CN104883860A - Module enclosures for modular data centers - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a modular box body for a modular data center, which comprises a shell (1), and a cabinet (101) and a heat absorption device (102) which are arranged in the shell (1), wherein the cabinet (101) is provided with a cold air inlet (101a) and a hot air outlet (101b), the heat absorption device is provided with a hot air inlet (102a) and a cold air outlet (102b), the cabinet (101) and the heat absorption device (102) are arranged side by side, the air inlet and outlet direction of the cabinet (101) is parallel to the air inlet and outlet direction of the heat absorption device (102), and the air flow direction is opposite, so that annular circulating air flow passing through the hot air outlet (101b) of the cabinet (101), the hot air inlet (102a) of the heat absorption device (102), the cold air outlet (102b) of the heat absorption device (102) and the cold air inlet (101a) of the cabinet (101) in sequence is formed. The module box body of the invention has smooth air flow and high heat exchange efficiency.

Description

Module enclosures for modular data centers

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of modular data centers, in particular to a modular box body for modular data centers.

Background technique

At present, as the equipment density and power in the computer room continue to increase, the traditional civil engineering data computer room cannot be expanded, resulting in the continuous increase in the cost of building and operating the data center for customers. In order to solve the problems of energy efficiency and on-demand deployment of data centers, modular data centers came into being.

In recent years, data centers have developed towards ultra-large, ultra-high-density, and modularization. Among them, one of the main types of large-scale data center modularization is containerized modular data center, that is, server cabinets (hereinafter referred to as cabinets), air-conditioning equipment, battery wiring, lighting equipment, etc. are loaded into containers, which usually use standard containers.

For example, Chinese patent CN102662434A discloses a modular data center, and its specification discloses a modular container, which includes a housing 10, a heat pipe evaporator module 22, a heat pipe condenser module 21 and a rack 30, and the housing 10 includes It is divided into a lower indoor area and an upper outdoor area by a sealed partition. The upper outdoor area is provided with a heat pipe condenser module 21, and the upper outdoor area is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. The heat pipe condenser module 21 communicates with the outside air through the air inlet and air outlet. Carry out heat exchange to realize natural air cooling, the lower indoor area is provided with a frame 30 and a heat pipe evaporator module 22, the heat pipe evaporator module 22 is arranged on the back of the frame, the heat pipe evaporator module 22 is connected with the heat pipe condenser module 21, by its It can be seen from the accompanying drawing 3 of the description that the first group of racks 31 and the second group of racks 32 are arranged face to face, and the second group of racks 32 and the third group of racks 33 are arranged in a back-to-back manner. Although the heat pipes are evaporated The air conditioner module is arranged on the back of the rack and the racks are arranged in a face-to-face or back-to-back combination to shorten the distance of air circulation in the lower indoor area, but the air inlet and outlet directions of the rack and the air inlet and outlet directions of the heat pipe evaporator are formed on the same axis , which causes the air in the lower indoor area to circulate only in the axial direction, the air circulation is poor, and the heat exchange energy efficiency of the container is reduced, and the two racks arranged back to back, the air outlet direction of the heat pipe evaporator installed on the back is opposite to each other , which causes the air outlets of the two heat pipe evaporators to obstruct each other, further reducing the air circulation in the lower indoor area.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention lies in the technical problem of poor air circulation in the modular container used in the modular data center of the prior art, resulting in poor heat exchange energy efficiency, thereby providing a container with good air circulation and high heat exchange energy efficiency. Modular enclosures for modular data centers.

The modular box body for a modular data center provided by the present invention includes: a housing; a cabinet and a heat absorbing device disposed in the housing, the cabinet having a cold air inlet and a hot air outlet, and the heat absorbing device having a hot air inlet and a heat absorbing device The cold air outlet, the cabinet and the heat absorbing device are arranged side by side, and the air inlet and outlet direction of the cabinet is parallel to the air inlet and outlet direction of the heat absorbing device, and the air flow direction is opposite, so as to form the hot air outlet passing through the cabinet in sequence, the The hot air inlet of the heat absorbing device, the cold air outlet of the heat absorbing device, and the annular circulating airflow of the cold air inlet of the cabinet.

Preferably, the module box includes several cabinets and at least one heat sink, the several cabinets and the heat sink are arranged side by side along the length direction of the housing, and the heat sink Embedded between the several cabinets.

Preferably, the housing further includes cold air passages and hot air passages respectively located at the front and back sides of the several cabinets and at least one of the heat sinks along the width direction of the housing.

Preferably, the module box includes several cabinets and at least one heat sink, the several cabinets and the heat sink are arranged side by side along the width direction of the casing, and the heat sink Embedded between the several cabinets.

Preferably, the housing further includes cold air passages and hot air passages respectively located on the left and right sides of the several cabinets and at least one of the heat sinks along the length direction of the housing.

Preferably, the height range of the shell is between 1.8-2.0m.

Preferably, the height of the housing is 1.85m.

Preferably, the heat absorbing device includes an evaporator and a circulating fan.

Preferably, the evaporator is a parallel flow microchannel heat exchanger or a copper tube aluminum fin heat exchanger.

Preferably, the circulating fan is an axial fan or a centrifugal fan.

The modular box body for a modular data center provided by the present invention is formed by arranging the cabinet and the heat absorbing device side by side, the air inlet and outlet direction of the cabinet is parallel to the air inlet and outlet direction of the heat absorbing device, and the airflow direction is opposite, thereby forming The hot air outlet of the cabinet, the hot air inlet of the heat absorbing device, the cold air outlet of the heat absorbing device, and the annular circulating air flow of the cold air inlet of the cabinet, compared with the air inlet and outlet directions of the cabinet in the prior art, are along the same direction as the air inlet and outlet of the heat absorbing device. In the way of axial arrangement, the annular circulating airflow formed in the shell of the present invention has better circulation, so that the energy efficiency of heat exchange in the shell is higher.

The modular box body for modular data centers provided by the present invention further includes cold air passages and hot air passages located on both sides of several cabinets and at least one heat absorbing device. The arrangement of the cold air passages and hot air passages further improves the The circulation of the circular circulation air in the body, and the cold air passage and the hot air passage can also be used to install some auxiliary devices, such as lighting equipment, fire-fighting equipment, etc. In addition, the cold air passage and the hot air passage can also be used for wiring, so this setting Next, the space inside the whole module box is abundant, the operation is convenient, and the airflow is smooth.

The module box body for modular data center provided by the present invention, by setting the height of the shell between 1.8-2.0m, on the one hand makes it easy for installation and maintenance personnel to enter and exit; The overall height behind the heat release device will not exceed the height of a standard container, which is convenient for road transportation.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the specific implementation or description of the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description The drawings show some implementations of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative work.

Fig. 1 is a matching diagram of a modular cabinet for a modular data center provided by an embodiment of the present invention and a cabinet with a heat release device;

Fig. 2 is the side view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a modular box for a modular data center provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the heat absorbing device.

Reference signs:

1-housing, 101-cabinet, 101a-cold air inlet, 101b-hot air outlet, 102-heat absorbing device, 102a-hot air inlet, 102b-cold air outlet, 1021-evaporator, 1022-circulation fan, 103-cold air channel, 104-hot air channel;

2-Heat release device

A-length direction, B-width direction, C-height direction.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" etc. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and 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, or in a specific orientation. construction and operation, therefore, should not be construed as limiting the invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein, the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

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. Connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected or electrically connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediary, and it can be the internal communication of two components. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in specific situations.

Figure 1 is a diagram of the cooperation between the modular cabinet for the modular data center provided by the embodiment of the present invention and the cabinet with the heat dissipation device; Figure 2 is the side view of Figure 1; Figure 3 is the modular data provided by the embodiment of the present invention Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the central module box. As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, the module box body for modular data center provided by the present invention is specially designed for modular data center, and the module box body includes a shell 1 and a The cabinet 101 and the heat sink 102 in the casing 1 are described. The heat absorbing device 102 is used in conjunction with the heat releasing device 2 .

The cabinet 101 has a cold air inlet 101a and a hot air outlet 101b, and the heat absorbing device has a hot air inlet 102a and a cold air outlet 102b. The heat sinks 102 are arranged side by side, and the air inlet and outlet direction of the cabinet 101 is parallel to the wind inlet and outlet direction of the heat sink 102, and the airflow direction is opposite, so that the hot air outlet 101b passing through the heat sink 102, the The hot air inlet 102 a of the cabinet 101 , the cold air outlet 102 b of the cabinet 101 , and the cold air inlet 101 a of the heat absorbing device 102 are circular circulating airflows.

During operation, the hot air coming out from the hot air outlet 101b of the cabinet 101 enters the heat absorbing device 102 from the hot air inlet 102a of the heat absorbing device 102, and the hot air is cooled in the heat absorbing device 102, The cooled air comes out of the cold air outlet 102b of the heat absorbing device 102, and enters the cold air inlet 101a of the cabinet 101 through the cold air inlet 101a of the cabinet 101, so that the cycle reciprocates.

Through the above configuration, the air circulation in the housing 1 of the modular data center module box is better, that is, the resistance is small, the power consumption is low, and the energy efficiency of heat exchange is improved.

It should be noted that, the cabinet mentioned in the present invention is a general term for a cabinet or a row of cabinets and electronic equipment. The cabinet may be a single cabinet, or may be a row of cabinets composed of multiple single cabinets, and the specific arrangement shall be determined according to actual needs.

Further, the module box of this embodiment includes several cabinets 101 and at least one heat sink 102, and the several cabinets 101 and the heat sink 102 are arranged side by side along the length direction A of the housing 1 set, and the heat sink 102 is embedded between the several cabinets 101 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the module box includes 6 cabinets 101 and 3 heat sinks, wherein, along the length direction A of the housing 1, the two cabinets 101 are respectively located on two sides of the housing 1. Two groups of cabinets 101 combined in pairs are arranged at intervals between the cabinets 101 at both ends, and a heat absorbing device 102 is respectively provided between the cabinets 101 at both ends and the cabinets 101 combined in pairs. A heat absorbing device is arranged between two combined cabinets 101 . The direction of the arrow in Fig. 3 indicates the flow direction of the airflow.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the housing 1 further includes cold air passages 103 and 103 respectively located on the front and rear sides of the several cabinets 101 and at least one heat sink 102 along the width direction B of the housing 1 . Hot air channel 104. Through the setting of the cold air passage and the hot air passage, the circulation of the annular circulating airflow in the shell is further improved, and the cold air passage and the hot air passage can also be used to install some auxiliary devices, such as lighting equipment, fire fighting equipment, etc. In addition, the cold air passage and hot air The channel can also be used for wiring. Therefore, under this setting, the space in the entire module box is sufficient, the operation is convenient, and the air flow is smooth.

As an alternative to this embodiment, the module box can also be configured as follows: the module box includes several cabinets 101 and at least one heat sink 102, and the several cabinets 101 and The heat sinks 102 are arranged side by side along the width direction B of the casing 1 , and the heat sinks are embedded between the several cabinets 101 .

In addition, the casing 1 of the module box as an alternative form of the present embodiment also includes the left and right sides of the several cabinets 101 and at least one heat sink 102 along the length direction A of the casing 1. The cold air channel 103 and the hot air channel 104.

It should be noted that the modular box of the present invention is not limited to the above two forms, and any form of the box that can achieve the purpose of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

In addition, the modular box for modular data centers provided by the present invention is specially designed for modular data centers. As shown in Figure 2, the height range of the housing 1 along the height direction C is between 1.8-2.0m . Through this arrangement, on the one hand, it is easy for installation and maintenance personnel to enter and exit; on the other hand, after installing the heat radiation device 2 on the module box of the present invention, the overall height will not exceed the height of a standard container, which is convenient for road transportation.

In fact, because the overall weight of data center equipment is not large, the use of standard-structured containers designed and manufactured according to high load-bearing capacity will increase costs and generate unnecessary waste; in addition, standard-structured containers are used to manufacture modularized When installing a data center, the installation efficiency will also be affected; and the modular box body provided by the present invention is specially designed for installing a modular data center, so the installation efficiency is relatively high.

Further, the height of the casing 1 along the height direction C is 1.85m.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the heat absorbing device 102 includes an evaporator 1021 and a circulating fan 1022 . During operation, the hot air coming out from the hot air outlet 101b of the cabinet 101 enters the heat absorbing device 102 from the hot air inlet 102a of the heat absorbing device 102, and in the heat absorbing device 102, the hot air is absorbed by the evaporator 1021 for cooling, the cooled air is blown out of the cold air outlet 102b of the heat absorbing device 102 by the circulating fan 1022, and enters the cold air inlet 101a of the cabinet 101 through the cold air inlet 101a of the cabinet 101, so that the cycle reciprocates.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the evaporator 1021 is a parallel flow microchannel heat exchanger, or a copper tube aluminum fin heat exchanger. The evaporator 1021 of this embodiment is not limited to these two types, and any equipment capable of realizing heat exchange should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the circulating fan 1022 is an axial fan or a centrifugal fan. It should also be noted that the circulating fan 1022 in this embodiment is not limited to these two types, and any device capable of blowing or sucking air should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention. scope.

Claims (10)

1. a modular data center modular tank, is characterized in that, comprising:

Housing (1);

Be located at the rack (101) in described housing (1) and heat sink (102), described rack (101) has cold wind import (101a) and hot-blast outlet (101b), described heat sink has hot wind inlet (102a) and cold wind outlet (102b), described rack (101) is arranged side by side with described heat sink (102) and the air inlet/outlet direction of described rack (101) is parallel with the air inlet/outlet direction of described heat sink (102) and air flow direction is contrary, thus formed successively through the hot-blast outlet (101b) of described rack (101), the hot wind inlet (102a) of described heat sink (102), cold wind outlet (102b) of described heat sink (102), the annular circulating current of the cold wind import (101a) of described rack (101).

2. modular tank according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise rack described in several (101) and heat sink (102) described at least one, described several racks (101) and described heat sink (102) are arranged side by side along described housing (1) length direction (A), and described heat sink (102) is embedded between described several racks (101).

3. modular tank according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described housing (1) also comprises cold air duct (103) and hot-air channel (104) along described housing (1) Width (B) laying respectively at both sides before and after described several racks (101) and heat sink described at least one (102).

4. modular tank according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise rack described in several (101) and heat sink (102) described at least one, described several racks (101) and described heat sink (102) are arranged side by side along described housing (1) Width (B), and described heat sink is embedded between described several racks (101).

5. modular tank according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, described housing (1) also comprises cold air duct (103) and hot-air channel (104) along described housing (1) length direction (A) laying respectively at described several racks (101) and heat sink described at least one (102) left and right sides.

6. the modular tank according to any one of claim 1-5, is characterized in that, described housing (1) altitude range is between 1.8-2.0m.

7. modular tank according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described housing (1) is highly 1.85m.

8. modular tank according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described heat sink (102) comprises evaporator (1021) and circulating fan (1022).

9. modular tank according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described evaporator (1021) is concurrent flow micro-channel heat exchanger or copper pipe aluminum fin formula heat exchanger.

10. modular tank according to claim 8 or claim 9, it is characterized in that, described circulating fan (1022) is axial flow blower or centrifugal blower.