Patent ID: 6980433

Claim:
A modular data center comprising: a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face, wherein the racks are arranged in a first row and a second row such that the back faces of the racks of the first row face the back faces of the racks of the second row and wherein the racks are configured to accept air through the front faces of the racks and expel the air through the back faces of the racks; a cooling unit positioned in one of the first row and the second row, the cooling unit configured to draw air through a back face of the cooling unit and deliver cooled air through a front face of the cooling unit to the front faces of the plurality of racks; an enclosure to collect air expelled from the plurality of racks, wherein the first row and the second row comprise a portion of the enclosure that collects the expelled air.