Provisioning cooling elements for chillerless data centers
    1.
    发明授权
    Provisioning cooling elements for chillerless data centers 有权
    为无冷却器数据中心提供冷却元件

    公开(公告)号:US09521787B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-13

    申请号:US13439433

    申请日:2012-04-04

    IPC分类号: H05K7/20 G06F1/20 G06F1/32

    摘要: Systems and methods for cooling include one or more computing structure, an inter-structure liquid cooling system that includes valves configured to selectively provide liquid coolant to the one or more computing structures; a heat rejection system that includes one or more heat rejection units configured to cool liquid coolant; and one or more liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers that include valves configured to selectively transfer heat from liquid coolant in the inter-structure liquid cooling system to liquid coolant in the heat rejection system. Each computing structure further includes one or more liquid-cooled servers; and an intra-structure liquid cooling system that has valves configured to selectively provide liquid coolant to the one or more liquid-cooled servers.

    摘要翻译: 用于冷却的系统和方法包括一个或多个计算结构,包括构造成选择性地向一个或多个计算结构提供液体冷却剂的阀的结构间液体冷却系统; 散热系统,其包括被配置为冷却液体冷却剂的一个或多个散热单元; 以及一个或多个液体至液体的热交换器,其包括构造成选择性地将热量从结构间液体冷却系统中的液体冷却剂传递到散热系统中的液体冷却剂的阀。 每个计算结构还包括一个或多个液冷服务器; 以及内部结构的液体冷却系统,其具有构造成选择性地向一个或多个液冷的服务器提供液体冷却剂的阀。

    Actively controlling coolant-cooled cold plate configuration
    2.
    发明授权
    Actively controlling coolant-cooled cold plate configuration 有权
    积极控制冷却液冷却冷板配置

    公开(公告)号:US09326429B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-26

    申请号:US13604850

    申请日:2012-09-06

    IPC分类号: F28F27/00 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20772 H05K7/20836

    摘要: Cooling apparatuses are provided to facilitate active control of thermal and fluid dynamic performance of a coolant-cooled cold plate. The cooling apparatus includes the cold plate and a controller. The cold plate couples to one or more electronic components to be cooled, and includes an adjustable physical configuration. The controller dynamically varies the adjustable physical configuration of the cold plate based on a monitored variable associated with the cold plate or the electronic component(s) being cooled by the cold plate. By dynamically varying the physical configuration, the thermal and fluid dynamic performance of the cold plate are adjusted to, for example, optimally cool the electronic component(s), and at the same time, reduce cooling power consumption used in cooling the electronic component(s). The physical configuration can be adjusted by providing one or more adjustable plates within the cold plate, the positioning of which may be adjusted based on the monitored variable.

    摘要翻译: 提供冷却装置以便于主动控制冷却剂冷却的冷板的热和流体动态性能。 冷却装置包括冷板和控制器。 冷板耦合到要冷却的一个或多个电子部件,并且包括可调节的物理结构。 控制器基于与冷板或由冷板冷却的电子部件相关联的监控变量来动态地改变冷板的可调节物理结构。 通过动态地改变物理结构,冷板的热和流体动态性能被调整为例如最佳地冷却电子部件,并且同时降低冷却电子部件所使用的冷却功率消耗( s)。 可以通过在冷板内提供一个或多个可调节板来调节物理结构,其可根据所监视的变量来调整其位置。

    Data center cooling method
    3.
    发明授权
    Data center cooling method 有权
    数据中心冷却方式

    公开(公告)号:US09107327B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US13551929

    申请日:2012-07-18

    IPC分类号: G05D23/00 H05K7/20 G06F1/20

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20836 G06F1/206

    摘要: A method aspect for removing heat from a data center may use liquid coolant cooled without vapor compression refrigeration on a liquid cooled information technology equipment rack. The method may also include regulating liquid coolant flow to the data center through a range of liquid coolant flow values with a controller-apparatus based upon information technology equipment temperature threshold of the data center.

    摘要翻译: 从数据中心去除热量的方法方面可以使用液体冷却剂冷却而不进行蒸气压缩制冷在液冷信息技术设备机架上。 该方法还可以包括通过使用基于数据中心的信息技术设备温度阈值的控制器装置通过一定范围的液体冷却剂流量来调节流向数据中心的液体冷却剂流。

    DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEM 有权
    数据中心冷却系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140020418A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-23

    申请号:US13588260

    申请日:2012-08-17

    IPC分类号: F25B49/00 F25D17/02 F25D31/00

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20836 G06F1/206

    摘要: A data center cooling system may include heat transfer equipment to cool a liquid coolant without vapor compression refrigeration, and the liquid coolant is used on a liquid cooled information technology equipment rack housed in the data center. The system may also include a controller-apparatus to regulate the liquid coolant flow to the liquid cooled information technology equipment rack through a range of liquid coolant flow values based upon information technology equipment temperature thresholds.

    摘要翻译: 数据中心冷却系统可以包括用于冷却没有蒸气压缩制冷的液体冷却剂的传热设备,并且液体冷却剂被用在容纳在数据中心中的液冷信息技术设备机架上。 该系统还可以包括控制器装置,其通过基于信息技术设备温度阈值的一系列液体冷却剂流量值来调节流向液体冷却的信息技术设备机架的液体冷却剂流。

    ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTER LIQUID COOLING WITH GEOTHERMAL ENHANCEMENT
    5.
    发明申请
    ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTER LIQUID COOLING WITH GEOTHERMAL ENHANCEMENT 有权
    能源效率数据中心液体冷却与地热增强

    公开(公告)号:US20130081781A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:US13252888

    申请日:2011-10-04

    IPC分类号: F24J3/08

    摘要: A data center cooling system is operated in a first mode, and has an indoor portion wherein heat is absorbed from components in the data center by a heat transfer fluid, and an outdoor heat exchanger portion and a geothermal heat exchanger portion. The first mode includes ambient air cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the outdoor heat exchanger portion and/or geothermal cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the geothermal heat exchanger portion. Based on an appropriate metric, a determination is made that a switch should be made from the first mode to a second mode; and, in response, the data center cooling system is switched to the second mode. The second mode is different than the first mode.

    摘要翻译: 数据中心冷却系统以第一模式运行,并且具有通过传热流体和室外热交换器部分和地热换热器部分从数据中心的部件吸收热量的室内部分。 第一模式包括室外热交换器部分中的传热流体的环境空气冷却和/或地热换热器部分中的传热流体的地热冷却。 基于适当的度量,确定应当从第一模式到第二模式的开关; 并且作为响应,数据中心冷却系统被切换到第二模式。 第二模式与第一模式不同。

    Liquid cooled data center design selection
    6.
    发明授权
    Liquid cooled data center design selection 有权
    液冷数据中心设计选择

    公开(公告)号:US09445529B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-13

    申请号:US13479265

    申请日:2012-05-23

    IPC分类号: G06G7/56 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: H05K7/2079 H05K7/20836

    摘要: Input data, specifying aspects of a thermal design of a liquid cooled data center, is obtained. The input data includes data indicative of ambient outdoor temperature for a location of the data center; and/or data representing workload power dissipation for the data center. The input data is evaluated to obtain performance of the data center thermal design. The performance includes cooling energy usage; and/or one pertinent temperature associated with the data center. The performance of the data center thermal design is output.

    摘要翻译: 获得了指定液冷数据中心的热设计方面的输入数据。 输入数据包括指示数据中心位置的环境室外温度的数据; 和/或表示数据中心的工作负载功耗的数据。 评估输入数据以获得数据中心热设计的性能。 性能包括冷却能量的使用; 和/或与数据中心相关联的一个相关温度。 输出数据中心散热设计的性能。

    Dynamically limiting energy consumed by cooling apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Dynamically limiting energy consumed by cooling apparatus 有权
    动力限制冷却装置消耗的能量

    公开(公告)号:US09043035B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-26

    申请号:US13305967

    申请日:2011-11-29

    摘要: Cooling apparatuses and methods are provided which include one or more coolant-cooled structures associated with an electronics rack, a coolant loop coupled in fluid communication with one or more passages of the coolant-cooled structure(s), one or more heat exchange units coupled to facilitate heat transfer from coolant within the coolant loop, and N controllable components associated with the coolant loop or the heat exchange unit(s), wherein N≧1. The N controllable components facilitate circulation of coolant through the coolant loop or transfer of heat from the coolant via the heat exchange unit(s). A controller is coupled to the N controllable components, and dynamically adjusts operation of the N controllable components, based on Z input parameters and one or more specified constraints, to provide a specified cooling to the coolant-cooled structure(s), while limiting energy consumed by the N controllable components, wherein Z≧1.

    摘要翻译: 提供了冷却装置和方法,其包括与电子机架相关联的一个或多个冷却剂冷却结构,与冷却剂冷却结构的一个或多个通道流体连通的冷却剂回路,一个或多个热交换单元 以促进从冷却剂回路内的冷却剂的热传递,以及与冷却剂回路或热交换单元相关联的N个可控部件,其中N≥1。 N个可控部件促使冷却剂循环通过冷却剂回路或通过热交换单元从冷却剂传递热量。 控制器耦合到N个可控组件,并且基于Z输入参数和一个或多个指定的约束来动态调整N个可控组件的操作,以向冷却剂冷却的结构提供特定的冷却,同时限制能量 由N个可控部件消耗,其中Z≥1。

    Data center cooling system
    9.
    发明授权
    Data center cooling system 有权
    数据中心冷却系统

    公开(公告)号:US08978401B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-17

    申请号:US13588260

    申请日:2012-08-17

    IPC分类号: F25D17/02 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: H05K7/20836 G06F1/206

    摘要: A data center cooling system may include heat transfer equipment to cool a liquid coolant without vapor compression refrigeration, and the liquid coolant is used on a liquid cooled information technology equipment rack housed in the data center. The system may also include a controller-apparatus to regulate the liquid coolant flow to the liquid cooled information technology equipment rack through a range of liquid coolant flow values based upon information technology equipment temperature thresholds.

    摘要翻译: 数据中心冷却系统可以包括用于冷却没有蒸气压缩制冷的液体冷却剂的传热设备,并且液体冷却剂被用在容纳在数据中心中的液冷信息技术设备机架上。 该系统还可以包括控制器装置,其通过基于信息技术设备温度阈值的一系列液体冷却剂流量值来调节流向液体冷却的信息技术设备机架的液体冷却剂流。

    Energy efficient data center liquid cooling with geothermal enhancement

    公开(公告)号:US09811126B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-07

    申请号:US13252888

    申请日:2011-10-04

    IPC分类号: G06F1/20 H05K7/20

    摘要: A data center cooling system is operated in a first mode, and has an indoor portion wherein heat is absorbed from components in the data center by a heat transfer fluid, and an outdoor heat exchanger portion and a geothermal heat exchanger portion. The first mode includes ambient air cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the outdoor heat exchanger portion and/or geothermal cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the geothermal heat exchanger portion. Based on an appropriate metric, a determination is made that a switch should be made from the first mode to a second mode; and, in response, the data center cooling system is switched to the second mode. The second mode is different than the first mode.