Patent ID: 8931221
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: E04B,E04D,E04H,F24F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A multi-floor data center, comprising: a first plurality of floors; a first set of server racks disposed about a first vertical center axis on each floor, the first set of server racks on each floor formed in a substantially closed shape, with a substantially vertical open center comprising a first airflow plenum; a first opening in each of the plurality of floors above a first one of the plurality of floors, wherein each of the first openings is aligned about the first vertical center axis to allow airflow between a portion of the first airflow plenum on a floor of the plurality of floors with a different portion of the first airflow plenum on an adjacent floor; an outer wall disposed around and spaced from the first set of server racks, with the space between the first set of server racks and the outer wall comprising a second airflow plenum; and a first roof portion on a top one of the plurality of floors having a first roof opening therein aligned with the first airflow plenum to allow fluid communication between the first airflow plenum and an external environment outside of the data center.