Abstract:
A container includes an air conditioner, a double group of air conductor sheets and a number of racks. The air conditioner includes at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned in the at least one air outlet. The double group of air conductor sheet includes a first group of air conductor sheets and a second group of air conductor sheets oriented in different directions. The double group of air conductor sheets is positioned between the racks. The first group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two sides, and the second group of air conductor sheets rotates toward the racks positioned at two ends.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The disclosure generally relates to a container including a cooling system. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    To quickly establish a cloud operating system, a container may be used as a room for the cloud operating system. When designing a container for containing multiple computer servers, an air conditioner is installed in the container for controlling the temperature to maintain a desired level to cool the computer servers. 
         [0005]    However, the air conditioner is configured to force air to flow passed all the computer servers which are cooled accordingly. However, each computer server or each row of the computer servers might produce different levels of heat. The air conditioner cannot direct the air flow to the computer servers producing a high level of heat according to need. 
         [0006]    Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the exemplary container with cooling system. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodiment. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of a container including a cooling system. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is a schematic view in the container in  FIG. 1  showing a flow path of hot and cold airflows. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a block diagram depicting the control system for controlling the container with cooling system. 
           [0011]      FIGS. 4A and 4B  are flowcharts illustrating a cooling method of the cooling system in  FIG. 1 , describing the process of the air conditioner cooling the container. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0012]      FIGS. 1-3  show a container  10  used for housing electronic components, such as computer servers. In this exemplary embodiment, the container  10  includes a central air conditioner  20 , a number of racks  30 , and a number of fans  50 . 
         [0013]    The container  10  includes a top wall  11 , a bottom wall  12 , two side walls  13 , and two end walls  15  cooperatively defining a hollow space. The air conditioner  20  is positioned on the top wall  12  inside the hollow space. The air conditioner  20  includes a number of air outlets  51 . In this exemplary embodiment, the air conditioner  20  includes a first air outlet  51 , a second air outlet  52 , and a third air outlet  53 . The second air outlet  52  is positioned between the first air outlet  51  and the third air outlet  53 . 
         [0014]    The racks  30  are divided into two rows, and are symmetrically mounted in the container  10 . In this exemplary embodiment, a first row of the racks  30  has a first rack  31   a , a second rack  33   a , and a third rack  35   a , and a second row of the racks  30  has a first rack  31   b , a second rack  33   b , and a third rack  35   b . The first rack  31   a , the second rack  33   a , and the third rack  35   a  are positioned at a first side, the first rack  31   b , the second rack  33   b , and the third rack  35   b  are positioned at a second side. Computer servers (not shown) are arranged in the racks  30 . Two frames  14  are symmetrically mounted in the container  10 . The frames  14  divide the container  10  to create a middle airflow channel  17  and two side airflow channels  16 . Each computer server has conventional air vents (not shown) that allow air to be drawn into and out of the computer server. The first air outlet  51 , the second air outlet  52 , and the third air outlet  53  are positioned in the middle airflow channel  17 . The fans  50  are positioned in the side airflow channels  16 . A cold airflow from the air outlets  51  flows into the middle airflow channel  17 . Inside fans in the computer servers further force the cold airflow to pass through the computer server. The cold airflow passes through the computer servers on the rack  30  to become warm air. The fans  50  draws the warm air exit through side airflow channels  16  to allow warm airflow to pass through. A temperature sensor  60  is positioned on each of the racks  30  for detecting a temperature of each rack  30 . In this exemplary embodiment, each temperature sensor  60  is positioned near or at a vertical middle of each rack  30 . 
         [0015]    The first air outlet  51  and the third air outlet  53  respectively include air conductor sheets  72 ,  74 . The second air outlet  52  includes a double group of air conductor sheets  80 . The air conductor sheets  72  are made of a number of swingable plates parallel to each other when at rest. Also, when at rest, the air conductor sheets  72  are parallel to the side walls  13  of the container  10 , but can swing from zero degrees to a desired degree (e.g. 45 degrees) toward the first rack  31   a  or  31   b . The air conductor sheets  74  are similar to the air conductor sheets  72 . The air conductor sheets  74  in the third air outlet  53  can swing toward the third rack  33   a  or  33   b . The air conductor sheets  72  and the air conductor sheets  74  are driven by conventional motors  72   a ,  74   a , respectively, the motors  72   a ,  74   a , controlled by the control device  40 . 
         [0016]    The double group of air conductor sheets  80  includes a first group of air conductor sheets  82  and a second group of air conductor sheets  84 . The first group of air conductor sheets  82  and the second group of air conductor sheets  84  are made of a number of plates parallel to each other when at rest. The first group of air conductor sheets  82  is parallel to the ends walls  15 , and the second group of air conductor sheets  84  is parallel to the side walls  13  when at rest. The first group of air conductor sheets  82  can swing from zero degrees to a desired degree (e.g. 45 degrees) toward the first racks  31   a ,  31   b  or the third racks  33   a ,  33   b . The second group of air conductor sheets  84  can swing from zero degrees to a desired degree (e.g. 45 degrees) toward the second rack  32   a  or  32   b . The first group of air conductor sheets  82  and the second group of air conductor sheets  84  are also driven by conventional motors  82   a ,  84   a , respectively, the motors  82   a ,  84   a , controlled by the control device  40 . 
         [0017]      FIG. 3  is a block diagram depicting the control system for controlling the container. A control device  40  is electrically connected to the temperature sensors  60 . The air conductor sheets  72 ,  74  are each electrically connected to the control device  40 . Conventional motors ( 72   a ,  74   a ,  82   a ,  84   a ) for swinging the first group of air conductor sheets  82  and the second group of air conductor sheets  84  are electrically connected to the control device  40 . The control device  40  can receive data as to a temperature of each rack  30  detected by the temperature sensors  60 . The controller device  40  compares the detected temperature with a predetermined temperature, for example, 25° C. If the temperatures of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  are determined to be less than the predetermined temperature and the temperatures of the first rack  31   a ,  31   b  or the third rack  35   a ,  35   b  are determined to exceed than the predetermined temperature, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  82   a , on the first group of air conductor sheets  82  for swinging the first group of air conductor sheets  82  toward the first rack  31   a ,  31   b  or the third rack  35   a ,  3   b . If the temperature of the second racks  33   a  is determined to be less than the predetermined temperature and the temperature of the second rack  33   b  is determined to exceed than the predetermined temperature, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  84   a  on the second group of air conductor sheets  84  for swinging the second group of air conductor sheets  84  toward the second rack  33   b . Similarly, if the temperature of the first racks  31   a  at the first side is determined to be less than the predetermined temperature and the temperature of the first rack  31   b  at the right side is determined to exceed the predetermined temperature, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  72   a  on the air conductor sheets  72  for swinging the air conductor sheets  72  toward the first rack  31   b . If the temperature of the third racks  35   a  at the first side is determined to be less than the predetermined temperature and the temperature of the third rack  35   b  at the second side is determined to exceed the predetermined temperature, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  74   a  on the air conductor sheets  74  for swinging the air conductor sheets  74  toward the third rack  35   b  at the second side. 
         [0018]      FIGS. 4A and 4B , show a cooling method in which the air conditioner cools the container  10 . The cooling method uses the double air conductor sheets  80  as an example to illustrate the cooling method. The cooling method includes at least the following steps: 
         [0019]    In step S 1 , the temperature sensors  60  detect a temperatures of each of the racks  30 , and transmit the detected temperature values to the control device  40 . 
         [0020]    In step S 2 , the control device  40  determines whether the temperatures of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  are less than a predetermined temperature, for example, 25° C. If the temperature of one of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  exceeds the predetermined temperature, step S 7  is implemented. If the temperatures of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  are both less than the predetermined temperature, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the second group of air conduction sheets  84  to assume a zero degrees state, and step S 3  is implemented. 
         [0021]    In step S 3 , the control device  40  determines whether the temperatures of the first rack  31   a ,  31   b  exceed the predetermined temperature. If the temperatures of the first rack  31   a ,  31   b  exceed the predetermined temperature, step S 4  implemented. If the temperatures of the first rack  31   a ,  31   b  are less than the predetermined temperature, step S 5  implemented. 
         [0022]    In step S 4 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  82   a  that swings the first group of air conduction sheets  82  toward the first rack  31   a ,  31   b.    
         [0023]    In step S 5 , the control device  40  determines whether the temperatures of the third rack  35   a ,  35   b  exceed the predetermined temperature. If the temperatures of the third rack  31   a ,  31   b  exceed the predetermined temperature, step S 6  implemented. If the temperatures of the third rack  31   a ,  31   b  are less than the predetermined temperature, step S 2  is implemented. 
         [0024]    In step S 6 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  82   a  that swings the first group of air conduction sheets  82  toward the third rack  35   a ,  35   b.    
         [0025]    In step S 7 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the first group of air conduction sheets  82  to assume a zero state. In the zero degrees state, the first group of air conduction sheets  82  are parallel to the end walls  15 . 
         [0026]    In step S 8 , the control device  40  determines whether the temperatures of both of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  exceed the predetermined temperature. If the temperatures of both of the second rack  33   a ,  33   b  exceed the predetermined temperature, step S 10  is implemented. If the temperature of the second racks  33   a  or  33   b  is less than the predetermined temperature, step S 9  is implemented. 
         [0027]    In step S 9 , the control device  40  determines whether the temperature of the second rack  33   a  at the first side is less than the temperature of the second rack  33   b  at the second side. If the temperature of the second rack  33   a  at the first side is less than the temperature of the second rack  33   b  at the second side, step  11  is implemented. If the temperature of the second rack  33   a  exceeds the temperature of the second rack  33   b , step  12  is implemented. 
         [0028]    In step S 10 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to swing the second group of air conduction sheets  82  into a zero degrees state. 
         [0029]    In step S 11 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  84   a  that swings the second group of air conduction sheets  84  toward the second rack  33   b  at the second side. 
         [0030]    In step S 12 , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  84   a  that swings the second group of air conduction sheets  84  toward the second rack  33   a  at the first side. 
         [0031]    The principle of the air conductor sheets  72  is similar to the second group of air conductor sheets  84 . The control device  40  determines whether the temperature of the first rack  31   a  at the first side is less than the temperature of the third rack  31   b  at the second side. If the temperature of the first rack  31   a  at the first side is less than the temperature of the first rack  31   b  at the second side, the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  72   a  that swings the air conduction sheets  72  toward the first rack  31   b  at the second side. If the temperature of the first rack  31   a  exceeds the temperature of the first rack  31   b , the control device  40  transmits a signal to the motor  72   a  that swings the air conduction sheets  72  toward the first rack  31   a  at the first side. The air conductor sheets  74  function in a manner similar to that of the air conductor sheets  72 , and herein is not detailed. 
         [0032]    The container of the present disclosure may use an air conditioner to cool the container, preventing a waste of power. 
         [0033]    It is to be understood, however, that even through numerous characteristics and advantages of the disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the system and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.