Patent ID: 6672955
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F24F,H05K,Y02B

Abstract:
An airflow management system for an Internet Data Center, the Internet Data Center comprising cabinets that contain heat-generating elements, each cabinet having a cabinet front, said cabinets being located on an elevated floor, said cabinets being disposed as a pair of substantially parallel rows of cabinets having a first row of cabinets and a second row of cabinets wherein cabinet fronts of the first row of cabinets face cabinet fronts of the second row of cabinets, said airflow management system comprising:fresh air generating means for supplying fresh air through the elevated floor for cooling the heat generating elements; hot air collecting means for collecting hot air that results from cooling the heat generating elements by the fresh air supplied through the elevated floor; a cover joining the first row of cabinets and the second row of cabinets to provide a tunnel; and means for controlling static pressure in the tunnel by controlling fresh air volume supplied through the elevated floor, in dependence upon heat generated by the heat generating elements.