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US 11,729,952 · App. 16/784,719 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Systems and methods for redundant data centers

Inventor: Mark Edward Oxley (Pompano Beach, FL)
Assignee: Data Shelter, LLC
H05K7/20745G05B9/03H02J9/06H05K7/1497H05K7/2079H05K7/20827H05K7/20836
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Patent No.
US 11,729,952
App. No.
16/784,719
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates to systems and methods for redundant data center cooling and electrical systems.

Claims (42)

1. A data center system comprising:

an electrical device comprising a load;

a cooling system comprising at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules operated in parallel, wherein

each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules comprises an internal cooling loop and an external cooling loop connected to a heat exchanger, not shared by another cooling system module, wherein

the internal cooling loop is disposed in a data center processing space and comprises a refrigerant delivery network that uses compressed liquid inert gas for heat rejection, and is connected to a refrigerant pump system in the external cooling loop; and

the external coding loop is disposed outside the data center processing space, comprises a water-based glycol unit for heat rejection, the refrigerant pump system, a water piping and pump system (WPPS), and a chiller system;

a power system comprising at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules operated in parallel to provide power to the load, wherein

each of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power modules comprises at least two power generation sources running in parallel in an active/passive state and at least one of the at least two power generation sources is a generator,

each power generation source is connected to a transfer switch operable to switch between power generation sources,

each transfer switch is connected downstream to an uninterruptable power supply, and

each uninterruptable power supply is connected downstream directly to a power distribution unit distributing power to the load;

a mechanical system controller;

a point of distribution disposed in the data center processing space;

wherein the load is spread substantially evenly through the cooling system and the power system, and in which a failure of any one of the cooling system modules or power system modules does not impact load;

wherein each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system module is coupled to one and only one of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules in a 1:1 configuration; and

wherein each power system module operates in an active/active state to each other power system module and each cooling system module operates in an active/active state to each other cooling system module.

2. A method of operating a data center system comprising:

providing an electrical device comprising a load;

providing a cooling system comprising at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules, wherein each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling modules comprises an internal cooling loop and an external cooling loop connected to a heat exchanger, not shared by another cooling system module,

wherein the internal cooling loop is disposed in a data center processing space and comprises a refrigerant delivery network that uses compressed liquid inert gas for heat rejection, and is connected to a refrigerant pump system in the external cooling loop; and the external cooling loop is disposed outside the data center processing space and comprises a water-based glycol unit for heat rejection, the refrigerant pump system, a water piping and pump system (WPPS), and a chiller system;

operating the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules in parallel;

providing a power system comprising at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules to provide power to the load, wherein each of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power modules comprises at least two power generation sources running in parallel in an active/passive state and at least one of the at least two power generation sources is a generator, each power generation source is connected to a transfer switch operable to switch between power generation sources, each transfer switch is connected downstream to an uninterruptable power supply, and each uninterruptable power supply is connected downstream directly to a power distribution unit distributing power to the load;

operating the at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules in parallel;

pairing each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules to one and only one of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules in a 1:1 configuration;

operating each of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules in an active/active state to each other power system module;

operating each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules in an active/active state to each other cooling system module;

spreading the load substantially evenly through the cooling system and the power system;

maintaining a maximum aggregate average below 75% of rated load capacity for available utilization under normal load conditions; and

in the event of a failure of any one of the cooling system modules or power system modules, increasing the maximum aggregate average below 100% of the rated load capacity for available utilization across remaining operational cooling system modules and power system modules.

3. A data center system comprising:

an electrical device comprising a load;

a cooling system comprising at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules operated in parallel, wherein each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system module comprises a direct expansion cooling system not shared with another cooling system module;

a power system comprising at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules operated in parallel to provide power to the load, wherein

each of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power modules comprises at least two power generation sources running in parallel in an active/passive state and at least one of the at least two power generation sources is a generator,

each power generation source is connected to a transfer switch operable to switch between power generation sources,

each transfer switch is connected downstream to an uninterruptible power supply, and

each uninterruptable power supply is connected downstream to a power distribution unit distributing power directly to the bad;

a mechanical system controller;

a point of distribution disposed in the data center processing space;

wherein the bad is spread substantially evenly through the cooling system and the power system, and in which a failure of any one of the cooling system modules or power system modules does not impact load;

wherein each of the at least three independent, shared-airspace cooling system modules is coupled to one and only one of the at least three fully-compartmentalized power system modules in a 1:1 configuration; and

wherein each power system module operates in an active/active state to each other power system module and each cooling system module operates in an active/active state to each other cooling system module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2020
From: OXLEY, MARK EDWARD
To: DATA SHELTER, LLC
Reel/Frame 051752/0106 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62802426 · Feb 7, 2019
Related Publication 20200260616A1 · Aug 13, 2020
Cited By (1)
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