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Cooling system and method

US9451731B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2009
Grant dateSep 20, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2033

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

Abstract

A method of manipulating a cooling system of a data center includes designing a cooling system to address cooling needs in the data center, selecting components for the cooling system including one or more distribution boxes adapted to distribute coolant, one or more cooling racks, and flexible tubing to connect the one or more distribution boxes to the one or more cooling racks, assembling the components for the cooling system in the data center, operating the cooling system, identifying hot spots within the data center, and adjusting the location of one or more cooling racks in the data center based on the indentified hot spots in the data center.

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