Patent ID: 8994231
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06F,H01F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A data center, comprising: an enclosure defining an interior space; a medium voltage power distribution system in the interior space and electrically connected to a medium voltage power source outside the enclosure, the medium voltage power distribution system including a plurality of interconnected medium voltage power access units, wherein the medium voltage power source provides power at a voltage greater than 1 kV and less than 50 kV; a plurality of transformers in the interior space, each transformer electrically connected to an associated medium voltage power access unit from the plurality of medium voltage power access units and each transformer configured to step-down medium voltage power from the associated power access unit to low voltage power less than 1 kV; and a plurality of groups of racks in the interior space, each rack including a plurality of rack-mounted computers, and each group of racks electrically connected to an associated transformer from the plurality of transformers or to an adjacent rack or group of racks such that the associated transformer provides low voltage power to the group of racks.