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Title: Data center cooling system

Abstract

A data center cooling system may include heat transfer equipment to cool a liquid coolant without vapor compression refrigeration, and the liquid coolant is used on a liquid cooled information technology equipment rack housed in the data center. The system may also include a controller-apparatus to regulate the liquid coolant flow to the liquid cooled information technology equipment rack through a range of liquid coolant flow values based upon information technology equipment temperature thresholds.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1172765
Patent Number(s):
8978401
Application Number:
13/588,260
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0002894
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Aug 17
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Chainer, Timothy J, Dang, Hien P, Parida, Pritish R, Schultz, Mark D, and Sharma, Arun. Data center cooling system. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Chainer, Timothy J, Dang, Hien P, Parida, Pritish R, Schultz, Mark D, & Sharma, Arun. Data center cooling system. United States.
Chainer, Timothy J, Dang, Hien P, Parida, Pritish R, Schultz, Mark D, and Sharma, Arun. Tue . "Data center cooling system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1172765.
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