Partition for varying the supply of cooling fluid
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAbdlmonem H. Beitelmal, Chandrakant D. Patel
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Abstract
In a data center, a plurality of racks are cooled by activating a cooling device and opening a controllable partition configured to vary a supply of cooling fluid within a zone of the data center. The zone includes at least one associated rack of the plurality of racks. In addition, the temperature of at least one associated rack is sensed and it is determined whether the sensed temperature is within a predetermined temperature range. Furthermore, the controllable partition is manipulated to vary the supply of the cooling fluid to the zone in response to the sensed temperature being outside the predetermined temperature range.
Claims41
A method of cooling a plurality of racks in a data center, said method comprising:
- activating a cooling device and opening a controllable partition configured to vary a supply of cooling fluid within a zone of said data center, said zone including at least one associated rack of said plurality of racks;
- sensing the temperature of said at least one associated rack;
- determining whether said sensed temperature is within a predetermined temperature range;
- and
- manipulating said controllable partition to vary said supply of said cooling fluid to said zone in response to said sensed temperature being outside said predetermined temperature range.
A apparatus of cooling a plurality of racks in a data center, said apparatus comprising:
- means for activating a cooling device and opening a controllable partition configured to vary a supply of cooling fluid within a zone of said data center, said zone including at least one associated rack of said plurality of racks;
- means for sensing the temperature of said at least one associated rack;
- means for determining whether said sensed temperature is within a predetermined temperature range;
- and
- means for manipulating said controllable partition to vary said supply of said cooling fluid to said zone in response to said sensed temperature being outside said predetermined temperature range.
A cooling system for cooling racks in a data center, said system comprising:
- a cooling device for supplying cooling fluid to said racks, said cooling device including a fan;
- a plenum for conveying said cooling fluid to said racks, said plenum being in fluid communication with said fan;
- and
- a controllable partition located within said plenum, wherein pressure of said cooling fluid in said plenum is controlled by modulation of said partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.