Refrigeration – Structural installation – With electrical component cooling
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Jones, Melvin (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Structural installation
With electrical component cooling
Reexamination Certificate
active
07992402
ABSTRACT:
A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure. The raised floor structure is configured to deliver cool air into the data center through a plurality of grates and perforated tiles in the floor. Electronic equipment racks are disposed around the grates and perforated tiles, such that the front faces of the equipment racks face the grates and perforated tiles. A collection of baffles, doors or roof sections inhibit the mixing of the cool air delivered by the air cooling system and the warm air exhausted by the electronic equipment.
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Germagian Mark H.
VanGilder James W.
American Power Conversion Corporation
Gilman Clark LLC
Jones Melvin
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