Patent · US Active

Data center cooling

US7881057B2 · kind B2 · utility

61Cited by

57References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

American Power Conversion Corporation · US

Inventors

James R. Fink · Fresno Street, US
John H. Bean, Jr. · Littlestown, US
Stephen F. Held · Wildwood, US
Richard J. Johnson · Colville, US
Rollie R. Johnson · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 2, 2010
Grant date	Feb 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/2079
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure.

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