Method of facilitating cooling of electronics racks of a data center employing multiple cooling stations
US7477514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20745
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cooling method are provided for cooling air exiting one or more electronics racks of a data center. The cooling system includes at least one cooling station separate and freestanding from at least one respective electronics rack of the data center, and configured for disposition of an air outlet side of electronics rack adjacent thereto for cooling egressing air from the electronics rack. The cooling station includes a frame structure separate and freestanding from the respective electronics rack, and an air-to-liquid heat exchange assembly supported by the frame structure. The heat exchange assembly includes an inlet and an outlet configured to respectively couple to coolant supply and coolant return lines for facilitating passage of coolant therethrough. The air-to-liquid heat exchange assembly is sized to cool egressing air from the air outlet side of the respective electronics rack before being expelled into the data center.
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