Data center facility
Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed-loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility. Waterborne data center facility may prove helpful in areas following natural disasters or for military purposes where data center services are needed but not readily available.
1. A cooling facility comprising:
a heat exchange system comprising a single or plurality of heat exchangers and operatively coupled to a heat generating source;
a water based cooling system operatively coupled to the heat exchange system and comprising: a first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes;
a single or plurality of water pumps operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes;
wherein the first single or plurality of filtered water pipes reversibly operate as water intake and water exhaust pipes and the second single or plurality of filtered water pipes reversibly operate as water intake and water exhaust pipes with aid of the single or plurality of water pumps, wherein the first single or plurality of filtered pipes and the second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are positioned on opposing sides of the cooling facility and extend into a water source;
wherein the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are: (i) operatively connected to a corresponding heat exchanger of the single or plurality of heat exchangers such that the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are coupled to a first side of the single or plurality of exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system; a closed-loop cooling distribution unit coupled to a second side of the single or plurality of heat exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system; and wherein the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are configured for intake and exhaust of water from the water source.
2. The cooling facility of claim 1 wherein the cooling facility is comprised in a marine vessel comprising a hull, a front (bow) section, a back (stern) section, a right (starboard) section, and a left (port) section.
3. The cooling facility of 1 wherein the heat generating source comprises: a computer data center comprising a plurality of computing units installed in a plurality of data center modules and housed in a marine vessel; and a single or plurality of electrical power generators connected to the computer data center and operatively coupled to the heat exchange system.
4. The marine vessel of claim 2 , wherein the water based cooling system is installed below a main deck of the marine vessel.
5. The marine vessel of claim 2 , wherein the filtered water intake pipes and the filtered water exhaust pipes are comprised in the front or back section of the marine vessel.
6. The marine vessel of claim 2 , wherein the filtered water intake pipes and the filtered water exhaust pipes are comprised in the right or left sections of the vessel.
7. The cooling facility of claim 3 , wherein the single or plurality of electrical power generators further comprise at least one of a single or plurality of solar panels, a single or plurality of wind turbines, and a single or plurality of fuel cells.
8. The cooling facility of claim 3 , further comprising an electrical switch room for control and management of electrical equipment.
9. The cooling facility of claim 1 wherein the closed-loop cooling distribution unit coupled to the second side of the single or plurality of heat exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system contains a refrigerant comprising a liquid nitrogen.
10. A cooling facility comprising:
a computer data center comprising a plurality of computing units installed in a single or plurality of data center modules;
a heat exchange system comprising a single or plurality of heat exchangers and operatively coupled to each of a plurality of heat generating sources;
the corresponding single or plurality of data center modules comprised in the computer data center;
a water based cooling system operatively coupled to the heat exchange system and comprising: a first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes;
a single or plurality of water pumps operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes;
wherein the first single or plurality of filtered water pipes reversibly operate as water intake and water exhaust pipes and the second single or plurality of filtered water pipes reversibly operate as water intake and water exhaust pipes with aid of the single or plurality of water pumps, wherein the first single or plurality of filtered pipes and the second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are positioned on opposing sides of the cooling facility and extend into a water source;
wherein the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are: (i) operatively connected to a respective heat exchanger of the plurality of heat exchangers such that the first and second single or plurality of filtered water pipes are coupled to a first side of the single or plurality of exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system; and a closed-loop cooling distribution unit coupled to a second side of the single or plurality of heat exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system.
11. The cooling facility of claim 10 wherein: the plurality of heat generating sources comprise: a plurality of computing units installed in a single or plurality of data center modules of the computer data center; or a plurality of electrical power generators connected to the computer data center facility.
12. The cooling facility of claim 10 further comprising:
a marine vessel which comprises a hull, a bow section, a stern section, a starboard section, and a port section; and
wherein the computer data center comprises the plurality of computing units installed in the plurality of data center modules are housed in the marine vessel.
13. The cooling facility of claim 10 wherein the closed-loop cooling distribution unit coupled to the second side of the single or plurality of heat exchangers comprised in the heat exchange system contains a refrigerant comprising a liquid nitrogen.