Mobile data center

Abstract

At least one version is directed to a mobile data center that includes a trailer having a length greater than a width and having an interior, the trailer being configured to be transported in a direction generally parallel to the length, and a plurality of equipment enclosures installed in the interior of the trailer to form a row, with the row being parallel to the length of the trailer, wherein the row is positioned in the interior such that a first aisle is on a front side of the row and a second aisle is on a back side of the row. The mobile data center also includes at least one cooling unit constructed and arranged to draw warm air from the second aisle and provide cool air to the first aisle to cool equipment contained in the plurality of equipment enclosures.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 619,389, entitled “MOBILE DATA CENTER,” by B. Rimler, filed on Oct. 15, 2004, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to a system and method for providing data center infrastructure, including power distribution, cooling and equipment mounting facilities for electronic equipment, and more specifically to methods and apparatus for providing a mobile data center solution. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Centralized data centers for computer, communications and other electronic equipment have been in use for a number of years, and more recently, with the increasing use of the Internet, large scale data centers that provide hosting services for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Internet content providers are becoming incre...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] The data center may include means for isolating the first aisle from the second aisle to prevent air flow between the first aisle and the second aisle other than through the means for drawing warm air. In the data center, the means for drawing warm air may include a plurality of cooling units disposed above the plurality of equipment enclosures and configured to draw warm air from the second aisle and to provide cool air to the first aisle. The mobile data center may further include means for providing uninterruptible power to the plurality of equipment enclosures, and may include a raised floor disposed under the plurality of equipment enclosures and having removable tiles disposed in the first aisle. The mobile data center may include a console area having a user console, wherein the console area is isolated from the first aisle and the second aisle to prevent air flow between the first aisle and the console area and between the second aisle and the console area. The data center may include means for generating electrical power for equipment in the plurality of equipment enclosures. In the data center, the row may be substantially centered in the trailer with a width of the first aisle being substantially equal to a width of the second aisle.

Problems solved by technology

While solutions for mobile communications and control systems have been in use by the military, other government agencies, and news organizations for some time, these systems provide solutions that are far different from typical data centers and often not compatible with standard data center equipment.

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