Modular Liquid Cooling Architecture With Shock-Isolated Floor Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heterogeneous IT environments often require customized cooling solutions that are not optimized, leading to inefficiencies and safety issues due to varying ratios of liquid to air cooling, which can result in inadequate or excessive cooling capacity and are affected by manual tuning and personnel presence.
Innovation Solution
A modular cooling system that includes a dry cooler module, a liquid heat exchange module, and an air to liquid heat exchange module, with scalable and removable components, such as shock isolation and adjustable cooling lines, to provide efficient liquid and air cooling to IT units, allowing for flexible deployment and optimization of cooling ratios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If custom cooling solutions are developed per application load, then cooling capacity is matched to specific needs, but device complexity and engineering time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is divided into modular components (liquid cooling modules, air cooling modules, heat exchangers) that can be independently selected and configured. Each module serves a specific function and can be combined in different ratios to match various application loads without requiring custom engineering for each deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal cooling modules that can serve multiple functions and be deployed in various configurations. The liquid cooling modules and air cooling modules are designed with standardized interfaces and can be combined in different ratios to accommodate heterogeneous IT environments, eliminating the need for application-specific custom solutions.
2Use of energy by moving object
If liquid cooling ratio is increased, then cooling efficiency improves, but system complexity and capacity optimization become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system allows dynamic adjustment of the liquid-to-air cooling ratio based on IT equipment density and heat load. The modular architecture enables flexible reconfiguration where liquid cooling modules can be added or removed to optimize the cooling ratio for different deployment scenarios, maintaining adaptability while improving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables changing the cooling parameters by adjusting the ratio of liquid cooling modules to air cooling modules. This allows optimization of cooling efficiency for different IT loads while maintaining system versatility through standardized modular components that can be reconfigured without custom engineering.
3Reliability
If manual tuning is performed, then cooling performance is adjusted, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The modular cooling system is designed to self-configure based on the number and type of IT units deployed. The standardized modules automatically adapt to the cooling load requirements through their inherent modular architecture, eliminating the need for manual tuning and reducing operational complexity while maintaining reliable cooling performance.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If air cooling is used in mixed environments, then personnel safety is maintained, but cooling capacity may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges liquid cooling modules and air cooling modules into a hybrid cooling system that combines the high capacity of liquid cooling with the safety benefits of air cooling. The liquid cooling modules handle high-density heat loads efficiently, while air cooling modules maintain personnel safety in mixed environments, achieving both adequate cooling capacity and safety through component integration.
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
The modular system achieves efficient and scalable cooling with a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) near 1.0, reducing energy consumption and enhancing safety by providing adaptable cooling solutions for heterogeneous IT environments.
Implementation Method 1
at least one dry cooler that rejects heat to a surrounding environment
Implementation Method 2
at least one dry cooler that rejects heat to a surrounding environment
Implementation Method 3
liquid heat exchange device that provides liquid cooling to a third module comprising one or more IT units
Implementation Method 4
liquid heat exchange device that provides liquid cooling to a third module comprising one or more IT units
Implementation Method 5
one or more cooling lines in a space beneath a floor that provides liquid cooling to the one or more IT units
Implementation Method 6
one or more shock isolation components for the one or more cooling lines
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AI summary
Multiple systems for providing liquid and air cooling for IT components is disclosed. The system includes a first module with at least one dry cooler that supplies liquid cooling to at least one liquid heat exchange device. The system includes a second module with the at least one liquid heat exchange device that provides liquid cooling to a third module comprising one or more IT units. The third module includes one or more cooling lines in a space beneath a floor that provides liquid cooling to the one or more IT units, with at least one removable floor panel, and one or more shock isolation components for the one or more cooling lines.