Patent ID: 8141374
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: F24F,G05D,G06F,H05K,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A method for cooling computer systems in a room of a data center, comprising: providing one or more air channeling sub-systems, at least one of the air channeling sub-systems comprising a mechanical cooling section and a direct evaporative cooling section; channeling cooling air through the one or more air channeling sub-systems and into the room, wherein channeling cooling air through the air channeling sub-systems comprises: operating at least one of the air channeling sub-systems in an adiabatic mode if a first set of control conditions is met, wherein operating in the adiabatic mode comprises channeling cooling air through the direct evaporative cooling section to evaporate water into the cooling air; and operating at least one of the air channeling sub-systems in a hybrid mode if a second set of control conditions is met, wherein operating in the hybrid mode comprises channeling cooling air through the mechanical cooling section to remove heat from the cooling air and channeling the cooling air through the direct evaporative cooling section to evaporate water into the cooling air.