POWERING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A DATA CENTER

    公开(公告)号:US20180192538A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15395323

    申请日:2016-12-30

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: H05K7/1492 G06F1/26 H05K7/1497

    Abstract: A data center power system includes an electrical power conductor that includes a live conductor surface and is configured to carry direct current (DC) power from a power source through a human-occupiable workspace of a data center; a grounded conductor positioned in the human-occupiable workspace apart from the electrical power conductor; a first electrical connector configured to mount to a data center rack that supports a plurality of electronic devices, the first electrical connector moveable to electrically contact the live conductor surface of the electrical power conductor; and a second electrical conductor positioned on the rack and configured to electrically contact the grounded conductor.

    COOLING A DATA CENTER
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170164522A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-08

    申请号:US14956595

    申请日:2015-12-02

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: H05K7/20745 H05K7/1492 H05K7/2079 H05K7/20836

    Abstract: A data center cooling system includes a plurality of server racks aligned within a row in a human-occupiable workspace of a data center, the server racks supporting a plurality of heat-generating computing devices; a warm air aisle positioned adjacent the server racks opposite the human-occupiable workspace and including a warm air inlet adjacent to a back side of the row of server racks and a warm air outlet in fluid communication with a warm air plenum; a plurality of cooling modules each including at least one fan and a cooling coil; and a controller to perform operations including controlling the plurality of fans in the plurality of cooling modules to operate at a specified fan speed, and controlling a plurality of valves fluidly coupled to the plurality of cooling coils in the plurality of cooling modules to modulate to a specified valve position.

    POWERING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A DATA CENTER

    公开(公告)号:US20180192539A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15395756

    申请日:2016-12-30

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: H05K7/1492 G06F1/26 H05K7/1498 H05K7/20745

    Abstract: A data center power system includes an enclosure that defines an inner volume; a first direct current (DC) power bus mounted in the inner volume and extending externally to electrically couple to a source of main power; a second DC power bus mounted in the inner volume and extending externally to electrically couple to the source of main power; a plurality of transfer switches mounted in the inner volume, each transfer switch electrically coupled to one of the first DC power bus or the second DC power bus; and a plurality of DC power conductors that are electrically coupled to a pair of transfer switches that includes one transfer switch electrically coupled to the first DC power bus and one transfer switch electrically coupled to the second DC power bus; each DC power conductor configured to electrically couple to a data center rack that supports a plurality of electronic devices.

    Multi-level battery management
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09772666B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-26

    申请号:US14021591

    申请日:2013-09-09

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F1/28 G06F1/263 G06F1/30

    Abstract: A system for providing battery status information can include a plurality of battery packs that each include a plurality of battery cells, a computer system for performing battery condition checks, and an interface for communicating information about a respective battery cell to a power supply that is connected to receive power from a respective battery pack; a plurality of power supplies to communicate with the battery packs to cause the battery packs to perform defined operations and to receive information from the battery packs that is generated from the defined operations; and a central power management system connected over a network with the plurality of power supplies and arranged to obtain information from the defined operations performed by the battery packs.

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