Patent ID: 8941256
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: F03D,F05B,H02J,H02K,H05K,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A data center, comprising: a computing room; a plurality of computing devices in the computing room; an air handling system configured to move air, wherein at least a portion of the air moved by the air handling system flows across heat producing components in at least some of the computing devices in the computing room, the air handling system comprising: a turbine system coupled to the exhaust vent of the air handling system, wherein the turbine system comprises a rotor, wherein the rotor of the turbine system is configured to rotate in response to the separate portion of the heated air moved by the air handling system to the ambient environment via the exhaust vent, wherein the turbine system is configurable to generate electricity from rotation of the rotor.