Patent · US Expired

Rack height cooling

US7259963B2 · kind B2 · utility

184Cited by
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16Claims
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Filing dateDec 29, 2004
Grant dateAug 21, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/20745
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data center includes an electronic equipment rack having a front face and a back face and a cooling unit positioned adjacent to the rack, the cooling unit having a front face and a back face, the cooling unit being configured to exhaust cooled air from the front face of the cooling unit to cool the rack. The cooling unit is configured to release the cooled air along a substantial portion of a height of the front face of the rack.

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