Patent ID: 8626346

Claim:
A dynamically adjustable floor tile for a data center, the floor tile comprising: a plurality of perforations; a dynamically adjustable aperture, wherein opening the aperture exposes one or more of the perforations to receiving airflow through the floor tile and closing the aperture blocks one or more of the perforations from receiving airflow through the floor tile; wherein the dynamically adjustable aperture consists of one of: a plurality of apertures and a plurality of fins, wherein the fins are attached to the adjustable floor tile to rotate and where in rotating one or more fins opens the one or more apertures and rotating one or more fins closes the one or more apertures; one or more apertures and one or more vanes attached to the adjustable floor tile and wherein opening the one or more vanes opens the one or more apertures and closing the one or more vanes closes the one or more apertures; or one or more apertures and one or more pneumatically controlled bladders attached to the adjustable floor tile and wherein deflating the one or more bladders opens the one or more apertures and inflating the one or more bladders closes the one or more apertures.