TWI780353B - Cabinet type micro data center - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a cabinet type micro data center with device Netcom information electronic equipment and temperature control, which comprises: a condensing unit for generating a cooling effect, an evaporator, a UPS and a power module, a refrigerant fire extinguishing system, an access control system, and electric power. Supply line and communication network route. An electronic expansion valve is connected in series between the condensing unit and the evaporator, and the opening of the electronic expansion valve is automatically controlled by the controller according to the refrigerant flow required by the evaporator. Thereby, the opening control of the electronic expansion valve is performed through the controller, and an appropriate amount of liquid refrigerant is provided to cool the information device.

Description

Cabinet Micro Data Center

The present invention is a cabinet-type micro-data center that can be equipped with Netcom information or electronic equipment and temperature control, especially a data center with a power supply module, a CO ₂ refrigerant fire extinguishing system, and an access control system.

The computer cabinets in general data centers do not have cooling effect. Usually, the computer cabinets are placed in the computer room space, and the air conditioning system provides cooling for the Netcom information and electronic equipment in the computer cabinets, and is equipped with UPS and power module fire protection systems and lighting systems. Wait. Because the computing requirements of Netcom information equipment are increasing and the power consumption is getting higher and higher, it is difficult for the air conditioning system of the general data center to cool the Netcom information equipment efficiently, resulting in high energy consumption and waste of space, and the construction period is long, high cost. Therefore, solving the high energy consumption, high cost and improving the cooling efficiency of the data center are the most urgent needs of the industry at present.

The present invention is a cabinet-type micro data center that can be equipped with Netcom information or electronic equipment and temperature control, especially a data center with UPS and power module, refrigerant fire extinguishing system, and access control system.

The present invention provides a cabinet with external power supply lines, internal power supply lines, network lines, UPS and power supply modules to provide the operation of network communication equipment inside the cabinet; the present invention provides a condensing unit, The circulating refrigerant has fire extinguishing effect and freezing effect. It has a discharge port and a return port, several evaporators, several blowing fans, several electronic expansion valves, and a refrigerant fire control valve. A pipe is connected in series between the discharge port and the return port, wherein the refrigerant return port of the condensing unit is provided with a first pressure sensor, each evaporator air outlet is provided with a first temperature sensor, and each evaporator A second temperature sensor and a second pressure sensor are arranged on the refrigerant outlet pipeline of the evaporator. And the second pressure sensor to control the opening of the electronic expansion valve and the speed of the blower fan to control the cooling temperature of the cabinet, and read the first pressure sensor at the refrigerant return port of the condensing unit to control the condensing unit The operating capacity. The invention provides a fire sensor and several refrigerant nozzles installed in the cabinet. When the fire sensor detects a signal of a fire, the refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve is opened to allow the refrigerant in the pipeline to spray into the cabinet. , to extinguish the fire. The invention provides a security access control system installed on the front door of the cabinet with fingerprint recognition, face recognition or voiceprint recognition. After confirming that the identity of the personnel is correct, the opening and closing switches of the front and rear doors of the cabinet are opened, so that personnel can Carry out maintenance of equipment inside the cabinet. The invention provides a touch screen installed on the front door of the cabinet to operate the operation and setting of the cabinet and display the operation information of the cabinet. The invention provides a lighting fixture installed in a cabinet to provide sufficient lighting for personnel to maintain the cabinet.

10: cabinet

11: Front door switch

12: Fingerprint recognition sensor

13: Face recognition sensor

14: Voiceprint recognition sensor

15: Touch screen

16: Back of cabinet

17: Rear door switch

20: Condensing unit

30: spit out

31: return port

40: Evaporator

41: Blowing fan

50: sub-cabinet

60: Refrigerant nozzle

70: Power module

71: External power supply power line

72: Internal power supply power line

80: Network line

90: Controller

91: Second temperature sensor

92: Electronic expansion valve

93: The first temperature sensor

94:Second pressure sensor

95: The first pressure sensor

96: Fire sensor

97: Refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve

98: lamps

Figure 1 is a cabinet-type micro-data center that can be equipped with Netcom information or electronic equipment and temperature control according to an embodiment of the present invention, especially a structure of a data center with UPS, power module, refrigerant fire extinguishing system, and access control system Example diagram.

Figure 2 is a cabinet-type micro-data center that can be equipped with Netcom information or electronic equipment and temperature control according to an embodiment of the present invention, especially a structure of a data center with UPS, power supply module, refrigerant fire extinguishing system, and access control system Example diagram.

The implementation of the present invention is described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific examples, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details in the description of the present invention based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It should be noted that the structure, proportion, size, number of components, etc. shown in the drawings attached to this specification are only used to match the content disclosed in the specification, for those who are familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. Implementation restrictions, so there is no technical substantive meaning, any modification of the structure, the change of the proportional relationship or the adjustment of the size, without affecting the effect and the purpose of the present invention, should fall within the scope of the present invention. The technical content disclosed by the invention must be within the scope covered.

Hereby, the technical content and detailed description of the present invention are described as follows in conjunction with the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the rack-type micro data center of the present invention includes a cabinet 10 , a condensing unit 20 , a plurality of evaporators 40 , a refrigerant fire extinguishing system, an access control system and a power module 70 .

Wherein, the cabinet 10 may include a plurality of sub-cabinets 50 . The condensing unit 20 has a refrigerant for cooling at least one information device. In this embodiment, the refrigerant is a liquid refrigerant.

Each evaporator 40 is coupled to the controller 90 , and the evaporator 40 is connected to the condensing unit 20 in series through an electronic expansion valve 92 . Wherein, the controller 90 automatically controls the opening degree of the electronic expansion valve 92 according to the refrigerant required by each evaporator 40 . In this embodiment, the condensing unit 20 , an outlet 30 of the cabinet 10 , the electronic expansion valve 92 , the evaporator 40 and a return port 31 of the cabinet 10 form a circulation loop.

The refrigerant fire extinguishing system is coupled to the controller 90 and the condensing unit 20 and includes a refrigerant nozzle 60 . In this embodiment, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system further includes a fire sensor 96 and a refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve 97. When the fire sensor 96 detects a fire, the fire sensor 96 controls the refrigerant to extinguish the fire through the controller 90. The control valve 97 is opened, so that the refrigerant in the condensing unit 20 passes through the refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve 97, and is output from the refrigerant nozzle 60, so that the refrigerant in the pipeline is sprayed into the cabinet 10, so as to cool the cabinet 10 and generate CO ₂ Fire extinguishing purposes.

The access control system is coupled to the controller 90 and controls the access rights of the condensing unit 20 , the evaporator 40 and the refrigerant fire extinguishing system. In this embodiment, the access control system further includes a fingerprint recognition sensor 12, a face recognition sensor 13 and a voiceprint recognition sensor 14, and the fingerprint recognition sensor 12, the face recognition sensor 13 And the voiceprint recognition sensor 14 are both coupled to the controller 90 . The controller 90 can control the locking of the front door switch 11 of the cabinet 10 and the locking of the rear door switch 17 of the cabinet back 16 according to the information obtained by the fingerprint recognition sensor 12, the face recognition sensor 13 and the voiceprint recognition sensor 14. The status is used to control users with different rights. After confirming that the identity of the personnel is correct, open the opening and closing switches of the front and rear doors of the cabinet, so that personnel can perform maintenance on the equipment inside the cabinet.

The power module 70 is coupled to the condensing unit 20, the evaporator 40, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system and the access control security system, and supplies power to the condensing unit 20, the evaporator 40, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system and the access control security system. Wherein, the power supply module 70 may be a power supply module for providing uninterruptible power supply in an uninterruptible power supply system (UPS). In this embodiment, it further includes an external power supply line 71 and an internal power supply line 72. The external power supply line 71 inputs power from the outside to the power supply module 70, and the internal power supply line 72 outputs power from the power supply module 70 to the condensing unit 20 and the evaporator. 40. Refrigerant fire extinguishing system and access control system.

Furthermore, the rack-type micro data center of the present invention further includes a first pressure sensor 95, a second pressure sensor 94, a first temperature sensor 93 and a second temperature sensor 91, wherein, The first pressure sensor 95 is arranged at the return port 31, the second pressure sensor 94 is arranged at the discharge port 30, the first temperature sensor 93 is arranged at the air outlet of the evaporator 40, and the second temperature sensor 91 Arranged at the outlet 30. Among them, the controller 90 reads the values of the first temperature sensor 93, the second temperature sensor 91 and the second pressure sensor 94 to control the opening degree of the electronic expansion valve 92 and arrange it at one of the air outlets. The rotating speed of sending fan 41. The controller 90 reads the value of the first pressure sensor 95 to control the operating capacity of the condensing unit 20 .

Furthermore, the rack-type micro data center described in the present invention further includes a network cable 80 , a lamp 98 and a touch screen 15 . Wherein, the lamp 98 is coupled to the power module 70 , and the touch screen 15 is coupled to the controller 90 . The lamp 98 is installed in the cabinet 10 to provide sufficient lighting for personnel to perform maintenance in the cabinet 10 . The touch screen 15 is installed on the front door panel of the cabinet 10 to operate the operation and setting of the cabinet 10 and display the operation information of the cabinet 10 .

The above is only a detailed description and drawings of preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The entire scope of the present invention should be defined as follows The scope of the patent application shall prevail. All embodiments that conform to the spirit of the patent scope of the present invention and its similar changes shall be included in the scope of the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can easily think of it in the field of the present invention Any change or modification can be covered by the patent scope of the following case.

10: cabinet

20: Condensing unit

30: spit out

31: return port

40: Evaporator

41: Blowing fan

50: sub-cabinet

60: Refrigerant nozzle

70: Power module

71: External power supply power line

72: Internal power supply power line

80: Network line

90: Controller

91: Second temperature sensor

92: Electronic expansion valve

93: The first temperature sensor

94:Second pressure sensor

95: The first pressure sensor

96: Fire sensor

97: Refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve

98: lamps

Claims (7)

A cabinet-type micro-data center is applied to a cabinet, and the cabinet-type micro-data center includes: a condensing unit with a refrigerant; an evaporator coupled to a controller, and the evaporator is connected in series through an electronic expansion valve The condensing unit; a refrigerant fire extinguishing system, coupled to the controller and the condensing unit, and including a refrigerant sprinkler; an access control system, coupled to the controller, and controlling the condensing unit, the evaporator and the refrigerant fire extinguishing access authority of the system; and a power module, coupled to the condensing unit, the evaporator, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system and the access control system, and supplying power to the condensing unit, the evaporator, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system and The access control system; wherein, the controller automatically controls an opening degree of the electronic expansion valve according to the refrigerant required by the evaporator; wherein, the condensing unit, a discharge port of the cabinet, and the electronic expansion valve The valve, the evaporator and a return port of the cabinet form a circulation loop; the controller reads the value of a first pressure sensor to control the operating capacity of the condensing unit; wherein, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system further includes a fire sensor and a refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve, when the fire sensor senses a fire, the fire sensor makes the refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve open Open, so that the refrigerant in the condensing unit passes through the refrigerant fire extinguishing control valve, and is output from the refrigerant nozzle. The cabinet-type micro-data center as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a second pressure sensor, a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, wherein the first pressure sensor The sensor is arranged at the return port, the second pressure sensor is arranged at the outlet, the first temperature sensor is arranged at an air outlet of the evaporator, and the second temperature sensor is arranged at the outlet. The rack-type micro-data center as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the controller reads the values of the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor and the second pressure sensor to The opening degree of the electronic expansion valve and the rotating speed of a blower fan arranged at the air outlet are controlled. As for the cabinet-type micro-data center described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the power module is a power module that provides uninterruptible power supply in an uninterruptible power supply system. The cabinet-type micro-data center described in Item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes an external power supply line and an internal power supply line. The group outputs power to the condensing unit, the evaporator, the refrigerant fire extinguishing system and the access control system. The rack-type micro-data center described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes at least one of a lamp and a touch screen, wherein the lamp is coupled to the power module, and the touch screen is coupled to the control device. The rack-type micro-data center described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the access control security system further includes a fingerprint recognition sensor, a face recognition sensor and a voiceprint recognition sensor. at least one of the recognition sensors, wherein the fingerprint recognition sensor, the face recognition sensor and the voiceprint recognition sensor are all coupled to the controller.

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