System and method for predicting cooling performance of arrangements of equipment in a data center
    21.
    发明授权
    System and method for predicting cooling performance of arrangements of equipment in a data center 有权
    用于预测数据中心设备的冷却性能的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08249825B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-21

    申请号:US12437746

    申请日:2009-05-08

    摘要: A system and method for evaluating equipment in an improper cluster in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the improper cluster of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, storing the received data, identifying at least one gap in the layout, determining cooling performance of at least one of the plurality of equipment racks based, at least in part, on characteristics of the at least one gap, and displaying the layout of the data center, wherein the layout includes an indication of the cooling performance of the at least one of the plurality of equipment racks.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于评估数据中心中的不正确集群中的设备的系统和方法,所述设备包括多个设备机架,以及至少一个冷却提供商。 在一个方面,该方法包括接收关于多个设备机架和至少一个冷却提供者中的每一个的数据,所述数据包括设备机架的不正确集群和至少一个冷却提供者的布局,存储所接收的数据, 至少部分地基于所述至少一个间隙的特性和显示所述数据中心的布局来确定所述布局中的至少一个间隙,确定所述多个设备机架中的至少一个的冷却性能,其中所述布局 包括多个设备机架中的至少一个的冷却性能的指示。

    DATA CENTER CONTROL
    23.
    发明申请
    DATA CENTER CONTROL 有权
    数据中心控制

    公开(公告)号:US20110077795A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12888053

    申请日:2010-09-22

    IPC分类号: G05D23/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for data center control are provided. The data center includes a plurality of racks and at least one cooling unit. The racks including at least one server. Information regarding the at least one cooling unit, the at least one server, the plurality of racks, and at least one application is received. A rack based cooling metric threshold is also received. The systems and methods can determine a layout of the data center that minimizes total power consumption of the plurality of racks and the cooling unit while maintaining cooling performance at an acceptable level based on the threshold.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心控制的系统和方法。 数据中心包括多个机架和至少一个冷却单元。 机架包括至少一台服务器。 关于至少一个冷却单元,至少一个服务器,多个机架以及至少一个应用的信息被接收。 还接收了基于机架的冷却度量阈值。 系统和方法可以确定数据中心的布局,其使得基于阈值将冷却性能保持在可接受的水平,使得多个机架和冷却单元的总功耗最小化。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING EQUIPMENT RACK COOLING PERFORMANCE
    24.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING EQUIPMENT RACK COOLING PERFORMANCE 有权
    用于评估设备机架冷却性能的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080174954A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-24

    申请号:US12019109

    申请日:2008-01-24

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20745 H05K7/20836

    摘要: Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for designing and analyzing data centers. One aspect is directed to a method of determining cooling characteristics of a data center. The method includes receiving data related to a configuration of equipment in the data center, identifying rack clusters in the configuration of equipment, and determining a capture index for at least one equipment rack of at least one rack cluster.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的方面涉及用于设计和分析数据中心的系统和方法。 一个方面涉及一种确定数据中心的冷却特性的方法。 该方法包括接收与数据中心中的设备的配置有关的数据,识别设备配置中的机架集群,以及确定至少一个机架集群的至少一个设备机架的捕获索引。

    Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling
    27.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling 有权
    管理设备电源和冷却的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07596476B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-29

    申请号:US11120137

    申请日:2005-05-02

    IPC分类号: G06F7/60 G06F17/10 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: G06F1/20 H05K7/20836

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for determining data center cooling and power requirements and for monitoring performance of cooling and power systems in data centers. At least one aspect provides a system and method that enables a data center operator to determine available power and cooling at specific areas and enclosures in a data center to assist in locating new equipment in the data center.

    摘要翻译: 提供了系统和方法,用于确定数据中心冷却和电源要求,并监测数据中心内的冷却和电力系统的性能。 至少一个方面提供了一种系统和方法,其使得数据中心操作者能够确定数据中心中的特定区域和外壳处的可用功率和冷却​​,以帮助定位数据中心中的新设备。

    System and method for arranging equipment in a data center

    公开(公告)号:US09996659B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US13544343

    申请日:2012-07-09

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 H05K7/20

    摘要: A system and method for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one rack-based cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider, determining a layout of the data center, displaying the layout of the data center. In the method determining a layout can include pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks, arranging the pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption value of the equipment racks.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING EQUIPMENT IN A DATA CENTER
    29.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING EQUIPMENT IN A DATA CENTER 有权
    在数据中心安装设备的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130046514A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-21

    申请号:US13544343

    申请日:2012-07-09

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: A system and method for providing a layout of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one rack-based cooling provider. In one aspect, the method includes receiving data regarding airflow consumption for each of the plurality of equipment racks and cooling capacity of the at least one cooling provider, determining a layout of the data center, displaying the layout of the data center. In the method determining a layout can include pairing each equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks with another equipment rack of the plurality of equipment racks based on airflow consumption of each of the plurality of equipment racks to create a plurality of pairs of equipment racks, arranging the pairs of equipment racks to form a two-row cluster of equipment racks based on the airflow consumption value of the equipment racks.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在数据中心中提供设备布局的系统和方法,所述设备包括多个设备机架以及至少一个基于机架的冷却提供器。 一方面,该方法包括接收关于多个设备机架中的每一个的气流消耗的数据和至少一个冷却提供者的冷却能力的数据,确定数据中心的布局,显示数​​据中心的布局。 在确定布局的方法中,可以包括基于多个设备机架中的每一个的气流消耗将多个设备机架中的每个设备机架与多个设备机架中的另一设备机架配对,以创建多对设备机架, 根据设备机架的气流消耗量,配置成对的设备机架,形成两排设备机架。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FLUID DYNAMICS IN A DATA CENTER
    30.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FLUID DYNAMICS IN A DATA CENTER 有权
    在数据中心预测流体动力学的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120245905A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-27

    申请号:US13194570

    申请日:2011-07-29

    IPC分类号: G06F17/10

    摘要: A system and method for predicting airflow within a data center using a potential flow technique is provided. In one aspect, a method includes automatically generating an unstructured grid, the unstructured grid comprising a plurality of unstructured grid cells, each unstructured grid cell having a size, dividing a representation of the data center into the plurality of unstructured grid cells, determining airflow velocity values for each of the plurality of unstructured grid cells using airflow velocity potentials, determining a temperature value for each one of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, determining a concentration value for each of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, and calculating a comparison result indicating whether the concentration values, the airflow velocity values and the temperature values for the plurality of the unstructured grid cells satisfy convergence criteria.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种使用潜在流技术预测数据中心内的气流的系统和方法。 一方面,一种方法包括自动生成非结构化网格,非结构化网格包括多个非结构化网格单元,每个非结构网格单元具有大小,将数据中心的表示划分成多个非结构网格单元,确定气流速度 使用气流速度电位的多个非结构化网格单元中的每一个的值,使用气流速度值确定多个非结构化网格单元中的每一个的温度值,确定多个非结构化网格单元中的每一个的浓度值 使用气流速度值,并计算表示多个非结构化网格单元的浓度值,气流速度值和温度值是否满足收敛准则的比较结果。