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US 9,795,063 B1Granted
Computer server heat regulation utilizing integrated precision air flow
AssigneeDHK Storage, LLC
InventorDavid Klein
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Abstract
Disclosed is system, method, and rack stand portion for the advantageous cooling of computer equipment 305. The rack stand 200 includes a hollow body 210, 212 that may be formed of cartridges 2416. Gas from an airflow source 5204 is guided into the rack stand body and then into a sealed case of the computer equipment. Air flow is then guided out of the computer equipment for recirculation, exhaust, or other purpose.
Claims19
A server facility comprising:
- a building defining an enclosed building interior and having building inlet conduit for sealed movement of gas within said building and outlet conduit for exhausting gas to a heat reservoir;
- a server rack stand, having a computer support surface having a computer support surface orientation, comprising lateral support members defining an interior void and an airflow inlet passage, in fluid communication with said building inlet conduit, and an airflow outlet passage in fluid communication with said building outlet conduit;
- a peripheral cartridge, removably affixable to said server rack stand, adapted to accept gas from, and extend, said airflow inlet passage while initially directing said gas away from said computer support surface orientation;
- a substantially sealed computer, adapted to releasably affix between lateral support members of said server rack stand, having a case defining an airflow inlet opening oriented toward said computer support surface and an airflow outlet opening dimensioned to be positioned upon said affixation proximate to said airflow inlet passage and said airflow outlet passage, respectively;
- server conduit forming a sealed connection between said airflow inlet opening and said airflow inlet passage, and said airflow opening outlet and said airflow outlet passage;
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- an airflow source for urging air from said building inlet conduit to said heat reservoir.
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A process for cooling computer equipment, said process comprising:
- urging air from an airflow source within a building housing multiple computers;
- conducting airflow within sealed building conduit into an influx chamber of a hollow server stand portion, said stand supporting said computers via a computer support surface;
- directing airflow from said stand chamber through flexible server conduit, oriented initially away from said computers and angled through said conduit into a sealed case of each of said computers;
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- moving airflow from said computer cases through said building conduit to a heat reservoir external to said stand portion.
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A server rack stand portion comprising:
- a vertical support post having a computer support surface, and having a post height and an interior cavity;
- wherein said post includes an airflow surface other than said computer surface, defining a first opening oriented away from said computer support surface and a second opening;
- a master airflow conduit in fluid communication with said second opening to direct gas into said interior cavity;
- at least one cartridge, releaseably affixable to said support post, having cartridge height less than half of said post height and adapted to sealingly affix to said post defining said first opening and a peripheral boundary of said cavity;
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- a server conduit adapted to redirect gas from said first opening toward said computer support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.