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Data center modular systems

US10716242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

23Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Pascal Kam · Union City, US
Grace Wu · Mountain View, US
Saurin Purohit · Douglasville, US
Kenneth Dale Shaul · Sunnyvale, US
Siddharth Sheli · Fremont, US
Thomas R. Kowalski · Santa Cruz, US
Bruce Baxter · San Mateo, US
Jim O'Connor · Idaho Springs, US
Brandon Gries · Madison, US
Gerard V. Gioia · West Chester, US
Steven K. Bowman · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 2017
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R43/26
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular data center system includes an upper module including a roller assembly attached to a frame of the upper module, the roller assembly configured to engage at least a portion of a rail assembly attached to a structure of a data center building; and a lower module attachable to the upper module and configured to suspend above a floor of a human-occupiable workspace of the data center that supports a plurality of racks including a plurality of heat-generating electronic devices, the lower module including a power support assembly configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of heat-generating electronic devices.

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