KR101533007B1 - Air-conditioning equipment for server racks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus for a server rack capable of performing a cooling function using a duct capable of moving up and down in a server rack so that computer equipment installed in the server rack can smoothly operate, A server rack on which computer equipment including various network equipment is installed; And a discharging member having at least one discharging opening for discharging cold air to a computer equipment including a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipments by lifting the inside of the server rack according to the internal air pressure by the cooling air supplied from the cooling module And a cooling module configured to cool the entire computer equipment by supplying cool air to the positions of the computer equipment mounted on the server racks and to load the computer equipment before the cool air is supplied And when the cold air is supplied, the discharging member can be raised and lowered to the front surface of the computer equipment and can be supplied from an adjacent position, thereby minimizing the space required for the discharging member, achieving miniaturization of the server rack, The absence of the computer equipment field of vision by the absence of the administrator can easily operate the computing equipment outside the server rack It can be evil.

Description

Air-conditioning equipment for server racks

The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus for a server rack, and more particularly, to a cooling apparatus for a server rack in which a cooling function can be performed using a duct capable of moving up and down in a server rack so that computer equipment mounted in the server rack can smoothly operate. Cooling apparatus.

A server rack in which a server, a repeater, an exchange, various network devices, and the like are mounted in an ordinary company or a laboratory is provided.

However, the computer equipment such as a server installed in the server rack raises the temperature inside the server rack, which generates heat during the operation. Such a computer equipment operates smoothly at a certain temperature range, whereas when the temperature is too high, There is a risk of causing the equipment itself to sleep or malfunction.

Accordingly, the server rack is provided with a cooling device for keeping the internal temperature within a predetermined range, and performs cooling operation by supplying cool air from the on-board device to the inside of the server rack.

However, it is difficult to uniformly distribute the cold air from the air conditioner to each computer room, and a method for transmitting the cold air to the air intake fan near the computer room is required. In this case, a pipe for guiding the cold air from the air conditioner to the computer equipment It requires a separate space to be located, thereby increasing the size of the server rack.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a system and method for supplying cold air to a computer equipment including a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipment installed in a server rack by discharging cold air while raising / To provide a cooling apparatus for a server rack that can efficiently perform a cooling operation while minimizing the volume of a server rack.

In order to achieve the above object, the cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention is a cooling apparatus for a server rack that maintains a constant temperature of a computer equipment including a server installed inside, a repeater, an exchange, A server rack on which computer equipment including a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipment is installed; And a discharging member having at least one discharging opening for discharging cold air to a computer equipment including a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipments by lifting the inside of the server rack according to the internal air pressure by the cooling air supplied from the cooling module And a cooling module configured to cool the server rack.

In the present invention, a discharge pipe is formed in multiple stages so that the discharge member can be lifted and lowered by the internal air pressure of the cooling module of the cooling module, and a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipment are included in one side of the discharge pipe And a discharge port for discharging cool air to the computer equipment is provided.

In the present invention, a discharge pipe is formed in multiple stages so that the discharge member can be lifted and lowered by the internal air pressure of the cooling module of the cooling module, and a server, a repeater, an exchange, And a motor is disposed under the discharge pipe so that the discharging pipe can be lifted and lowered. The motor and the discharging pipe are connected to each other so that the discharging member can be lifted and lowered toward the computer equipment, And a wire provided between the first and second cooling units.

In the present invention, the discharging member has at least one discharging opening for discharging the cold air to the computer equipment including the server, the repeater, the exchanger, and various network equipment by the cooling module, And a cooling device for the server rack.

In addition, the present invention provides a cooling apparatus for a server rack in which the temperature of a computer equipment including a server installed in a cooling module, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipments is kept constant. The cooling apparatus includes a server, a repeater, A server rack in which equipment is installed; A discharge member having at least one discharge port for ascending and descending from the inside of the server rack according to the internal air pressure supplied from the cooling module and supplying cool air to the computer including the server, the relay, the exchange, and various network equipment; A cooling module including a blower fan for supplying cool air to the discharge member and an up-down means for raising and lowering the discharge member according to the driving of the blower fan; And a controller installed at one side of the case so as to control the raising and lowering of the discharging member by controlling the driving of the raising and lowering member.

According to the present invention, the up-and-down member includes a motor driven and installed inside the case so that the discharge pipe can be raised or lowered to an upper portion of the case of the cooling module; And a wire fixed to the upper end of the discharge pipe at one side and the other side fixed to the motor.

According to the cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, by supplying cold air to the location of each computer equipment installed in the server rack, it is possible to evenly cool all the computer equipment.

Second, the space for mounting the computer equipment before the cold air supply can be secured, and when the cold air is supplied, the discharging member can be moved to the front side of the computer equipment and can be supplied from the adjacent position, thereby lowering the malfunction rate of the computer equipment Server operation is stable.

Third, the server rack ejection member does not discriminate the view of the computer equipment, so the administrator can easily grasp the operation state of the computer equipment outside the server rack.

1 is a perspective view showing a cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the discharge member is lifted and lowered in the cooling module in the configuration of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a partially cut-away sectional view showing a configuration of the cooling module of Fig. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cooling module of FIG. 3. FIG.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the configuration of Fig. 4;

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Like reference numerals are used for similar elements in describing each drawing. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, the term "and / or" includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Should not.

Hereinafter, a cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a discharge member is lifted and lowered in a cooling module in the configuration of FIG. 1, It is a section view of some incisions.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention according to the present invention includes a server rack 100 on which a server, a repeater, an exchange, various network equipment, and the like are mounted; The server rack 100 includes a cooling module 200 that discharges cool air to computer equipment such as a server, a repeater, an exchange, and various network equipment installed in the server rack 100 to keep the temperature of the computer equipment constant.

The server rack 100 includes a main body 110; The main body 110 includes a plurality of vertical plates 111 positioned vertically and a plurality of vertical plates 112 formed vertically by connecting the horizontal plates 111 to each other. The horizontal plate 111 and the vertical plate 112 of the main body 110 may be made of a rigid material such as a metal. A plurality of horizontal shelves 113 are placed in the main body 110 and a computer such as a server is mounted on the horizontal shelves 113.

A hinge (not shown) is fastened to the front surface of the main body 110 so that the transparent door 120 can be opened and closed on the vertical plate so that the mounting and operating state of the computer equipment can be grasped.

The cooling module 200 has a case 210 having a predetermined shape and an opening 211 formed at an upper portion thereof inside the server rack 100. The refrigerant enclosed in the case 210 evaporates and the outside heat A condenser for compressing the evaporated or expanded refrigerant is connected to the evaporator, a condenser for condensing the compressed refrigerant and discharging heat to the outside is connected to the compressor, And an expansion valve for expanding the condensed refrigerant and supplying it to the condenser.

A blow fan 220 is installed at one side of the evaporator to suck the air evaporated in the cold state by the cold refrigerant supplied to the evaporator and send cool air to the inside of the server rack 100.

The blow fan 220 is provided with a discharge guide pipe 230 for guiding the cool air to the server rack 100 while the discharge guide pipe 230 is provided at one side thereof with a multi- (240).

The discharge member 240 is connected to one side of the discharge guide pipe 230 and is provided with a discharge pipe 241 so as to be able to enter and exit the hole 211 of the case 210. As shown in the figure, the discharge pipe 241 is formed in a multi-tiered structure. The lowermost end of the discharge pipe 241 is connected to the inside of the discharge guide pipe 230 and connected to the discharge pipe 241 240 are coupled to each other in a closed state.

A discharge port 242 is formed in the multistage discharge pipe 241 as described above and the discharge pipe 241 is formed at the same position as that of the computer equipment installed in the server rack 100, do.

When the discharging member 240 descends to the inside of the case 210 of the cooling module 200 and then the discharging member 240 is inserted into the case 210, the cover 243 is attached to the upper end of the discharging pipe 241 so as to close the hole 211 of the case 210 Install it.

The cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention configured as described above is configured to control the temperature in the server rack 100 so that efficient operation of the image forming apparatus including a server, a repeater, an exchange, Keep it constant.

In order to keep the temperature in the server rack 100 constant through the cooling module 200, the blower fan 220 is driven to discharge the cool air, and the discharge pressure of the cold air discharges the discharge guide pipe 230 And discharges the cool air through the discharge port 242 while acting on the discharge pipe 241 of the discharge member 240.

The temperature inside the server rack 100 is always kept constant by the cool air discharged through the discharge port 242, thereby preventing the malfunction of the computer equipment including the server, the repeater, the exchange, and various network equipment to the utmost.

As described above, the pressure inside the discharge pipe 241 is kept constant. This is because the pressure of the cool air discharged to the discharge port 242 and the pressure applied to the discharge pipe 241 pass through the discharge port 242 through simulation The inner wind pressure according to the air flow rate per unit area of the cold air is calculated and applied so that the pressure inside the discharge pipe 241 is kept constant.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cooling module of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the configuration of FIG.

4 and 5, the cooling apparatus for a server rack according to the present invention includes a server rack 100, a cooling module 200, and a controller 250.

The server rack 100 includes a main body 110; The main body 100 includes a plurality of vertical plates 111 positioned vertically and a plurality of vertical plates 112 formed vertically by connecting the vertical plates 112 to each other. The horizontal plate 111 and the vertical plate 112 of the main body 110 may be made of a rigid material such as a metal. A plurality of horizontal shelves 113 are placed in the main body 110 and a computer such as a server is mounted on the shelves 113.

A transparent door 120 is hinged (not shown) on the front surface of the main body 110 so that the transparent door 120 can be opened and closed in the vertical plate 112 so that the mounting and operation of the computer equipment can be grasped.

The cooling module 200 is formed in a predetermined shape so that a case 210 having a hole 211 at an upper portion thereof is formed inside the server rack 100. The refrigerant sealed in the case 210 evaporates, And a condenser for compressing the evaporated or expanded refrigerant is connected to the evaporator, a condenser for condensing the compressed refrigerant and discharging heat to the outside is connected to the compressor, and the condensed refrigerant is expanded And an expansion valve for supplying the refrigerant to the condenser. The evaporator, the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve are installed in the case 210.

A blow fan 220 is installed at one side of the evaporator to suck the air evaporated in the cold state by the cold refrigerant supplied to the evaporator and send cool air to the inside of the server rack 100.

The blowing fan 220 is provided with a discharge guide pipe 230 for guiding the cool air to the server rack 100. The discharge pipe 230 is provided at one side thereof with a multi- A discharge member 240 is formed.

The discharge member 240 is installed at one side of the discharge guide pipe 230 so that the discharge pipe 241 can be moved up and down so as to be able to enter and exit the hole 211 of the case 210. As shown in the drawing, the discharge pipe 241 is formed in a multi-stage structure. The lowermost end of the discharge pipe 241 is connected to the inside of the discharge guide pipe 230, (241) is also connected to one side thereof.

A discharge port 242 for discharging cold air is formed in the discharge pipe 241, and the discharge port 242 is formed for each discharge pipe 241 formed in a multi-stage.

A lifting and lowering means 250 is installed on one side of the ground guide pipe 230 so that the discharge pipe 241 can be raised and lowered.

The motor 251 is driven to raise or lower the discharging pipe 241. The motor 251 is connected to the lower end of the discharging pipe 230. The motor 251 is connected to the lower end of the discharging pipe 230, And the wire 252 for descending is engaged. One end of the wire 252 is engaged with the rotation axis of the motor 251 and the other end of the wire 252 is engaged with the upper end of the discharge pipe 241.

A controller 260 for controlling the driving force of the motor 251 and the driving of the blower fan 220 is installed inside the case 210 of the cooling module 200 and the door 120 And a sensing switch 261 for detecting the opening and closing of the controller 260 is installed and electrically connected to the controller 260.

Although not shown in the drawing, the controller 260 includes a microcomputer, a memory, a power supply circuit, a relay, and the like, and drives the blower fan 220 and the motor 251 by a signal from the detection switch 261 .

In the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the cool air generated through the cooling module 100 is discharged to the discharge guide pipe 230 by driving the blower fan 220, and discharged to the discharge guide pipe 230 The cold air discharges cool air toward the computer equipment installed in the server rack 100 through the discharge pipe 241 and the discharge port 242 to maintain a constant temperature in the server rack 100.

The blower fan 220 is driven when the cool air is discharged through the discharge port 242. At this time, the blower fan 220 is driven and the motor 251 of the raising and lowering means 250 is driven to discharge the discharge pipe 241 ) To the upper side of the server rack (100).

The discharge pipe 241 is moved upward in the direction of the server rack when the motor 251 is driven to move the wire 252 up and down in the server rack 100, (243) provided at the upper end of the discharge pipe (241), the lifting and lowering is performed by the driving force of the motor of the discharge pipe.

The cool air is discharged through the discharge port 242 in a state where the discharge pipe 241 of the multi-stage is fully lifted and lowered.

When the manager opens the door 120 to replace the computer equipment in the server rack 100 or install the new computer equipment in the state of discharging the cool air in order to keep the temperature in the server rack 100 constant, The detection switch 261 installed in the server rack 100 senses this and applies a signal to the controller 260 indicating that the door is opened to control the operation of the blower fan 220 and the motor 251.

At this time, in the controller 260, the driving of the blower fan 220 is stopped, the motor 251 is powered to reverse direction, and the discharge pipe 241 which is raised and lowered is lowered to the inside of the discharge guide pipe 230 .

When the discharge pipe 241 is drawn into the discharge guide pipe 230, a space for mounting the computer equipment is secured, so that the administrator can easily secure a space for maintenance, replacement and installation of the computer equipment.

By supplying cool air to the positions of the respective computerized equipments mounted on the server rack 100, it is possible to evenly cool all the computerized equipments.

In addition, since the cold air is supplied to the position adjacent to the computer equipment by the discharge pipe 241, the computer equipment installed in the server rack lowers the occurrence rate of malfunction, so that the operation of the server is stably performed.

100: a server rack 110: a main body
111: horizontal plate 112: vertical plate
113: Horizontal shelf 120: Door
200: cooling module 210: case
211: hole 220: blower fan
230: Discharge guide pipe 240: Discharge member
241: Discharge tube 242: Discharge port
243: lid 250: lifting means
251: motor 252: wire
260: Controller 261: Detection switch

Claims (6)

A server rack in which computer equipment is installed in multiple stages by a plurality of horizontal shelves;
A case disposed inside the server rack and having a hole formed therein;
An evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve disposed inside the case to generate cold air;
A blow fan disposed inside the case and including a discharge guide pipe for providing the cool air to the computer equipment; And
The air blowing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air blowing fan is connected to the discharge guide pipe and is raised and lowered through the hole by the air pressure generated by the blowing fan provided by the blowing fan, And a discharge member including discharge tubes each having a discharge port formed therein,
And the discharge tubes are disposed inside the case when the discharge tubes are lowered. delete The method according to claim 1,
A motor disposed below the discharge pipe to raise and lower the discharge pipe; And
Further comprising a wire installed between the motor and the discharge tube so that the discharge member can be lifted and lowered toward the computer equipment. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least two of the discharge members are coupled to the blow fan. The method according to claim 1,
A controller for controlling the driving of the blower fan; And
Further comprising a sensing switch electrically connected to the controller, the sensing switch sensing opening and closing of a door of the server rack,
And the discharge pipe is drawn into the case when the door is opened by the detection switch. 6. The method of claim 5,
A motor which is operated by the controller and is disposed below the discharge pipe so as to raise and lower the discharge pipe; And
Further comprising a wire installed between the motor and the discharge tube so that the discharge member can be lifted and lowered toward the computer equipment.

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