Patent ID: 7724518
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A data center, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space; a plurality of power lines, each of the power lines including a plurality of power taps in the interior space; a plurality of coolant supply lines, each of the coolant supply lines including a plurality of coolant supply taps in the interior space; a plurality of coolant return lines, each of the coolant return lines including a plurality of coolant return taps in the interior space; and a plurality of clusters of modules in the interior space, each cluster located in a spatially contiguous area horizontally separated from other clusters by an access aisle, each module including a plurality of rack-mounted computers connected to a power tap adjacent the module and a cooling coil to remove heat from air near the rack-mounted computers, the cooling coil fluidly connected between a supply tap and a return tap adjacent the module; wherein each cluster includes two or more modules, and wherein