Container Data Center Cluster Cabinet Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Container-type data centers have limited integration levels due to fixed cabinet widths, preventing the inclusion of larger cabinets and hindering efficient use of space.
Innovation Solution
A container-type data center cluster is assembled with at least two containers side by side, each containing three rows of cabinets disposed in parallel and perpendicular to the container's long edge, allowing for back-to-back or face-to-face arrangements to form maintenance and air channels, enabling the integration of larger cabinets and improving space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cabinets are arranged in two rows within a single container, then the container can be filled with cabinets, but the cabinet width is limited by the container width, preventing integration of larger cabinets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the data center into multiple containers, each containing a subset of cabinet rows. This segmentation allows each container to be optimized independently while the overall system achieves higher integration. Specifically, by distributing cabinet rows across multiple containers rather than forcing all rows into one container, the system can integrate larger cabinets in each container without being constrained by a single container's width.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-row cabinet arrangement (constrained by container width) to a multi-row arrangement across multiple containers. This dimensional change allows cabinets to be arranged in three or more rows by utilizing the longitudinal dimension of multiple containers, thereby enabling integration of larger cabinets while maintaining efficient space utilization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If standard container width is used, then containers are readily available and cost-effective, but cabinet width is constrained, limiting integration level
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cabinet rows across multiple standard containers, the system allows each container to house fewer rows (e.g., 3 rows per container instead of attempting to fit all rows in one container). This segmentation removes the width constraint within each container, enabling the integration of larger cabinets while still using standard container dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple standard containers to form a distributed data center system. By merging the capacity of several containers, each containing optimized cabinet arrangements, the overall system achieves higher integration levels than would be possible in a single container, while maintaining the cost-effectiveness of standard container units.
3Ease of operation
If maintenance channels are formed between cabinet rows, then accessibility is improved, but space utilization is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cabinet rows such that maintenance channels are formed between specific rows within each container. By carefully planning which rows are placed in which container and how they are arranged, the system provides necessary maintenance access while minimizing the impact on usable space. The segmentation allows maintenance channels to be strategically positioned rather than requiring uniform spacing throughout.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for the integration of larger cabinets, enhancing the data center's integration level and space efficiency without the need for additional containers or site occupation, thereby improving maintenance accessibility and reducing construction costs.
Implementation Method 1
Hot air generated by devices in the cabinets 18 is exhausted to the air outlet channel 17, cooled by the refrigerating unit 15 disposed on the top wall 12
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AI summary
A container-type data center, including a container, at least three rows of cabinets, and data processing devices, is provided. The data processing devices are disposed in the cabinets. The at least three rows of the cabinets are disposed in parallel and perpendicular to a long edge of the container. Two neighboring rows of the cabinets of the at least three rows of the cabinets are back-against-back disposed or disposed at intervals, in which when the two neighboring rows of the cabinets are disposed at intervals, a maintenance channel is formed from the space between the two neighboring rows of the cabinets. As the at least three rows of the cabinets are disposed in parallel and perpendicular to the long edge of the container, the cabinets of each row are not limited to a width of the container in a width direction, and a cabinet with a large size can be integrated, thereby improving an integration level of the container.