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

Claim 15:
16. A modular battery unit for use in a data center rack, comprising:
a housing having an outermost top surface directly exposed to airflow and an opposed bottom surface;
a battery disposed within the housing;
a plurality of strips of phase change material (“PCM”) attached to at least the outermost top surface of the housing and spaced apart from one another; and
air flow channels provided 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 having a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein the bottom surface of the PCM carrier is attached to the outermost top surface of the housing.