WO2013070104A1 - Modular data center and its operation method - Google Patents
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- Invention is related to the computer science particularly to the modular computing centers and may be used in case of data center power increasing/decreasing, power rescheduling between the available data centers, during hardware replacement, and routine maintenance of modular data center elements and systems.
- Modular data center represents the factory manufactured module complex, allowing rapid creation of effective data center with relation to use of energy and space and reliable operation in running conditions, including modified data center.
- Data center cooling system (patent application of Republic of Korea 10-2009- 0065125 dated 22.06.2009, ⁇ H05K7/20, G06F1/20) is currently in use. It contains racks with the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment and air-duct systems providing the above hardware cooling.
- Modular data center (Modular Computing Environments) USA Patent jVs7738251 dated 15.06.2010, on ⁇ H05K 7/20, B60F 1/00, G06F 15/16, F25D 23/12, F28F 7/00, G06F 13/00 is currently in use.
- It comprises the containers with the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and underfloor heat exchanger representing the cooling fluid pipe system (water or cooling medium), and the warm air passes through the pipes from the hot corridor and returns to the cold corridor having fans; the container heat exchanger pipelines transfer the cooling fluid to the central cooler; the containers are connected to the following installations: power supply system, process air conditioning system, fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, and auxiliaries cable and network equipment over the multiplexer to the communication system.
- the containers are connected to the following installations: power supply system, process air conditioning system, fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, and auxiliaries cable and network equipment over the multiplexer to the communication system.
- the closest analogue to the proposed machinery is the Mobile Data Center (RF Patent to the useful model JN°78384 dated 20.1 1.2008, ⁇ H04B7/26, G06F17/00), comprising: container with integrated server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, power supply system, forced-air cooling system, alarm and access control system, gas fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, cable and network equipment.
- Container is equipped with the baffle separating the cold and hot air streams; in this case the cold air stream is arranged passing through the hardware.
- the closest analogue to the proposed method is the modular data center operation method described in the USA Patent M7738251, dated 15.06.2010, on ⁇ H05K 7/20, B60F 1/00, G06F 15/16, F25D 23/12, F28F 7/00, G06F 13/00, representing the modules manufactured in such a way to arrange the air separation and transfer along the hot and cold corridors, and owing to the fan operation the air penetrates the hot corridor following the server/data storage system/telecommunications system equipment cooling, and the cold corridor following the above air cooling in the system connected with the central cooler; switching of mechanical, informational, electrical parts of data center; operation of servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment.
- Summary Data center development tendency is to increase the output of hardware integrated into the data center and to upgrade systems operating with the target values of reliability, economic and energy effectiveness.
- Increase in the computing power and hardware energy efficiency during updating i.e. replacement of obsolete hardware by the new one
- the cooling system update may in its turn result in necessity of replacing of cooling system by the updated one, which will correspond to the consumed power of hardware operating in the data center.
- Event of data center element number decreasing and power rescheduling may occur when accomplishing the routine maintenance and scheduled operations or during replacement of hardware depleted its resource of, for instance, time between failures.
- the purpose of invention is to increase the economic and energy effectiveness, reliable operation and system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center.
- the term "container” means the fully completed data center.
- the elements denoted with the term "cell” as the completed elements incorporated into the data center module, moreover the block of integer structurally connected cells both with different and equal functional area will constitute the module.
- the Modular Data Center incorporates at least one server cell with the installed server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, at least, one tambour cell, power supply system, forced-air cooling system, alarm and access control system, fire- fighting system, automated supervisory control system, cable and network equipment;
- the server cell is equipped with the baffle separating the streams of cold and hot air, with the cold air stream passing through the hardware, herewith the server cell is implemented in the form of isolated section with the possibility of connection to the analogue server cell, server air-duct cell, corridor cell, corridor air-duct cell, cooling cell, tambour cell, dynamic uninterrupted power supply (UPS) cell, factory- assembled switch-gear cell and household cell, and integrated into the server cell arrangement/supplying module coincidental with another module and with the other server cell arrangement/supplying modules and possibility of at least electrical connection to the electric generator module;
- the server cell also comprises: brackets and holes to fix and install the racks; the racks are completed with the plugs to separate the cold and hot air zones in the
- fire valves, general and emergency lighting with amperemeters and voltmeters having electrical parameter control system firmware, fiber-optic system to connect racks and hardware to the communication systems, access monitoring/control system, forced hot air evacuation system, supplementary cooling system, transitions to access to the adjacent cells, cable power & data channels connecting adjacent cells, uninterrupted power supply system, dir ect cooling fluid system;
- the c ooling cell comprises the heat exchanger with possibility of external air intake, cooling of hot air circulating within the data center module, and purging of heated air to the external environment, and also being sufficient minimum to provide venting during the exchange of external air and the air circulating within the modular data center;
- the server cell arrangement/supplying module comprises: at least one access to the module cells, at least one transition, at least one corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of
- Data center system cooling power is greater than or equal to the heat developed by all the equipment operating with full power, and by the data center operating in the full environmental temperature range.
- the factory manufactured modules are arranged with spatial configuration capability, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other, and arrangement of cooled air passage from the cooling cells through the cold corridors to the server cells % heated air cells, from server cells through the hot corridors to the cooling cells;
- the modules are configured and electrically/mechanically/informational interconnected;
- the data center is connected at least to one power supply source and one link;
- the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment are configured removing the plugs, and while removing the hardware from the data center, it is replaced by the plug, electrically connected at least to one electric generator module;
- the servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment are enabled;
- the cooled air passage is arranged from the cooling cells to the server cells;
- the temperature and humidity values are determined in the data center module cells;
- the ambient air temperature value is determined, and compared with the temperature of air circulating within the data center in the hot corridor at the environmental temperature less than, at least, by the value of temperature necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses
- Figure 1 demonstrates the modular data center chart
- Figure 2 demonstrates the modular data center chart with the changed data center configuration
- Figure 3 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the in-line configuration of server cells
- Figure 4 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the on-line and vertical server cell configuration
- Figure 5 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the vertical server cell configuration
- Figure 6 demonstrates the spatial data center diagram
- Figure 7 demonstrates the spatial server cell arrangement/supplying module diagram
- Figure 8 demonstrates the spatial cooling cell diagram
- Figure 9 demonstrates the spatial server cell diagram.
- Modular data center 1 comprises: server modules 2-5, connected to the external power supply system 6, external communication & data transfer system 7, and the backup power supply modules 8-11.
- Server modules 2-5 could be interconnected with use of mechanical 12, electrical 13 and informational 14 connections.
- Server modules 2-5 could be connected at least to one of backup power supply modules 8-1 1 with use of electrical 15, informational 16 connections.
- Server cell (17-20) is performed in the form of isolated section; the server air- duct cell, corridor cell, corridor air-duct cell, cooling cell (21, 22), tambour cell, dynamic uninterrupted power supply source cell, factory-assembled switch-gear cell and household cell are integrated into the server cell arrangement/supplying module (2-5).
- Server cell (17-20) also comprises: brackets and holes to fix and install the racks, the racks are completed with the plugs to separate the cold and hot air zones in the direction of "front-back” or “back-front” in the servers 23, data storage systems 23, telecommunications system equipment 23, and units providing cold air 24 passage through the refrigerated hardware in the direction “bottom-upwards” or “top to bottom", while arranging such cooling directions in the servers 23, data storage systems 23, telecommunications system equipment 23.
- Cooling cell (21, 22) contains the heat exchanger 25 with possibility of external air 26 intake, cooling of hot air 27 circulating within the data center module, and purging of heated air 28 into the external environment.
- the cold air 24 is separated from the hot air 27 with help of baffles 29.
- Server cell arrangement/supplying module 2-5 comprises: access to the module cells, transition, corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system 30, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, transition to get to another module.
- Power generator module 8-11 comprises: diesel engine, diesel engine cooling system, electric generator, air chamber equipped with the electrically-operated fans, tower-cooler, power panel, fuel tank, air filter, expansion tank, doors.
- Access control/monitoring systems of modules 2-5 and 8-11 are united into the integrated access control/monitoring system.
- Module fire-alarm systems 2-5 are united into the integrated fire-alarm system.
- Modular data center structural elements could be manufactured and connected to each other by the well-known methods.
- Modular data center 1 are operated as follows:
- Server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5 and electric generator modules 8-11 are produced on the specialized enterprise.
- the server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5 could be arranged in spatial configuration, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other.
- Modules 2-5 are connected to the single power supply source 6 and to the single communications link 7.
- the electric generator modules 8-1 1 are electrically and informational connected to the server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5.
- Servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment 23 are configured with removal of plugs, and when removing the hardware 23 from the data center 1, it is replaced by the plug. Servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment 23 are enabled.
- the temperature and humidity values are determined in the cells 17-20 of modules 2-5 of data center 1 ; the ambient air temperature value is determined, and compared with the temperature of air circulating within the data center 1 in the hot corridor at the environmental temperature less than, for instance, by 3°C; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger 25; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center 1 ; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger 25 outside.
- the supplement cooling system is enabled; during its operation the air is cooled, this air circulates within the data center 1.
- the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger 25; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center 1 ; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger 25 outside, and the supplement cooling system is enabled and cools the air circulating within the data center 1 during the time intervals allowing to remove heat in the required volume from the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment 23.
- Cooled air streams 24 are redistributed; the power supply resources for cells 17-20 and modules 2-5 are redistributed and controlled.
- the fire detector responding the cell or module space, where the fire detector has responded, is isolated, the cell or module hardware 23, where the fire detector has responded, is shutdown; the fire- fighting system 30 is activated, keep up to the fire or smoke stopping, and the cells and modules, in which the fire-fighting system has been applied, are ventilated with use of extract-and-input ventilation system.
- the uninterruptible power supply unit is used, until the power supply system of entire data center, or server cell arrangement/supplying module, or a cell, or one of systems of data center 1, or electric generator module 8-1 1 are activated.
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Abstract
Invention is related to the computer science, particularly, to the modular computing centers and may be used in case of data center power increasing/decreasing, power rescheduling between the available data centers, during hardware replacement, and routine maintenance of modular data center elements and systems. The invention technical results are as follows: - increasing of system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, allowing effective data center system resource leveling; - increasing of data center system operation reliability differentiation level; - increasing of system unification for integration into the other parts of data center resulting in reducing of installation and commissioning time as a part of data center. Modular Data Center incorporates the electric generator modules and server cell arrangement/supplying modules implemented with the possible configuration with the other modules. Modules are composed of the unified cooling/corridor/tambour/server cells; within the server cells the servers, data storage systems, and telecommunications system equipment are located and operated. The technique is as follows: the factory manufactured modules are implemented with the spatial configuration capability, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other, and arrangement of cooled air passage from the cooling cells through the cold corridors to the server cells % heated air cells, from the server cells through the hot corridors to the cooling cells; the modules are configured and electrically/mechanically/informational interconnected; the data center is connected and the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment are enabled.
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Modular Data Center and its Operation Method
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Field of the Invention
Invention is related to the computer science particularly to the modular computing centers and may be used in case of data center power increasing/decreasing, power rescheduling between the available data centers, during hardware replacement, and routine maintenance of modular data center elements and systems.
Modular data center represents the factory manufactured module complex, allowing rapid creation of effective data center with relation to use of energy and space and reliable operation in running conditions, including modified data center.
Background
Data center cooling system (patent application of Republic of Korea 10-2009- 0065125 dated 22.06.2009, ΜΠΚ H05K7/20, G06F1/20) is currently in use. It contains racks with the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment and air-duct systems providing the above hardware cooling.
Disadvantage of such technical solution may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
Project Blackbox modular data center (http://ru.sun.com/products/servers/s20/) of Sun company is currently in use. It comprises the container with the tambour, in which the following installations are located: power supply system with UPSs, water cooling closed loop, alarm and access control system, gas fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, auxiliaries cable and network equipment, server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and cableways.
Disadvantages of such technical solution may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the
general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
- underunification of system for integration with the other parts of data center resulting in low installation and low commissioning as a part of data center.
Mobile data center of CHERUS company
(http://www.cherus.rU/files//Mobile_COD_l .pdi) is currently in use. It comprises the container with the tambour, in which the following installations are located: power supply system with UPSs, process air conditioning system, alarm and access control system, gas fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, auxiliaries cable and network equipment, server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and cable ways.
Disadvantages of this technical solution may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
- underunification of system for integration with the other parts of data center resulting in low installation and low commissioning as a part of data center.
Modular data center (Modular Computing Environments) USA Patent jVs7738251 dated 15.06.2010, on ΜΠΚ H05K 7/20, B60F 1/00, G06F 15/16, F25D 23/12, F28F 7/00, G06F 13/00 is currently in use. It comprises the containers with the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and underfloor heat exchanger representing the cooling fluid pipe system (water or cooling medium), and the warm air passes through the pipes from the hot corridor and returns to the cold corridor having fans; the container heat exchanger pipelines transfer the cooling fluid to the central cooler; the containers are connected to the following installations: power supply system, process air conditioning system, fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, and auxiliaries cable and network equipment over the multiplexer to the communication system.
Disadvantages of the above technical solution may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the
general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
- underunification of system for integration with the other parts of data center resulting in low installation and low commissioning as a part of data center.
The closest analogue to the proposed machinery is the Mobile Data Center (RF Patent to the useful model JN°78384 dated 20.1 1.2008, ΜΠΚ H04B7/26, G06F17/00), comprising: container with integrated server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, power supply system, forced-air cooling system, alarm and access control system, gas fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, cable and network equipment. Container is equipped with the baffle separating the cold and hot air streams; in this case the cold air stream is arranged passing through the hardware.
The closest analogue to the proposed method is the modular data center operation method described in the USA Patent M7738251, dated 15.06.2010, on ΜΠΚ H05K 7/20, B60F 1/00, G06F 15/16, F25D 23/12, F28F 7/00, G06F 13/00, representing the modules manufactured in such a way to arrange the air separation and transfer along the hot and cold corridors, and owing to the fan operation the air penetrates the hot corridor following the server/data storage system/telecommunications system equipment cooling, and the cold corridor following the above air cooling in the system connected with the central cooler; switching of mechanical, informational, electrical parts of data center; operation of servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment.
Disadvantages of the closest analogue of the machinery may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
- underunification of system for integration with the other parts of data center resulting in low installation and low commissioning as a part of data center.
Disadvantages of the closest analogue method may be as follows:
- modest system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, e.g. during hardware modification, wear or running time guaranteed before the
general maintenance, which does not allow effective data center system resource leveling.
Summary Data center development tendency is to increase the output of hardware integrated into the data center and to upgrade systems operating with the target values of reliability, economic and energy effectiveness. Increase in the computing power and hardware energy efficiency during updating (i.e. replacement of obsolete hardware by the new one) may cause in most cases the underpower and in rare events the excessive power of, for instance, cooling systems. At the same time, the cooling system update may in its turn result in necessity of replacing of cooling system by the updated one, which will correspond to the consumed power of hardware operating in the data center. Event of data center element number decreasing and power rescheduling may occur when accomplishing the routine maintenance and scheduled operations or during replacement of hardware depleted its resource of, for instance, time between failures.
The purpose of invention is to increase the economic and energy effectiveness, reliable operation and system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center.
The invention technical results are as follows:
- increasing of system flexibility in running conditions, including modified data center, allowing effective data center system resource leveling;
- increasing of data center system operation reliability differentiation level;
- increasing of system unification for integration into the other parts of data center resulting in reducing of installation and commissioning time as a part of data center.
For the closest analogue of machinery the term "container" means the fully completed data center. To increase the data center system flexibility and to obtain the said technical results it is reasonable to use the elements denoted with the term "cell" as the completed elements incorporated into the data center module, moreover the block of integer structurally connected cells both with different and equal functional area will constitute the module.
Technical results are obtained due to that fact, that the Modular Data Center incorporates at least one server cell with the installed server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, at least, one tambour cell, power supply system, forced-air cooling system, alarm and access control system, fire- fighting system, automated supervisory control system, cable and network equipment; the server cell is equipped with the baffle separating the streams of cold and hot air, with the cold air stream passing through the hardware, herewith the server cell is implemented in the form of isolated section with the possibility of connection to the analogue server cell, server air-duct cell, corridor cell, corridor air-duct cell, cooling cell, tambour cell, dynamic uninterrupted power supply (UPS) cell, factory- assembled switch-gear cell and household cell, and integrated into the server cell arrangement/supplying module coincidental with another module and with the other server cell arrangement/supplying modules and possibility of at least electrical connection to the electric generator module; the server cell also comprises: brackets and holes to fix and install the racks; the racks are completed with the plugs to separate the cold and hot air zones in the direction of "front-back" or "back-front" in the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and units providing cold air passage through the refrigerated hardware in the direction "bottom- upwards" or "top to bottom", during arranging such cooling directions in the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment; the temperature detectors and humidity detectors having the server cell environmental parameter control system firmware, smoke detectors and/or gas-analyzers having fire-alarm system firmware, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, independent fire-fighting system, at least one power supply/distribution system to feed racks, servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment with amperemeters and voltmeters having electrical parameter control system firmware, at least one power supply/distribution system to feed internal loads, e.g. fire valves, general and emergency lighting with amperemeters and voltmeters having electrical parameter control system firmware, fiber-optic system to connect racks and hardware to the communication systems, access monitoring/control system, forced hot air evacuation system, supplementary cooling system, transitions to access to the adjacent cells, cable power & data channels connecting adjacent cells, uninterrupted power supply system, dir ect cooling fluid system; the c ooling cell
comprises the heat exchanger with possibility of external air intake, cooling of hot air circulating within the data center module, and purging of heated air to the external environment, and also being sufficient minimum to provide venting during the exchange of external air and the air circulating within the modular data center; the server cell arrangement/supplying module comprises: at least one access to the module cells, at least one transition, at least one corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, at least one transition to get to another module; the server cell arrangement/supplying module comprises: at least one access to the module cells, at least one transition, at least one corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, at least one transition to get to another module; the power generator module comprises: diesel engine, diesel engine cooling system, electric generator, air chamber equipped with the electrically-operated fans, tower-cooler, power panel, fuel tank, air filter, expansion tank, at least one door; the module access control/monitoring/ systems are united into the integrated access control/monitoring system; the module fire-alarm systems are united into the integrated fire-alarm system.
Data center system cooling power is greater than or equal to the heat developed by all the equipment operating with full power, and by the data center operating in the full environmental temperature range.
Technical results are obtained due to the data center operation technique, where the factory manufactured modules are arranged with spatial configuration capability, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other, and arrangement of cooled air passage from the cooling cells through the cold corridors to the server cells % heated air cells, from server cells through the hot corridors to the cooling cells; the modules are configured and electrically/mechanically/informational interconnected; the data center is connected at least to one power supply source and one link; the servers, data
storage systems, telecommunications system equipment are configured removing the plugs, and while removing the hardware from the data center, it is replaced by the plug, electrically connected at least to one electric generator module; the servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment are enabled; the cooled air passage is arranged from the cooling cells to the server cells; the temperature and humidity values are determined in the data center module cells; the ambient air temperature value is determined, and compared with the temperature of air circulating within the data center in the hot corridor at the environmental temperature less than, at least, by the value of temperature necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger outside at the environmental temperature more than, at least, by the value of temperature necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the supplement cooling system is enabled, during its operation the air is cooled, the air circulates within the data center at the environmental temperature in the temperature range necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger outside, and the supplement cooling system is enabled and cools the air circulating within the data center during the time intervals allowing to remove heat in the required volume from the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment; the cooled air streams are redistributed; the cell/module power supply resources are redistributed and controlled; when the fire detector responding, the cell or module space is isolated, the cell or module hardware, where the fire detector has responded, is shutdown; the fire-fighting system is activated, keep up to the fire or smoke stopping, and the cells and modules, in which the fire-fighting system has been applied, are ventilated with use of extract-and-input ventilation system; in case of undercapacity or problem of electrical energy quality the uninterruptible power supply unit is used, until the power supply system of entire data center, or at least one server cell arrangement/supplying module, or at least one cell, or one of the data
center systems, or at least one electric generator module are activated; when needed, the configuration of servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment or the other data center systems may be changed; the personnel access to the modules, cells and other facilities of data center should be organized; the modified data center elements are to be disactivated, removed or replaced by the other ones.
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Feasibility of the invention is illustrated by the drawings, where Figure 1 demonstrates the modular data center chart, Figure 2 demonstrates the modular data center chart with the changed data center configuration, Figure 3 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the in-line configuration of server cells, Figure 4 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the on-line and vertical server cell configuration, Figure 5 shows the diagram of air passage within the server cell arrangement/supplying module with the vertical server cell configuration, Figure 6 demonstrates the spatial data center diagram, Figure 7 demonstrates the spatial server cell arrangement/supplying module diagram, Figure 8 demonstrates the spatial cooling cell diagram, Figure 9 demonstrates the spatial server cell diagram. Particulars Confirmed the Invention Feasibility
Modular data center 1 comprises: server modules 2-5, connected to the external power supply system 6, external communication & data transfer system 7, and the backup power supply modules 8-11. Server modules 2-5 could be interconnected with use of mechanical 12, electrical 13 and informational 14 connections. Server modules 2-5 could be connected at least to one of backup power supply modules 8-1 1 with use of electrical 15, informational 16 connections.
Server cell (17-20) is performed in the form of isolated section; the server air- duct cell, corridor cell, corridor air-duct cell, cooling cell (21, 22), tambour cell, dynamic uninterrupted power supply source cell, factory-assembled switch-gear cell and household cell are integrated into the server cell arrangement/supplying module (2-5).
Server cell (17-20) also comprises: brackets and holes to fix and install the racks, the racks are completed with the plugs to separate the cold and hot air zones in the direction of "front-back" or "back-front" in the servers 23, data storage systems 23, telecommunications system equipment 23, and units providing cold air 24 passage through the refrigerated hardware in the direction "bottom-upwards" or "top to bottom", while arranging such cooling directions in the servers 23, data storage systems 23, telecommunications system equipment 23.
Cooling cell (21, 22) contains the heat exchanger 25 with possibility of external air 26 intake, cooling of hot air 27 circulating within the data center module, and purging of heated air 28 into the external environment.
Within the server cell (17-20) the cold air 24 is separated from the hot air 27 with help of baffles 29.
Server cell arrangement/supplying module 2-5 comprises: access to the module cells, transition, corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system 30, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, transition to get to another module.
Power generator module 8-11 comprises: diesel engine, diesel engine cooling system, electric generator, air chamber equipped with the electrically-operated fans, tower-cooler, power panel, fuel tank, air filter, expansion tank, doors.
Access control/monitoring systems of modules 2-5 and 8-11 are united into the integrated access control/monitoring system.
Module fire-alarm systems 2-5 are united into the integrated fire-alarm system.
Modular data center structural elements could be manufactured and connected to each other by the well-known methods.
Modular data center 1 are operated as follows:
Server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5 and electric generator modules 8-11 are produced on the specialized enterprise.
During installation into the data center 1 the server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5 could be arranged in spatial configuration, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other. Modules 2-5 (either separately or the pointed one) are
connected to the single power supply source 6 and to the single communications link 7.
In part of the module control & management system, the electric generator modules 8-1 1 are electrically and informational connected to the server cell arrangement/supplying modules 2-5.
They arrange the cooled air 24 passage from the cooling cells 21, 22 through the cold corridors to the server cells 17-20 and the heated air 27 passage from the server cells 17-20 through the hot corridors to the cooling cells 21, 22.
Servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment 23 are configured with removal of plugs, and when removing the hardware 23 from the data center 1, it is replaced by the plug. Servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment 23 are enabled. During cooling system operation the temperature and humidity values are determined in the cells 17-20 of modules 2-5 of data center 1 ; the ambient air temperature value is determined, and compared with the temperature of air circulating within the data center 1 in the hot corridor at the environmental temperature less than, for instance, by 3°C; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger 25; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center 1 ; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger 25 outside. At the environmental temperature more than, for instance, by 2°C the supplement cooling system is enabled; during its operation the air is cooled, this air circulates within the data center 1. At the environmental temperature, which is within the temperature range necessary for heat removal, for instance, at the temperature range of 2-3 °C, the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger 25; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center 1 ; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger 25 outside, and the supplement cooling system is enabled and cools the air circulating within the data center 1 during the time intervals allowing to remove heat in the required volume from the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment 23. Cooled air streams 24 are redistributed; the power supply resources for cells 17-20 and modules 2-5 are redistributed and controlled. When the fire detector responding, the cell or module space, where the fire detector has responded, is isolated, the cell or module hardware 23, where the fire detector has responded, is shutdown; the fire-
fighting system 30 is activated, keep up to the fire or smoke stopping, and the cells and modules, in which the fire-fighting system has been applied, are ventilated with use of extract-and-input ventilation system. In case of undercapacity or problem of electrical energy quality the uninterruptible power supply unit is used, until the power supply system of entire data center, or server cell arrangement/supplying module, or a cell, or one of systems of data center 1, or electric generator module 8-1 1 are activated. When needed, the configuration of servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment 23 or the other systems of data center 1 are to be changed; the personnel access to the modules, cells and other facilities of data center 1 should be organized; the modified data center elements are to be disactivated, removed or replaced by the other ones.
Thus, the following parameters are improved:
- flexibility of systems in running conditions, including modified data center, which allows effective data center system resource leveling;
- data center system performance reliability differentiation level;
- system unification for integration with the other parts of data center resulting in reducing of installation and commissioning time as a part of data center.
Claims
Claims 1. Modular Data Center incorporates at least one server cell with the installed server racks, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, at least, one tambour cell, power supply system, forced-air cooling system, alarm and access control system, fire-fighting system, automated supervisory control system, cable and network equipment; the server cell is equipped with the baffle separating the streams of cold and hot air, with the cold air stream passing through the hardware, and differs by its server cell implemented in the form of isolated section with the possibility of connection to the analogue server cell, server air-duct cell, corridor cell, corridor air- duct cell, cooling cell, tambour cell, dynamic uninterrupted power supply (UPS) cell, factory-assembled switch-gear cell and household cell, and integrated into the server cell arrangement/supplying module coincidental with another module and with the other server cell arrangement/supplying modules and possibility of at least electrical connection to the electric generator module; the server cell also comprises: brackets and holes to fix and install the racks; the racks are completed with the plugs to separate the cold and hot air zones in the direction of "front-back" or "back-front" in the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment, and units providing cold air passage through the refrigerated hardware in the direction "bottom- upwards" or "top to bottom", during arranging such cooling directions in the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment; the temperature detectors and humidity detectors having the server cell environmental parameter control system firmware, smoke detectors and/or gas-analyzers having fire-alarm system firmware, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, independent fire-fighting system, at least one power supply/distribution system to feed racks, servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment with amperemeters and voltmeters having electrical parameter control system firmware, at least one power supply/distribution system to feed internal loads, e.g. fire valves, general and emergency lighting with amperemeters and voltmeters having electrical parameter control system firmware, fiber-optic system to connect racks and hardware to the communication systems, access monitoring/control system, forced hot air evacuation system, supplementary cooling system, transitions to access to the adjacent cells, cable power & data channels connecting adjacent cells, uninterrupted power supply system, direct cooling fluid system; the cooling cell comprises the heat exchanger with possibility of external air intake, cooling of hot air circulating within the data center module, and purging of heated air to the external environment, and also being sufficient minimum to provide venting during the exchange of external air and the air circulating within the modular data center; the server cell arrangement/supplying module comprises: at least one access to the module cells, at least one transition, at least one corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, at least one transition to get to another module; the server cell arrangement/supplying module comprises: at least one access to the module cells, at least one transition, at least one corridor, power supply system with the set-up power quality parameters, parameter monitoring system firmware to control the cells, access to the module cells, transitions and corridors, fire-alarm system, fire-fighting system, shutters and/or baffles to isolate the cell volume in case of fire development, lighting system, access control/monitoring system, at least one transition to get to another module; the power generator module comprises: diesel engine, diesel engine cooling system, electric generator, air chamber equipped with the electrically-operated fans, tower-cooler, power panel, fuel tank, air filter, expansion tank, at least one door; the module access control/monitoring/ systems are united into the integrated access control/monitoring system; the module fire-alarm systems are united into the integrated fire-alarm system.
2. Modular Data Center (p.p. 1) differs by its Data center system cooling power greater than or equal to the heat developed by all the equipment operating with full power, and by the data center operating within the full environmental temperature range.
3. Data center (p.p. 1) operational method is as follows: the factory manufactured modules are arranged with the spatial configuration capability, both horizontal and vertical, relative to each other, and arrangement of cooled air passage from the cooling cells through the cold corridors to the server cells % heated air cells, from server cells through the hot corridors to the cooling cells; the modules are configured and electrically/mechanically/informational interconnected; the data center is connected at least to one power supply source and one link; the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment are configured removing the plugs, and while removing the hardware from the data center, it is replaced by the plug, electrically connected at least to one electric generator module; the servers, data storage systems and telecommunications system equipment are enabled; the cooled air passage is arranged from the cooling cells to the server cells; the temperature and humidity values are determined in the data center module cells; the ambient air temperature value is determined, and compared with the temperature of air circulating within the data center in the hot corridor at the environmental temperature less than, at least, by the value of temperature necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger outside at the environmental temperature more than, at least, by the value of temperature necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the supplement cooling system is enabled, during its operation the air is cooled, the air circulates within the data center at the environmental temperature in the temperature range necessary for heat removal taking into account the losses and efficiency of the heat removal system; the air is intaken from the ambient; the ambient air is filtered; the ambient air is moved to the heat exchanger; the ambient air is heated cooling the air circulating within the data center; the ambient air is removed from the heat exchanger outside, and the supplement cooling system is enabled and cools the air circulating within the data center during the time intervals allowing to remove heat in the required volume from the servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment; the cooled air streams are redistributed; the cell/module power supply resources are redistributed and controlled; when the fire detector responding, the cell or module space is isolated, the cell or module hardware, where the fire detector has responded, is shutdown; the fire-fighting system is activated, keep up to the fire or smoke stopping, and the cells and modules, in which the fire-fighting system has been applied, are ventilated with use of extract-and-input ventilation system; in case of undercapacity or problem of electrical energy quality the uninterruptible power supply unit is used, until the power supply system of entire data center, or at least one server cell arrangement/supplying module, or at least one cell, or one of the data center systems, or at least one electric generator module are activated; when needed, the configuration of servers, data storage systems, telecommunications system equipment or the other data center systems may be changed; the personnel access to the modules, cells and other facilities of data center should be organized; the modified data center elements are to be disactivated, removed or replaced by the other ones.
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