Patent ID: 8755182
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06F,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A server cooling system, comprising: an encapsulation structure defining an interior region, the interior region including a first plurality of racks arranged along a first interior side of the encapsulation structure and a second plurality of racks arranged along a second interior side of the encapsulation structure such that a cold row encapsulation region is defined between the first and second plurality of racks, each of the plurality of racks having a front face that intersects with the cold row encapsulation region and a back side that faces out towards an exterior of the encapsulation structure, wherein each of the first and second plurality of racks is configured for holding one or more servers, wherein the encapsulation structure is located within a data center, the data center having one or more exhaust fans attached to a ceiling of the data center; a cooling module for generating cooled air is coupled to the encapsulation structure so that cooled air is directed in towards the cold row encapsulation region, wherein the cooling module is disposed on to a top surface of the encapsulation structure and includes one or more openings at a top face of the cooling module to allow air to enter the cooling module, the interior region is substantially sealed and is defined at a pressure when the cooling module is in operation; and a fan unit having a face adjacent to the racks of the second plurality, the fan unit having one or more fans installed thereon, wherein the one or more fans of the fan unit are configured to draw the cooled air from the interior region to provide to the servers held in the first and second plurality of server racks during operation, the data center enclosing an exterior region exterior to the fan unit, the cooling module and the encapsulation structure, the one or more fans of the fan unit ejecting heated air emitted from the servers held in the first and second plurality of server racks into the exterior region during operation.