CN107015606B - Method for integrating server system and alternative connection device for the method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for integrating an alternating current power supply server to a direct current power supply server system, which comprises the following steps: providing an AC power supply server using a plug-in power supply unit; pulling the plug-in power supply unit out of the AC power supply server; inserting an alternate connection device into the ac power server; and connecting the alternative connection device with a power supply unit of the DC power supply server system. The present invention also provides an alternative connection device for integrating an ac power server to a dc power server system, comprising: the power supply device comprises a shell, an output end and an input end, wherein the shell is configured to be installed in a containing groove of the AC power supply server to replace a plug-in power supply unit. The invention can integrate the AC power supply server into the DC power supply server system, reduce the cost of using the server system and solve the technical problem that the AC power supply server can not be integrated into the DC power supply server system in the prior art.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a method for integrating a server system and an apparatus for the same, and more particularly, to a method for integrating an ac power server to a dc power server system and an alternative connection apparatus for the same.
Background
The servers currently used in the data center can be basically divided into two types, i.e., a server using a conventional ac power input method (hereinafter referred to as ac power server) and a server using a dc power input method (hereinafter referred to as dc power server), and the ac power server accounts for a large amount of the market. However, in order to improve efficiency and achieve energy saving and carbon reduction, dc power servers are now widely used in enterprises, but due to the difference between the input power of the ac power server and the input power of the dc power server, the power supply architectures used by the ac power server and the dc power server are different, so that the ac power server cannot be shared by the dc power server system, and the elimination of the existing ac power server is required, which also increases the equipment cost. Therefore, if the problem can be overcome and the ac power server that should be eliminated originally is integrated into the dc power server system, the cost of the device can be greatly reduced.
In order to overcome the problems of the prior art, the inventor proposes a method for integrating an ac power server into a dc power server system and an alternative connection device for the same according to the present invention, which can integrate the ac power server into the dc power server system to reduce the cost of using the server system.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a method for integrating an alternating current power supply server to a direct current power supply server system. The integration method comprises the following steps: providing the ac power server having a plug-in power supply unit, a receptacle, and a processor, the plug-in power supply unit having a housing, an ac input terminal, and a dc output terminal, the processor having a dc input terminal, the plug-in power supply unit being disposed in the receptacle such that the dc output terminal of the plug-in power supply unit is coupled to the dc input terminal of the processor; providing an alternative connection device having a housing, an input end and an output end; pulling the plug-in power supply unit out of the accommodating groove of the AC power supply server; inserting the alternative connection device into the accommodating groove so that the output end of the alternative connection device is coupled with the direct current input end of the processor; and coupling the input terminal of the alternative connection device to a dc power output terminal of the dc power server system.
Preferably, the integration method as described above, wherein the shape of the housing of the plug-in power supply unit is the same as the shape of the housing of the alternative connection device.
Preferably, the method of integrating as described above, wherein the output of the alternative connection device is directly connected to the dc input of the processor.
Preferably, the integration method as described above, wherein the alternative connection device further comprises a power bus for connecting the output end of the alternative connection device and the input end of the alternative connection device.
Preferably, the integration method as described above, wherein the alternative connection device further comprises an auxiliary unit configured to be coupled with the power bus.
Preferably, the integration method as described above, wherein the auxiliary unit is one of a heat sink, a storage device, a battery, an additional processor, a transceiver and a combination thereof.
The present invention provides an alternative connection device for integrating an ac power server to a dc power server system. The alternative connection means comprises: a shell, an output end and an input end. The housing is configured to be mounted in the receptacle of the ac power server, the output is configured to be connected to the dc input of the processor when the housing is mounted in the receptacle, and the input is configured to be connected to the dc power output of the dc power server system.
Preferably, the alternative connecting device further comprises a power bus bar connected to the output terminal and the input terminal.
Preferably, the alternative connecting device further comprises an auxiliary unit configured to be coupled to the power bus.
Preferably, the alternative connection device as described above, wherein the auxiliary unit is one of a heat sink, a storage device, a battery, an additional processor, a transceiver, and combinations thereof.
The present invention also provides another method for integrating an AC power server with a DC power server system. The integration method comprises the following steps: providing the alternating current power supply server with a power supply unit and a processor, wherein the power supply unit is provided with an alternating current input end and a direct current output end, and the processor is provided with a direct current input end; providing an alternative connection device having an input terminal and an output terminal; removing the power supply unit from the AC power server; installing the alternative connection device in the AC power supply server so that the output end of the alternative connection device is coupled with the DC input end of the processor; and coupling the input terminal of the alternative connection device to a dc power output terminal of the dc power server system.
The invention is a method for integrating AC power supply server to DC power supply server system and substitute connecting device used for the integrated method, because substitute connecting device replace plug-in power supply unit, so the AC power supply server can use the direct current power supply directly through the substitute connecting device, therefore the AC power supply server can be integrated to the DC power supply server system.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for integrating an AC power server with a DC power server system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a DC power server system in the integration method of the present invention.
FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are schematic diagrams of an AC power server in the integration method of the present invention.
FIG. 3(c) is a schematic diagram of an AC power server and an alternative connection device thereof in the integration method of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an integration of an AC power server into a DC power server system according to the integration method of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of an alternative connection device of the present invention. .
Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of an alternative connection device of the present invention.
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Please refer to fig. 1, which is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating an ac power server with a dc power server system according to the present invention. The integration method 10 comprises the following steps: providing an AC power supply server using a plug-in power supply unit (step 11); providing an alternative connection means to replace the plug-in power supply unit (step 12); pulling the plug-in power supply unit out of the AC power supply server (step 13); inserting the alternate connection device into the ac power server (step 14); and connecting the alternative connection device with a power supply unit of the dc power supply server system (step 15). The steps of the integration method 10 are further described below.
Please refer to fig. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a dc power server system in the integration method of the present invention. The dc Power Supply server system 20 provided in the integration method 10 of the present invention has a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) 21, a plurality of Power Supply Units (PSU) 22, and a Power Supply Unit (V)DCA bus 23, and a dc power server (DCServer)24, wherein the power distributor 21 has an ac power input terminal 211 and an ac power output terminal 212, the power supply unit 22 has an ac power input terminal 221 and a dc power output terminal 222, and the dc power server 24 has a dc power input terminal 241 and a processor 242. The power source of the DC power server system 20 is the ordinary AC commercial power, which is provided to the power branch via the AC power input terminal 211A distributor 21, and the power distributor 21 distributes the power to the power supply units 22 via the AC power output end 212 to generate the low voltage DC power to VDCBus 23, VDCBus 23 provides dc power to the servers throughout dc power server system 20. In other words, the power architecture of the DC power server system 20 provides DC power to various devices within the system 20.
Please refer to fig. 5, which is a diagram illustrating an alternative connection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The alternative connection device 40 has a first connection unit 41, a second connection unit 42, a housing 43, and a power bus 44, wherein the first connection unit 41 has an input terminal 411 and an output terminal 412, the second connection unit 42 has an input terminal 421 and an output terminal 422, and the power bus 44 connects the output terminal 412 of the first connection unit 41 and the input terminal 421 of the second connection unit 42, so that the dc power supplied to the input terminal 411 of the first connection unit 41 can be output by the output terminal 422 of the second connection unit 42 via the power bus 44. The housing 43 of the alternative connection device 40 is configured to be inserted into the receiving slot of the ac power server, so the shape of the housing 43 must be matched to the receiving slot to avoid the alternative connection device 40 from being able to enter the receiving slot of the ac power server, and thus the output end 422 of the second connection unit 42 of the alternative connection device 40 can be combined with the dc power input end of the server housing of the ac power server. Preferably, the housing 43 of the alternative connection device 40 has a similar appearance to that of the housing of the plug-in power supply unit of the ac power server, or even has the same appearance, so as to avoid the assembly problem. After the alternative connection device 40 replaces the plug-in power supply unit, the ac power server that could not use the dc power source can be operated by using the dc power source, so as to integrate the ac power server into the dc power server system.
Please refer to fig. 6, which is a diagram illustrating an alternative connecting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The alternative connection device 50 has a first connection unit 51, a second connection unit 52, a housing 53, a power bus 54, and an auxiliary unit 55, wherein the first connection unit 51 has an input end 511 and an output end 512, the second connection unit 52 has an input end 521 and an output end 522, the power bus 54 connects the output end 512 of the first connection unit 51 and the input end 521 of the second connection unit 52, so that the dc power supplied to the input end 511 of the first connection unit 51 can be output by the output end 522 of the second connection unit 52 via the power bus 54, and the auxiliary unit 55 is configured to be connected with the power bus 54. The auxiliary unit 55 may provide a variety of additional functions, such as: the data processing capacity is improved, the data storage capacity is improved, the operating efficiency of the server is improved, a standby power supply is provided, and signal communication and management functions are provided. For example, when the auxiliary unit 55 is an additional processor, the ac power server can improve the capability of processing data by having one more processor than the original one; when the auxiliary unit 55 is an additional storage device, the ac power server will increase the storage capacity of data by one more storage device than the original one; when the auxiliary unit 55 is an additional heat sink (fan or cooling system), the ac power server will increase the operation efficiency of the server because there is one more heat sink than the original one; when the auxiliary unit 55 is an extra battery, the ac power server has a backup power source because there is one more battery than the original one; when the auxiliary unit 55 is a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the ac power server may thus have signal communication and management functions. In addition, the alternative connection device 50 may also have a plurality of different auxiliary units to provide a plurality of additional functions of the ac power server.
When the method for integrating the AC power supply server to the DC power supply server system and the alternative connecting device used for the method are used for integrating in a machine room, the original AC power supply server can be continuously used in a DC power supply system framework, and the cost of equipment can be reduced. Furthermore, the space required for the internal configuration of the alternative connection device (AJD) is smaller than the space required for the internal configuration of the plug-in power supply unit of the ac power server, and additional space may be provided for other auxiliary units, such as: hard disk, fan, cooling device, battery, etc. to improve the use efficiency of AC power supply server in DC power supply server system.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A method for integrating an ac power server with a dc power server system, comprising:
providing the DC power supply server system with at least one power supply unit, wherein the at least one power supply unit is provided with a DC power supply output end;
providing the ac power server having a plug-in power supply unit, a receptacle, and a processor, the plug-in power supply unit having a housing, an ac input terminal, and a dc output terminal, the processor having a dc input terminal, the plug-in power supply unit being disposed in the receptacle such that the dc output terminal of the plug-in power supply unit is coupled to the dc input terminal of the processor;
providing an alternative connection device having a housing, an input end and an output end;
pulling the plug-in power supply unit out of the accommodating groove of the AC power supply server;
inserting the alternative connection device into the accommodating groove so that the output end of the alternative connection device is coupled with the direct current input end of the processor; and
coupling the input terminal of the alternative connection device to the dc power output terminal of the dc power server system.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the shape of the housing of the plug-in power supply unit is the same as the shape of the housing of the alternative connection device.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the output of the alternate connection device is directly connected to the dc input of the processor.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the alternate connection device further comprises a power bus connecting the output of the alternate connection device and the input of the alternate connection device.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the alternate connection device further comprises an auxiliary unit configured to couple with the power bus.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the auxiliary unit is one of a heat sink, a storage device, a battery, an additional processor, a transceiver, and combinations thereof.
7. An alternative connection apparatus for integrating an ac power server having a receptacle for receiving a plug-in power supply unit and a processor having a dc input to a dc power server system having at least one power supply unit having a dc power output, the alternative connection apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to be mounted in the receiving groove of the ac power server;
an output configured to connect with the DC input of the processor when the housing is mounted in the receptacle; and
an input terminal configured to be connected to the DC power output terminal of the DC power server system.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a power bus connected to the output and the input.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising an auxiliary unit configured to couple with the power bus.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the auxiliary unit is one of a heat sink, a storage device, a battery, an additional processor, a transceiver, and combinations thereof.
11. A method for integrating an ac power server with a dc power server system, comprising:
providing the DC power supply server system with at least one power supply unit, wherein the at least one power supply unit is provided with a DC power supply output end;
providing the alternating current power supply server with a power supply unit and a processor, wherein the power supply unit is provided with an alternating current input end and a direct current output end, and the processor is provided with a direct current input end;
providing an alternative connection device having an input terminal and an output terminal;
removing the power supply unit from the AC power server;
installing the alternative connection device in the AC power supply server so that the output end of the alternative connection device is coupled with the DC input end of the processor; and
coupling the input terminal of the alternative connection device to the dc power output terminal of the dc power server system.
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