Patent ID: 8833094
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: F24F,G05B,G05F,G06F,H05B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of cooling a data center constructed inside of a container having a first longitudinally extending side opposite a second longitudinally extending side, an upper air plenum, a lower air plenum, and a plurality of heat exchangers, the method comprising: arranging a plurality of carriages inside the container between the upper air plenum and the lower air plenum, wherein the plurality of carriages inside the container comprises a first portion of the carriages along the first longitudinally extending side of the container and a second portion of the carriages along the second longitudinally extending side of the container thereby defining a central aisle portion between the first portion of the carriages and the second portion of the carriages, a first upper air plenum above the first portion of the carriages, and a second upper air plenum above the second portion of the carriages; arranging the plurality of heat exchangers in the upper air plenum above the carriages; circulating a refrigerant in the upper air plenum; transferring heat from the air in the upper air plenum to the refrigerant through the heat exchangers thereby cooling the air before expelling the air from the upper air plenum; expelling cooled air from the first upper air plenum and second upper air plenum into the central aisle portion; mixing in the central aisle portion the expelled cool air from the first and second upper air plenums and allowing the cooled air to sink into the lower air plenum; and moving the cooled air in the lower plenum up through the plurality of carriages into the upper air plenum.