Modular Server Cabinet Cooling Bracket with Integrated Air Ducting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server cabinet cooling systems in large-scale Internet data centers are inefficient, as air-conditioners are often deployed on the periphery, leading to inadequate cooling of central server cabinets and wastage of cooling resources due to the large space between the raised floor and the ground.
Innovation Solution
A modular cooling apparatus comprising a bracket and a cooling device, where the cooling device includes a heat exchanger, blower, and air-ducting plates, positioned close to the server cabinets to efficiently direct and utilize cold air, ensuring effective cooling of all server cabinets in the data center.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If air-conditioners are deployed on the periphery of the data center, then the device complexity is reduced and installation is simplified, but the cooling effectiveness of central server cabinets deteriorates and some server cabinets cannot be sufficiently cooled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the cooling system into multiple independent modular units, each consisting of a cooling device, bracket, and air-ducting plate assembly. These modular units can be independently deployed at different locations throughout the data center, including central positions among server cabinets, rather than relying on a single peripheral air-conditioning system. This segmentation enables distributed cooling that effectively reaches all server cabinets while maintaining installation simplicity.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a large space is maintained between the raised floor and the ground for structural requirements, then the structural stability is improved, but the cold air in the passage is not fully utilized resulting in resource wastage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cooling function from the traditional raised floor passage system and implements it through dedicated modular cooling units positioned directly among server cabinets. The air-ducting plate assembly in each modular unit directly channels cold air to the server cabinets without relying on the large space between the raised floor and ground, thereby eliminating the energy waste associated with the unused large passage space while maintaining structural stability.
3Loss of energy
If modular cooling units are positioned close to server cabinets, then the cooling effectiveness is improved and cold air is fully utilized, but the device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional components into integrated modular units: the cooling device, bracket, and air-ducting plate assembly are merged into a single deployable unit. Each modular unit integrates the bracket for positioning, the cooling device for cold air generation, and the air-ducting plate assembly for direct air channeling to server cabinets. This merging reduces the overall system complexity compared to separate distributed components while maintaining high cold air utilization efficiency through close positioning to server cabinets.
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 ensures effective cooling of server cabinets by directing cooled air directly to them, reducing resource wastage and improving operational performance, while allowing for modular assembly and maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
the cooling device cools the hot air to obtain cold air
Implementation Method 2
the blower accelerates the cold air and blows the cold air to the first air-ducting plate
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AI summary
Disclosed are an apparatus for cooling a server cabinet, a server cabinet apparatus, and an Internet data center. The apparatus includes: a bracket and a cooling device; where the bracket is positioned below one or a plurality of server cabinets, and the cooling device is positioned in the bracket, and cools the server cabinet on the bracket. The apparatus for cooling a server is positioned below one or a plurality of server cabinets, such that all the server cabinets in a large-scale Internet data center are effectively cooled, and in addition, resources are saved.