CN104791975A - Valve piece component for date center air-conditioning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a valve component assembly used in a data center air-conditioning system. The data center air-conditioning system includes a water system and an air-conditioning terminal unit. The valve component is connected between the water system and the air-conditioning terminal unit. The valve component includes: a water delivery pipe The first water supply interface is connected to the water supply end of the water system, and the second water supply interface is connected to the water inlet end of the air conditioner terminal unit; the return water pipeline, the return water pipeline includes the first return water interface and the second return water interface, and the return water The first interface is connected to the water outlet of the air conditioner terminal unit, and the second water return interface is connected to the water inlet of the water system. The water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline are equipped with sensors, instruments and control valves for opening and closing the pipeline. At least one of the support components; the water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline are all arranged in the support component. According to the valve assembly used in the data center air conditioning system of the present invention, it can be quickly installed on the data center air conditioning system, shortening the engineering period of the data center.

Description

Valve Assemblies for Data Center Air Conditioning Systems

technical field

The invention relates to a valve component assembly for a data center air conditioning system.

Background technique

In related technologies, the control valves, pipeline connectors, instruments, and sensors required by the water system of the data center air-conditioning system require on-site construction, installation and on-site debugging, which are completely completed by on-site installation. After the on-site installation is completed, a series of complex construction operations such as cleaning and protection, commissioning, flushing, and pressure testing of the complex pipeline system are required. However, the necessary valves, pipeline connectors, instruments, and sensors for the air-conditioning terminal water system of the data center are installed and debugged on-site, which is easily affected by uncertain factors on the construction site. Moreover, the professional level of the construction personnel is different, and the quality of construction and installation cannot be effectively guaranteed. The installation and inspection standards of each component are different, which brings uncontrollable factors to the debugging and quality control work. In addition, on-site assembly of a large number of complex components with different specifications requires on-site cutting of pipelines, on-site sizing, connection and other processes, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming, and the quality is difficult to control. Fast delivery of air conditioning systems in data center infrastructure is not possible.

Contents of the invention

The present invention aims to solve one of the technical problems in the related art at least to a certain extent. For this reason, the present invention proposes a valve component assembly for data center air conditioning system, which can be quickly installed on the data center air conditioning system, shortening the engineering period of data center infrastructure, and Sensors, gauges and control valves are installed with high reliability.

According to the valve assembly for the data center air-conditioning system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the data center air-conditioning system includes a water system and an air-conditioning terminal unit, and the valve assembly is connected between the water system and the air-conditioning terminal unit , the valve assembly includes: a water delivery pipeline, the water delivery pipeline includes a first water delivery interface and a second water delivery interface, the first water delivery interface is connected to the water supply end of the water system, and the second water delivery interface Connected with the water inlet end of the air conditioner terminal unit; the return water pipeline, the return water pipeline includes a first return water interface and a second return water interface, and the first return water interface is connected to the water outlet end of the air conditioner terminal unit The second water return interface is connected to the water inlet end of the water system, wherein the water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline are equipped with sensors, instruments and control valves for opening and closing the pipelines. At least one of: a support assembly, the water supply pipeline and the water return pipeline are both arranged in the support assembly.

According to the valve component assembly used in the data center air conditioning system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the engineering cycle of the data center infrastructure can be shortened, the construction difficulty can be reduced, and the cost can also be saved, and the connection between each component and the water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline can be guaranteed. installation reliability.

In addition, the valve assembly for the data center air conditioning system according to the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:

In some examples of the present invention, the sensor, the instrument and the control valve are provided on the water supply pipeline and the water return pipeline.

In some examples of the present invention, the support component is a box body, and the first water supply interface, the second water supply interface, the first water return interface and the second water return interface are all set on the on the side wall of the box.

In some examples of the present invention, the first water supply interface, the second water supply interface, the first water return interface and the second water return interface are all arranged on the same side wall of the tank.

In some examples of the present invention, a terminal box for connecting the sensor, the instrument and the control valve is formed on the side wall of the box.

In some examples of the present invention, the box body is a transparent part.

In some examples of the present invention, the box body includes a housing and a slider arranged in the housing, the slider can slide relative to the housing, and the water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline are arranged on the slider.

In some examples of the present invention, a sliding slot is provided on the housing, a sliding rail is provided on the sliding member, and the sliding rail is slidably arranged in the sliding slot.

In some examples of the present invention, the first water supply interface and the second water return interface are located on one side of the tank, and the second water supply interface and the first water return interface are located on the other side of the tank. side.

In some examples of the present invention, the supporting component is a bracket.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Description of drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and comprehensible from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a valve assembly for a data center air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference signs:

Valve assembly 100 for data center air conditioning system;

Water delivery pipeline 10; first water delivery interface 11; second water delivery interface 12;

Return water pipeline 20; first return water interface 21; second return water interface 22;

Sensor 30 ; meter 40 ; control valve 50 ; support assembly 60 ; terminal box 70 .

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals designate the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the figures are exemplary only for explaining the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In describing the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", " Orientation indicated by rear, left, right, vertical, horizontal, top, bottom, inside, outside, clockwise, counterclockwise, etc. The positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, Therefore, it should not be construed as limiting the invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a detachable connection. Connection, or integral connection; it may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; it may be direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediary, and it may be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "on" or "under" a second feature may include direct contact between the first and second features, and may also include the first and second features Not in direct contact but through another characteristic contact between them. Moreover, "above", "above" and "above" the first feature on the second feature include that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature. "Below", "beneath" and "under" the first feature to the second feature include that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature has a lower level than the second feature.

A valve assembly 100 for a data center air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 .

The data center air conditioning system includes a water system (not shown in the figure) and an air conditioner terminal unit (not shown in the figure), and the valve assembly 100 is connected between the water system and the air conditioner terminal unit. The valve component assembly 100 for a data center air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a water delivery pipeline 10 , a return water pipeline 20 and a support assembly 60 . As shown in Figure 1, the water delivery pipeline 10 includes a first water delivery interface 11 and a second water delivery interface 12. The first water delivery interface 11 can be connected to the water supply end of the water system, and the second water delivery interface 12 can be connected to the water inlet of the air conditioner terminal unit. end connected. The return water pipeline 20 includes a first return water interface 21 and a second return water interface 22. The first return water interface 21 can be connected to the water outlet of the air conditioner terminal unit, and the second return water interface 22 can be connected to the water inlet of the water system. . That is to say, the chilled water in the water system can be delivered to the air conditioner terminal unit through the water delivery pipeline 10 , and the air conditioner terminal unit can cool down the data center equipment to make the temperature of the data center suitable for operation. The chilled water exchanged by the air-conditioning terminal unit is sent to the return water system through the return water pipeline 20, thereby forming a water cycle of the air-conditioning system of the data center.

Wherein, at least one of a sensor 30 , an instrument 40 and a control valve 50 for opening and closing the pipelines are provided on the water supply pipeline 10 and the water return pipeline 20 . It can be understood that at least one of the sensor 30, the instrument 40 and the control valve 50 for opening and closing the pipeline can be provided on the water supply pipeline 10, and the return water pipeline 20 can be provided with the sensor 30, the instrument 40 and the control valve 50 for opening and closing the pipeline. At least one of the closed line control valves 50. For example, the water delivery pipeline 10 may be provided with a sensor 30, and the meter 40 and the control valve 50 may be installed at the construction site. A sensor 30 and an instrument 40 may be provided on the return water pipeline 20, and the control valve 50 may be installed at the construction site. Alternatively, the control valve 50 may include a mechanical control valve and an electronic control valve.

The water delivery pipeline 10 is taken as an example for description below. When the sensor 30 is pre-installed on the water delivery pipeline 10, the staff can save the process of installing the sensor 30 on the construction site, thereby simplifying the installation process of the data center air-conditioning system, thereby shortening the engineering period for establishing the data center infrastructure. and cost savings. Moreover, by preinstalling the sensor 30 on the water delivery pipeline 10, the installation reliability of the water delivery pipeline 10 and the sensor 30 can be ensured, and construction difficulty can be reduced. It can be understood that when the sensor 30 , the meter 40 and the control valve 50 are all pre-installed on the water delivery pipeline 10 , the engineering period and cost can be further shortened.

Further, a sensor 30 , an instrument 40 and a control valve 50 may be installed on the water supply pipeline 10 and the water return pipeline 20 . When the water supply pipeline 10 and the return water pipeline 20 can be equipped with sensors 30, meters 40 and control valves 50, the engineering cycle of the data center infrastructure can be further shortened, and further cost savings can be achieved, and the water supply pipeline can also be guaranteed 10 and the installation reliability between the sensor 30 , the meter 40 and the control valve 50 , and the installation reliability between the return water pipeline 20 and the sensor 30 , the meter 40 and the control valve 50 .

Both the water delivery pipeline 10 and the water return pipeline 20 are arranged in the support assembly 60 . By arranging the support assembly 60, the water delivery pipeline 10 and the water return pipeline 20 can be constructed as a whole, and while protecting the structure of the water delivery pipeline 10 and the water return pipeline 20, it can also be convenient for staff to operate and control.

Therefore, according to the valve component assembly 100 used in the data center air conditioning system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the engineering cycle of the data center infrastructure can be shortened, the construction difficulty can be reduced, and the cost can also be saved, as well as ensuring that each component and the water delivery pipeline 10 and the installation reliability between the return pipe 20.

In some examples of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 , the support assembly 60 can be a box body, and the first water supply interface 11, the second water supply interface 12, the first water return interface 21 and the second water return interface 22 are all arranged on on the side wall of the box. Wherein, the main body of the water delivery pipeline 10 and the main body of the return water pipeline 20 are all arranged in the box body, since the sensor 30, the instrument 40 and the control valve 50 can be arranged on the water delivery pipeline 10 or the return water pipeline 20, the box body can further Protect sensors 30 , gauges 40 and control valves 50 .

Optionally, the first water supply interface 11 , the second water supply interface 12 , the first water return interface 21 and the second water return interface 22 can all be arranged on the same side wall of the tank, so that the staff can easily operate and control. For example, the staff can face the side wall of the box body provided with the first water delivery interface 11 towards the water supply end of the water system, and after the first water delivery interface 11 is connected to the water supply end of the water system, other corresponding interfaces can be quickly connected .

Optionally, as shown in Figure 1, the first water delivery interface 11 and the second water return interface 22 can be located on one side of the box (that is, the left side of the box shown in Figure 1), and the second water delivery interface 12 and the return water interface The first water interface 21 may be located on the other side of the box (ie the right side of the box shown in FIG. 1 ). The first water supply interface 11 and the second water return interface 22 on the same side can be easily connected to the water system, and the second water supply interface 12 and the first water return interface 21 on the same side can be easily connected to the air conditioner terminal unit.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 1 , a terminal box 70 for connecting the sensor 30 , the meter 40 and the control valve 50 may be formed on the side wall of the box. All the control valves 50, instruments 40, and sensors 30 cables in the support assembly 60 that need power supply and control can be connected to the terminal box 70, and then the terminal box 70 connects the power supply and control signal cables to the air conditioner in the data center. System control system.

In some specific examples of the present invention, the box body may be a transparent part. The box body of the transparent part can be convenient for the staff to check the data of each element on the water supply pipeline 10 and the return water pipeline 20, and can also be convenient for the staff to maintain.

Optionally, the box body may include a housing and a sliding part arranged in the housing, the sliding part can slide relative to the housing, and the water supply pipeline 10 and the return water pipeline 20 are arranged on the sliding part. That is to say, the worker can pull out the sliding member, so that the inspection and maintenance process can be simplified.

Further, a slide groove may be provided on the housing, and a slide rail may be provided on the slider, and the slide rail may be slidably arranged in the slide groove. Through the cooperation of the chute and the slide rail, it is convenient for the staff to pull out or push back the slide member, which further makes the inspection and maintenance process simple.

Optionally, in an unillustrated embodiment of the present invention, the supporting component 60 may be a bracket. The bracket can support and connect the water supply pipeline 10 and the return water pipeline 20, so as to ensure the structural integrity of the valve component assembly 100 used in the data center air conditioning system.

In the description of this specification, references to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "exemplary embodiments," "example," "specific examples," or "some examples" are intended to mean that the implementation A specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described by an embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. A valve assembly for a data center air-conditioning system, the data center air-conditioning system includes a water system and an air-conditioning terminal unit, the valve assembly is connected between the water system and the air-conditioning terminal unit, its It is characterized in that the valve assembly includes: A water delivery pipeline, the water delivery pipeline includes a first water delivery interface and a second water delivery interface, the first water delivery interface is connected to the water supply end of the water system, and the second water delivery interface is connected to the inlet of the air conditioner terminal unit connected to the water end; A water return pipeline, the water return pipeline includes a first water return interface and a second water return interface, the first water return interface is connected to the water outlet of the air conditioner terminal unit, and the second water return interface is connected to the The water inlet end of the water system is connected, Wherein, at least one of a sensor, an instrument, and a control valve for opening and closing the pipeline is provided on the water supply pipeline and the water return pipeline; The support assembly, the water delivery pipeline and the water return pipeline are both arranged in the support assembly. 2. The valve assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the sensor, the instrument and the control valve are all provided on the water supply pipeline and the return water pipeline . 3. The valve assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the support assembly is a box body, the first water supply interface, the second water supply interface, the return water Both the first interface and the second water return interface are arranged on the side wall of the box. 4. The valve assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 3, characterized in that, the first water supply interface, the second water supply interface, the first return water interface and the return water The second interfaces are all arranged on the same side wall of the box. 5. The valve assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein wiring for connecting the sensor, the instrument and the control valve is formed on the side wall of the box terminal box. 6 . The valve component assembly for the data center air conditioning system according to claim 3 , wherein the box body is a transparent component. 7 . 7. The valve assembly for data center air-conditioning system according to claim 3, characterized in that, the box body comprises a casing and a sliding part arranged in the casing, and the sliding part can be opposite to the The casing slides and the water supply pipeline and the water return pipeline are arranged on the sliding member. 8. The valve component assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 7, characterized in that, the housing is provided with a slide groove, and the slide member is provided with a slide rail, and the slide rail is slidable set in the chute. 9. The valve assembly for data center air conditioning system according to claim 4, characterized in that, the first water supply interface and the second water return interface are located on one side of the box, and the water supply The second interface and the first water return interface are located on the other side of the tank. 10. The valve component assembly for a data center air conditioning system according to claim 1, wherein the support component is a bracket.