IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,696,770
Granted Patent B2
US 9,696,770 · App. 13/415,804 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Flexible tier data center

Inventors: Barry Bianculli (Los Banos, CA); Norman Holt (Oakley, CA); Jeremy Immel (San Jose, CA); Scott Noteboom (San Jose, CA); Albert Dell Robison (Los Gatos, CA); Jesus Suarez (Los Gatos, CA)
Assignee: YAHOO! INC.
G06F1/20G06F1/189
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,696,770
App. No.
13/415,804
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server cooling system includes: a flex-switch with one or more flexible building bridges; one or more utility farms coupled with the flex-switch; a power distribution unit operably connected to the flex-switch; and a server POD including one or more racks operably connected to the power distribution unit. The flex-switch is configurable to include additional utility farms, one or more generator farms, and one or more UPS farms.

Claims (48)

1. A server cooling system comprising:

an inside space defined by a floor, one or more lateral walls, and a roof;

a flex-switch comprising one or more flexible building bridges;

one or more utility farms coupled with the flex-switch;

a PDU (power distribution unit) operably connected to the flex-switch; and

a server POD, installed in the inside space, comprising one or more racks operably connected to the PDU;

wherein after construction of the server cooling system, the flex-switch is modified so that the flex-switch is coupled with additional utility farms, one or more generator farms, and one or more UPS (uninterruptible power supply) farms via one or more components of the flex-switch responsive to determining, via a processor, a change to the server POD corresponding to a change from hosting a first application requiring availability of a first tier data center that the one or more utility farms are determined to be sufficient to handle to hosting a second application requiring availability of a second tier data center that the one or more utility farms combined with the additional utility farms, the one or more generator farms, and the one or more UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle.

2. The server cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment.

3. The server cooling system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment of 200 KW.

4. The server cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in variable power increments.

5. The server cooling system of claim 1 , wherein the first tier data center is a Tier 1 data center and the second tier data center is a Tier 2 data center, a Tier 3 data center or a Tier 4 data center.

6. A server cooling system comprising:

an inside space defined by a floor, one or more lateral walls, and a roof;

a flex-switch comprising one or more flexible building bridges;

one or more utility farms coupled with the flex-switch;

one or more generator farms coupled with the flex-switch; and

a server POD, installed in the inside space and coupled with the flex-switch and a cabinet UPS, comprising one or more racks operably connected to the cabinet UPS;

wherein after construction of the server cooling system, the flex-switch is modified so that the flex-switch is electrically coupled with additional utility farms, additional generator farms, and one or more UPS farms responsive to determining, via a processor, a change to the server POD corresponding to a change from hosting a first application requiring availability of a first tier data center that the one or more utility farms and the one or more generator farms are determined to be sufficient to handle to hosting a second application requiring availability of a second tier data center that the one or more utility farms and the one or more generator farms combined with the additional utility farms, the additional generator farms, and the one or more UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle.

7. The server cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment.

8. The server cooling system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment of 200 KW.

9. The server cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in variable power increments.

10. The server cooling system of claim 6 , wherein the first tier data center is a Tier 1 data center and the second tier data center is a Tier 2 data center, a Tier 3 data center or a Tier 4 data center.

11. A data center comprising:

an inside space defined by a floor, one or more lateral walls, and a roof;

a flex-switch comprising one or more flexible building bridges;

one or more utility farms coupled with the flex-switch;

one or more generator farms coupled with the flex-switch;

one or more UPS farms coupled with the flex-switch; and

a server POD installed in the inside space and coupled with the flex-switch and a cabinet UPS, comprising one or more racks operably connected to the cabinet UPS;

wherein after construction of the data center, the flex-switch is modified so that the flex-switch is coupled with additional utility farms, additional generator farms, and additional UPS farms responsive to determining, via a processor, a change to the server POD corresponding to a change from hosting a first application requiring availability of a first tier data center that the one or more utility farms, the one or more generator farms and the one or more UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle to hosting a second application requiring availability of a second tier data center that the one or more utility farms, the one or more generator farms and the one or more UPS farms combined with the additional utility farms, the additional generator farms, and the additional UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle.

12. The data center of claim 11 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment.

13. The data center of claim 12 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment of 200 KW.

14. The data center of claim 11 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in variable power increments.

15. The data center of claim 11 , wherein the first tier data center is a Tier 2 data center and the second tier data center is a Tier 3 data center or a Tier 4 data center.

16. A server cooling system comprising:

an inside space defined by a floor, one or more lateral walls, and a roof;

a flex-switch comprising one or more flexible building bridges;

one or more utility farms coupled with the flex-switch;

one or more generator farms coupled with the flex-switch;

one or more UPS farms coupled with the flex-switch;

a redundant flex-switch comprising one or more flexible building bridges and coupled with the utility farms, the generator farms, and the UPS farms; and

a server POD installed in the inside space and coupled with the flex-switch, the redundant flex-switch and a cabinet UPS, comprising one or more racks operably connected to the cabinet UPS;

wherein after construction of the server cooling system, the flex-switch is scalable to be coupled with additional utility farms, additional generator farms, and additional UPS farms responsive to determining, via a processor, a change to the server POD corresponding to a change from hosting a first application requiring availability of a first tier data center that the one or more utility farms, the one or more generator farms and the one or more UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle to hosting a second application requiring availability of a second tier data center that the one or more utility farms, the one or more generator farms and the one or more UPS farms combined with the additional utility farms, the additional generator farms, and the additional UPS farms are determined to be sufficient to handle; and

wherein after construction of the server cooling system, the redundant flex-switch is modified so that the redundant flex-switch is coupled with the additional utility farms, the additional generator farms, and the additional UPS farms responsive to determining, via the processor, the change to the server POD and the failure of the flex-switch.

17. The server cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment.

18. The server cooling system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in a fixed power increment of 200 KW.

19. The server cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more flexible building bridges switch power in variable power increments.

20. The server cooling system of claim 16 , wherein the first tier data center is a Tier 3 data center and the second tier data center is a Tier 4 data center.

Assignments (9)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 052853 FRAME: 0153. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
To: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056832/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2021
From: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
To: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 055283/0483 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053654 FRAME 0254. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED. Recorded Dec 30, 2020
From: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP
To: R2 SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 054981/0377 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP
To: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC; AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC; BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC; CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC; INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC; LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC; MOBILE ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC; MONARCH NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC; NEXUS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC; R2 SOLUTIONS LLC; SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS LLC; SUPER INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES LLC; TELECONFERENCE SYSTEMS LLC; UNIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 053654/0254 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC; AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC; BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC; CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC; INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC; LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC; MERTON ACQUISITION HOLDCO LLC; MOBILE ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC; MONARCH NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC; NEXUS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC; R2 SOLUTIONS LLC; SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS LLC; SUPER INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES LLC; TELECONFERENCE SYSTEMS LLC; UNIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: STARBOARD VALUE INTERMEDIATE FUND LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052853/0153 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2016
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 038950/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2016
From: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 038951/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2016
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 038383/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2016
From: BIANCULLI, BARRY; HOLT, NORMAN; SUAREZ, JESUS
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 037734/0514 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61450980 · Mar 9, 2011
Related Publication 20130120929A1 · May 16, 2013