CN112236006B

CN112236006B - Combined server rack structure and connecting method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN112236006B
Application number: CN202011109418.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尹宏伟
Original assignee: Engine Tianjin Computer Co ltd
Current assignee: Enginetech Tianjin computer Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-16
Filing date: 2020-10-16
Publication date: 2022-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-10-16
Also published as: CN112236006A

Abstract

The invention provides a combined server rack structure and a connecting method thereof, aiming at solving the technical problems that a water cooling source can be efficiently utilized and can be efficiently and safely utilized in a server heat dissipation problem solution in the prior art. The server rack bearing plate comprises a plurality of bearing plates, a plurality of first longitudinal beams, a plurality of cooling structures and a plurality of second longitudinal beams, wherein the bearing plates can be arranged along the height direction of the first longitudinal beams, and the bearing plates and the first longitudinal beams can form a server rack bearing plate in a multilayer arrangement; each layer of the server rack at least comprises a first longitudinal beam provided with an overflowing water channel; the end part of the overflowing water channel is provided with a second connecting structure; the first connecting structure can be connected with the second connecting structure through a sealing component. The technical scheme of the invention has the advantages of high heat dissipation efficiency of the server, maximum use of the refrigerant medium and safe and reliable sealing assembly.

Description

Combined server rack structure and connecting method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of network communication equipment, in particular to a combined server rack structure and a connection method thereof.

Background

Under the current trend, along with the high-speed development of the internet, various emerging intelligent industries are continuously upgraded and gradually enter the high-speed development period of the internet of things, the usability of the data of the internet of things is bound to become the mainstream of market development for the value of big data and cloud computing, and the market demand of the server under the environment is continuously stimulated to flourish.

In the current mode, the requirements for a server of big data are as follows: most of the servers need 24-hour uninterrupted operation, and the problem brought by the uninterrupted operation is that the heat emitted by the servers needs to be effectively controlled, otherwise, the overtemperature of the servers finally causes the self-protection of the servers to be closed, so that the transfer of the servers can cause the reduction of the working efficiency and the increase of the maintenance cost; the general method includes using air conditioning equipment to cool the indoor temperature or changing the indoor pattern, thereby realizing effective heat dissipation; however, when the number of the server racks is large and the server racks are arranged in a machine room which is relatively densely installed, the effect of reducing the temperature by changing the indoor temperature is limited. In the mode of adopting water cooling as a cold source to control the temperature of the server, the installation difficulty and the application difficulty are caused by the problem of the configuration of a specific water cooling system. The installation difficulty is mainly embodied in the configuration of heat dissipation parts and pipelines of the water cooling system, the application difficulty lies in that when the leakage of the water cooling system is treated, the condition that a water cooling cold source accidentally damages a server is increased, the sealing performance of the water cooling system is poor, but the water cooling cold source is still the optimal solution for paying intensive payment in the angle of the number of the servers, and the prior art lacks a proper configuration mode for heat dissipation by taking water cooling as a cold source for the servers and related facilities.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a combined server rack structure and a connecting method thereof, aiming at solving the technical problems that a water cooling source can be efficiently utilized and can be efficiently and safely utilized in a server heat dissipation problem solution in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:

first, the present invention provides a combined server rack structure, including:

a plurality of first stringers;

the bearing plates can be arranged along the height direction of the first longitudinal beams and can form a server rack in a multilayer arrangement with the first longitudinal beams;

any one bearing disc is provided with a cooling structure, and a refrigerant medium can flow through the cooling structure, so that the area of the bearing disc can be used as the contact area of a cold source;

each layer of the server rack at least comprises a first longitudinal beam provided with the overflowing water channel;

any one bearing disc at least comprises two groups of first connecting structures;

the end part of the overflowing water channel is provided with a second connecting structure;

the first connecting structure can be connected with the second connecting structure through a sealing assembly, so that the refrigerant medium can circulate in the flow passage and the cooling structure.

Furthermore, the second connecting structure extends towards the direction of the bearing plate and protrudes out of the side edge of the first longitudinal beam provided with the overflowing water channel.

Furthermore, after extension lines of all sides of the bearing disc are intersected, the bearing disc is in a virtual square shape;

a right-angle structure is constructed at the positions of four corner end points of the bearing disc, so that the plane of the bearing disc is in a cross shape;

the right-angle structure is used for arranging the first longitudinal beam.

Further, the carrying tray is configured to be hollow, and the hollow shape is used as the cooling structure, so that when a cold medium flows into the cooling structure, the surface area of the carrying tray is used as a main body of a cold source.

Further, the first connection structure is arranged at the right angle structure;

when the first connecting structure is connected with the second connecting structure through a sealing assembly, the first longitudinal beam and the cross section of the bearing plate can form the virtual square.

Further, the first connection structure includes:

one end of the first connecting pipe is communicated with the overflowing water channel and is provided with the overflowing water channel

A first longitudinal beam of the water channel is vertical, and a first sealing end is constructed at the other end of the water channel;

the second connecting structure includes:

one end of the second connecting pipe is communicated with the cooling structure, the axis of the second connecting pipe is positioned on the plane of the bearing disc, and the other end of the second connecting pipe forms a second sealing end;

the diameters of the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are the same;

the outer peripheral diameters of the first sealing end and the second sealing end are the same;

external threads are formed on the peripheries of the first sealing end and the second sealing end;

a connecting ring capable of being partially threaded around the outer periphery of the second seal end and the first seal end.

Further, the seal assembly may be installed between the first seal end and the second seal end to maintain a preset distance between the first seal end and the second seal end;

the maximum geometric diameter of the seal assembly is the same as the diameter of the first seal end;

the portion of the seal assembly having the largest geometric diameter is provided with external threads to enable the attachment ring to be threaded onto the seal assembly, the first seal end and the second seal end simultaneously.

Further, the seal assembly includes:

the first end part of the first water-proof ring is embedded into the first sealing end, a first gap is formed between the first water-proof ring and the first sealing end, and a gasket is arranged in the first gap;

a second water-stop ring having a second end portion embedded within said second sealing end and having a threaded end located between said first sealing end and said second sealing end;

a main seal portion having a first end abutting against a second end of the water barrier ring and the gasket, a second end portion contacting the second seal end, and an outer peripheral portion contacting the second water barrier ring;

a clamping part which is connected with the main sealing part and can be partially clamped in the second sealing end; and

and the filling structure is connected among the first water-proof ring, the second water-proof ring and the main sealing part and forms a cavity with a bent cross section.

Further, the filling structure includes:

a first packing which can be partially inserted into the outer periphery of the main seal and can be in contact with the second waterproof ring;

the second filling piece is partially clamped into the first water-proof ring and the threaded end;

a third filling member, a first end part of which can be clamped into the second filling member, and the other part of which is abutted against the second filling member;

the second end of the third filling piece can be clamped into the second waterproof ring;

and the bending extension part is constructed on the main sealing part so as to separate the third filling piece and the second filling piece from the first filling piece and form the cavity with the bent section.

The invention further provides a connecting method of the combined server rack structure, which comprises the following steps:

a first step of completely screwing the connection ring on the outer circumference of the second sealing end;

secondly, sequentially prefabricating the gasket and the first water-proof ring at a first sealing end through the sealant, and then installing a first filling piece;

thirdly, prefabricating the main sealing part, the clamping part and the second water isolating ring at a second sealing end, prefabricating a third filling member and a second filling member on the second water isolating ring, and then matching with the third filling member to form a sealing assembly;

at this time, a test was conducted by dripping water in the bent chamber formed by the seal assembly to check whether or not the seal assembly was leaking.

And fourthly, the sealing assembly is matched and connected with the first sealing end, and the connecting ring is adjusted at the moment, so that the connecting ring can be screwed on the peripheries of the first sealing end and the second sealing end simultaneously.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

in the first aspect, the server racks are closer to the servers and are arranged around the servers, so that each small space of the servers becomes a small unit for heat dissipation and temperature control, and most directly, the bearing plate 200 can have the largest cooling position which is equal to the section of the bearing plate, and the cold medium continuously flows, so that heat can be directly and effectively dissipated.

In the second aspect, the first connecting structure and the second connecting structure which are independently configured can effectively form sealing through the matching with the sealing assembly, so that the safety of the technical scheme is further ensured;

the technical scheme has the characteristics of flexible assembly, large cooling area, good cooling effect and the like, is relatively easier to manufacture, does not bring trouble to assembly, and is particularly suitable for combined cabinets;

in the fourth aspect, when the number of the cabinets is large, the cooling position is equivalently divided into a plurality of small units by the technical scheme, so that after the indoor air conditioner and the fan configured by the server are matched, the heat dissipation effect is better, the refrigerant medium can be recycled, and waste is avoided;

the combined server rack structure is easy to clean and maintain after being detached, and can better control the cost paid in the later period.

In the fifth aspect, by providing the first sealing end and the second sealing end, the structure of the sealing assembly 50 can be better matched, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are connected through the connecting ring, which is quite fast, but due to the sealing of the sealing assembly, the technical scheme can achieve a good sealing effect; the main sealing part, the first water-proof ring, the second water-proof ring and the filling structure can be matched with each part to form a closed space, so that the leakage-proof effect is effectively realized.

To sum up, the technical scheme of this application has and dispels the heat high-efficient to the server, furthest has used the refrigerant medium to seal assembly safe and reliable.

Drawings

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a first stringer, carrier platter arrangement connection of the name of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a seal assembly of the name of the present invention;

the reference numerals in the figures denote:

the structure comprises a first longitudinal beam 100, a bearing plate 200, a cooling structure 30 and a flow passage 40;

a first connecting structure 10, a second connecting structure 20, a sealing assembly 50;

a first adapter tube 110, a second adapter tube 210, a connection ring 310;

a first water-proof ring 511 and a gasket 512;

the second water-proof ring 521, the main sealing part 531, the threaded end 522, the clamping part 532 and the filling structure 60;

a first filling member 611, a second filling member 612, a third filling member 613, and a bent extension 614.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present invention; for convenience of description, in the present application, "left side" is "first end", "right side" is "second end", "upper side" is "first end", and "lower side" is "second end" in the current view, so that the description is for the purpose of clearly expressing the technical solution, and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the technical solution of the present application.

The invention aims to provide a technical problem of efficiently utilizing a water cooling source, namely a refrigerant medium mentioned in the application, and efficiently and safely utilizing the water cooling source in a server heat dissipation problem solution.

Referring to fig. 1-2, a modular server rack structure includes: a plurality of first stringers 100; the plurality of bearing plates 200 can be arranged along the height direction of the plurality of first longitudinal beams 100, and can form a server rack arranged in a multilayer manner with the plurality of first longitudinal beams 100; the idea here is to use the whole server rack structure as a part of the cooling system, so as to greatly reduce the heat dissipation configuration and cooling pipeline configuration of the cooling system, and use the combined server rack to use the arrangement of one longitudinal beam, that is, the first longitudinal beam 100 and the carrier tray 200 mentioned in this application, as the main framework of the whole server rack, obviously, it may also include the components that are only used as supports, such as the second longitudinal beam, obviously, the beam components of the second longitudinal beam belong to the common connection mode in the prior art, and are not described herein again;

any one of the carrier trays 200 has a cooling structure 30, and the cooling structure 30 can circulate a cooling medium, so that the area of the carrier tray 200 can be used as the contact area of a cooling source; the tray 200 is used to house a server chassis.

Each layer of the server rack at least comprises a first longitudinal beam 100 provided with an overflowing water channel 40; through the structural improvement of the first longitudinal beam 100, the first longitudinal beam is provided with the flow passage 40, so that a circulating channel is provided for the cold medium in the whole server cabinet;

further, any one of the carrier trays 200 at least includes two sets of the first connecting structures 10; the end of the overflowing water channel 40 is provided with a second connecting structure 20; the first connecting structure 10 can be connected to the second connecting structure 20 by a sealing assembly 50, so that a coolant medium can flow through the flow channel 40 and the cooling structure 30. So configured, obviously the whole server rack structure directly acts as a cooling component, and the advantage is that the server rack is closer to the server and is arranged around the server, so that each small space of the server becomes a small unit for heat dissipation and temperature control, and most directly, the bearing plate 200 can have the largest cooling position equivalent to its own section, and the cold medium continuously flows, and can directly and effectively dissipate heat.

Further, the independently configured first connecting structure 10 and second connecting structure 20 can effectively form a seal by matching with the sealing component 50, thereby further ensuring the safety of the technical scheme;

obviously, the technical scheme has the characteristics of flexible assembly, large cooling area, good cooling effect and the like, is relatively easier to manufacture, does not bring trouble to assembly, and is particularly suitable for combined cabinets;

when the number of the cabinets is large, the cooling position is equivalently divided into a plurality of small units by the technical scheme, so that the heat dissipation effect is better after the indoor air conditioner and the fan configured by the server are matched, the cooling medium can be recycled, and waste is avoided;

Referring to fig. 1-2, the second connecting structure 20 extends toward the carrier tray 200 and protrudes from the side of the first longitudinal beam 100 having the water passage 40. By the arrangement, the difference between the first longitudinal beam and the general longitudinal beam can be more easily recognized by an assembling person, and manufacturing and quick installation are facilitated.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the extension lines of the sides of the carrier tray 200 are intersected to form a virtual square; wherein, a right-angle structure is constructed at the four corner end positions of the carrying tray 200, so that the plane of the carrying tray 200 is in a cross shape; the right-angle structure is used for arranging the first longitudinal beam 100; so dispose, can make this technical scheme after the equipment is accomplished, more be close with the appearance of general server rack to can not put together with other server racks because of the server rack, more neatly draw one.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the carrier tray 200 is hollow and serves as the cooling structure 30, such that when the cooling medium flows into the cooling structure 30, the surface area of the carrier tray 200 serves as a main body of the cooling source.

The hollow structure can greatly provide a heat dissipation position, so that the effect is better during temperature control.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the first connecting structure 10 is disposed at a right angle structure; when the first connecting structure 10 and the second connecting structure 20 are connected by a sealing assembly 50, the first longitudinal beam 100 can form a virtual square with the cross section of the carrier tray 200.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-2, the first connection structure 100 includes:

a first connecting pipe 110, one end of which is communicated with the overflowing water channel 40 and is perpendicular to the first longitudinal beam 100 provided with the overflowing water channel, and the other end of which forms a first sealing end;

the second connection structure 200 includes:

a second connection pipe 210, one end of which is connected to the cooling structure 30 and the axis of which is located on the plane of the carrier plate 200, and the other end of which forms a second sealed end;

the first adapter tube 110 has the same diameter as the second adapter tube 210;

the outer diameters of the first sealing end and the second sealing end are the same;

a connection ring 310 capable of being partially threaded around the outer peripheries of the second seal end and the first seal end.

By providing the first sealing end and the second sealing end, the structure of the sealing assembly 50 can be better matched, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are connected through the connecting ring 310, which is quite quick, but due to the sealing of the sealing assembly 50, the technical scheme can achieve a good sealing effect.

More specifically, referring to fig. 2, a sealing assembly 50 may be installed between the first sealing end and the second sealing end to maintain a predetermined distance between the first sealing end and the second sealing end; the maximum geometric diameter of the seal assembly 50 is the same as the diameter of the first seal end; the portion of the seal assembly 50 having the largest geometric diameter is provided with external threads to enable the attachment ring 310 to be threaded onto the seal assembly 50, the first seal end and the second seal end simultaneously.

For a detailed explanation of the structure of the sealing assembly 50, referring to fig. 2, the sealing assembly 50 includes: a first water-proof ring 511, a first end portion of which is embedded in the first sealing end and forms a first gap with the first sealing end, and a gasket 512 is arranged in the first gap; a second water-stop ring 521 embedded at a second end portion thereof in the second sealing end and having a threaded end 522, the threaded end 522 being located between the first sealing end and the second sealing end;

a main seal portion 531 having a first end abutting against the second end of the water barrier ring 511 and the gasket, a second end portion contacting the second seal end, and an outer peripheral portion contacting the second water barrier ring 521; a retainer 532 connected to the main seal 531 and partially insertable into the second seal end; and a filling structure 60 connected between the first and second water-proof rings 511 and 521 and the main sealing part 531 to form a chamber having a bent cross-section.

The first water-proof ring 511 is matched with the first sealing end, the second water-proof ring is matched with the second sealing end, the basic sealing structure is realized through the main sealing part 531, and the filling structure 60 is used for filling and matching, so that the first water-proof ring 511, the second water-proof ring 521 and the main sealing part 531 can be stable and firm, when the three main parts are matched, the filling structure 60 also forms a bending cavity in the shape similar to a Chinese character 'ji', and after the bending cavity is closed, due to the bending characteristic, under the matching of all the parts, the sealed space is realized, and the leakage-proof effect is effectively realized.

Referring to fig. 2, the filling structure 60 includes: a first packing 611 capable of being partially snapped into an outer circumference of the main sealing part 531 and partially contacting the second water cutoff ring 521; a second packing 612, a portion of which is snapped into the first water-stop ring 511 and the threaded end 522; a third filling member 613 having a first end portion capable of being inserted into the second filling member 612 and another portion abutting against the second filling member 612; the second end of the third filling piece 613 can be clamped into the second water-proof ring 521; and a bent extension 614 formed on the main sealing part 531 to separate the third filling member 613, the second filling member 612 and the first filling member 611 and to form a chamber having a bent cross-section.

It should be noted that, when selecting the material of the sealing assembly 50, ABS resin, teflon, etc. in the prior art can be selected, which is wider in selection range and beneficial to cost control.

In addition, when the combined server rack structure is assembled, the connecting method of the combined server rack structure comprises the following steps:

a first step of completely screwing the connection ring 310 on the outer circumference of the second sealing end;

secondly, the gasket 512 and the first water-proof ring 511 are prefabricated at a first sealing end sequentially through sealant, and then a first filling piece 611 is installed;

thirdly, prefabricating the main sealing part 531, the clamping part 532 and the second water-proof ring 521 at a second sealing end, prefabricating a third filling piece 613 and a second filling piece 612 on the second water-proof ring 521, and then matching with the third filling piece 531 to form a sealing assembly;

at this time, a test was conducted by dropping water into the bending chamber formed by the seal assembly to check whether or not the seal assembly was leaking.

And fourthly, matching and connecting the sealing assembly with the first sealing end, and then adjusting the connecting ring 310, so that the connecting ring 310 can be screwed on the peripheries of the first sealing end and the second sealing end at the same time.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. This need not be, nor should it be exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. Modular server rack construction, its characterized in that includes:

a plurality of first stringers (100);

a plurality of carrier trays (200) that can be arranged in the height direction of a plurality of first longitudinal beams (100),

the server racks and the first longitudinal beams (100) can form a multi-layer arrangement;

any one of the bearing discs (200) is provided with a cooling structure (30), the cooling structure (30) can circulate a cooling medium, so that the area of the bearing disc (200) can be used as the contact area of a cooling source;

each layer of the server rack at least comprises a first longitudinal beam (100) provided with the overflowing water channel (40);

each carrier tray (200) comprises at least two sets of first connecting structures (10);

the end part of the overflowing water channel (40) is provided with a second connecting structure (20);

the first connecting structure (10) can be connected with the second connecting structure (20) through a sealing assembly (50) so that the refrigerant medium can flow in the overflowing water channel (40) and the cooling structure (30);

the second connecting structure (20) extends towards the direction of the bearing plate (200) and protrudes out of the side edge of the first longitudinal beam (100) provided with the overflowing water channel (40);

the extension lines of all sides of the bearing plate (200) are intersected to form a virtual square;

wherein, a right-angle structure is constructed at the end positions of four corners of the bearing plate (200), so that the plane of the bearing plate (200) is in a cross shape;

the right-angle structure is used for arranging the first longitudinal beam (100);

the bearing plate (200) is hollow and is used as the cooling structure (30), so that when a cold medium flows into the cooling structure (30), the surface area of the bearing plate (200) is used as a main body of a cold source;

the first connection structure (10) is arranged at the right angle structure;

when the first connecting structure (10) is connected with the second connecting structure (20) through a sealing assembly (50), the first longitudinal beam (100) and the cross section of the bearing plate (200) can form the virtual square;

the first connection structure (10) comprises:

one end of the first connecting pipe (110) is communicated with the overflowing water channel (40) and is vertical to the first longitudinal beam (100) provided with the overflowing water channel, and the other end of the first connecting pipe forms a first sealing end;

the second connecting structure (20) comprises:

a second connecting pipe (210), one end of which is communicated with the cooling structure (30), and the axis of which is positioned on the plane of the bearing disc (200), and the other end of which forms a second sealing end;

the first adapter (110) and the second adapter (210) have the same diameter;

a connecting ring (310) capable of being partially threaded around the outer periphery of the second seal end and the first seal end;

the seal assembly (50) is mountable between the first and second sealing ends to maintain the first and second sealing ends at a predetermined spacing;

the maximum geometric diameter of the seal assembly (50) is the same as the diameter of the first seal end;

-the portion of the seal assembly (50) having the largest geometric diameter is provided with an external thread to enable the connection ring (310) to be threaded at the seal assembly (50), the first seal end and the second seal end simultaneously;

the seal assembly (50) comprises:

a first water-proof ring (511), a first end part of which is embedded into the first sealing end, and a first gap is formed between the first water-proof ring and the first sealing end, and a gasket (512) is arranged in the first gap;

a second water-stop ring (521) having a second end portion embedded within said second sealing end, said second water-stop ring having a threaded end (522), said threaded end (522) being positioned between said first sealing end and said second sealing end;

a main seal part (531) having a first end in contact with the gasket and a second end of the water barrier ring (511), a second end in contact with the second seal end, and an outer peripheral portion in contact with the second water barrier ring (521);

a retainer (532) connected to the main seal (531) and capable of being partially inserted into the second seal end; and

a filling structure (60) which is connected between the first water-proof ring (511), the second water-proof ring (521) and the main sealing part (531) and forms a cavity with a bent cross section;

the filling structure (60) comprises:

a first packing (611) that can be partially snapped into the outer periphery of the main seal (531) and that can be partially in contact with the second water barrier ring (521);

a second filler piece (612) partially snapped into the first water-barrier ring (511) and the threaded end (522);

a third filling member (613) having a first end portion capable of being snapped into the second filling member (612) and another portion abutting against the second filling member (612);

the second end of the third filling member (613) can be clamped into the second water-proof ring (521);

and a bent extension (614) formed on the main sealing part (531) to separate the third and second fillers (613, 612) from the first filler (611) and to form the chamber having a bent cross-section.

2. A method of connecting the modular server rack structure of claim 1, comprising the steps of:

a first step of completely screwing a connection ring (310) on an outer circumference of the second sealing end;

secondly, sequentially prefabricating a gasket (512) and a first water-proof ring (511) at a first sealing end through sealant, and then installing a first filling piece (611);

thirdly, prefabricating a main sealing part (531), a clamping part (532) and a second water-proof ring (521) at a second sealing end, prefabricating a third filling piece (613) and a second filling piece (612) on the second water-proof ring (521), and then matching with the third filling piece (531) to form a sealing assembly;

at the moment, a test is carried out in a bending chamber formed by the sealing assembly through dripping water, and whether the sealing assembly leaks or not is checked;

and fourthly, the sealing assembly is matched and connected with the first sealing end, and the connecting ring (310) is adjusted at the moment, so that the connecting ring (310) can be screwed on the peripheries of the first sealing end and the second sealing end simultaneously.