Data Center Micro-Module Segmentation for Rapid Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data center construction methods result in excessively long construction cycles and high costs, with inflexible hardware architecture and compromised security and reliability due to the integration of building, electromechanical, and IT systems.
Innovation Solution
A data center micro-module integrating a computing server, power supply system, and cooling system within a single module, allowing for rapid assembly and flexible configuration of hardware architecture by connecting multiple modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional data center construction methods are used, then building, electromechanical, and IT systems can be integrated, but the construction cycle becomes excessively long and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The data center system is divided into independent micro-modules, each containing a cabinet system, power supply system, and cooling system. These modular units can be manufactured separately and assembled quickly, eliminating the sequential dependency of conventional construction methods and dramatically reducing the construction cycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The micro-modules are pre-assembled and pre-tested in factory settings before deployment. The cabinet systems, power supplies, and cooling systems are configured and integrated in advance, allowing for rapid on-site assembly and significantly reducing the on-site construction time.
2Reliability
If building, electromechanical, and IT systems are integrated in conventional data centers, then a complete system is achieved, but the system becomes complicated and lacks security and reliability assurance
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the data center into standardized micro-modules with clearly defined interfaces, the system complexity is managed through modularity. Each module is independently designed, tested, and certified, which simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining completeness of functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The micro-modules are designed with built-in redundancy and fail-safe mechanisms. Power supply systems include backup capabilities, cooling systems have redundant pathways, and the modular architecture allows for isolated failure containment. This preliminary design of safety measures ensures reliability without adding operational complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional data centers are built, then hardware deployment is achieved, but hardware architecture becomes difficult to change and lacks flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The micro-module architecture enables dynamic reconfiguration of the data center. Modules can be easily added, removed, or relocated based on changing hardware requirements. The standardized interfaces and pre-configured systems allow for rapid adaptation to new deployment scenarios without extensive rework.
Solution Approach 2:
The segmented modular design allows individual micro-modules to be independently modified or upgraded. When hardware architecture changes are needed, only the affected modules require adjustment rather than the entire system, making reconfiguration straightforward and maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A data center micro-module includes: an enclosure, and a cabinet system, a power supply system, and a cooling system that are inside the enclosure. The cabinet system installs a computing server, the power supply system supplies power for the computing server and the cooling system, and the cooling system cools the computing server; and the enclosure is further externally provided with an interface configured to connect to another data center micro-module or connection apparatus. The foregoing data center micro-module integrates the power supply system, the cooling system and the computing server into a same module, and therefore can be directly manufactured in a factory. When a data center is built, the data center micro-modules only need to be combined and assembled, which greatly reduces a construction cycle of the data center, and the hardware architecture may be flexibly changed according to a specific deployment requirement.