Patent ID: 8620486

Claim:
An expandable data center comprising: a vehicle; a first movable container; a second movable container coupling with the first movable container, wherein the size of the second movable container is less than that of the first movable container, so that the second movable container is adapted to extend or retract from the first movable container, wherein the vehicle is adapted to carry the first movable container and the second movable container from a place to another place; a plurality of racks disposed within the first movable container and the second movable container, wherein each of the racks has a plurality of rack shelves; and a plurality of sensors, disposed within the first movable container and the second movable container, for sensing one or more environmental parameters in the first movable container and the second movable container, respectively, wherein each of the rack shelves comprises a chassis, wherein the chassis is controlled to move up or down based on at least one of the environmental parameters sensed by the sensors.