Inter-column air conditioner and single-row micro-module data center structure
By designing a single-row micro-module data center structure without cold and hot channels in the enclosed space, using the fan and heat exchanger layout of inter-column air conditioners, the efficient circulation of hot air and cold air is achieved, solving the problem of low space utilization in the existing technology, reducing the floor area and improving the refrigeration effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421504860.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-27
AI Technical Summary
In the existing inter-column air conditioning technology, due to the need for hot channels and cold channels, the data center structure has a longer length in the front and rear direction, a larger area, and a lower space utilization rate.
A single-row micro-module data center structure without cold and hot channels is designed. By setting up a column air conditioner in the enclosed space, the fan is located behind the heat exchanger, hot air enters from both sides of the unit, cold air is output from the front side of the column air conditioner, hot air/cold air flows along the inner wall of the enclosed space, realizing gas circulation.
It reduces the overall volume of the data center, improves space utilization, reduces the footprint, and enhances the refrigeration effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of in-row air conditioners, and particularly relates to an in-row air conditioner and a single-row form micro-module data center structure. Background Art
[0002] In the traditional in-row air conditioner solution as Figure 7 shown, an in-row air conditioner is provided in the middle of a row of servers (racks). A hot aisle (or hot air storage) is arranged at the rear side of a row of servers, and a cold aisle (or cold air storage) is arranged at the front side. Under the action of the fan of the in-row air conditioner, the air flow process is as follows: the hot air from each server area enters the rear side of the in-row air conditioner through the hot aisle, is first cooled by the heat exchanger in the in-row air conditioner, then passes through the fan, and finally the cold air is discharged from the front side of the in-row air conditioner, and then enters each server area through the cold aisle, thus forming a cycle, so that the air in each server area flows and is continuously cooled to ensure that the working temperature of the servers is appropriate. However, in such an existing structure, due to the need for two airflow channels that penetrate in the left-right length direction, namely the hot aisle and the cold aisle, the overall data center structure is relatively long in the front-rear direction and occupies a large area. Summary of the Utility Model
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is as follows: to provide an in-row air conditioner and a single-row form micro-module data center structure, to solve the problems such as low space utilization rate in the existing technical solution, to realize a single-row form micro-module data center without cold and hot aisles, to reduce the overall volume and improve the refrigeration effect.
[0004] According to the technical solution of the utility model, the utility model provides a single-row form micro-module data center structure, which includes a plurality of servers, and at least one in-row air conditioner is arranged between the plurality of servers. The servers and the in-row air conditioner are arranged in a row in the left-right direction, and the servers and the in-row air conditioner are arranged in a closed space. The length of the closed space in the front-rear direction matches the length of the in-row air conditioner in the front-rear direction. There is no airflow channel between the front end of the in-row air conditioner and the closed space and between the rear end of the in-row air conditioner and the closed space; the air inlet of the in-row air conditioner is located on the left side and / or the right side at the rear, and the air outlet of the in-row air conditioner is located on the left side and / or the right side at the front.
[0005] Further, the front and rear ends of the in-row air conditioner are closely attached to the inner wall of the closed space.
[0006] Further, in a row of servers and in-row air conditioners, the left and right ends are in-row air conditioners.
[0007] Further, the in-row air conditioners at the left and right ends are closely attached to the inner wall of the closed space.
[0008] Further, there are two or more row - between air conditioners, and there are two to four servers spaced between adjacent row - between air conditioners.
[0009] Further, the position of the server corresponds to the middle part of the length of the row - between air conditioner in the front - to - back direction.
[0010] According to the technical solution of the present utility model, the present utility model also provides a row - between air conditioner, which is used for the single - row form micro - module data center structure of the present utility model. It includes a housing, a fan and a heat exchanger are arranged inside the housing. A left air inlet is arranged at the rear of the left side surface of the housing, a right air inlet is arranged at the rear of the right side surface of the housing, a left air outlet is arranged at the front of the left side surface of the housing, and a right air outlet is arranged at the front of the right side surface of the housing.
[0011] Further, the fan is located at the rear inside the housing, the position of the fan corresponds to the left air inlet and the right air inlet, and the heat exchanger is located in front of the fan.
[0012] Further, a maintenance door that can be sealed and opened and closed is provided at the front end and / or the rear end of the housing.
[0013] Further, the length of the row - between air conditioner in the front - to - back direction is 1200 mm.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of the present utility model are as follows:
[0015] The row - between air conditioner and the single - row form micro - module data center structure of the present utility model optimize and improve the existing equipment and the overall layout structure; in the new design of the row - between air conditioner in this solution, the air flow direction is that the fan is located behind the heat exchanger, and the hot air enters from both sides of the unit; the body of the row - between air conditioner already has a length of 1200, for example, and it can be applied to the fully - enclosed single - row form micro - module data center without adding another 200 - mm cold air storage and hot air storage; it improves the space utilization rate, reduces the floor area, and at the same time has a better refrigeration effect. Description of the Drawings
[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a single - row form micro - module data center structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic structural and air - flow situation diagram of a single - row form micro - module data center structure according to another embodiment of the present utility model.
[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a row - between air conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic structural and air - flow situation diagram of a row - between air conditioner according to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the outside of an in-row air conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.
[0021] Figure 6 is Figure 5 a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of another angle of the shown structure.
[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of an in-row air conditioner and a data center structure in the prior art.
[0023] Explanation of reference numerals in the drawings:
[0024] 100, in-row air conditioner; 101, housing; 102, fan; 103, heat exchanger; 104, left air inlet; 105, right air inlet; 106, left air outlet; 107, right air outlet; 108, maintenance door; 109, flow guiding structure; 200, server; 300, enclosed space; 100’, existing in-row air conditioner; 400, hot aisle; 500, cold aisle. Specific embodiments
[0025] The present utility model provides an in-row air conditioner and a single-row form micro-module data center structure, which solves the problems such as low space utilization rate in the prior art solutions, realizes a single-row form micro-module data center without cold and hot aisles, reduces the overall volume and improves the refrigeration effect.
[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 , a single-row form micro-module data center structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model, includes a plurality of servers 200, the servers 200 are arranged on a cabinet, at least one in-row air conditioner 100 is provided between the plurality of servers 200, the servers 200 and the in-row air conditioner 100 are arranged in a row in the left-right direction, the servers 200 and the in-row air conditioner 100 are arranged in an enclosed space 300 (such as an equipment machine room), the length of the enclosed space 300 in the front-back direction matches the length of the in-row air conditioner 100 in the front-back direction, and there is no air flow channel between the front end of the in-row air conditioner 100 and the enclosed space 300 and between the rear end of the in-row air conditioner 100 and the enclosed space 300. The air inlets of the in-row air conditioner 100 are located on the left side and / or the right side at the rear, and the air outlets of the in-row air conditioner 100 are located on the left side and / or the right side at the front, so that hot air enters from the side at the rear of the in-row air conditioner 100, and cold air is output from the side at the front of the in-row air conditioner 100. The hot air / cold air generally flows along the inner wall of the enclosed space 300, and then flows out / into each server 200 area. It should be noted that the "left-right" and "front-back" defined in the present utility model are only for facilitating the description and understanding of the orientation relationship, just like the x-direction and y-direction, and the present utility model is not limited thereto.
[0027] Optionally, the front and rear ends of the inter-row air conditioner 100 are close to the inner wall of the enclosed space 300, or the front and rear ends of the inter-row air conditioner 100 are part of the inner wall of the enclosed space 300, thereby further narrowing the length of the single-row micro-module data center structure in the front-to-back direction.
[0028] like Figure 2 In the preferred embodiment shown, in a row of servers 200 and inter-row air conditioners 100, the left and right ends are inter-row air conditioners 100 to avoid the situation where the servers 200 are close to the wall and the heat dissipation is poor. Furthermore, optionally, the inter-row air conditioners 100 at the left and right ends are closely attached to the inner wall of the closed space 300 to shorten the length of the single-row micro-module data center structure in the left and right directions as much as possible.
[0029] In actual applications of this solution, there are usually many servers 200 in a row, and there are more than two inter-row air conditioners 100, preferably at least three (including two at both ends and one in the middle). There are preferably two to four servers 200 between adjacent inter-row air conditioners 100 to ensure that each server 200 can be effectively cooled by fewer inter-row air conditioners 100; of course, the specific number selection can be determined based on the power or efficiency of the refrigeration components in the inter-row air conditioners 100 and the required refrigeration requirements. In addition, in the micro-module data center of this solution, the length of the server 200 in the front-to-back direction is smaller than that of the inter-row air conditioner 100, and the position of the server 200 corresponds to the middle of the length of the inter-row air conditioner 100 in the front-to-back direction, so that there is enough space for the following operations: Figure 2 Gas flow cycle shown.
[0030] Based on the above-mentioned single-row micro-module data center structure of the utility model, the inter-row air conditioner of the preferred embodiment of the utility model is as follows Figures 3 to 6 As shown, it includes a rectangular shell 101, in which a fan 102 and a heat exchanger 103 and other required or optional pipelines, electric control components, etc. are arranged. The shell 101 is provided with a left air inlet 104 at the rear of the left side, the shell 101 is provided with a right air inlet 105 at the rear of the right side, the shell 101 is provided with a left air outlet 106 at the front of the left side, and the shell 101 is provided with a right air outlet 107 at the front of the right side; optionally, the above-mentioned air inlet / outlet has a louver air outlet or other structure to adjust the air volume or guide the flow, etc. The length of the inter-row air conditioner 100 in the front-to-back direction is about 1200mm. A sealable inspection door 108 is provided at the front and / or rear end of the shell 101; the inspection door 108 can be selected as a part of the closed space 300.
[0031] See also Figure 4 ,and Figure 7Compared with the existing solution shown, the internal structure of the row - type air conditioner 100 in the preferred embodiment of the present utility model is also improved. In this solution, the fan 102 is located at the rear inside the housing 101, and the position of the fan 102 corresponds to the left air inlet 104 and the right air inlet 105. The heat exchanger 103 is located in front of the fan 102. In the existing solution, it is generally divided into two parts: a heat exchanger and a fan from back to front, while in this solution, it is sequentially divided into a fan 102, a flow - guiding structure 109, and a heat exchanger 103 from back to front. In other words, the heat exchanger 103 and other required structures are arranged more compactly, and the flow - guiding structure 109 of the fan 102 is added, so that the heat exchanger 103 is more fully facing the air flow of the fan 102, thus enabling a higher refrigeration efficiency under the same equipment volume.
[0032] In summary, the row - type air conditioner and the single - row form micro - module data center structure of the present utility model optimize and improve the existing equipment and the overall layout structure. In this solution, the new design of the air - flow direction of the row - type air conditioner is that the fan is located behind the heat exchanger, and the hot air enters from both sides of the unit. It can be applied to a fully - enclosed single - row form micro - module data center without adding a separate cold air storage and hot air storage. It improves the space utilization rate, reduces the floor area, and has a better refrigeration effect. Compared with Figure 7 the existing technical solution shown, it can be seen that this solution innovatively reduces the overall space volume of the data center based on the row - type air conditioner, eliminates the separately - provided left - right through - flow air channels, and completes the gas circulation through the space between the cabinets, servers and the wall. The gas does not pass through the front and rear ends of the row - type air conditioner, and the row - type air conditioner can be placed closely against the wall. For example, generally, the cold / hot channels are about 200 mm, then this solution shortens by about 400 mm in the front - to - back direction, which is equivalent to a space reduction of about 400 / (1200 + 400)=25%. The cold air flow distance is also correspondingly reduced and can reach the server more quickly and directly, which helps to improve the refrigeration effect and can reduce the air - conditioner power consumption under the condition of achieving the same refrigeration effect.
Claims
1. A single-row micro-module data center structure, characterized in that: The invention comprises a plurality of servers (200), at least one inter-row air conditioner (100) is arranged between the plurality of servers (200), the servers (200) and the inter-row air conditioner (100) are arranged in a row in the left-right direction, the servers (200) and the inter-row air conditioner (100) are arranged in a closed space (300), the length of the closed space (300) in the front-to-back direction matches the length of the inter-row air conditioner (100) in the front-to-back direction, no air flow channel exists between the front end of the inter-row air conditioner (100) and the closed space (300) and between the rear end of the inter-row air conditioner (100) and the closed space (300); the air inlet of the inter-row air conditioner (100) is located on the left side and / or the right side at the rear, and the air outlet of the inter-row air conditioner (100) is located on the left side and / or the right side at the front.
2. The single-row micro-module data center structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The front and rear ends of the row-to-row air conditioner (100) are closely attached to the inner wall of the closed space (300).
3. The single-row micro-module data center structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In a row of the servers (200) and the inter-row air conditioners (100), the left and right ends are the inter-row air conditioners (100).
4. The single-row micro-module data center structure according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The inter-row air conditioners (100) at the left and right ends are closely attached to the inner wall of the closed space (300).
5. The single-row micro-module data center structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: There are more than two inter-row air conditioners (100), and two to four servers (200) are spaced between adjacent inter-row air conditioners (100).
6. The single-row micro-module data center structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The position of the server (200) corresponds to the middle of the length of the inter-row air conditioner (100) in the front-to-back direction.
7. A row-to-row air conditioner, characterized in that: It is used for a single-row micromodule data center structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and comprises a shell (101), wherein a fan (102) and a heat exchanger (103) are arranged in the shell (101), the shell (101) is provided with a left air inlet (104) at the rear of the left side, the shell (101) is provided with a right air inlet (105) at the rear of the right side, the shell (101) is provided with a left air outlet (106) at the front of the left side, and the shell (101) is provided with a right air outlet (107) at the front of the right side.
8. The row-to-row air conditioner according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fan (102) is located at the rear of the housing (101), the position of the fan (102) corresponds to the left air inlet (104) and the right air inlet (105), and the heat exchanger (103) is located in front of the fan (102).
9. The row-to-row air conditioner according to claim 7, characterized in that: A sealable inspection door (108) is provided at the front end and / or the rear end of the housing (101).
10. The row-to-row air conditioner according to claim 7, characterized in that: The length of the inter-row air conditioner (100) in the front-to-back direction is 1200 mm.