公开(公告)号：US09638583B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14284337

申请日：2014-05-21

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Peter George Ross ,  Adolfo Bravo Ferreira ,  Richard Chadwick Towner

IPC: G01K3/14 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: G01K3/14 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  G06F11/301 ,  G06F11/3058 ,  G06F11/3089 ,  G06F11/3452 ,  H05K7/20836

Abstract: A virtual temperature monitoring system in a data center communicates with servers mounted in racks to receive internal temperature data generated by internal temperature sensors of the servers. The system derives a virtual sensor measurement of external temperatures external to the server, including a portion of a cold aisle that extends proximate to a rack in which the server is mounted, based upon a relationship between the received internal temperature sensors and the external environment. Sensor data from other sensors can be received via a building management system, and building management signals to the building management system can be generated based at least partially on the virtual sensor data. The virtual sensor data can be used to generate a graphical representation of the servers that highlights relative thermal characteristics of the servers based on the virtual external sensor measurements, including heat indices, excursions beyond thresholds, historical excursion histories, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09459668B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US13895607

申请日：2013-05-16

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  John William Eichelberg ,  Michael Phillip Czamara ,  Osvaldo P. Morales

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  F24F6/02 ,  H05K7/20 ,  F24F5/00

CPC classification number: H05K7/20836 ,  F24F5/0035 ,  F24F6/02 ,  F24F2203/1032 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/206 ,  H05K7/20309 ,  H05K7/20618 ,  H05K7/20745 ,  H05K7/20827

Abstract: A system for removing heat from electrical systems includes a dehumidification device including a desiccant, an evaporative cooling device, air moving devices, and an air flow control devices. The air moving device moves air through the dehumidification device, the evaporative cooling device, and the electrical systems. The air flow control device controls a rate of flow through the dehumidification device.

Abstract translation: 用于从电气系统除热的系统包括除湿装置，其包括干燥剂，蒸发冷却装置，空气移动装置和空气流量控制装置。 空气移动装置使空气通过除湿装置，蒸发冷却装置和电气系统。 气流控制装置控制通过除湿装置的流量。

公开(公告)号：US09414531B1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14495366

申请日：2014-09-24

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  Kraig Knight ,  John William Eichelberg ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H05K7/20709 ,  H05K7/20745

Abstract: A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any internal active cooling systems and cannot be coupled with any external active cooling systems. A data center module directs ambient air to flow into intake air plenums extending along intake sides of the rows of racks, through the rows of racks into exhaust plenums extending along exhaust sides of the rows of racks, and out into the ambient environment to cool computer systems in the racks. Directed airflow can be lateral, vertical, at least partially driven by air buoyancy gradients, at least partially induced by air moving devices internal to computer systems in the rows of racks, thereof, etc.

Abstract translation: 数据中心的模块化计算系统包括一个或多个数据中心模块，包括机架式计算机系统。 电气模块耦合到数据中心模块，并向数据中心模块中的计算机系统提供电力。 数据中心模块不包括任何内部主动冷却系统，不能与任何外部主动冷却系统耦合。 数据中心模块引导环境空气流入进入空气通道，这些进气通道将排列的排架延伸到排列的排排气通道中，并沿排气通道排出，排入周围的环境以冷却电脑 机架中的系统。 定向气流可以是侧向的，垂直的，至少部分地由空气浮力梯度驱动，至少部分地由机架中的计算机系统内的空气移动装置引起。