CN115826716B

CN115826716B - Refrigeration method, virtual device and system

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Publication number: CN115826716B
Application number: CN202310109751.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘源; 毛峰; 秦晨; 晏显栋; 邹小兵; 黄建新
Original assignee: Zhongke Controllable Information Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhongke Controllable Information Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-14
Filing date: 2023-02-14
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2043-02-14
Also published as: CN115826716A

Abstract

The application relates to a refrigeration method, a virtual device and a system. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, determining a working mode of a server according to power consumption data of the server, wherein the server uses cooling liquid for refrigeration, secondly, determining target monitoring data from a monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server, and finally, determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy. By the method, the power consumption of the server, the liquid level change of the cooling liquid in the refrigerating process and the temperature change of the server are fully considered, so that the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method can be improved.

Description

Refrigeration method, virtual device and system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of refrigeration technologies, and in particular, to a refrigeration method, a virtual device, and a system.

Background

At present, the demands of high and new technologies, digital industries, intelligent terminals and the like on computing power are becoming stronger, a data center is used as a physical bearing of computing power, the development is being accelerated to the directions of high density and high power consumption, and how a server of the data center dissipates heat becomes a hot spot problem. In view of this, an immersion liquid cooling technology has been developed, in which a cooling liquid with an extremely high specific heat capacity directly contacts a server that generates heat, and the cooling liquid undergoes a phase change on the surface of the server, so that heat transfer is enhanced, and the purpose of efficient heat dissipation is achieved.

In order to make the server using immersion liquid cooling in an optimal working state, the amount of the cooling liquid needs to be controlled. In the prior art, the amount of the cooling liquid is generally measured by monitoring the liquid level of the cooling liquid or by monitoring the temperature of a server.

However, the conventional control method for the amount of the coolant has a problem of poor flexibility.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a refrigeration method, a virtual device and a system in view of the above technical problems.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a refrigeration method. The method comprises the following steps:

determining the working mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server, wherein the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration; determining target monitoring data from a monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server; and determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data, and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy.

The server is divided into a normal working mode and a high-power working mode through the power consumption data of the server, so that different requirements of the server for refrigeration are ensured, secondly, different target monitoring data are acquired according to different working modes, the refrigeration accuracy is improved, and finally, whether cooling liquid is supplemented or not is respectively determined according to the acquired target monitoring data, so that multi-layer control is realized, the labor maintenance cost is reduced, and the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method is improved.

In one embodiment, the operation mode includes a normal operation mode or a high power consumption operation mode, and determining the target monitoring data from the monitoring data set of the server according to the operation mode includes: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

Under two different working modes, different monitoring data are adopted as target monitoring data respectively, so that the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method is improved.

In one embodiment, the liquid level monitoring data includes first monitoring data output by a liquid level sensor and second monitoring data output by a pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor includes a liquid pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of the coolant container and a gas pressure sensor disposed at a top of the coolant container.

In one embodiment, the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and ceasing replenishing coolant, and determining the coolant control strategy based on the target monitoring data includes: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as a cooling liquid control strategy.

Under the condition that the working mode is the normal working mode, firstly monitoring the liquid level of the cooling liquid, and determining a cooling liquid control strategy by comparing the first monitoring data and the second monitoring data with a preset liquid level threshold value, wherein the cooling liquid control strategy is determined to be the supplementary cooling liquid as long as the liquid level determined by any one of the first monitoring data and the second monitoring data is lower than the preset liquid level threshold value; when the liquid level is not lower than the preset liquid level threshold, continuing to monitor the temperature of the server, and if the temperature monitoring data is lower than the first preset temperature threshold, determining that the cooling liquid control strategy is to stop supplementing the cooling liquid, so that the aim of refrigerating multi-layer control of the server can be fulfilled, and the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method is improved.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: and if the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold value according to the temperature monitoring data, performing shutdown processing on the server.

When the temperature of the server is not lower than a first preset temperature threshold, the fact that the temperature of the server is too high at the moment is indicated, and if faults possibly occur, shutdown processing is carried out, and safety and stability of the server are guaranteed.

In one embodiment, determining a coolant control strategy based on target monitoring data includes: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

Under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, the liquid level data are inaccurate due to the fact that the cooling liquid boils, so that whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold value or not is determined according to the temperature monitoring data, whether the cooling liquid is supplemented or not is further determined, errors caused by the liquid level data when the cooling liquid boils are avoided, and the accuracy of server refrigeration is improved.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides a refrigeration virtual device. The virtual device comprises:

the first determining module is used for determining the working mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server, and the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration.

And the second determining module is used for determining target monitoring data from a monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server.

And the control module is used for determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, the operation mode includes a normal operation mode or a high power consumption operation mode, and the second determining module is specifically configured to: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

In one embodiment, the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and ceasing replenishing coolant, the control module being specifically configured to: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as a cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, the virtual device further includes a shutdown module, where the shutdown module is configured to perform shutdown processing on the server if it is determined, according to the temperature monitoring data, that the temperature of the server is not lower than a first preset temperature threshold.

In one embodiment, the control module is further specifically configured to: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer device having a computer program stored thereon, which when executed by a processor performs the steps of any of the first aspects described above.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of any of the first aspects described above.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a program product having a computer program stored thereon, which when executed by a processor performs the steps of any of the first aspects described above.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a refrigeration system. The system comprises:

and the power supply controller is used for detecting the power consumption of the server to obtain the power consumption data of the server.

And the temperature monitoring element is used for detecting the temperature of the server so as to obtain temperature monitoring data of the server.

And the liquid level monitoring element is used for detecting the liquid level of the cooling liquid so as to obtain liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid.

And the liquid supplementing valve is communicated with the cooling liquid supplementing pipeline and the cooling liquid containing container.

The system controller is respectively connected with the power supply controller, the temperature monitoring element, the liquid level monitoring element and the liquid supplementing valve, and is used for receiving the power consumption data, the temperature monitoring data and the liquid level monitoring data and executing any one of the methods in the first aspect so as to control the opening and closing of the liquid supplementing valve.

And the system controller is connected with the power supply controller and the temperature monitoring element through the BMC.

And the system controller is connected with the liquid level sensor and the pressure sensor through the processing element.

The system controller is connected with each element, so that unified centralized control is realized, the problem caused by information source interleaving is avoided, and the refrigerating accuracy of the server is further improved.

In one embodiment, the liquid level monitoring element comprises a liquid level sensor and a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor comprises a liquid pressure sensor disposed at the bottom of the coolant reservoir and a gas pressure sensor disposed at the top of the coolant reservoir.

The dual monitoring of the liquid level is realized through the liquid level sensor and the pressure sensor, the accuracy of determining the control strategy of the cooling liquid by using the liquid level data is improved, and the flexibility of the control method of the dosage of the cooling liquid is also improved.

In one embodiment, the system further comprises a processor of the server, and the system controller is further coupled to the processor.

According to the refrigeration method, the virtual device and the system, firstly, the working mode of the server is determined according to the power consumption data of the server, wherein the server uses cooling liquid for refrigeration, secondly, target monitoring data are determined from the monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server, finally, a cooling liquid control strategy is determined according to the target monitoring data, and the cooling liquid is controlled according to the cooling liquid control strategy. In the refrigeration method provided by the embodiment of the application, in the process of determining the cooling liquid control strategy, different working modes of the server are considered, different monitoring data are adopted to select the cooling liquid control strategy in different working modes, the power consumption of the server, the liquid level change of the cooling liquid in the refrigeration process and the temperature change of the server are fully considered, and therefore the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method can be improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram of a refrigeration process in one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for determining target monitoring data in one embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a method of determining a coolant control strategy in one embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a refrigeration method according to another embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of a refrigeration method according to another embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a refrigeration method according to another embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a refrigeration virtual device in one embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of another embodiment of a refrigeration virtual device;

FIG. 9 is an internal block diagram of a computer device as a server in one embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an internal block diagram of a computer device as a terminal in one embodiment;

fig. 11 is a block diagram of a refrigeration system in one embodiment.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the present application.

With the rapid development of digitization, the application of technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, internet of things and big data has been extended to all corners of society, the demand for computing power has become stronger, and the data center is being accelerated to develop towards the direction of high density and high power consumption as the physical load of computing power, but how to dissipate heat of a server in the data center becomes a hot spot problem, and most of currently used computers rely on cold air to cool machines, but in the data center, only rely on air cooling is insufficient to meet the heat dissipation requirement of the server.

In this regard, the immersion liquid cooling technology has been developed, in which an insulating cooling liquid with an extremely high specific heat capacity is directly contacted with a heat generating server, and phase change occurs on the surface of the server, so that heat transfer is enhanced, and the purpose of efficient heat dissipation is achieved, and compared with air cooling, the heat dissipation efficiency per unit volume of heat transferred by the immersion liquid cooling technology is 3500 times.

In view of the above problems, in one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, there is provided a refrigeration method, including the steps of:

and step 101, determining the working mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server.

The working mode can comprise a normal working mode or a high-power-consumption working mode, and the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration.

The server is one of computers, runs faster and has higher load than a common computer, provides computing or application services for other clients (such as a PC (personal computer), a smart phone, an ATM (automatic teller machine) and other terminals and even large-scale equipment such as a train system) in a network, and has high-speed CPU (central processing unit) operation capability, long-time reliable running, strong I/O (input/output) external data throughput capability and better expansibility.

Alternatively, the server may be a tower server, a rack server, a high-density server, a blade server, or the like, without particular limitation.

The power consumption data of the server refers to data of thermal energy consumed by the server in unit time, and the power consumption data is obtained through a power supply controller, a power consumption sensor, a computing element and the like.

In one possible implementation manner, after the power consumption data is obtained, the working mode in which the server is located may be determined according to the size of the power consumption data, where the working mode includes a normal working mode or a high power consumption working mode, and the maximum value of power consumption included in the normal working mode may be smaller than the minimum value of power consumption included in the high power consumption working mode.

The size of the power consumption data included in the normal working mode or the high-power consumption working mode can be obtained by a technician through testing before the product leaves a factory, can be obtained by the technician through analysis according to historical data in the use process of the product, and can be obtained by the technician through analysis of market products, and is not limited.

In one possible implementation manner, after the power consumption data is obtained, the working mode of the server can be determined according to whether the power consumption data is lower than a preset power consumption threshold, if so, the server is determined to be in a normal working mode, and if not, the server is determined to be in a high power consumption working mode.

The preset power consumption threshold value can be obtained by a technician through testing before the product leaves the factory, can be obtained by the technician through analysis according to historical data in the use process of the product, and can be obtained by the technician through analysis of market products, and is not limited.

In the embodiment of the application, the working mode of the server can be determined according to whether the power consumption data is lower than a preset power consumption threshold.

The server uses a cooling liquid for refrigeration, the cooling liquid is a special insulating liquid, the boiling point is very low, usually below 50 ℃, the cooling liquid is gasified when the cooling liquid contacts a heat source, heat is transferred through gasification, and the cooling liquid commonly used in the market at present comprises fluoridized liquid, mineral oil and the like, and the cooling liquid is not limited.

And 102, determining target monitoring data from the monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode.

Wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server. The liquid level monitoring data refers to liquid level data of the cooling liquid reached in the container, and the liquid level monitoring data can reflect the residual quantity of the cooling liquid in the container.

The liquid level monitoring data comprises first monitoring data output by the liquid level sensor and second monitoring data output by the pressure sensor, the pressure sensor comprises a liquid pressure sensor arranged at the bottom of the cooling liquid containing container and a gas pressure sensor arranged at the top of the cooling liquid containing container, the liquid pressure sensor is used for monitoring the hydraulic pressure of the cooling liquid, and the gas pressure sensor is used for monitoring the air pressure of the vacuum part.

Wherein the temperature monitoring data of the server may be output by the temperature monitoring element.

In one possible implementation manner, the target monitoring data may be liquid level monitoring data, temperature monitoring data, liquid level monitoring data and temperature monitoring data, and different target monitoring data are determined according to different correspondence of the working modes, for example: in the mode A, the target monitoring data correspondingly determined are temperature monitoring data; in the mode B, the target monitoring data correspondingly determined are liquid level monitoring data; in the mode C, the target monitoring data determined correspondingly are liquid level monitoring data and temperature monitoring data. In the embodiment of the application, the working mode is divided into a normal working mode or a high-power consumption working mode, and in the normal working mode, the corresponding determined target monitoring data can be liquid level monitoring data and temperature monitoring data; in the high power consumption operation mode, the target monitoring data correspondingly determined may be temperature monitoring data.

And 103, determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data, and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy.

Wherein the coolant control strategy comprises: the coolant control strategy may include replenishing coolant, decreasing replenishment coolant, increasing replenishment coolant, stopping replenishment coolant, suspending replenishment coolant, etc., in embodiments of the present application.

The mode of replenishing the cooling liquid and stopping replenishing the cooling liquid comprises controlling by controlling a liquid replenishing valve, controlling by an external device, controlling by setting a U-shaped liquid replenishing channel and the like, and in the embodiment of the application, the liquid replenishing valve can be controlled by controlling.

In an alternative embodiment of the present application, the coolant control strategy may be determined by comparing the target monitoring data with a preset data threshold.

For example: in a normal working mode, the target monitoring data are determined to be liquid level monitoring data and temperature monitoring data, and if the liquid level monitoring data are lower than preset liquid level monitoring data, the cooling liquid control strategy is determined to be the supplementary cooling liquid; if the liquid level monitoring data is higher than the preset liquid level monitoring data, but the temperature monitoring data is lower than the preset temperature monitoring data, the cooling liquid control strategy is determined to be stopping to supplement the cooling liquid, and the like.

In an alternative embodiment of the present application, the coolant control policy may also be determined by querying a table of correspondence between target monitoring data and the coolant control policy in the server, for example, a technician pre-stores a table of correspondence between target monitoring data and the coolant control policy in the server according to historical test data before delivery, and determines the coolant control policy according to querying the table of correspondence.

In the embodiment of the application, the coolant control strategy can be determined by comparing the target monitoring data with a preset threshold value, and the coolant is controlled according to the coolant control strategy.

According to the refrigeration method, firstly, the working mode of the server is determined according to the power consumption data of the server, wherein the server uses cooling liquid for refrigeration, secondly, target monitoring data are determined from the monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, the monitoring data set comprises the liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and the temperature monitoring data of the server, and finally, a cooling liquid control strategy is determined according to the target monitoring data, and the cooling liquid is controlled according to the cooling liquid control strategy. In the refrigeration method provided by the embodiment of the application, in the process of determining the cooling liquid control strategy, different working modes of the server are considered, different monitoring data are adopted to select the cooling liquid control strategy in different working modes, the power consumption of the server, the liquid level change of the cooling liquid in the refrigeration process and the temperature change of the server are fully considered, and therefore the flexibility of the cooling liquid consumption control method can be improved.

As described above, the operation mode includes a normal operation mode or a high power consumption operation mode, and after the operation mode is determined, the target monitoring data needs to be determined from the monitoring data set of the server according to the operation mode, in one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, there is provided a method for determining the target monitoring data, which includes the steps of:

step 201, in the case that the operation mode is the normal operation mode, the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data are used as target monitoring data.

Alternatively, the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data may be subjected to splicing processing, and the spliced data is used as target monitoring data, or the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data may be respectively used as target monitoring data.

The liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data may be real-time data, historical data, ideal data, etc., and in the embodiment of the application, the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data may be real-time data.

And 202, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode.

It can be appreciated that in the high power consumption mode of operation, the temperature of the server is higher, and the coolant boils, and in this case, the liquid level fluctuation is larger, and the cooling effect of the server cannot be monitored by using the liquid level data, so that the temperature monitoring data is more accurate as target monitoring data.

The temperature monitoring data may be real-time data, historical data, ideal data, etc., and in the embodiment of the present application, the temperature monitoring data may be real-time data.

In the embodiment, different monitoring data are adopted as target monitoring data under two different working modes, so that the accuracy of server refrigeration is improved.

Further, after determining the target monitoring data, a coolant control strategy is determined according to the target monitoring data, where the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and stopping replenishing coolant, in one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, a method for determining the coolant control strategy is provided, where the method includes the steps of:

step 301, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data when the working mode is the normal working mode, and if yes, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

Optionally, the first monitoring data may be real-time liquid level data of the cooling liquid output by the liquid level sensor, and in the output process of the liquid level sensor, the output frequency of the liquid level sensor may be set by a preset program, for example: the method comprises the steps of outputting real-time liquid level data once in 30 seconds, outputting real-time liquid level data once in 5 minutes and outputting real-time liquid level data once in 15 minutes, wherein the real-time liquid level data is used as first monitoring data and is compared with a preset liquid level threshold value, and whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold value is determined. In addition, the output frequency can be adjusted according to the load condition of the server, so that the flexibility of the refrigeration of the server is improved.

Optionally, the first monitoring data may also be a real-time liquid level data set of the cooling liquid output by the liquid level sensor, and in the output process of the liquid level sensor, the output frequency of the liquid level sensor and the data amount in the data set may be set by a preset program, for example: and 5 times of real-time liquid level data are output in 30s, the 5 times of real-time liquid level data are spliced to obtain 1 data set, the data set is used as first monitoring data and is compared with a preset liquid level threshold one by one, whether data lower than the preset liquid level threshold exist or not is determined, the problems of data dislocation, data loss and the like caused by too fast output frequency are avoided, and the refrigerating accuracy of the server is improved.

The preset liquid level threshold value can be obtained by a technician through testing before the product leaves the factory, can be obtained by the technician through analysis according to historical data in the use process of the product, and can be obtained by the technician through analysis of market products, and is not limited.

And 302, if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

The second monitoring data may be pressure difference liquid level data of the obtained cooling liquid according to output of a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor includes a liquid pressure sensor arranged at the bottom of the cooling liquid containing container and a gas pressure sensor arranged at the top of the cooling liquid containing container, output of the pressure sensor includes hydraulic data output by the liquid pressure sensor and gas pressure data output by the gas pressure sensor, pressure difference calculation is performed on the hydraulic data and the gas pressure data through a pressure difference calculation formula, pressure difference liquid level data is obtained, and the pressure difference liquid level data is used as the second monitoring data.

Optionally, the second monitoring data may be real-time differential pressure liquid level data of the coolant obtained according to output of the pressure sensor, and in the output process of the pressure sensor, an output frequency of the pressure sensor may be set through a preset program, for example: the method comprises the steps of outputting data once in 30 seconds, outputting data once in 5 minutes and outputting data once in 15 minutes, wherein the method is not limited, calculating output data of a pressure sensor to obtain real-time differential pressure liquid level data, and comparing the real-time differential pressure liquid level data with a preset liquid level threshold value as second monitoring data to determine whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold value. In addition, the output frequency can be adjusted according to the load condition of the server, so that the flexibility of the refrigeration of the server is improved.

Optionally, the second monitoring data may be a real-time differential pressure liquid level data set of the coolant obtained according to the output of the pressure sensor, and in the output process of the pressure sensor, the output frequency of the pressure sensor and the data amount in the data set may be set by a preset program, for example: and 5 times of data are output in 30s, differential pressure liquid level calculation is carried out on the 5 times of data, splicing processing is carried out on the 5 times of data, 1 real-time differential pressure liquid level data set is obtained, the data set is used as second monitoring data and is compared with a preset liquid level threshold one by one, whether data lower than the preset liquid level threshold exist or not is determined, the problems of data dislocation, data loss and the like caused by too high output frequency are avoided, and the refrigerating accuracy of a server is improved.

Step 303, if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

It can be understood that when both liquid level data are not lower than the preset liquid level threshold, the liquid level is in a normal liquid level state at the moment, and the next level of monitoring is implemented on the temperature of the server.

Optionally, the temperature monitoring data may be real-time temperature monitoring data of a server output by the temperature monitoring element, and in the output process of the temperature monitoring element, the output frequency of the temperature monitoring element may be set by a preset program, for example: the temperature monitoring data is output once in 30 seconds, output once in 5 minutes and output once in 15 minutes, and is not limited herein, and the temperature monitoring data is compared with a first preset temperature threshold value to determine whether the temperature of the server is lower than the first preset temperature threshold value. In addition, the output frequency can be adjusted according to the load condition of the server, so that the flexibility of the refrigeration of the server is improved.

Optionally, the temperature monitoring data may also be a real-time temperature monitoring data set of a server output by the temperature monitoring element, where during the output process of the temperature monitoring element, the output frequency of the temperature monitoring element and the data amount in the data set may be set by a preset program, for example: and 5 times of real-time temperature monitoring data are output within 30 seconds, the 5 times of real-time temperature monitoring data are spliced to obtain 1 data set, the data set is used as temperature monitoring data and is compared with a first preset temperature threshold one by one to determine whether data lower than the first preset temperature threshold exist or not, the problems of data dislocation, data loss and the like caused by too high output frequency are avoided, and the refrigerating accuracy of the server is improved.

The first preset temperature threshold may be obtained by a technician through testing before the product leaves the factory, may be obtained by a technician through analysis according to historical data during product use, and may be obtained by a technician through analysis of a market product, which is not limited herein.

In the embodiment, in a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold value according to first monitoring data, and determining a cooling liquid control strategy; the second monitoring data determine whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold value, and determine a cooling liquid control strategy; and the temperature monitoring data determine whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold value, determine a cooling liquid control strategy, and accurately determine the cooling liquid control strategy through three-layer monitoring and layer-by-layer coding, so that the accuracy of server refrigeration is improved, and the control flexibility of server refrigeration is also improved.

Further, if it is determined according to the temperature monitoring data that the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold, in one embodiment of the present application, a refrigeration method is provided, which includes: and if the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold value according to the temperature monitoring data, performing shutdown processing on the server.

It can be understood that if the liquid level is in a normal liquid level state and the temperature is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold, the condition that the temperature of the server is too high is indicated, faults may occur, and the server is shut down at this time, so that the safety and stability of the server are ensured.

As described above, the operation modes include not only the normal operation mode but also the high power consumption operation mode in which, in one embodiment of the present application, there is provided another method of determining a coolant control strategy, the method including: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

It will be appreciated that in the high power mode of operation, the temperature of the server is high and the coolant boils, in which case the liquid level fluctuates significantly and the liquid level data cannot be used to monitor the cooling effect of the server, at which time it is determined from the temperature monitoring data whether the temperature of the server is below a second preset temperature threshold.

Optionally, the temperature monitoring data may be real-time temperature monitoring data of a server output by the temperature monitoring element, and in the output process of the temperature monitoring element, the output frequency of the temperature monitoring element may be set by a preset program, for example: the temperature monitoring data is output once in 30 seconds, output once in 5 minutes and output once in 15 minutes, and is not limited herein, and the temperature monitoring data is compared with a second preset temperature threshold value to determine whether the temperature of the server is lower than the second preset temperature threshold value. In addition, the output frequency can be adjusted according to the load condition of the server, so that the flexibility of the refrigeration of the server is improved.

Optionally, the temperature monitoring data may also be a real-time temperature monitoring data set of a server output by the temperature monitoring element, where during the output process of the temperature monitoring element, the output frequency of the temperature monitoring element and the data amount in the data set may be set by a preset program, for example: and 5 times of real-time temperature monitoring data are output within 30 seconds, the 5 times of real-time temperature monitoring data are spliced to obtain 1 data set, the data set is used as temperature monitoring data and is compared with a second preset temperature threshold one by one to determine whether data lower than the second preset temperature threshold exist or not, the problems of data dislocation, data loss and the like caused by too high output frequency are avoided, and the refrigerating accuracy of the server is improved.

The second preset temperature threshold may be obtained by a technician through testing before the product leaves the factory, may be obtained by a technician through analysis according to historical data during use of the product, and may be obtained by a technician through analysis of a market product, which is not limited herein.

In one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, there is provided a refrigeration method comprising the steps of:

step 401, determining an operating mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server.

The working mode comprises a normal working mode or a high-power consumption working mode, and the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration.

And step 402, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode.

The liquid level monitoring data comprise first monitoring data output by a liquid level sensor and second monitoring data output by a pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor comprises a liquid pressure sensor arranged at the bottom of the cooling liquid containing container and a gas pressure sensor arranged at the top of the cooling liquid containing container.

Step 403, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data when the working mode is the normal working mode, and if yes, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

And step 404, if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

And step 405, if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy.

Step 406, if it is determined that the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, performing shutdown processing on the server.

In one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, a refrigeration method is provided, the method comprising the steps of:

step 501, determining an operating mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server.

Step 502, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode.

Step 503, if the working mode is the high power consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if yes, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

With continued reference to fig. 6, a flow diagram of a refrigeration method in one embodiment is schematically illustrated.

Firstly, acquiring power consumption data, determining whether the power consumption data is lower than a preset power consumption threshold, if yes, determining that the server is in a normal working mode, and if not, determining that the server is in a high power consumption working mode. In a normal working mode, firstly, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to first monitoring data, supplementing the cooling liquid if the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold, otherwise, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold according to second monitoring data, supplementing the cooling liquid if the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold, otherwise, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than the first preset temperature threshold according to temperature monitoring data, if the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid, and otherwise, shutting down the server; and in the high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid, and if not, supplementing the cooling liquid. In addition, whether the supplementary cooling liquid is executed or stopped, the power consumption data are continuously acquired, and the purpose of continuous monitoring is achieved.

It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts related to the embodiments described above are sequentially shown as indicated by arrows, these steps are not necessarily sequentially performed in the order indicated by the arrows. The steps are not strictly limited to the order of execution unless explicitly recited herein, and the steps may be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts described in the above embodiments may include a plurality of steps or a plurality of stages, which are not necessarily performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, and the order of the steps or stages is not necessarily performed sequentially, but may be performed alternately or alternately with at least some of the other steps or stages.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides a refrigeration virtual device for realizing the refrigeration method. The implementation of the solution provided by the virtual device is similar to the implementation described in the above method, so the specific limitation in one or more embodiments of the refrigeration virtual device provided below may be referred to the limitation of the refrigeration method hereinabove, and will not be repeated herein.

In one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, there is provided a refrigeration virtual device 700, comprising: a first determination module 701, a second determination module 702, and a control module 703, wherein:

the first determining module 701 is configured to determine, according to power consumption data of the server, an operation mode in which the server is located, where the server uses cooling liquid to perform refrigeration.

A second determining module 702 is configured to determine target monitoring data from a monitoring dataset of the server according to the operation mode, the monitoring dataset including liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server.

The control module 703 is configured to determine a coolant control strategy according to the target monitoring data, and control the coolant according to the coolant control strategy.

In one embodiment, the operation mode includes a normal operation mode or a high power consumption operation mode, and the second determining module 702 is specifically configured to: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

In one embodiment, the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and stopping replenishing coolant, and the control module 703 is specifically configured to: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as a cooling liquid control strategy.

Referring to fig. 8, another refrigeration virtual device 800 provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown, where the refrigeration virtual device 800 includes, in addition to the respective modules included in the refrigeration virtual device 700, an optional shutdown module 704, where:

and a shutdown module 704, configured to perform shutdown processing on the server if it is determined that the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data.

In one embodiment, the control module 703 is further specifically configured to: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

The modules in the refrigeration virtual device can be realized in whole or in part by software, hardware and a combination thereof. The above modules may be embedded in hardware or may be independent of a processor in the computer device, or may be stored in software in a memory in the computer device, so that the processor may call and execute operations corresponding to the above modules.

In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, which may be a server, and the internal structure of which may be as shown in fig. 9. The computer device includes a processor, a memory, and a network interface connected by a system bus. Wherein the processor of the computer device is configured to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system, computer programs, and a database. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and computer programs in the non-volatile storage media. The database of the computer device is for storing data. The network interface of the computer device is used for communicating with an external terminal through a network connection. The computer program is executed by a processor to implement a refrigeration method.

In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, which may be a terminal, and an internal structure diagram thereof may be as shown in fig. 10. The computer device includes a processor, a memory, a communication interface, a display screen, and an input device connected by a system bus. Wherein the processor of the computer device is configured to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and a computer program. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and computer programs in the non-volatile storage media. The communication interface of the computer device is used for carrying out wired or wireless communication with an external terminal, and the wireless mode can be realized through WIFI, a mobile cellular network, NFC (near field communication) or other technologies. The computer program is executed by a processor to implement a refrigeration method. The display screen of the computer equipment can be a liquid crystal display screen or an electronic ink display screen, and the input device of the computer equipment can be a touch layer covered on the display screen, can also be keys, a track ball or a touch pad arranged on the shell of the computer equipment, and can also be an external keyboard, a touch pad or a mouse and the like.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the structures shown in fig. 9 or 10 are merely block diagrams of portions of structures related to the aspects of the present application and are not intended to limit the computer devices to which the aspects of the present application may be applied, and that a particular computer device may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or may have a different arrangement of components.

In addition, as shown in fig. 11, the embodiment of the present application provides a refrigeration system. The system comprises:

the power supply controller 1101 is configured to detect power consumption of the server, so as to obtain power consumption data of the server.

The temperature monitoring element 1102 is configured to detect a temperature of the server, so as to obtain temperature monitoring data of the server.

The temperature monitoring element 1102 may be a temperature sensor, a temperature meter, a temperature controller, etc., and in the embodiment of the present application, the temperature monitoring element 1102 may be a temperature sensor.

The liquid level monitoring element 1103 is configured to detect a liquid level of the cooling liquid, so as to obtain liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid.

In one embodiment, the liquid level monitoring element 1103 includes a liquid level sensor 11031 and a pressure sensor 11032, where the pressure sensor 11032 includes a liquid pressure sensor disposed at the bottom of the cooling liquid container and a gas pressure sensor disposed at the top of the cooling liquid container, the liquid pressure sensor is configured to output hydraulic data, the gas pressure sensor is configured to output pneumatic data, and the hydraulic data and the pneumatic data may be subjected to differential pressure calculation to obtain differential pressure liquid level data.

The fluid supplementing valve 1108 is used for controlling the supplement and stop of the cooling fluid, and can be cast iron valves, cast steel valves, stainless steel valves, chromium molybdenum vanadium steel valves, double-phase steel valves and the like, and the fluid supplementing valve 1108 with different materials can be selected according to the characteristics of different cooling fluids.

The system controller 1106 is connected to the power controller 1101, the temperature monitoring element 1102, the liquid level monitoring element 1103 and the fluid filling valve 1108, and is configured to receive the power consumption data, the temperature monitoring data and the liquid level monitoring data, and perform any of the methods described in the first aspect, so as to control the opening and closing of the fluid filling valve 1108.

The system controller 1106 may be a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device ), among others.

The BMC1104 (Baseboard Management Controller ), the system controller 1106 is connected to the power controller 1101 and the temperature monitoring element 1102 through the BMC1104, and the BMC1104 can be used to send a command requesting power consumption data to the power controller 1101 and receive the returned power consumption data; sending a command to the temperature monitoring element 1102 requesting server temperature monitoring data and receiving the returned temperature monitoring data; and comparing whether the temperature monitoring data is lower than a first preset temperature threshold value and whether the temperature monitoring data is lower than a second preset temperature threshold value.

The system controller 1106 and the BMC1104 may be connected by an I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit Bus, two-wire serial bus) bus, and the BMC1104 may also be connected by an I2C bus to the power controller 1101 and the temperature monitoring element 1102, thereby realizing bidirectional communication.

The I2C bus is a common communication interface for connecting a microcontroller and its peripheral devices, and the I2C bus uses a two-wire serial transmission, which belongs to a half duplex mode, and simply requires only two wires to transmit information between devices connected to the bus.

The processing element 1105, and the system controller 1106 is connected to the liquid level sensor 11031 and the pressure sensor 11032 through the processing element 1105.

Wherein the processing element 1105 may be an MCU (Microcontroller Unit, micro control unit), the processing element 1105 may be configured to send a command requesting level monitoring data to the level sensor 11031 and the pressure sensor 11032 in the level monitoring element 1103, receive the returned level monitoring data, and compare whether the level monitoring data is below a preset level threshold; the pressure difference calculation can be performed according to the hydraulic data and the pneumatic data to obtain pressure difference liquid level data.

Wherein the processing element 1105 may be connected to the liquid level sensor 11031 and the pressure sensor 11032 in the liquid level monitoring element 1103 through an I2C bus.

In the embodiment of the application, the system controller is connected with each element, so that unified and centralized control is realized, the problem caused by information source interleaving is avoided, and the accuracy of server refrigeration is further improved.

In one embodiment, the system further includes a processor 1107 of a server, and the system controller 1106 is further coupled to the processor 1107.

The processor 1107 may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit ) of the server, where the processor 1107 is used to control the on/off of the server, so as to ensure the security and stability of the server.

The system controller 1106 may be coupled to the BMC1104, the processing element 1105, the processor 1107, and the make-up valve 1108 via GPIO (General Purpose Input Output ) which is a general purpose input output port for transmitting signals.

For example: in the high power consumption operation mode, if the BMC1104 determines that the temperature monitoring data is lower than the second preset temperature threshold, the system controller 1106 sends a high level signal to the system controller 1106 through the GPIO, and the system controller 1106 sends a PMW signal to the fluid make-up valve 1108 through the GPIO, so as to stop the cooling fluid make-up.

Also for example: in the normal operation mode, the processing element 1105 determines, according to the first monitoring data, that the liquid level of the coolant is lower than the preset liquid level threshold, and then sends a low level signal to the system controller 1106 through the GPIO, and the system controller 1106 sends a PMW signal to the fluid make-up valve 1108 through the GPIO, so as to implement the supplement of the coolant.

In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a memory having a computer program stored therein and a processor that when executing the computer program performs the steps of:

In one embodiment, the operating mode includes a normal operating mode or a high power operating mode, and the processor when executing the computer program performs the steps of: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

In one embodiment, the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and stopping replenishing coolant, the processor implementing the following steps when executing a computer program: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as a cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of: and if the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold value according to the temperature monitoring data, performing shutdown processing on the server.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program when executed by a processor performing the steps of:

In one embodiment, the operating modes include a normal operating mode or a high power operating mode, and the computer program when executed by the processor performs the steps of: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

In one embodiment, the coolant control strategy includes replenishing coolant and stopping replenishing coolant, the computer program when executed by the processor performing the steps of: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as a cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as a cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, the computer program when executed by a processor performs the steps of: and if the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold value according to the temperature monitoring data, performing shutdown processing on the server.

In one embodiment, the computer program when executed by a processor performs the steps of: and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as a cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing the cooling liquid to be used as the cooling liquid control strategy.

In one embodiment, a program product is provided comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of:

In one embodiment, the operating mode comprises a normal operating mode or a high power operating mode, the computer program when executed by the processor performing the steps of: under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, taking the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data; and when the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, taking the temperature monitoring data as target monitoring data.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that implementing all or part of the above described methods may be accomplished by way of a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, which when executed, may comprise the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above. Any reference to memory, database, or other medium used in the various embodiments provided herein may include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. The nonvolatile Memory may include Read-Only Memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash Memory, optical Memory, high density embedded nonvolatile Memory, resistive random access Memory (ReRAM), magnetic random access Memory (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory, MRAM), ferroelectric Memory (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory, FRAM), phase change Memory (Phase Change Memory, PCM), graphene Memory, and the like. Volatile memory can include random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM) or external cache memory, and the like. By way of illustration, and not limitation, RAM can be in the form of a variety of forms, such as static random access memory (Static Random Access Memory, SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM), and the like. The databases referred to in the various embodiments provided herein may include at least one of relational databases and non-relational databases. The non-relational database may include, but is not limited to, a blockchain-based distributed database, and the like. The processors referred to in the embodiments provided herein may be general purpose processors, central processing units, graphics processors, digital signal processors, programmable logic units, quantum computing-based data processing logic units, etc., without being limited thereto.

The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples only represent a few embodiments of the present application, which are described in more detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements could be made without departing from the spirit of the present application, which would be within the scope of the present application. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of refrigeration, the method comprising:

determining a working mode of a server according to power consumption data of the server, wherein the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration; the working modes comprise a normal working mode and a high-power consumption working mode;

determining target monitoring data from a monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server; the liquid level monitoring data comprise first monitoring data output by a liquid level sensor and second monitoring data output by a pressure sensor;

Determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data, and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy;

the coolant control strategy comprises supplementing coolant and stopping supplementing coolant, the target monitoring data comprises the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data, and the coolant control strategy is determined according to the target monitoring data and comprises the following steps:

under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as the cooling liquid control strategy;

if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as the cooling liquid control strategy;

if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as the cooling liquid control strategy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining target monitoring data from the monitoring dataset of the server according to the operating mode comprises:

Under the condition that the working mode is a normal working mode, the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data are used as the target monitoring data;

and taking the temperature monitoring data as the target monitoring data under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the pressure sensor comprises a liquid pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of a coolant reservoir and a gas pressure sensor disposed at a top of the coolant reservoir.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

and if the temperature of the server is not lower than the first preset temperature threshold value according to the temperature monitoring data, shutting down the server.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said determining a coolant control strategy based on said target monitoring data comprises:

and under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a second preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as the cooling liquid control strategy, and if not, taking the supplementing cooling liquid as the cooling liquid control strategy.

6. A refrigeration virtual device, said virtual device comprising:

the first determining module is used for determining the working mode of the server according to the power consumption data of the server, and the server adopts cooling liquid for refrigeration; the working modes comprise a normal working mode and a high-power consumption working mode;

the second determining module is used for determining target monitoring data from a monitoring data set of the server according to the working mode, wherein the monitoring data set comprises liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid and temperature monitoring data of the server; the liquid level monitoring data comprise first monitoring data output by a liquid level sensor and second monitoring data output by a pressure sensor;

the control module is used for determining a cooling liquid control strategy according to the target monitoring data and controlling the cooling liquid according to the cooling liquid control strategy;

the control module is specifically configured to determine, when the working mode is a normal working mode, whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than a preset liquid level threshold according to the first monitoring data, and if yes, take the supplementary cooling liquid as the cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the liquid level of the cooling liquid is lower than the preset liquid level threshold according to the second monitoring data, and if so, taking the supplementary cooling liquid as the cooling liquid control strategy; if not, determining whether the temperature of the server is lower than a first preset temperature threshold according to the temperature monitoring data, and if so, stopping supplementing the cooling liquid to serve as the cooling liquid control strategy.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the second determining module is specifically configured to take the liquid level monitoring data and the temperature monitoring data as the target monitoring data when the operation mode is a normal operation mode; and taking the temperature monitoring data as the target monitoring data under the condition that the working mode is a high-power-consumption working mode.

8. A refrigeration system, the refrigeration system comprising:

the power supply controller is used for detecting the power consumption of the server to obtain the power consumption data of the server;

the temperature monitoring element is used for detecting the temperature of the server so as to obtain temperature monitoring data of the server;

the liquid level monitoring element is used for detecting the liquid level of the cooling liquid so as to obtain liquid level monitoring data of the cooling liquid;

a liquid replenishing valve for communicating the cooling liquid replenishing pipe and the cooling liquid container;

a system controller, which is respectively connected with the power supply controller, the temperature monitoring element, the liquid level monitoring element and the liquid replenishing valve, and is used for receiving the power consumption data, the temperature monitoring data and the liquid level monitoring data, and executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5 so as to control the opening and closing of the liquid replenishing valve;

The system controller is connected with the power supply controller and the temperature monitoring element through the BMC;

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the level monitoring element comprises a level sensor and a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor comprises a liquid pressure sensor disposed at a bottom of a coolant reservoir and a gas pressure sensor disposed at a top of the coolant reservoir.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a processor of the server, the system controller further coupled to the processor.