Integrated rack and system for data center

Abstract

The invention relates to an integrated rack for a data center. The integrated rack comprises an integrated rack upper frame, a rack vertical frame, a bottom cross beam and a rack assembly. The rack assembly comprises a front stand column and a rear stand column to form a frame structure of the rack assembly, a plurality of sets of rack assemblies can be formed in the integrated rack, each set of rack assembly can store one host device and / or a matched device of the host device of the data center, and the front stand column and the rear stand column are common parts of two adjacent host devices. According to the integrated rack, the heat channel and the cabinet are provided for the data center at the same time, and the integrated rack has the advantages that the structure is optimized, materials are saved, and flexibility and maneuverability are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a channel and system for a data center, and in particular, to an integrated rack system for a data center, which has optimized rack components that can flexibly accommodate servers of different specifications and form a hot channel system to separate hot and cold air. Background Art

[0002] There are many rack servers in the data center, which generally face problems such as high heat generation, high power consumption, and rack planning that cannot keep up with changes in business needs, resulting in waste. The main structure of the data center room is composed of a closed hot channel system and a single independent cabinet.

[0003] The establishment of hot and cold aisles prevents direct mixing of cold air and hot air, reducing the waste of cooling. In a system with separated hot and cold aisles, the cold air from the air conditioner is sent into the closed cold aisle, the front end of the server rack inhales the cold air, and the hot air formed is discharged from the rear end of the rack into the hot aisle. The gas in the hot aisle gathers and returns to the return air outlet of the air conditioner. The front end of the server rack is the cold aisle, and the rear end is the hot aisle.

[0004] At the same time, the data center's data room has a large number of cabinets for server installation. These cabinets are generally made of cold-rolled steel plates or alloys and are used to store servers, inverters and other related electrical control equipment. They can provide protection for stored equipment, shield electromagnetic interference, and arrange equipment in an orderly and neat manner, making it easier to maintain the equipment.

[0005] When installing the cabinet, the entire cabinet needs to be installed on both sides of the hot channel system. The cabinet and the hot channel structure are independent entities and have no structural correlation. The structure of the hot channel system has not been effectively utilized by the cabinet, and the seismic fixation of the cabinet needs to be fixed by other fixing systems, which wastes structural resources. Currently, most cabinets use a four-column structure, that is, four columns are connected at the top and bottom through the cabinet crossbeam and longitudinal beam to form a cabinet frame. The server needs to be installed on the middle column to achieve fixed installation of the server. The side panels are fixed on the columns and longitudinal beams to form a cabinet frame.

[0006] The hot channel structure is made of cold-rolled steel plates or alloys, and is mainly used to isolate the hot and cold air in front and behind the cabinets in the computer room, improve the airflow organization to promote the heat dissipation of the servers inside the cabinets. Chinese patent CN207836061U discloses a hot channel system, including four columns, two crossbars, two side doors and a top plate. The hot air flows through the channel between the side doors, and multiple groups of devices form a hot channel. This hot channel does not have the function of accommodating servers, and is simply used to establish a hot air flow channel in the data center.

[0007] Chinese patent CN205071535U discloses a cabinet, which includes a multi-cabinet cabinet structure with components that share vertical beams and columns. However, this cabinet needs to be used in conjunction with the hot channel system described in CN207836061U above, and the size of the cabinet is fixed.

[0008] In the actual application of data centers, the selection of cabinets varies because of the different customer requirements introduced at different times. For example, the previous customer required a cabinet with a width of 800, while this customer required a cabinet with a width of 600. Traditional cabinets are independent entities, and the cabinet structure cannot be changed at will to adapt to different customer requirements. All cabinets can only be replaced to meet customer needs. The cabinets replaced here are a waste of resources whether they are used as inventory or eliminated. Therefore, the existing data center cabinets cannot meet the requirements of server widths of different business batches. Summary of the invention

[0009] The object of the present invention is to provide an integrated rack that combines the functions of a hot channel system and a cabinet, which has an optimized structure, can realize the functions of a hot channel system, save rack materials, and can flexibly adjust the rack size according to the server size.

[0010] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides an integrated rack for a data center, including a rack upper frame, a rack vertical frame, a bottom crossbeam and a rack assembly, wherein the rack upper frame includes an upper frame crossbeam, and two parallel upright rack vertical frames are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the bottom crossbeam and the upper frame crossbeam to form an integrated rack frame; the rack assembly includes a front column and a rear column; the tops of the front columns and the rear columns are connected to the bottom of the upper frame crossbeam to form a rack assembly frame; a plurality of groups of the rack assembly frame structures are formed in the integrated rack frame structure for storing a plurality of servers and / or their supporting devices in the data center.

[0011] The integrated rack according to the present invention is used as a hot channel structure on the one hand to divert hot and cold air flows, and is used as a rack to carry servers on the other hand. At the same time, it simplifies the computer room and hot channel structure and saves sheet metal usage. Unlike traditional customized cabinets, the rack can also be flexibly arranged according to the size of the server.

[0012] Preferably, the rack assembly further comprises side longitudinal beams and a main longitudinal beam, and respective ends of the side longitudinal beams and the main longitudinal beams are respectively connected to two bottom cross beams or two upper frame cross beams, wherein the main longitudinal beam is shared by two adjacent servers and / or their supporting devices.

[0013] Preferably, the rack assembly further comprises a middle longitudinal beam, both ends of which are respectively connected to the front column and the rear column, and are shared by two adjacent servers and / or their supporting devices.

[0014] Preferably, the rack assembly further comprises a center column, both ends of which are respectively connected to the top and bottom main longitudinal beams, and the center column is used to place a rack assembly shared by two adjacent servers and / or supporting devices.

[0015] The arrangement of the longitudinal beams and / or columns mentioned above enhances the stability of the rack and facilitates the fixing of the server and / or its supporting devices.

[0016] Preferably, the rack assembly comprises a short beam, two ends of which are respectively connected to the middle column and the rear column, wherein the short beam is used to place a rack assembly shared by two adjacent servers and / or supporting devices.

[0017] Preferably, the middle pillar is located closer to the rear pillar than to the front pillar, for example, located at a position between the front and rear pillars close to one third of the rear pillar.

[0018] Preferably, the rack assembly further comprises a top plate and a bottom plate to isolate airflow.

[0019] Preferably, the integrated rack frame structure and the rack component frame structure are both rectangular parallelepipeds.

[0020] Preferably, the multiple rack component frames are of the same size. According to the required server size, rack component frames of matching sizes can be assembled.

[0021] Preferably, the supporting device is at least one selected from the following groups: a power distribution unit, a front door, a rear door, a frequency converter, an electrical control device, an electric wire, and a cable.

[0022] Preferably, the connection is a detachable connection, such as a bolt connection, a threaded connection, a snap connection or a hinge connection.

[0023] The present invention also provides an integrated rack system for a data center, comprising one more integrated rack according to the present invention, wherein the multiple integrated racks are arranged in two rows, back to back and in parallel, and hot air flows to the channel between the two rows of racks to form a hot channel in the data center.

[0024] The integrated rack and integrated rack system according to the present invention provide an optimized data center computer room heat channel and cabinet integrated rack in addition to the existing system in which the heat channel system and the cabinet system are separated. The rack can be used as a rack for installing servers and as a heat channel for isolating hot and cold air flows. The rack has flexibility and can adapt to assembling servers of different specifications, thus simplifying the structure, saving sheet metal materials, and saving usage and replacement costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the existing heat channel;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the existing cabinet;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the combined use of existing cabinets and hot channel systems.

[0029] Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of a single component of an integrated rack according to the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of forming a data center hot channel by an integrated rack system according to the present invention; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of forming a data center hot channel by an integrated rack system according to the present invention; Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a single integrated rack 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a data center hot channel according to the prior art. As shown in the figure, two rows of hot channel frames 4 are arranged in front and back, the middle of the two rows of frames is the hot air area, that is, the hot channel 31, and the outside of the two rows of frames is the cold air area 32. The empty area 40 under the hot channel frame is used to place cabinets 33 of a specific size.

[0032] Figure 2 3 is a schematic diagram of a single cabinet 33 according to the prior art. It can be seen that the single cabinet 33 according to the prior art is composed of four columns 34, a top plate 35, a bottom plate 36, and a side plate 37, and also includes a plurality of longitudinal beams 38 and columns 39. The single cabinet 33 is a custom product with a fixed size, suitable for accommodating a server 3 of a corresponding single size, and multiple custom cabinets 33 of fixed size are directly placed in the empty area 40 below the hot channel frame that matches it and has the same fixed size.

[0033] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the hot channel frame 4 and the cabinet 33 in the prior art. Figure 1 Six hot channel panels are placed in the area 40 under the single row hot channel frame. Figure 2 As shown in the cabinet 33 , the server 3 can be placed in the cabinet 33 .

[0034] As can be seen from the above, in the prior art, the hot channel frame and the cabinet are independent structures, and there is no structural connection between them. Each cabinet also has independent columns and longitudinal beams. The structure between the hot channel frame and the cabinet is complicated, and the two need to be stably connected to meet the earthquake resistance requirements; and the cabinet size is fixed. If the specifications of servers in different batches are different, they cannot be used universally.

[0035] Figure 4 1 is a perspective schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. It shows an integrated rack 1 and a rack assembly for accommodating servers and accessories. The integrated rack 1 according to the present invention includes a rack upper frame 11, a rack vertical frame 12, two bottom cross beams 14 and a rack assembly 2.

[0036] The upper frame 11 of the rack includes two upper frame cross beams 13. Two parallel vertical rack frames 12 are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the bottom cross beam 13 and the upper frame cross beam 14 to form an integrated rack 1 frame;

[0037] The two rack frames 12 can be fixed to the floor of the machine room by ground expansion bolts. The upper frame 11 of the machine room can be fixed to the side of the rack frame 12 by bolts to form a stable integrated rack 1 frame structure. The two bottom cross beams 14 can be fixed to the floor of the machine room by ground expansion bolts.

[0038] The frame assembly 2 includes a front column 21 and a rear column 22; the tops of the front column 21 and the rear column 22 are connected to the bottom of the upper frame beam 13, and the bottoms of the front column 21 and the rear column 22 are connected to the frame bottom beam 14 to form a frame of the frame assembly 2.

[0039] The upper ends of the front column 21 and the rear column 22 can be fixed to the lower end surface of the upper frame cross beam 14 of the frame upper frame 11 by bolting. The two bottom cross beams 14 and the left and right frame frames 2 can be fixed by bolting.

[0040] The lower ends of the two front columns 21 and the two rear columns 22 can be fixed to the bottom cross beam 14 by bolting.

[0041] In this embodiment, the two front columns 21 and the two rear columns 22 are equidistant from left to right and parallel to each other, and together with the bottom crossbeam 14 and the upper frame crossbeam 13 form a frame of the rectangular parallelepiped rack assembly 2 .

[0042] The frame assembly 2 may further include side longitudinal beams 15 and main longitudinal beams 23. The ends of the upper side longitudinal beams and the upper main longitudinal beams are respectively connected to the two upper frame cross beams 13. The ends of the bottom side longitudinal beams and the bottom main longitudinal beams are respectively connected to the two bottom cross beams 14.

[0043] Preferably, the rack assembly 2 further comprises a bottom longitudinal beam 24, both ends of which are respectively connected to the front column 21 and the rear column 22, and are shared by two adjacent servers and / or their supporting devices.

[0044] The frame assembly 2 may further include a top plate 27 and a bottom plate 28. The top plate 27 is fixed to the upper main longitudinal beam 23 and / or the upper side longitudinal beam 15. The bottom plate 28 is fixed to the bottom main longitudinal beam 23 and / or the lower side longitudinal beam 15.

[0045] The upper frame of the hot channel can also be equipped with other supporting equipment required by the data center, such as high-voltage bridges, prefabricated cables, grid bridges, etc.

[0046] Figure 5 A perspective schematic diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention shows an integrated rack 1 and a rack assembly for accommodating a server and accessories.

[0047] Most of the settings in this embodiment are similar to Figure 4 The above embodiments are consistent, except that: in this embodiment, the rack assembly 2 includes a center column 29 and a short beam 26, wherein the upper and lower ends of the center column are respectively connected to the upper main longitudinal beam 23 and the bottom main longitudinal beam 23, and the two ends of the short beam 26 are respectively fixed to the center column 29 and the rear column 22. The short beam 26 can be used, for example, for tying wires and / or fixing PDUs.

[0048] and Figure 4 Compared with the rack assembly 2 shown, the present invention Figure 5 In the embodiment, the rack assembly 2 for storing a single server uses multiple short beams, which not only facilitates wiring and fixing, but also can further save sheet metal materials.

[0049] Figure 6 The schematic diagram of the integrated rack system according to the present invention forming a data center hot channel is shown. In this embodiment, the integrated rack system according to the present invention includes two rows, a total of six integrated racks 2, arranged back to back and in parallel, and hot air flows between the backs of the two rows of integrated racks 2 to form a data center hot channel 31. In front of the two rows of integrated racks 2 is a cold air area 32. Figure 1 Compared with the traditional hot channel in the prior art, the integrated rack system according to the present invention has both the hot channel function and the cabinet function in the prior art.

[0050] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a single integrated rack 1 according to the present invention is shown. In this schematic diagram, an example of six rack assembly 2 frames formed in one integrated rack 1 is shown.

[0051] from Figure 7It can be seen that the six rack components 2 frames share the upper frame cross beam 13 and the bottom cross beam 14 of the integrated rack 1. Moreover, in the integrated rack 1, in the adjacent rack component 2 frames, that is, in the four sets of rack component 2 frames except the two sides, every two rack components 2 share a plurality of common parts, and these shared common parts include but are not limited to: front column 21, rear column 22, upper main longitudinal beam 23, bottom main longitudinal beam 24, and middle longitudinal beam 25.

[0052] Figure 7 The examples shown are Figure 3 Compared with the hot channel frame 4 and cabinet 33 combination of the prior art shown, the use of these common parts simplifies the originally bulky structure, improves the convenience and flexibility of server accommodation size, and saves sheet metal materials.

[0053] The integrated cabinet of the present invention and the lighting system using the integrated cabinet are described in detail above in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the integrated cabinet and the integrated cabinet system of the present invention are not limited to the specific structures shown in the drawings in the above embodiments, and various changes and combinations can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art. In short, various changes made within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art without departing from the concept of the present invention still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An integrated rack (1), comprising a rack upper frame (11), a rack vertical frame (12), a bottom crossbeam (14) and a rack assembly (2); The upper frame (11) of the rack comprises an upper frame crossbeam (13), and two parallel vertical frames (12) of the rack are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the bottom crossbeam (14) and the upper frame crossbeam (13) to form an integrated rack (1) framework; The frame assembly (2) comprises a front column (21) and a rear column (22); the tops of the front column (21) and the rear column (22) are connected to the bottom of the upper frame crossbeam (14), and the bottoms of the front column (21) and the rear column (22) are connected to the frame bottom crossbeam (13), so as to form a frame of the frame assembly (2); A plurality of rack assembly (2) frame structures are formed in the integrated rack (1) frame structure, capable of storing a plurality of servers and / or their supporting devices of a data center; The front column (21) and the rear column (22) are used to place a rack assembly (2) shared by two adjacent servers.

2. The integrated frame (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The integrated rack (1) further comprises a side longitudinal beam (15) and a main longitudinal beam (23), wherein two ends of the side longitudinal beam (15) or the main longitudinal beam (23) are respectively connected to two bottom cross beams (13) or respectively to two upper frame cross beams (14), wherein the main longitudinal beam (23) is used to place a rack component (2) shared by two adjacent servers.

3. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that: The frame assembly (2) also includes a middle longitudinal beam (25), two ends of which are respectively connected to the front column 21 and the rear column.

4. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The frame assembly (2) further comprises a central column (29), two ends of which are respectively connected to the upper main longitudinal beam 23 and the lower main longitudinal beam 23.

5. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The frame assembly (2) further comprises a short beam (26), two ends of which are respectively connected to the middle column 29 and the rear column 22.

6. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The frame structure of the integrated rack (1) and the frame structure of the rack assembly (2) are rectangular parallelepipeds.

7. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: At least one component from the following group is a common part for two adjacent servers: front pillars 21 , rear pillars 22 , main longitudinal beams 23 , middle longitudinal beams 25 , center pillars 29 , and short beams 26 .

8. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The supporting device is at least one selected from the following groups: a power distribution unit, a front door, a rear door, a frequency converter, an electrical control device, and a cable.

9. The integrated frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The connection is a detachable connection.

10. An integrated rack system (4) for a data center, characterized in that: It comprises a plurality of integrated racks (1) as described in any one of claims 1-9, wherein the plurality of integrated racks (1) are arranged in two rows and arranged in parallel back to back, and hot air flows between the channels formed by the two rows of racks to form a hot channel in the data center.

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