Modular Data Center Cabinet Assembly With Prewired Patch Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques for custom data center cabinet design and delivery are lengthy, costly, and inefficient, with inaccurate cost quotes and labor-intensive on-site installations.
Innovation Solution
A method for assembling a central electrical cabinet unit as a pre-assembled unit for installation at a client site, featuring a central patch panel with specified connections, reciprocal connectors, and pre-installed cables, allowing for accurate cost quotes and efficient delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If custom data center cabinets are built on-site with custom cable measurements and labeling, then the design can be tailored to specific client needs, but the design cycle becomes lengthy and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling cabinet units with pre-installed cables, connectors, and equipment at a manufacturing facility before delivery to the client site. This includes pre-configuring patch panels, pre-terminating cables, and pre-assembling complete cabinet modules that can be directly installed without on-site cable measurement, cutting, or labeling, thereby dramatically reducing the design and installation cycle while maintaining customizability through modular design options.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data center cabinet system into modular, pre-assembled units that can be independently manufactured and then combined at the client site. Each cabinet module is a self-contained unit with integrated cables, connectors, and equipment, allowing for standardized production while still accommodating custom configurations through selection of different module types and arrangements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom data center cabinets are built on-site with manual cable installation, then the design can accommodate unique client requirements, but labor intensity and error risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates on-site cable installation labor by pre-terminating all cables with appropriate connectors during manufacturing. Cables are pre-measured, pre-cut, pre-labeled, and pre-connected to equipment and patch panels before the cabinet is shipped to the client. This transforms a labor-intensive manual process into a simple plug-and-play installation where workers only need to connect pre-configured modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The pre-assembled cabinet units are designed to be self-contained and self-explanatory, with all connections, labels, and configurations completed during manufacturing. The units arrive ready-to-install with clear identification of connection points and compatibility information, allowing installation teams to quickly assemble the system without requiring extensive technical expertise or manual cable management skills.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom data center cabinets are designed individually for each client, then each design can be optimized for specific needs, but cost quotes become inaccurate and bidding becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables accurate cost quoting by segmenting the cabinet system into standardized modular components, each with a known cost structure. Clients can select from predefined module types, cable configurations, and equipment options, allowing for precise cost calculation based on the specific combination chosen. This modular approach maintains customization capability while eliminating the uncertainty of entirely custom designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by creating a family of standardized cabinet modules that can serve multiple client needs through different configurations. The same basic module architecture and cable assemblies can be adapted to various applications by changing equipment types, cable lengths, or connector types, allowing for accurate cost estimation based on universal component pricing while still delivering client-specific solutions.
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AI summary
A central electrical cabinet unit is designed and assembled as a pre-assembled unit for installation at a client site for designing/building a custom electronic data center cabinet design or layout. The pre-assembled unit includes a central patch panel in a central cabinet for electronic devices. The central patch panel includes specified connections for components using the specified connections. Central patch panel connecting cables with central patch panel connectors include reciprocal connectors are connectible to client specified connections in a client cabinet. Power cables and electrical cables have electrical connections to the central patch panel. The electrical cables are configured to have reciprocal connectors connectable to compatible client electrical connectors on client electrical cables in the client cabinet, thereby the central patch panels in the central cabinet are a pre-assembled unit for installation at a client site and for connecting client cabinets thereto.