Techniques for Analyzing Data Center Energy Utilization Practices
    1.
    发明申请
    Techniques for Analyzing Data Center Energy Utilization Practices 审中-公开
    分析数据中心能源利用实践的技术

    公开(公告)号:US20080288193A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US11750325

    申请日:2007-05-17

    IPC分类号: G01R21/00

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20836

    摘要: Techniques for improving on data center best practices are provided. In one aspect, an exemplary methodology for analyzing energy efficiency of a data center having a raised-floor cooling system with at least one air conditioning unit is provided. The method comprises the following steps. An initial assessment is made of the energy efficiency of the data center based on one or more power consumption parameters of the data center. Physical parameter data obtained from one or more positions in the data center are compiled into one or more metrics, if the initial assessment indicates that the data center is energy inefficient. Recommendations are made to increase the energy efficiency of the data center based on one or more of the metrics.

    摘要翻译: 提供了改进数据中心最佳做法的技术。 一方面,提供了一种用于分析具有至少一个空调单元的具有高架地板冷却系统的数据中心的能量效率的示例性方法。 该方法包括以下步骤。 基于数据中心的一个或多个功耗参数,初步评估数据中心的能效。 如果初始评估指示数据中心是无效率的,则从数据中心中的一个或多个位置获取的物理参数数据被编译为一个或多个度量。 根据一个或多个指标,提出了提高数据中心能效的建议。

    Techniques for Data Center Cooling
    2.
    发明申请
    Techniques for Data Center Cooling 失效
    数据中心冷却技术

    公开(公告)号:US20110279967A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-17

    申请号:US13189515

    申请日:2011-07-24

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20

    摘要: Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect, a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets; and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心冷却技术。 在一个方面,提供了包括一个或多个空气入口的计算机设备机架; 一个或多个排气口; 以及一个或多个:安装到围绕至少一部分空气入口的计算机设备机架的进气管道,空气入口管道具有近似于计算机设备机架的横向尺寸的横向尺寸和较小的长度 比计算机设备机架的长度以及安装到围绕至少一部分排气出口的计算机设备机架的排气管道,排气管道具有接近计算机设备机架的横向尺寸的横向尺寸和 长度小于计算机设备机架的长度。

    Techniques for data center cooling
    3.
    发明授权
    Techniques for data center cooling 有权
    数据中心冷却技术

    公开(公告)号:US08009430B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-30

    申请号:US11750322

    申请日:2007-05-17

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20 H05K5/00 A47B81/00

    摘要: Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets, and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心冷却技术。 在一个方面,提供了包括一个或多个空气入口的计算机设备机架; 一个或多个排气口,以及一个或多个:安装到计算机设备机架上的空气入口管道,其围绕空气入口的至少一部分,空气入口管道具有近似于计算机设备机架的横向尺寸的横向尺寸 并且长度小于计算机设备机架的长度,以及安装在围绕至少一部分排气出口的计算机设备机架上的排气管,排气管具有接近侧向尺寸的横向尺寸 计算机设备机架的长度小于计算机设备机架的长度。

    Techniques for Data Center Cooling
    5.
    发明申请
    Techniques for Data Center Cooling 有权
    数据中心冷却技术

    公开(公告)号:US20080285232A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US11750322

    申请日:2007-05-17

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20

    摘要: Techniques for cooling in a data center are provided. In one aspect a computer equipment rack is provided comprising one or more air inlets; one or more exhaust outlets, and one or more of: an air inlet duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the air inlets, the air inlet duct having a lateral dimension that approximates a lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than a length of the computer equipment rack, and an air exhaust duct mounted to the computer equipment rack surrounding at least a portion of the exhaust outlets, the air exhaust duct having a lateral dimension that approximates the lateral dimension of the computer equipment rack and a length that is less than the length of the computer equipment rack.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心冷却技术。 在一个方面,提供了包括一个或多个空气入口的计算机设备机架; 一个或多个排气口,以及一个或多个:安装到计算机设备机架上的空气入口管道,其围绕空气入口的至少一部分,空气入口管道具有近似于计算机设备机架的横向尺寸的横向尺寸 并且长度小于计算机设备机架的长度,以及安装在围绕至少一部分排气出口的计算机设备机架上的排气管,排气管具有接近侧向尺寸的横向尺寸 计算机设备机架的长度小于计算机设备机架的长度。

    Techniques for thermal modeling of data centers to improve energy efficiency
    6.
    发明授权
    Techniques for thermal modeling of data centers to improve energy efficiency 有权
    数据中心热建模技术,以提高能源效率

    公开(公告)号:US08306794B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-06

    申请号:US12146852

    申请日:2008-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06G7/56 G06G7/48

    摘要: Techniques for modeling a data center are provided. In one aspect, a method for modeling a data center is provided. The method comprises the following steps. Spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements made in the data center using a mobile off-line surveying system are obtained. A temperature and air flow model for the data center is created using the spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements. The temperature and air flow model is used to make thermal distribution and air flow predictions of the data center. The thermal distribution and air flow predictions are compared with the thermal distribution and air flow measurements made using the mobile off-line surveying system to produce a validated model for the data center.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心建模技术。 在一方面,提供了一种用于建模数据中心的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤。 获得了使用移动离线测量系统在数据中心进行的空间密集三维热分布和气流测量。 使用空间密集的三维热分布和空气流量测量,创建数据中心的温度和气流模型。 温度和气流模型用于对数据中心进行热分布和气流预测。 将热分布和气流预测与使用移动离线测量系统进行的热分布和气流测量进行比较,以生成数据中心的验证模型。

    Cooling infrastructure leveraging a combination of free and solar cooling
    7.
    发明授权
    Cooling infrastructure leveraging a combination of free and solar cooling 有权
    冷却基础设施利用自由和太阳能冷却的组合

    公开(公告)号:US08020390B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-20

    申请号:US12479798

    申请日:2009-06-06

    IPC分类号: F25B1/00

    摘要: Energy-efficient data center cooling techniques that utilize free cooling and/or solar cooling are provided. In one aspect, a cooling system is provided including a cooling tower; one or more modular refrigeration chiller units; and a water loop that can be selectively directed through the cooling tower, through one or more of the modular refrigeration chiller units or through a combination thereof. Another cooling system is provided including a solar cooling unit; one or more modular refrigeration chiller units; and a water loop that can be selectively directed through the solar cooling unit, through one or more of the modular refrigeration chiller units or through a combination thereof.

    摘要翻译: 提供了利用免费冷却和/或太阳能冷却的节能数据中心冷却技术。 一方面,提供一种包括冷却塔的冷却系统; 一个或多个模块式冷冻机组; 以及可以选择性地通过冷却塔引导通过一个或多个模块式制冷机组或通过其组合的水回路。 提供另一个冷却系统,包括太阳能冷却单元; 一个或多个模块式冷冻机组; 以及可以选择性地通过太阳能冷却单元,通过一个或多个模块式冷冻机组或通过其组合引导的水回路。

    Method of laying out a data center using a plurality of thermal simulators
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of laying out a data center using a plurality of thermal simulators 有权
    使用多个热模拟器布置数据中心的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07979250B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-12

    申请号:US11950747

    申请日:2007-12-05

    摘要: A method is provided for facilitating installation of one or more electronics racks within a data center. The method includes: placing a plurality of thermal simulators in the data center in a data center layout to establish a thermally simulated data center, each thermal simulator simulating at least one of airflow intake or heated airflow exhaust of a respective electronics rack of a plurality of electronics racks to be installed in the data center; monitoring temperature within the thermally simulated data center at multiple locations, and verifying the data center layout if measured temperatures are within respective acceptable temperature ranges for the data center when containing the plurality of electronics racks; and establishing the plurality of electronics racks within the data center using the verified data center layout, the establishing including at least one of reconfiguring or replacing each thermal simulator with a respective electronics rack.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种便于在数据中心内安装一个或多个电子机架的方法。 该方法包括:将多个热模拟器放置在数据中心中的数据中心布局中,以建立热仿真数据中心,每个热模拟器模拟多个模拟数据中心的相应电子机架的气流吸入或加热气流排气中的至少一个 电子机架要安装在数据中心; 监测多个位置的热仿真数据中心内的温度,以及如果测量温度在包含多个电子机架时数据中心的可接受温度范围内,则验证数据中心布局; 以及使用已验证的数据中心布局在所述数据中心内建立所述多个电子机架,所述建立包括用相应的电子机架重新配置或替换每个热模拟器中的至少一个。

    Apparatus for thermal characterization under non-uniform heat load
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for thermal characterization under non-uniform heat load 有权
    非均匀热负荷下热表征的装置

    公开(公告)号:US07651260B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-26

    申请号:US12048620

    申请日:2008-03-14

    IPC分类号: G01N25/72

    摘要: What is disclosed is an apparatus for determining the cooling characteristics of a cooling device used for transferring heat from an electronic device. The apparatus comprising a cooling device thermally coupled to a heat pipe. The heat pipe having an exposed surface for the selective application of heat thereon. A localized heat source is selectively applied to at least one region of the exposed surface. The heat source preferably capable of being varied both positionally relative to the exposed surface and in heat intensity. A heat shield is preferably positioned around the exposed surface of the heat pipe to isolate the operational cooling device from the localized heat source. A temperature detector repeatedly measures a temperature distribution across the exposed surface while the cooling device is in a heat transfer mode. The temperature distribution is then used to thermally characterize the cooling device.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的是用于确定用于从电子设备传递热量的冷却装置的冷却特性的装置。 该装置包括热耦合到热管的冷却装置。 该热管具有用于选择性地在其上施加热量的暴露表面。 选择性地将局部热源施加到暴露表面的至少一个区域。 热源优选地能够相对于暴露的表面和热强度都在位置上变化。 优选地,隔热板围绕热管的暴露表面定位,以将操作冷却装置与局部热源隔离。 当冷却装置处于传热模式时,温度检测器重复测量暴露表面上的温度分布。 然后使用温度分布来热定形冷却装置。

    Techniques for Thermal Modeling of Data Centers to Improve Energy Efficiency
    10.
    发明申请
    Techniques for Thermal Modeling of Data Centers to Improve Energy Efficiency 有权
    数据中心热建模技术提高能源效率

    公开(公告)号:US20090326879A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-31

    申请号:US12146852

    申请日:2008-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06F17/10 G06G7/56

    摘要: Techniques for modeling a data center are provided. In one aspect, a method for modeling a data center is provided. The method comprises the following steps. Spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements made in the data center using a mobile off-line surveying system are obtained. A temperature and air flow model for the data center is created using the spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements. The temperature and air flow model is used to make thermal distribution and air flow predictions of the data center. The thermal distribution and air flow predictions are compared with the thermal distribution and air flow measurements made using the mobile off-line surveying system to produce a validated model for the data center.

    摘要翻译: 提供了数据中心建模技术。 在一方面,提供了一种用于建模数据中心的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤。 获得了使用移动离线测量系统在数据中心进行的空间密集三维热分布和气流测量。 使用空间密集的三维热分布和空气流量测量,创建数据中心的温度和气流模型。 温度和气流模型用于对数据中心进行热分布和气流预测。 将热分布和气流预测与使用移动离线测量系统进行的热分布和气流测量进行比较,以生成数据中心的验证模型。