Cold row encapsulation for server farm cooling system
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorsScott Noteboom, Albert Dell Robison, Jesus Suarez, Norman Holt
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems directed to efficient cooling of data centers. Some embodiments of the invention allow encapsulation of cold rows through an enclosure and allow server fans to draw cold air from the cold row encapsulation structure to cool servers installed on the server racks. In other particular embodiments, the systems disclosed can be used to mix outside cool air into the cold row encapsulation structure to cool the servers. In some embodiments, the present invention involves using multiple cold row encapsulation structures to cool the servers installed on the racks.
Claims25
A server cooling device, comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior space and comprising at least one server rack port configured to engage a rack such that one or more rack-mounted units installed in the rack interface with the interior space;
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- a cooling module operative to supply cooling air to the interior space defined by the enclosure from a top surface of the enclosure.
A server cooling room, comprising:
- one or more openings whereby air inside and outside the server cooling room is exchanged;
- one or more server racks in which one or more servers is placed;
- one or more cooling devices attached to the one or more server racks and attached to the one or more air intakes, each cooling device comprising:
- an enclosure comprising at least one server rack port configured to interface with one or more server racks, the enclosure defining an interior space;
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- a cooling module operative to supply cool air to the interior space defined by the enclosure from a top surface of the enclosure;
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- wherein the cooling module comprises a cooling unit operative to cool air supplied to the interior space.
A server cooling method, comprising
- substantially encapsulating an interior space having at least one lateral portion defined by the front face of at least one server rack, wherein the at least one server rack comprises one or more servers mounted therein;
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- introducing a cooling air source from the top of the defined space wherein the one or more servers mounted in the server rack includes a cooling fan operative to draw cooled air from the cooling air source from the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.