Patent ID: 8919143
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An air-cooling apparatus comprising: an air-cooling wall configured for data center-level cooling and facilitating cooling of airflow passing through a plurality of electronics racks positioned side-by-side in a row of the data center, the plurality of electronics racks comprising an air inlet side and an air outlet side, the air inlet and air outlet sides respectively enabling ingress and egress of air through the plurality of electronics racks, and the air-cooling wall being air-permeable and facilitating cooling of airflow passing through the plurality of electronics racks, the air-cooling wall being disposed separate and free-standing from the plurality of electronics racks and in spaced relation to one of the air outlet side or the air inlet side of the plurality of electronics racks when in operation, wherein the air-cooling wall is sized and configured with a width spanning the plurality of electronics racks, and comprises: