Patent ID: 9410339
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: E04B,E04H,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A data center, comprising: a plurality of walls at least partially enclosing a fixed interior space of the data center, wherein the fixed interior space comprises an initial portion and an expansion zone both within the fixed interior space of the data center, the initial portion of the fixed interior space comprising a computing room, wherein the computing room comprises a length, a width, and a height, wherein the computing room holds at least one rack computing system, and wherein the expansion zone is defined by a space between the initial portion and a fixed exterior wall of the fixed interior space of the data center, wherein the fixed exterior wall spans at least the height of the computing room and spans at least the length of the computing room or at least the width of the computing room; wherein the plurality of walls comprise: a plurality of fixed walls defining the fixed interior space of the data center, wherein the plurality of fixed walls includes the fixed exterior wall that partially defines the expansion zone; and one or more movable interior walls at least partially defining the computing room within the fixed interior space of the data center, wherein the one or more moveable interior walls are parallel to the fixed exterior wall and wherein at least one of the one or more movable interior walls is configured to translate within the fixed interior space towards the fixed exterior wall that partially defines the expansion zone to increase a size of the computing room such that the computing room is expanded, from initially encompassing the initial portion of the fixed interior space, to additionally encompass the expansion zone of the fixed interior space, such that the expanded computing room is configured to hold an additional at least one rack computing system in the expansion zone, in addition to holding the at least one rack computing system in the initial portion of the interior space, and wherein the one or more moveable interior walls are configured to remain parallel to the fixed exterior wall during translation.