Retractable Cooling Devices for Container Data Center Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Container data centers face space constraints due to the large size of cooling devices, which occupy significant space within the cabinet, impacting efficiency and mobility.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a modular system where cooling devices are mounted on rails that can be easily slid in and out of the cabinet, allowing for compact transport and rapid setup, with support members and latching mechanisms enabling secure attachment and detachment for efficient heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If cooling devices are installed in the cabinet for heat dissipation, then heat dissipation function is improved, but space utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling devices are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing them to be repositioned or removed as needed. The rail system enables dynamic adjustment of cooling device positions along the cabinet walls, optimizing space utilization while maintaining heat dissipation functionality when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling system is divided into modular cooling devices that can be independently installed and removed. Each cooling device operates as a separate unit on its own rail, allowing selective deployment of cooling capacity based on thermal requirements without occupying permanent space.
2Reliability
If cooling devices are permanently installed in the cabinet, then heat dissipation reliability is improved, but mobility and deployment speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static permanent installation to dynamic removable installation. The rail and latching mechanism enable rapid deployment and removal of cooling devices, allowing the system to be quickly configured for heat dissipation when needed and easily removed when not required, thus improving both reliability during operation and deployment speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail system acts as an intermediary between the cabinet structure and cooling devices, providing a standardized interface that enables both secure installation for reliable heat dissipation and rapid removal for quick deployment. The latching mechanism serves as the intermediary component that secures the cooling device to the rail during operation.
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 solution allows for a compact and efficient configuration during transport and rapid deployment for cooling purposes, optimizing space usage and operational flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
cooling devices in a cabinet of the container data center for heat dissipation
Implementation Method 2
cooling devices in a cabinet of the container data center for heat dissipation
Data Source
AI summary
A space-efficient container data center with cooling devices extending outside but which can be retracted for ease of container transport includes a cabinet and a function module. The cabinet includes a plurality of plates and a bottom. A first one of the plates defines a plurality of spaced openings. At least one door is rotatably attached to the side beside each opening. A support member is rotatably attached to the plates near a bottom edge of each opening. The door and the support members are rotated to open each opening and the support members are aligned with the bottom to allow the function modules to slide outwards to an extended working position on the bottom and the support members, or inwards for compactness.