Patent ID: 9510485
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G06F,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An Expandable Modular Information Technology (IT) Facility (EMITF) that supports a large-scale modularly-constructed and expandable information handling system (LMIHS) comprising: an Expandable Modular Information Technology (IT) Building Infrastructure (EMITBI), the EMITBI having an initial enclosure comprised of: an initial base pad providing a fixed area of usable space on which one or more modular sub-components of the LMIHS can be placed; a plurality of exterior walls extending vertically from an outer perimeter of the initial base pad and connected to a roof structure, the plurality of exterior walls and roof structure collectively providing an outer perimeter of the initial enclosure of the EMITBI, within which a first maximum number of modular IT components can be housed, the plurality of exterior walls including at least one exterior wall that is constructed as a removable expansion wall (REW) that enables expansion of the usable space of the EMITBI, wherein the EMITBI protects the IT gear located therein and is expandable to an adjacent expansion space external to the REW and via later removal of the REW, without affecting the operation of the existing LMIHS within an initial enclosed segment of the EMITBI, wherein expansion of the EMITBI includes addition of an adjacent segment of base pad and constructing additional exterior side walls, ceiling and roof support structures, and a new external wall enclosing the adjacent segment of base pad, with the REW providing a first already-in place wall of the enclosed adjacent segment of base pad, and wherein the REW is physically dissembled and removed from within the expanded EMITBI after construction and preparation of the adjacent expansion space to provide a contiguous space for receiving additional modular IT components and IT gear; a plurality of modular IT components placed within the EMITBI on the usable space and operational as the LMIHS, wherein the EMITBI provides a protective enclosure, with a controlled environment, within which the LMIHS can operate with minimal exposure to an environment outside of the plurality of exterior walls, and wherein at least one of the plurality of modular IT components dissipate heat; and at least one air handling unit (AHU) in fluid communication with the initial enclosure to support cooling of one or more of the IT components within the initial enclosure.