Patent ID: 11895807
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A data rack system comprising:
a data center rack frame;
a shelf positioned within the data center rack frame; and
a modular battery unit disposed on the shelf, the modular battery unit comprising:
a housing having an outermost surface directly exposed to airflow;
a plurality of strips of phase change material (“PCM”) attached to the outermost surface of the housing and spaced apart from one another; and
air flow channels formed in spaces between two adjacent strips of the plurality of strips, the air flow channels defined by a shape and size of the spaces between the two adjacent strips,
wherein at least one of the plurality of strips comprises a PCM carrier and a main body encapsulating PCM, and wherein the PCM carrier is attached to the outermost surface of the housing.