U.S. patent application number 12/972505 was filed with the patent office on 2012-05-31 for container data center.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to CHAO-KE WEI.
Application Number | 20120132554 12/972505 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46125898 |
Filed Date | 2012-05-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120132554 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WEI; CHAO-KE |
May 31, 2012 |
CONTAINER DATA CENTER
Abstract
A container data center includes a container and a number of
server systems arranged in two rows. An intake is defined in a top
wall of the container. An outlet is defined in a sidewall of the
container adjacent to the bottom of the container. Air outside the
container is drawn into the container through the intake to cool
the server systems. Hot air dissipated by the server systems is
exhausted out of the container through the outlet of the
container.
Inventors: |
WEI; CHAO-KE; (Tu-Cheng,
TW) |
Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
|
Family ID: |
46125898 |
Appl. No.: |
12/972505 |
Filed: |
December 19, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/320 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H05K 7/1497 20130101;
H05K 7/20727 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/320 |
International
Class: |
B65D 85/00 20060101
B65D085/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 25, 2010 |
TW |
99140684 |
Claims
1. A container data center to be cooled with air outside the
container data center, the container data center comprising: a
mobile container comprising a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to
the top wall, and a plurality of sidewalls connected between the
top wall and the bottom wall; and a plurality of server systems
installed in the container, and arranged in two parallel rows;
wherein an intake is defined in the top wall of the container, an
outlet is defined in one of the sidewalls of the container,
adjacent to the bottom wall of the container, air outside the
container is driven into the container through the intake of the
container to cool the server systems, hot air dissipated by the
server systems is exhausted out of the container through the outlet
of the container.
2. The container data center of claim 1, further comprising an air
input device to drive the air outside the container into the
container, a heat exchanger to cool the air flowing into the
container, and an air exhaust device to drive the hot air inside
the container out of the container through the outlet, wherein the
air input device is attached to the top wall of the container, and
aligned with the intake, the heat exchanger is arranged adjacent to
the air input device, the air exhaust device aligns with the
outlet.
3. The container data center of claim 2, wherein a rain shield is
disposed on the top wall of the container to cover the air input
device.
4. The container data center of claim 2, wherein the container
further comprises a raised floor parallel and close to the bottom
wall of the container, the raised floor supports the server
systems, and defines an opening therein, the air exhaust device and
the outlet are arranged between the raised floor and the bottom
wall, the air exhaust device is aligned with the opening of the
raised floor.
5. The container data center of claim 4, wherein a heat shield is
connected between tops of the server systems, a hot aisle is
defined among the server systems, the heat shield, and the raised
floor, a cold aisle is defined among the sidewalls of the
container, the server systems, the heat shield, and the raised
floor, the opening of the raised floor communicates with the hot
aisle.
6. The container data center of claim 1, wherein an air filter is
disposed in the intake of the container.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] Relevant subject matter is disclosed in a pending U.S.
patent application, titled "CONTAINER DATA CENTER AND HEAT
DISSIPATION SYSTEM" with the application Ser. No. 12/894,173, filed
on Nov. 30, 2009, which is assigned to the same assignee as this
patent application.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present disclosure relates to data centers, and
particularly to a container data center.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] With increasing heavy duty use of on-line applications, the
need for computer data centers has increased rapidly. Data centers
are centralized computing facilities that include many servers,
often arranged on server racks or shelves, and one rack or shelf
with some servers can be considered a server system. During
operation, server systems generate a lot of heat in the data
centers, and a common method for dissipating the heat is to use air
conditioners, which are very expensive to purchase and operate.
Therefore an energy-saving heat dissipation system is needed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0006] Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better
understood with reference to the following drawing. The components
in the drawing are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis
instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of
the present embodiments.
[0007] The FIGURE is a cross-sectional, schematic view of an
embodiment of a container data center.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0008] The disclosure, including the accompanying drawing, is
illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It
should be noted that references to "an" or "one" embodiment in this
disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such
references mean at least one.
[0009] Referring to the FIGURE, an embodiment of a container data
center 100 includes a mobile container 10 and a plurality of server
systems 20 installed in the container 10. The server systems 20 are
arranged in two parallel rows.
[0010] The container 10 includes a top wall 101, a bottom wall 102
opposite to the top wall 101, a plurality of sidewalls 103
substantially connected between sides of the top wall 101 and the
bottom wall 102, and a raised floor 11 parallel and close to the
bottom wall 102. Two intakes 13 are defined in the top wall 101. An
outlet 14 is defined in each of the sidewalls 103, and arranged
between the raised floor 11 and the bottom wall 102. The server
systems 20 are supported on the raised floor 11. A heat shield 25
is provided to connect tops of the corresponding server systems 20
in the two rows. In the container 10, there is a hot aisle 24
defined among the server systems 20, the heat shield 25, and the
raised floor 11, and a cold aisle 23 defined among the sidewalls
103 of the container 10, the server systems 20, the heat shield 25,
and the raised floor 11. The raised floor 11 defines an opening 112
communicating with the hot aisle 24.
[0011] The container data center further includes two air input
devices 30, two heat exchangers 40, and an air exhaust device 50.
The air input devices 30 are attached to an outer surface of the
top wall 101 of the container 10, and respectively aligned with the
intakes 13. The heat exchangers 40 are attached to an inner surface
of the top wall 101 of the container 10, and respectively aligned
with the air input devices 30 through the intakes 13. The air
exhaust device 50 is arranged under the raised floor 11. In one
embodiment, each of the air input devices 30 is an axial fan. The
air exhaust device 50 includes an axial fan and a plurality of air
ducts (not shown) respectively facing the outlets 14 of the
sidewalls 103.
[0012] In use, air outside of the container 10 is driven to flow
into the container 10 through the intakes 13 by the air input
devices 30. The air flows through the heat exchangers 40 to be
cooled, and then the cooled air is guided into the cold aisle 23.
The server systems 20 draw in the cooled air from the cold aisle
23, and dissipate hot air into the hot aisle 24. The hot air in the
hot aisle 24 is driven to flow down through the opening 112, and is
exhausted out of the container 10 through the outlets 14 by the air
exhaust device 50. When the ambient temperature of the container 10
is low enough, the heat exchangers 40 may be shut down for power
conservation. Because air around the top of the container 10 is
cleaner than the air around the bottom of the container 10, driving
air into the container 10 through the intakes 13 in the top wall
101 as disclosed in this application means the input air is
cleaner.
[0013] In one embodiment, two air filters 131 are respectively
disposed in the intakes 13 of the container 10, to prevent dust
entering the container 10. Two rain shields 32 are mounted on the
top wall 101 of the container 10 to respectively cover the air
input devices 30 to prevent water entering the container 10.
[0014] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set
forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the
structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially
in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the
broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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