Data Center Rack Including an Ultracapacitor Module
A data center rack is disclosed. The data center rack comprises a plurality of chamber openings including computing devices; and at least one chamber opening including a mounted ultracapacitor module comprising a plurality of ultracapacitors. A data center comprising a data center rack is also disclosed.
1 . A data center rack comprising:
a plurality of chamber openings including computing devices; and
at least one chamber opening including a mounted ultracapacitor module comprising a plurality of ultracapacitors.
2 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module has an output voltage of from 12 V to 100 V.
3 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module has an output voltage of 48 V.
4 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module has a leakage current of 50 mA or less at a rated voltage and temperature of 70° C.
5 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module has a capacitance of from 50 F to 1,000 F.
6 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitors have a capacitance of from 500 F to 5,000 F.
7 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes from 18 to 60 ultracapacitors.
8 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes at least three banks of ultracapacitors each comprising the ultracapacitors.
9 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes more than one bank of ultracapacitors, wherein the more than one banks are electrically connected in parallel.
10 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes a switch mode power supply.
11 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes a converter.
12 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes a buck converter, a boost converter, or a buck/boost converter.
13 . The data center rack of claim 1 , wherein the ultracapacitor module includes external terminals for electrical connection to the computing devices.
14 . A data center comprising the data center rack of claim 1 .