Patent ID: 7963119
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus facilitating cooling of at least one electronics rack of a data center, the apparatus comprising: a hybrid air and liquid coolant conditioning unit disposed separate from the at least one electronics rack, the hybrid and liquid coolant conditioning unit comprising: at least one control valve disposed within the facility coolant pipe loop, wherein the facility coolant pipe loop feeds facility coolant in parallel to a first facility coolant supply inlet line coupled to the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and a second facility coolant supply inlet line coupled to the air-to-liquid heat exchanger, and wherein the at least one control valve is coupled to at least one of the first facility coolant supply inlet line or the second facility coolant supply inlet line and separately controlling facility coolant flow through at least one of the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger or the air-to-liquid heat exchanger.