IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,336
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,336 · App. 12/626,299 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Apparatus and method of environmental condition management for electronic equipment

Inventor: George Slessman (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: IO Data Centers, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,783,336
App. No.
12/626,299
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control system for providing thermal management of electronic equipment housed in a cabinet enclosure. The system can include a plurality of sensors in proximity to the cabinet enclosure for monitoring a temperature, a pressure and a humidity associated with the electronic equipment; and a controller in communication with the sensors for receiving data from the sensors, where the controller adjusts the temperature, the pressure and the humidity associated with the electronic equipment.

Claims (17)

1. A control system for providing thermal management of electronic equipment housed in a cabinet enclosure, the control system comprising:

a plurality of sensors in proximity to the cabinet enclosure for monitoring a temperature, a pressure and a humidity associated with operation of the electronic equipment;

a controller in communication with the sensors for receiving data from the sensors, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals to independently adjust the temperature, the pressure and the humidity associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein the controller is configured to collect efficiency data corresponding to adjustment techniques for adjusting the temperature associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein the efficiency data comprises an elapsed time of each of the adjustment techniques, an amount of power utilized by each of the adjustment techniques, or a combination thereof; and

adjustment equipment in communication with the controller, the adjustment equipment including a cooling subsystem, a damper, a dehumidifier, and a fan configured to receive the control signals to independently adjust the temperature, the pressure, and the humidity associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein the adjustment techniques include a first technique and a second technique to decrease the temperature associated with the operation of the electronic equipment, the first technique including adjusting the pressure with the fan and the second technique including adjusting the temperature with the cooling subsystem, and

wherein the controller is configured to select between the first technique and the second technique to achieve the decrease in temperature based on the efficiency data.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the damper is connected with a pressurized plenum to control an air flow to the electronic equipment based on the control signals generated by the controller.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust the temperature, the pressure and the humidity associated with the operation of the electronic equipment in real time.

4. A control system for providing thermal management of electronic equipment housed in a cabinet enclosure, the control system comprising:

a plurality of sensors in proximity to the cabinet enclosure for monitoring a temperature, a pressure and a humidity associated with operation of the electronic equipment;

a controller in communication with the sensors for receiving data from the sensors, wherein the controller is configured to generate control signals to independently adjust the temperature, the pressure and the humidity associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein the controller is configured to collect efficiency data corresponding to adjustment techniques for adjusting the temperature associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein the efficiency data comprises an elapsed time of each of the adjustment techniques, an amount of power utilized by each of the adjustment techniques, or a combination thereof; and

adjustment equipment in communication with the controller, the adjustment equipment including a cooling subsystem, a damper, a dehumidifier, and a fan configured to receive the control signals to independently adjust the temperature, the pressure, and the humidity associated with the operation of the electronic equipment,

wherein controller is configured to collect noise data associated with each of the adjustment techniques, and wherein the controller is configured to select between the adjustment techniques based on the noise data.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2015
From: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC
To: BASELAYER TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 035314/0402 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL 25108, FRAME 372 Recorded Mar 4, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 035122/0874 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL 030194, FRAME 0693 Recorded Mar 3, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 035121/0931 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2013
From: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 030194/0693 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME TO "IO DATA CENTERS, LLC" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 023745 FRAME 0851. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE'S CORRECT NAME IS IO DATA CENTERS, LLC. Recorded Oct 25, 2010
From: SLESSMAN, GEORGE
To: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 025186/0358 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 7, 2010
From: IO DATA CENTERS, LLC; THERMOCABINET, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 025108/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2010
From: SLESSMAN, GEORGE
To: I/O DATA CENTERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 023745/0851 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61119980 · Dec 4, 2008
Related Publication 20100139908A1 · Jun 10, 2010