Patent ID: 10948223

Abstract:
A mission critical facility is an enclosed space whose failure can bring a significant loss to a business. An example of a mission critical facility is a data center which usually comprises computers, servers, storage equipment, networking equipment, telecom equipment and associated electrical components working 24/7. The electrical components in the data center produce a lot of heat that requires removal from the enclosed space by using an air conditioning system. This invention includes a fluid cooling apparatus that cools the enclosed space using optimum power and water consumptions. The enclosed space can be a mission critical facility including but not limited to a data center. The disclosed fluid cooling apparatus offers low power and water consumption by combining a mechanical cooling system with an evaporative fluid cooling system in one single apparatus. Some embodiments locate the condenser coil for the mechanical cooling system in the evaporative fluid cooling's exhaust air to save on space and power consumption, which is novel in the industry. Also, this invention proposes using pre-cooling techniques for fluid-coolers which further improves the efficiency of the fluid cooling system which is also novel in the industry. The disclosed fluid cooling apparatus has three modes of operation to optimize power and water consumptions. Also, the disclosed fluid cooling apparatus can be used to deliver cold air to the enclosed space, cold fluid to the enclosed space or an end user or a combination of both which is called hybrid-cooling.