Patent ID: 9543787
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F01K,F22B,G06F,H02J,H04L,H05K,Y02D,Y04S

Claim:
1. A silo for housing and implementing high-density infrastructure and electronics for a data center underground, the silo comprising: a cylindrical outer sleeve; an inner cylinder contained within the cylindrical outer sleeve, the inner cylinder comprising a plurality of doughnut-shaped levels, each level comprising one or more blind-mate couplers for receiving one or more field replaceable units, each field replaceable unit comprising electronics and/or infrastructure for a data center; and automated handling equipment situated within the cylindrical outer sleeve, the automated handling equipment configured to insert or remove a field replaceable unit through vertical motion within the holes formed by the doughnut-shaped levels and rotational and horizontal motion at a particular level.