IDC machine room liquid cooling system

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses an IDC machine room liquid cooling system, and the system comprises a liquid cooling module which is used for carrying out the liquid cooling of equipment in an IDC machine room; the label is arranged on the equipment; wherein the label comprises an identification code and a sensitive material, and the identification code is used for representing the equipment; the sensitive material is used for detecting whether the liquid cooling module leaks the cooling liquid or not, so that when equipment in the IDC machine room is damaged due to the leakage of the cooling liquid, detection can be carried out through the sensitive material on the tag, the troubleshooting efficiency can be quickly improved, and the troubleshooting accuracy is also improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of IDC computer room liquid cooling, and in particular to an IDC computer room liquid cooling system. Background Art

[0002] IDC (Internet Data Center) computer room is a data center designed specifically for network data storage, processing and transmission. IDC computer room is usually composed of a series of servers, storage devices, network equipment, power equipment, air conditioning equipment, etc. It mainly provides network hosting, cloud computing, data storage and other services to enterprises, organizations, governments and other customers, and is an indispensable part of modern information construction. The main function of IDC computer room is to provide reliable, efficient and secure data storage and transmission services, as well as network hosting services, which can not only ensure that data will not be lost or leaked due to equipment failure or other reasons, but also help customers reduce IT costs and improve network reliability and security, thereby providing strong protection for customers' business development.

[0003] In the related technology, the servers, storage, network communication and other equipment deployed in the IDC room have high power density, and the trend is gradually increasing, so it is necessary to deploy a cooling system in the IDC room to dissipate the heat of the equipment in the IDC room. Currently, IDC room liquid cooling includes cold plate liquid cooling and immersion liquid cooling, both of which use cooling liquid to dissipate the heat of the equipment in the IDC room, and have high cooling efficiency.

[0004] However, the above liquid cooling method has obvious defects. When the coolant leaks, the coolant will damage some key components in the equipment, which will lead to equipment failure. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly use manual methods to check each device in the IDC computer room one by one, which is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, an embodiment of the present application provides an IDC computer room liquid cooling system, which aims to solve the technical problem of low efficiency in troubleshooting when equipment in an IDC computer room is damaged due to cooling liquid leakage in the prior art.

[0006] To solve the above problems, the present application provides an IDC room liquid cooling system, which includes:

[0007] A liquid cooling module, used for liquid cooling of the equipment in the IDC room;

[0008] a label, disposed on the device;

[0009] The label includes an identification code and a sensitive material, wherein the identification code is used to characterize the device; and the sensitive material is used to detect whether a coolant leak occurs in the liquid cooling module.

[0010] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the system further includes an identification module, and the identification module is used to identify the identification code.

[0011] Furthermore, in the IDC computer room liquid cooling system, the identification module is an RFID identification module, and the tag is an RFID tag.

[0012] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, when the liquid cooling module leaks coolant, the sensitive material reacts with the coolant to prevent the identification code from being recognized by the RFID recognition module.

[0013] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the system further includes an alarm module, and the alarm module is used to issue an alarm when the identification module cannot identify the identification code.

[0014] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the label is arranged on the key components of the equipment.

[0015] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the liquid cooling module is used to perform cold plate liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

[0016] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the equipment is arranged in a cabinet, and the cabinet includes: a cabinet body and a liquid cooling door, the liquid cooling door is fixedly connected to the cabinet body through a rotating sleeve, and the liquid cooling module performs cold plate liquid cooling on the equipment in the cabinet through the liquid cooling door.

[0017] Furthermore, in the IDC room liquid cooling system, the liquid cooling module is used to perform immersion liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

[0018] Furthermore, in the IDC computer room liquid cooling system, the system is applied to one or more of the education industry cloud scenarios, big data computing scenarios, and artificial intelligence computing scenarios.

[0019] The IDC room liquid cooling system provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a liquid cooling module and a label. The liquid cooling module is used to liquid cool the equipment in the IDC room. The label is set on the equipment and includes an identification code and a sensitive material. The identification code is used to characterize the equipment. The sensitive material is used to detect whether the liquid cooling module has a coolant leak. When the equipment in the IDC room is damaged due to a coolant leak, it can be detected through the sensitive material on the label. Furthermore, the label can also be directly set on the key components of the equipment. When the key components on the equipment are damaged due to the coolant or high humidity, they can be directly detected through the label set on the key components, which can not only quickly improve the troubleshooting efficiency, but also improve the accuracy of the troubleshooting. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of an IDC room liquid cooling system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic block diagram of an IDC room liquid cooling system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 3 Another schematic block diagram of an IDC room liquid cooling system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a cabinet in an IDC computer room provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0026] In the utility model, the term "some embodiments" is used to mean "used as examples, illustrations or descriptions". Any embodiment described as exemplary in this application is not necessarily interpreted as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments. The following description is given to enable any person skilled in the art to implement and use the utility model. In the following description, details are listed for the purpose of explanation.

[0027] It should be understood that those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention can be implemented without using these specific details. In other examples, known structures and processes will not be elaborated in detail to avoid obscuring the description of the present invention with unnecessary details. Therefore, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is consistent with the widest scope consistent with the principles disclosed in this application.

[0028] It should be understood that the terms used in this utility model specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model. As used in this utility model specification and the appended claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include plural forms.

[0029] It should also be understood that the term “and / or” used in the present specification and the appended claims refers to any combination and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes these combinations.

[0030] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic block diagram of an IDC room liquid cooling system 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, an IDC room liquid cooling system 100 includes:

[0031] Liquid cooling module 101, used for liquid cooling of equipment in the IDC room;

[0032] A tag 102, provided on the device;

[0033] The label 102 includes an identification code and a sensitive material, wherein the identification code is used to characterize the device; and the sensitive material is used to detect whether the liquid cooling module 101 has a coolant leak.

[0034] In this embodiment, the device may be a server in a cabinet of an IDC computer room, that is, the tag 102 may be arranged on the server in the cabinet of the IDC computer room, and the tag 102 includes an identification code and a sensitive material. The identification code may be used to characterize the server or any component in the server, and the sensitive material may chemically react with the leaked coolant to cause damage to the tag 102. By identifying the damaged tag 102, the cabinet where the coolant leak occurs may be quickly determined, and the equipment that fails due to the coolant may be quickly identified from the corresponding cabinet, thereby greatly improving the accuracy of the investigation.

[0035] For example, the sensitive material may change color or cover the identification code after a chemical reaction with the leaked coolant, so that the label 102 is damaged. Then, the cabinet where the coolant leak occurs can be determined by the label 102 after the color change or the label 102 after covering part or all of the identification code, and the equipment that fails due to the coolant can be quickly identified from the corresponding cabinet.

[0036] In addition, the sensitive material can also be used to detect the humidity at the IDC room where the equipment is located. That is, when the humidity in the room or cabinet is high, the sensitive material can also chemically react with the moisture in the air, causing the label 102 to be damaged. Then, by identifying the damaged label 102, the cabinet where the coolant leak occurs can be quickly determined, and the equipment that fails due to the coolant can be quickly found from the corresponding cabinet, thereby realizing rapid troubleshooting of the cause of the equipment failure.

[0037] Among them, the sensitive material can be directly set on the background where the label 102 is located. The sensitive material can be selected according to the type of coolant. For example, when the coolant is water, the sensitive material can be used to detect the humidity of the air in the computer room or cabinet, and can also be used to detect whether the coolant is leaking, so as to troubleshoot the faulty equipment, which may be a server, switch, router, etc.

[0038] Furthermore, the label 102 containing the sensitive material can also be directly set on the key components of the equipment. At this time, the identification code can be used to characterize the key components of the equipment, so as to quickly find out whether the equipment failure is caused by the components being damaged due to coolant leakage or excessive humidity, thereby achieving accurate positioning of the key components affected by the leaked coolant and improving the troubleshooting efficiency.

[0039] The IDC room liquid cooling system 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a liquid cooling module 101 and a label 102. The liquid cooling module 101 is used to liquid cool the equipment in the IDC room. The label 102 is set on the equipment and includes an identification code and a sensitive material. The identification code is used to identify the equipment. The sensitive material is used to detect whether the liquid cooling module 101 has a coolant leak. When the equipment in the IDC room is damaged due to a coolant leak, it can be detected through the sensitive material on the label 102. Furthermore, the label 102 can also be directly set on the key components of the equipment. When the key components of the equipment are damaged due to the coolant or high humidity, they can be directly detected through the label 102 set on the key components, which can not only quickly improve the troubleshooting efficiency, but also improve the accuracy of the troubleshooting.

[0040] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the IDC room liquid cooling system 100 further includes an identification module 103, and the identification module 103 is used to identify the identification code.

[0041] In this embodiment, the identification module 103 is mainly used to identify the identification code. When the coolant leaks, the sensitive material reacts chemically with the coolant in the air, and then the sensitive material changes color or the sensitive material after the color change covers part or all of the identification code. At this time, the identification module 103 cannot identify the identification code on the label 102. Therefore, the present application can accurately determine whether a coolant leak has occurred by whether the identification module 103 can identify the identification code on the label 102, and can quickly locate the location of the coolant leak, thereby improving the troubleshooting efficiency.

[0042] In some embodiments, the identification module 103 is an RFID identification module, and the tag 102 is an RFID tag.

[0043] Among them, the FID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag 102 is an electronic tag, also known as a radio frequency tag, which can communicate remotely with the RFID identification module through radio waves. RFID tags are generally divided into active tags and passive tags. Active tags can be powered by batteries and can be operated at a distance of more than 10m from the RFID identification module, but are more expensive and are less used. Passive tags do not need to be powered by batteries and have a lower cost. Therefore, this application prefers to use passive tags as RFID tags, which can extract energy from the electromagnetic field emitted by the RFID identification module to be powered, and are operated at a distance of about 1m from the RFID identification module.

[0044] An RFID tag is usually composed of a chip, an antenna, and an external packaging material. In this embodiment, the chip and antenna in the RFID tag serve as the identification code of this application, that is, the electronic bar code. The external packaging material serves as the background of this application. The sensitive material is arranged on the external packaging material, which undergoes a chemical reaction after the coolant leaks. At the same time, the product of the chemical reaction of the sensitive material extends to the electronic bar code area and damages the electronic bar code, thereby causing the RFID identification module to be unable to identify the RFID tag. Then, the RFID identification module can use the identification information of the RFID tag to quickly determine the cabinet where the equipment is located and the position of the equipment in the cabinet, thereby greatly improving the troubleshooting efficiency.

[0045] It should be noted that an RFID identification module can be set in each cabinet, and an RFID tag can be set on each device in the cabinet or the key components on the device. That is, an RFID identification module in the cabinet can simultaneously identify and manage the RFID tags on all devices or key components on the devices in the cabinet, so that after the coolant in the cabinet leaks, the key components of the failed device or device in the cabinet can be quickly located and quickly checked.

[0046] At the same time, the present application can also set up only one RFID identification module in the IDC computer room, and each cabinet in the IDC computer room can be set up with one or more RFID tags. The one or more RFID tags set up in each cabinet can correspond to one or more devices, or key components on the devices, so as to achieve accurate positioning of the devices in the IDC computer room or the key components on the devices, so that after the devices or key components on the devices fail due to coolant leakage, they can be quickly and accurately positioned.

[0047] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the IDC room liquid cooling system 100 further includes an alarm module 104, which is used to issue an alarm when the identification module 103 cannot identify the identification code. The alarm module 104 can be set in the cabinet of the IDC room and electrically connected to the identification module 103, or it can be set as a virtual module to issue an alarm to the management terminal for the corresponding equipment or key components on the equipment, so that the operation and maintenance personnel can quickly know that the corresponding cabinet has a coolant leak and take corresponding measures in time.

[0048] In some embodiments, the liquid cooling module 101 is used to perform cold plate liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

[0049] Among them, cold plate liquid cooling, also known as indirect liquid cooling technology, is a way to indirectly transfer the heat of heat-generating components to the cooling liquid enclosed in the circulation pipeline through a cold plate (usually a closed cavity made of high thermal conductivity metals such as copper and aluminum), and take away the heat through the cooling liquid. Cold plate liquid cooling uses the working fluid as the medium for intermediate heat transfer, transferring the heat from the hot zone to the far end before cooling. In this technology, the working liquid is separated from the object to be cooled, and the working liquid does not directly contact the electronic device. Instead, the heat of the object to be cooled is transferred to the coolant through high-efficiency heat conduction components such as liquid cold plates.

[0050] Furthermore, in some embodiments, Figure 4 As shown, the device is arranged in a cabinet, and the cabinet includes: a cabinet body 10 and a liquid cooling door 20, wherein the liquid cooling door 20 is fixedly connected to the cabinet body 10 through a rotating sleeve, and the liquid cooling module 101 performs cold plate liquid cooling on the device in the cabinet through the liquid cooling door 20. The liquid cooling door 20 uses corrosion-resistant hydrophilic aluminum foil fins, which fully surround the copper tube, and the liquid cooling plate uses a joint to fully shield the device, thereby preventing the occurrence of coolant spraying.

[0051] In some embodiments, the liquid cooling module 101 is used to perform immersion liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

[0052] Among them, immersion liquid cooling is a method of directly immersing the hardware in an insulating liquid (such as electronic fluorinated liquid), and the heat generated by the electronic components is directly and effectively transferred to the immersion liquid to achieve liquid cooling of the equipment in the IDC computer room.

[0053] In this embodiment, the RFID tag is set on the key components of the equipment, and the key components are physically isolated from the coolant. When the coolant extends to the key components, the sensitive material on the RFID tag will chemically react with the coolant. At the same time, the product of the chemical reaction of the sensitive material extends to the electronic bar code area and damages the electronic bar code, thereby causing the RFID identification module to be unable to identify the RFID tag. Then, the RFID identification module can use the identification information of the RFID tag to quickly determine the key components on the equipment that have failed due to the coolant, greatly improving the efficiency of troubleshooting the key components on the equipment.

[0054] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the system is applied to one or more of the education industry cloud scenarios, big data computing scenarios, and artificial intelligence computing scenarios. Specifically, when applied to the education industry cloud scenario, a high-density liquid cooling cabinet can be used for cold plate liquid cooling, and 36 servers can be configured in each cabinet; when applied to the big data computing scenario, a high-density liquid cooling cabinet can also be used for cold plate liquid cooling, and 16 GPU servers or 36 1U servers can be configured in each cabinet; when applied to the artificial intelligence computing scenario, a high-density liquid cooling cabinet can also be used for cold plate liquid cooling, and 4 GPU servers can be configured in each cabinet.

[0055] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, and these modifications or replacements should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An IDC room liquid cooling system, characterized in that: include: A liquid cooling module, used for liquid cooling of the equipment in the IDC room; a label, disposed on the device; The label includes an identification code and a sensitive material, wherein the identification code is used to characterize the device; and the sensitive material is used to detect whether a coolant leak occurs in the liquid cooling module.

2. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The system further comprises a recognition module, and the recognition module is used to recognize the identification code.

3. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The identification module is an RFID identification module, and the tag is an RFID tag.

4. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 3, characterized in that: When the liquid cooling module leaks coolant, the sensitive material reacts with the coolant to prevent the identification code from being recognized by the RFID recognition module.

5. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The system further comprises an alarm module, and the alarm module is used to issue an alarm when the identification module cannot identify the identification code.

6. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The label is arranged on the key components of the device.

7. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid cooling module is used to perform cold plate liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

8. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The device is arranged in a cabinet, and the cabinet comprises: a cabinet body and a liquid cooling door, wherein the liquid cooling door is fixedly connected to the cabinet body via a rotating sleeve, and the liquid cooling module performs cold plate liquid cooling on the device in the cabinet via the liquid cooling door.

9. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid cooling module is used to perform immersion liquid cooling on the equipment in the IDC room.

10. The IDC room liquid cooling system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The system is applied to one or more of the education industry cloud scenarios, big data computing scenarios, and artificial intelligence computing scenarios.

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