CN111954429A

CN111954429A - Cooling system and data center

Info

Publication number: CN111954429A
Application number: CN201910404834.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘水旺
Original assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Current assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-16
Filing date: 2019-05-16
Publication date: 2020-11-17

Abstract

The present specification provides a cooling system and a data center. The cooling system is used for cooling equipment, the cooling system includes cold wall subassembly, cold wall subassembly includes a plurality of cold walls, cold wall can move in order to open to one side for maintainer can get into in order to right equipment is maintained, conveniently maintains equipment. The data center comprises a cold wall assembly and a plurality of cabinets positioned on one side of the cold wall, wherein the cold wall assembly comprises a plurality of cold walls, and the cold walls can move to one side to be opened.

Description

Cooling system and data center

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a cooling system and a data center.

Background

The high-speed increase of data center construction leads to the inside various equipment of computer lab more and more, for guaranteeing that data center provides the refrigeration environment of constant temperature and humidity, needs to set up cooling apparatus and cool down for data center. After the related data center is provided with the cold wall, the cabinet is inconvenient to maintain.

Disclosure of Invention

The specification provides a cooling system and a data center which are convenient for maintaining equipment.

Embodiments of the present description provide a data center including a cold wall assembly including a plurality of cold walls that are movable to one side for opening, and a plurality of cabinets located on one side of the cold walls.

Further, the cold wall assembly is pre-installed, and the cabinet is assembled with the cold wall assembly correspondingly.

Further, the data center includes a seal assembly connecting the cold wall and the cabinet.

Further, the seal assembly may be compressed to shorten.

Further, the cold walls correspond to the cabinets one to one.

Further, the data center includes a plurality of seal assemblies connecting the cold walls to the cabinets, with an adjacent pair of the seal assemblies being located on opposite sides of one of the cold walls.

Further, the cold wall comprises a sensing device to sense automatic opening.

Further, the data center includes a conduit connected to the cold wall assembly, the conduit being configured to allow water to flow therethrough.

Further, the cold wall includes the casing, is located coil pipe, fan wall in the casing and sets up in a plurality of fans on the fan wall.

Further, the tubing is located below the coiled tubing.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a cooling system for cooling equipment, the cooling system including a cold wall assembly including a plurality of cold walls that are movable to one side for opening.

Further, the cooling system includes a seal assembly connecting the cold wall and the device.

Further, the seal assembly may be compressed to shorten.

Further, the cold walls correspond to the devices one to one.

Further, the cooling system includes a plurality of seal assemblies connecting the cold walls to the equipment, with adjacent pairs of the seal assemblies being located on opposite sides of one of the cold walls.

Further, the cooling system includes a conduit connected to the cold wall assembly, the conduit being configured to allow water to flow therethrough.

Further, the tubing is located below the coiled tubing.

According to the technical scheme, the cold wall of the cooling system can be moved to one side to be opened, so that maintenance personnel can enter the cooling system to maintain the equipment, and the equipment is convenient to maintain.

Drawings

FIG. 1 illustrates a top schematic view of a data center in an exemplary embodiment of the present description.

FIG. 2 illustrates a side schematic view of the data center shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the cooling apparatus of the data center shown in FIG. 1.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present specification. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the specification, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the description. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of the present specification. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "when … …" or "in response to a determination", depending on the context.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a data center according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of cabinets 1 arranged in sequence and a cooling system located at one side of the cabinets 1. The cooling system comprises a cold wall assembly 2 and a plurality of seals 3 connecting the cabinet 1 and the cold wall assembly 2. The direction of the arrows in the figure indicates the direction of the airflow. The hot air of the cabinet 1 enters the cold wall assembly 2, and the cold air of the cold wall assembly 2 enters the cabinet 1 to perform circulating refrigeration, so that the temperature of the cabinet 1 is reduced. In the illustrated embodiment, the cooling system is applied to a data center, but the present application is not limited thereto, and the cooling system may be applied to different environments according to actual needs to cool related equipment.

Sealing member 3 with cold wall subassembly 2 and rack 1 can be dismantled, makes cold wall subassembly 2 can install in advance to data center installs rack 1 in the place that needs set up rack 1 can, conveniently changes rack 1 or cold wall subassembly 2, does not need to change rack 1 and cold wall subassembly 2 simultaneously, has increased the commonality, saves the cost. In the illustrated embodiment, the cold wall assembly 2 includes a plurality of cold walls 20 arranged in sequence, the cold walls 20 are disposed corresponding to the cabinets 1, and the number of the cold walls 20 is the same as that of the cabinets 1, which is not limited in the present application. The number of the cold walls 20 may be smaller than the number of the cabinets 1, and one cold wall 20 corresponds to a plurality of cabinets 1. The cold wall 20 can be moved open to one side so that maintenance personnel can enter to perform maintenance on the cabinet 1. The cold wall 20 can be opened by pushing and pulling a handle or automatically sensing.

The compression force of the sealing element 3 can be shortened, so that a good sealing effect between the cabinet 1 and the cold wall 20 is achieved quickly. In the illustrated embodiment, the sealing members 3 are fixed to opposite sides of the cold wall 2, and a cabinet 1, a pair of sealing members 3, and a cold wall 20 form a closed space, to which the present application is not limited. The number of the sealing members 3 can be set according to actual needs, for example, a plurality of cabinets 1, a plurality of cold walls 20 and a pair of sealing members 3 can form a closed space.

In the illustrated embodiment, the cold wall 20 includes a housing 201, a coil 202 located within the housing 201, a fan wall 203, a plurality of fans 204 disposed on the fan wall 203, and piping 205 located below the coil 202. The line 205 allows water to flow through. In the illustrated embodiment, the cooling device performs cooling by using circulating water, but the present specification is not limited thereto, and cooling may be performed by using freon or the like, for example. In the illustrated embodiment, the cold wall 20 includes a fan wall 203 and a fan 204 disposed on the fan wall 203, but the present application is not limited thereto. The cold wall 20 may be provided without the fan wall 203 and the fan 204.

The cold wall 20 of the cooling system of the present description can be moved open to one side so that maintenance personnel can enter to perform maintenance on equipment, such as the cabinet 1, and the equipment, such as the cabinet 1, can be maintained conveniently; the cabinet 1 is hermetically connected with the cold wall 20 by the sealing element 3, so that cold air is prevented from entering the cold wall 20, and the refrigeration effect is greatly improved; the sealing element 3, the cold wall component 2 and the cabinet 1 can be detached, so that the cold wall component 2 can be pre-installed, and then the cabinet 1 is correspondingly installed, the cabinet 1 or the cold wall component 2 is convenient to replace, the cabinet 1 and the cold wall component 2 do not need to be replaced at the same time, the universality is improved, and the cost is saved; the cold wall assembly 2 and the cabinet 1 are deployed independently, the pipeline 205 for transmitting media is installed below the coil 202 of the cold wall 20, and the pipeline 205 and the cabinet 1 are completely independent, so that the problem of equipment failure inside the cabinet 1 caused by water leakage is solved.

Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This specification is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the specification following, in general, the principles of the specification and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the specification pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the specification being indicated by the following claims.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and should not be taken as limiting the present disclosure, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A data center comprising a cold wall assembly and a plurality of cabinets located on one side of the cold wall, the cold wall assembly comprising a plurality of cold walls that are movable to one side for opening.

2. The data center of claim 1, wherein the cold wall assembly is pre-installed and the cabinets are assembled in correspondence with the cold wall assembly.

3. The data center of claim 1, wherein the data center includes a seal assembly connecting the cold wall and the cabinet.

4. The data center of claim 3, wherein the seal assembly is compressible to shorten.

5. The data center of claim 1, wherein the cold walls are in one-to-one correspondence with the cabinets.

6. The data center of claim 5, wherein the data center includes a plurality of seal assemblies connecting the cold walls to the cabinets, adjacent pairs of the seal assemblies being located on opposite sides of one of the cold walls.

7. The data center of claim 1, wherein the cold wall includes a sensing device to sense automatic opening.

8. The data center of any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising piping connected to the cold wall assembly, the piping through which water can flow.

9. The data center of claim 8, wherein the cold wall comprises a housing, a coil within the housing, a fan wall, and a plurality of fans disposed on the fan wall.

10. The data center of claim 9, wherein the tubing is located below the coiled tubing.

11. A cooling system for cooling equipment, the cooling system comprising a cold wall assembly, the cold wall assembly comprising a plurality of cold walls, the cold walls being movable to one side for opening.

12. The cooling system, as set forth in claim 11, wherein the cooling system includes a seal assembly connecting the cold wall and the equipment.

13. The cooling system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the seal assembly is compressible to shorten.

14. The cooling system of claim 11, wherein the cold walls are in one-to-one correspondence with the devices.

15. The cooling system of claim 14, including a plurality of seal assemblies connecting the cold walls to the equipment, adjacent pairs of the seal assemblies being on opposite sides of one of the cold walls.

16. The cooling system according to any one of claims 11 to 15, comprising a conduit connected to the cold wall assembly, the conduit being through which water can flow.

17. The cooling system of claim 16, wherein the cold wall comprises a housing, a coil within the housing, a fan wall, and a plurality of fans disposed on the fan wall.

18. The cooling system of claim 17, wherein the tubing is located below the coil.