Method for computing cooling redundancy at the rack level
US9904331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/20836
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for designing aspects of a cooling system for a data center is provided. A method is provided including computing cooling redundancy at each rack position in a data center, in real time. The redundancy can be reported using the traditional N+1, N+2, etc. notation, where N is the number of coolers required to meet the primary cooling load type specification. The redundancy can also be reported in terms of a Cooling Reliability Index (CRI) which also takes into account the inherent availability of the specific cooling units in the design.
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