregating these components from one other, the magnitude of damage or impact such as short circuits due to leaked cooling fluid may be eliminated and prevented to a large extend.
Claims20
An electronic rack, comprising:
- a power supply unit positioned in the electronic rack, the power supply unit comprising a first power clip positioned on a rear of the power supply unit to distribute direct current to a server chassis positioned in the electronic rack;
- side panels positioned on the rear of the power supply unit to surround the first power clip on two of its sides;
- a main panel positioned with respect to the side panels to form a first containment in which the first power clip is positioned while the power supply unit is positioned in the electronic rack, the first containment segregates the first power clip from a fluid system positioned in the electronic rack, and the main panel comprising channels positioned to receive the side panels while the power supply unit is positioned in the electronic rack;
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- a power busbar positioned with the first power clip to distribute the direct current to the server chassis.
A data center system, comprising:
- electronic racks, each of the electronic racks comprising:
- server chassis, each of the server chassis comprising:
- a first power clip for receiving direct current;
- one or more information technology (IT) components that operate using the direct current;
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- one or more cooling modules associated with the one or more IT components;
- a fluid system for distributing cooling fluid to the one or more cooling modules;
- a power supply unit comprising a second power clip positioned on a rear of the power supply unit to distribute the direct current to the server chassis;
- side panels positioned on the rear of the power supply unit to surround the second power clip on two of its sides;
- a main panel positioned with respect to the side panels to form a first containment in which the second power clip is positioned, the first containment segregates the second power clip from the fluid system, and the main panel comprising channels positioned to receive the side panels;
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- a power busbar positioned with the first power clip and the second power clip to distribute the direct current to the server chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.