CN220244285U

CN220244285U - Refrigerating system and container

Info

Publication number: CN220244285U
Application number: CN202320983990.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张炳华; 李明江; 冯淑琴; 梁旭飞; 陆涛
Original assignee: Hebei Qinhuai Data Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hebei Qinhuai Data Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-26
Filing date: 2023-04-26
Publication date: 2023-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a refrigerating system and a container, wherein an air cooling module and a liquid cooling module are integrally arranged on one side of the container, the air cooling module comprises a heat exchange core body and an evaporator which are connected, the heat exchange core body and the evaporator are both used for blowing and cooling a first component of a server in the container, the liquid cooling module is used for carrying out heat exchange and cooling on a second component of the server in the container, and an air outlet of the air cooling module is identical to an air outlet of the liquid cooling module, so that the air cooling module and the liquid cooling module can be integrated in one refrigerating unit, the occupied space of the refrigerating system can be reduced, and the arrangement and control of the refrigerating system are facilitated.

Description

Refrigerating system and container

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of data center refrigeration, in particular to a refrigeration system and a container.

Background

In recent years, with the rapid development of novel technologies such as 5G mobile communication, internet, cloud computing, big data, internet of things, AR/VR and artificial intelligence, a data center is used as a user with a larger energy use scale, more heat can be generated in the operation process, and the operation efficiency of the data center can be affected by heat aggregation.

At present, some data centers can set a server in a container, and the server is cooled through the container, so that the heat dissipation effect of the server is improved. In the prior art, chilled water is generally adopted to directly cool, however, the traditional chilled water cooling method needs to consume a large amount of water resources, and only partial equipment can be cooled, so that a separate source is also needed to be arranged, and a refrigeration system is complex and occupies a large space.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a refrigeration system and a container, and aims to solve the technical problem that the refrigeration system in the prior art occupies a large space.

According to one aspect of the present utility model, a refrigeration system is provided for refrigeration of a container room.

The refrigeration system includes:

the air cooling module and the liquid cooling module are integrally arranged on one side of the container, the air cooling module comprises a heat exchange core body and an evaporator which are connected, the heat exchange core body and the evaporator are both used for blowing and cooling a first component of a server in the container, the liquid cooling module is used for carrying out heat exchange and cooling on a second component of the server in the container, and an air outlet of the air cooling module is identical to an air outlet of the liquid cooling module.

Optionally, the heat exchange core body with the evaporimeter series connection, the heat exchange core body with the evaporimeter is used for carrying out heat transfer cooling to from the hot-blast that blows in proper order.

Optionally, one end of the heat exchange core body is connected with the air inlet, and the other end of the heat exchange core body is connected with the external air inlet so as to exchange heat and cool the hot air blown from the air inlet.

Optionally, the air cooling module further comprises a fluorine pump and a compressor which are arranged in parallel, and the fluorine pump and the compressor are connected with the evaporator.

Optionally, the air cooling module comprises three air cooling modes, and the heat exchange core and the evaporator are both operated and the fluorine pump and the compressor are not operated under the condition that the air cooling module is in a first air cooling mode; when the air cooling module is in a second air cooling mode, the heat exchange core, the evaporator and the fluorine pump all work, and the compressor does not work; and under the condition that the air cooling module is in a third air cooling mode, the heat exchange core, the evaporator and the compressor all work, and the fluorine pump does not work.

Optionally, the air cooling module further comprises a first bypass valve and a second bypass valve, the first bypass valve is connected in parallel to two sides of the fluorine pump, the second bypass valve is connected in parallel to two sides of the compressor, and the first bypass valve and the second bypass valve are used for controlling working states of the fluorine pump and the compressor respectively.

Optionally, the air cooling module further comprises a condenser, one end of the condenser is connected with the evaporator, and the other end of the condenser is connected with the fluorine pump or the compressor.

Optionally, the liquid cooling module comprises a dry cooler, and the dry cooler and the container pipeline are connected to be capable of carrying out heat exchange and cooling on the inflowing cooling liquid.

Optionally, the first component of the server includes an IO, a board, and a fan module; the second component of the server comprises a CPU, a GPU and a hard disk.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, a container is provided. The container includes the refrigeration system described above, which is located at an end of the container.

The air cooling module and the liquid cooling module are integrally arranged on one side of the container, the air cooling module comprises a heat exchange core body and an evaporator which are connected, the heat exchange core body and the evaporator are both used for blowing and cooling a first component of a server in the container, the liquid cooling module is used for carrying out heat exchange and cooling on a second component of the server in the container, and an air outlet of the air cooling module is identical to an air outlet of the liquid cooling module, so that the air cooling module and the liquid cooling module can be integrated in one refrigerating unit, the occupied space of the refrigerating system can be reduced, and the arrangement and control of the refrigerating system are facilitated.

Other features of the present utility model and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the utility model, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an air cooled refrigeration schematic of a refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a liquid-cooled refrigeration system according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. an air cooling module; 11. a heat exchange core; 12. an evaporator; 13. a fluorine pump; 14. a compressor; 15. a first bypass valve; 16. a second bypass valve; 17. a condenser; 2. a liquid cooling module; 21. a dry cooler.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present utility model unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the utility model, its application, or uses.

Techniques and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but should be considered part of the specification where appropriate.

In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

The utility model provides a refrigerating system which can be used in a container of a data center, and can realize the utilization of natural cold sources to the greatest extent in the refrigerating process of the refrigerating system so as to realize lower power utilization efficiency PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), thereby reducing the energy consumption of the data center.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a refrigeration system provided in an embodiment of the present utility model includes:

the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2, the air cooling module 1 with the liquid cooling module 2 is integrated to be set up in one side of container, the air cooling module 1 is including the heat transfer core 11 and the evaporimeter 12 that link to each other, the heat transfer core 11 with the evaporimeter 12 all is used for blowing the cooling to the first components of server in the container, the liquid cooling module 2 is used for carrying out heat transfer cooling to the second components of server in the container, just the air outlet of air cooling module 1 with the air outlet of liquid cooling module 2 is the same.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the embodiment of the utility model sets the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 to be integrally disposed at one side of the container, for example, the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 may be connected in parallel and then disposed at the left end of the container, or the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 may be connected in parallel and then disposed at the right end of the container, or the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 may be connected in parallel and then disposed at the front end of the container, or the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 may be connected in parallel and then disposed at the rear end of the container, so that the integrated arrangement of the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 can be realized, and the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 may be integrated in a refrigeration unit, so as to reduce the occupied space of the refrigeration system, and facilitate the arrangement and control of the refrigeration system.

Above-mentioned setting, on the one hand, can realize the parallelly connected of air-cooled module 1 and liquid cooling module 2, be convenient for carry out independent control to air-cooled module 1 and liquid cooling module 2 through the controller to guarantee air-cooled module 1 and liquid cooling module 2's operational reliability and controllability, also be convenient for adjust the different refrigeration modes of this refrigerating system. On the other hand, the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 are arranged on one side of the container, so that the pipeline arrangement in the container can be facilitated, the refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating system can be utilized to the maximum extent, the structural arrangement in the container is facilitated, and the refrigerating control of the refrigerating system is also facilitated.

In addition, the refrigerating system can be adjusted to an air cooling mode so as to blow and cool a first component in a server in the container through the heat exchange core 11 and/or the evaporator 12 in the air cooling module 1, wherein the first component can be devices such as an Input Output (IO), a single board, a fan module and the like; the refrigerating system can also be adjusted to a liquid cooling mode so as to exchange heat and cool a second component in a server in the container through the liquid cooling module 2, wherein the second component can be a CPU (Central Processing Unit ), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit, a graphic processor), a hard disk and other components; the cooling system can be adjusted to an air cooling and liquid cooling dual mode so as to blow and cool the first component in the server in the container through the air cooling module 1, and exchange heat and cool the second component in the server in the container through the liquid cooling module 2, so that the proper cooling mode and cooling capacity can be adjusted according to factors such as heat dissipation space and heat dissipation temperature required by different components, different heat dissipation requirements can be met, and the energy consumption of the data center is reduced.

In addition, the embodiment of the utility model can also be provided with the air outlet of the air cooling module 1 and the air outlet of the liquid cooling module 2 which are the same, namely, the heat in the refrigerating process of the air cooling module 1 and the heat in the refrigerating process of the liquid cooling module 2 can be discharged through one air outlet, thereby ensuring the refrigerating capacity of the air cooling module 1 and the liquid cooling module 2 and simultaneously facilitating the arrangement of the refrigerating system.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the heat exchange core 11 and the evaporator 12 may be connected in series, where the heat exchange core 11 and the evaporator 12 are used to exchange heat and cool the blown hot air in sequence. The heat exchange core 11 is a heat exchange structure, for example, the heat exchange core 11 can adopt a capillary channel, a fin and other structures, and heat exchange between blown hot air and external cold air can be realized by using the heat exchange core 11, so that the temperature of a first component in a server in a container is reduced.

Optionally, one end of the heat exchange core 11 is connected to the air inlet, and the other end of the heat exchange core 11 is connected to the external air inlet, so as to exchange heat and cool the hot air blown from the air inlet.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, one end of the heat exchange core 11 is connected with the air inlet, that is, the heat exchange core 11 can collect hot air transferred from the container from the air inlet, and the other end of the heat exchange core 11 is connected with the external air inlet, so that the external temperature can be fully utilized, and heat exchange between the hot air of the container and external cold air can be realized in the heat exchange core 11. The cold air obtained after heat exchange and cooling can be transmitted into the container through the air outlet of the refrigerating system, so that cooling of the first component in the server in the container is realized.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the air cooling module 1 according to the embodiment of the present utility model may further include a fluorine pump 13 and a compressor 14 disposed in parallel, where the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14 are connected to the evaporator 12. The working states of the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14 can be controlled to adjust the refrigerating capacity of the air cooling module 1 so as to adapt to different refrigerating demands, and meanwhile, the energy consumption of the data center can be reduced.

Optionally, the air cooling module 1 includes three air cooling modes, and in the case that the air cooling module 1 is in the first air cooling mode, the heat exchange core 11 and the evaporator 12 are both operated, and neither the fluorine pump 13 nor the compressor 14 is operated; in the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the second air cooling mode, the heat exchange core 11, the evaporator 12 and the fluorine pump 13 are all operated, and the compressor 14 is not operated; in the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the third air cooling mode, the heat exchange core 11, the evaporator 12 and the compressor 14 are all operated, and the fluorine pump 13 is not operated.

Specifically, the air cooling module 1 provided in the embodiment of the present utility model may include three air cooling modes, that is, a natural air cooling mode, a lower-demand air cooling mode and a higher-demand air cooling mode, and the three air cooling modes of the air cooling module 1 may be adjusted by controlling the working states of the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14, so as to adapt to different refrigeration demands, and meanwhile, energy consumption of a data center may also be reduced.

For example, in the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the first air cooling mode, that is, the natural air cooling mode, both the heat exchange core 11 and the evaporator 12 are operated, and neither the fluorine pump 13 nor the compressor 14 are operated. At this time, the external temperature can be fully utilized, the heat exchange between the hot air of the container and the external cold air can be realized through the heat exchange core 11, and the energy consumption of the data center can be greatly reduced.

In the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the second air cooling mode, i.e., the lower demand air cooling mode, the heat exchange core 11, the evaporator 12, and the fluorine pump 13 are all operated, and the compressor 14 is not operated. At this time, the heat exchange core 11 can be utilized to perform primary natural heat exchange, and then the evaporator 12 is utilized to perform heat exchange, so that the data center can be kept to operate under lower energy consumption.

In the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the third air cooling mode, that is, the higher demand air cooling mode, the heat exchange core 11, the evaporator 12, and the compressor 14 are all operated, and the fluorine pump 13 is not operated. At this time, the heat exchange core 11 may be utilized to perform a natural heat exchange, and then the evaporator 12 may perform a heat exchange, so as to improve the refrigerating capacity of the air cooling module 1 through the compressor 14, thereby meeting the more extreme refrigerating demands.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the air cooling module 1 according to the embodiment of the present utility model may further include a first bypass valve 15 and a second bypass valve 16, where the first bypass valve 15 is connected in parallel to two sides of the fluorine pump 13, the second bypass valve 16 is connected in parallel to two sides of the compressor 14, and the first bypass valve 15 and the second bypass valve 16 are used for controlling working states of the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14 respectively.

That is, the operation states of the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14 can be controlled by the first bypass valve 15 and the second bypass valve 16, thereby adjusting the cooling capacity of the air cooling module 1. For example, in the case where the air cooling module 1 is in the first air cooling mode, that is, the natural air cooling mode, the first bypass valve 15 and the second bypass valve 16 may be adjusted to be both opened to be able to short-circuit both the fluorine pump 13 and the compressor 14 so that neither the fluorine pump 13 nor the compressor 14 operates. In case the air cooling module 1 is in the second air cooling mode, i.e. the lower demand air cooling mode, the first bypass valve 15 may be adjusted to be closed and the second bypass valve 16 to be opened to operate the fluorine pump 13 to short-circuit the compressor 14. In case the air cooling module 1 is in the third air cooling mode, i.e. the higher demand air cooling mode, the first bypass valve 15 may be adjusted to be open and the second bypass valve 16 to be closed to operate the compressor 14 to short-circuit the fluorine pump 13.

The first bypass valve 15 and the second bypass valve 16 may be an electric ball valve, an electronic expansion valve, an electromagnetic valve, or other regulating valves or switching valves, so that the refrigerating capacity of the air cooling module 1 can be adjusted by adjusting the opening and closing of the regulating valves or switching valves, and the refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating system can be further adjusted, so as to adapt to different refrigerating demands.

Optionally, the air cooling module 1 further includes a condenser 17, one end of the condenser 17 is connected to the evaporator 12, and the other end of the condenser 17 is connected to the fluorine pump 13 or the compressor 14.

As shown in fig. 3, the air cooling module 1 according to the embodiment of the present utility model may further include a condenser 17, where the condenser 17, the evaporator 12 and the fluorine pump 13 are connected, or where the condenser 17, the evaporator 12 and the compressor 14 are connected, so that the refrigerant vapor introduced through the condenser 17 can be cooled at a constant pressure, and cooled to obtain a supercooled liquid refrigerant. The supercooled liquid refrigerant is throttled into low-pressure liquid refrigerant through the expansion valve in an adiabatic manner, and the low-pressure liquid refrigerant is evaporated in the evaporator and absorbs heat in circulating water (air) of the air conditioner, so that the aim of circulating refrigeration is fulfilled.

Optionally, the liquid cooling module 2 includes a dry cooler 21, where the dry cooler 21 is connected to a tank pipe, so as to exchange heat and cool the flowing cooling liquid.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4, the liquid cooling module 2 provided in the embodiment of the present utility model may include a dry cooler 21, and the dry cooler 21 and the container pipeline are connected to each other, so that the heat exchange and the cooling of the cooling liquid flowing in can be performed by using the dry cooler 21. Specifically, the liquid cooling plate in the container is internally provided with cooling liquid, and the cooling liquid can be used for carrying out heat exchange and cooling on the second components in the server in the container. The cooling liquid with the increased temperature after heat exchange can flow to the dry cooler 21 through the pipeline and is cooled by the dry cooler 21, and the cooled cooling liquid can flow back to the liquid cooling plate of the container to continuously exchange heat and cool the second component, so that the refrigerating capacity of the liquid cooling module 2 can be ensured.

Specifically, the first component of the server may include an IO (Input Output), a board, and a fan module, and the second component of the server may include a CPU (Central Processing Unit, a central processing unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit, a graphics processor), and a hard disk. Therefore, the devices such as a CPU, a GPU and a hard disk can exchange heat and cool through the liquid cooling module 2, and the devices such as an IO, a single plate and a fan module can blow and cool through the heat exchange core 11 and/or the evaporator 12 in the air cooling module 1, so that proper refrigeration modes and refrigeration capacity can be adjusted according to factors such as heat dissipation space and heat dissipation temperature required by different devices in different servers, different heat dissipation requirements are met, and the energy consumption of a data center is reduced.

The utility model also provides a container, which comprises the refrigerating system, wherein the refrigerating system is positioned at the end part of the container, so that the pipeline arrangement of the refrigerating system in the container and the arrangement of various structures in the container can be facilitated, the loss of the refrigerating system in the transmission process can be reduced, the refrigerating capacity of the refrigerating system can be fully utilized, and the container has the technical effect that the refrigerating system can produce.

The foregoing embodiments mainly describe differences between the embodiments, and as long as there is no contradiction between different optimization features of the embodiments, the embodiments may be combined to form a better embodiment, and in consideration of brevity of line text, no further description is given here.

While certain specific embodiments of the utility model have been described in detail by way of example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A refrigeration system for refrigerating a container room, comprising:

the air cooling module (1) and the liquid cooling module (2), the air cooling module (1) with the liquid cooling module (2) is integrated to be set up in one side of container, the air cooling module (1) is including continuous heat exchange core (11) and evaporimeter (12), heat exchange core (11) with evaporimeter (12) all are used for carrying out the cooling of blowing to the first components of server in the container, liquid cooling module (2) are used for carrying out the heat transfer cooling to the second components of server in the container, just the air outlet of air cooling module (1) with the air outlet of liquid cooling module (2) is the same.

2. A refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchange core (11) and the evaporator (12) are connected in series, the heat exchange core (11) and the evaporator (12) being adapted to exchange heat and cool the hot air blown in sequence.

3. A refrigeration system according to claim 2, wherein one end of the heat exchanging core (11) is connected to the air inlet, and the other end of the heat exchanging core (11) is connected to the external air inlet, so as to exchange heat and cool the hot air blown from the air inlet.

4. A refrigeration system according to claim 3, wherein the air cooling module (1) further comprises a fluorine pump (13) and a compressor (14) arranged in parallel, both the fluorine pump (13) and the compressor (14) being connected to the evaporator (12).

5. A refrigeration system according to claim 4, wherein the air-cooling module (1) comprises three air-cooling modes, and wherein the heat exchange core (11) and the evaporator (12) are both operative and the fluorine pump (13) and the compressor (14) are both inoperative when the air-cooling module (1) is in the first air-cooling mode; when the air cooling module (1) is in a second air cooling mode, the heat exchange core (11), the evaporator (12) and the fluorine pump (13) are all operated, and the compressor (14) is not operated; when the air cooling module (1) is in the third air cooling mode, the heat exchange core (11), the evaporator (12) and the compressor (14) are all operated, and the fluorine pump (13) is not operated.

6. A refrigeration system according to claim 5, wherein the air cooling module (1) further comprises a first bypass valve (15) and a second bypass valve (16), the first bypass valve (15) being connected in parallel to both sides of the fluorine pump (13), the second bypass valve (16) being connected in parallel to both sides of the compressor (14), the first bypass valve (15) and the second bypass valve (16) being adapted to control the operating conditions of the fluorine pump (13) and the compressor (14), respectively.

7. A refrigeration system according to claim 4, wherein the air cooling module (1) further comprises a condenser (17), one end of the condenser (17) is connected to the evaporator (12), and the other end of the condenser (17) is connected to the fluorine pump (13) or the compressor (14).

8. A refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein the liquid cooling module (2) comprises a dry cooler (21), and the dry cooler (21) is connected to the tank line to exchange heat with and cool the incoming cooling liquid.

9. The refrigeration system of claim 1, wherein the first component of the server comprises an IO, a board, and a fan module; the second component of the server comprises a CPU, a GPU and a hard disk.

10. A container comprising a refrigeration system according to any one of claims 1 to 9 at an end of the container.