Data center infrastructure support system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-story data center infrastructure support systems lack modularity, scalability, and self-supporting capabilities, making them inefficient for rapid scaling, reconfiguration, or relocation, especially in limited square footage environments, and often require new building construction rather than retrofitting existing structures.
Innovation Solution
A fastener assembly system comprising perforated tubing and connector plate tubes allows for the creation of modular, scalable, and self-supporting multi-story data center infrastructure systems that can be bolted to a concrete floor without attachments to walls or columns, enabling vertical expansion and incorporating various data center components like stairways, elevators, and fire barriers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional multi-story data centers are constructed as integral with a building, then structural stability is improved, but modularity and scalability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The data center infrastructure is divided into modular support columns and bay sections that can be independently assembled and configured. Each support column acts as a self-contained module with integrated base plates and mounting capabilities, allowing the overall structure to be segmented into reusable units that can be scaled by adding or removing modules rather than constructing integral fixed structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static integral construction to a dynamic, reconfigurable structure using bolted connections and adjustable mounting mechanisms. The support columns and bay supports can be dynamically assembled, disassembled, and repositioned to adapt to changing data center requirements while maintaining structural integrity during operation.
2Strength
If conventional multi-story data centers require external attachment points to ceilings, walls, or building support columns, then structural support is improved, but ease of installation and retrofitting deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The support columns are designed as self-supporting units with integrated base plates that directly attach to the building floor, eliminating the need for external attachments to ceilings, walls, or columns. The system serves itself by incorporating all necessary support functions within the modular units, allowing independent installation without dependency on existing building infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism transitions from two-dimensional wall/ceiling mounting to three-dimensional floor-based support. The base plates attach to the building floor in a manner similar to rug anchors, providing stable support while avoiding the need for attachments to vertical surfaces, thereby simplifying installation in retrofit scenarios.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional multi-story data centers are constructed requiring new building construction, then structural integrity is improved, but cost-effectiveness and construction time deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The modular support columns and bay supports are pre-fabricated with integrated mounting features, fastening mechanisms, and structural reinforcements before delivery to the site. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid assembly using simple bolted connections without requiring complex on-site construction activities, significantly reducing construction time and costs while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses standardized, repeatable modular units that can be copied and replicated across multiple bays and stories. Once a successful bay configuration is established, identical modules can be rapidly deployed throughout the facility, eliminating the need for custom construction for each section and dramatically improving construction efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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AI summary
A fastening system is disclosed for forming modular, reconfigurable, and scalable data center infrastructure support systems which may permit construction of self-supporting multi-story data centers capable of supporting substantial loads without requiring external attachment points to walls, ceilings, or building support columns. It may be seen that data center infrastructure support systems formed from there herein described fastening systems may be capable of supporting substantial loads, even when scaled in the vertical direction to include multiple stories.