IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0942775
(2007-11-20)
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등록번호 |
US-7667965
(2010-04-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- International Business Machines Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
Monteleone, Esq., Geraldine
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
21 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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An acoustically absorptive panel is provided configured to reside above multiple electronics racks disposed in a row within a data center. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to extend a height above the multiple electronics racks sufficient to at least partially block hot air recirculat
An acoustically absorptive panel is provided configured to reside above multiple electronics racks disposed in a row within a data center. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to extend a height above the multiple electronics racks sufficient to at least partially block hot air recirculation from one or more air outlet sides of the multiple electronics racks to one or more air inlet sides of the electronics racks. The acoustically absorptive panel includes an acoustically absorptive material selected to attenuate noise, and in one embodiment, includes printed material on at least one side thereof related to one or more of the multiple electronics racks.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: an acoustically absorptive barrier panel residing above multiple electronics racks, wherein room air moves through each electronics rack of the at least one electronics rack from an air inlet side to an air outlet side thereof, the air inlet side and
What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: an acoustically absorptive barrier panel residing above multiple electronics racks, wherein room air moves through each electronics rack of the at least one electronics rack from an air inlet side to an air outlet side thereof, the air inlet side and the air outlet side of each electronics rack being opposing sides of the electronics rack, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends a height above the electronics racks and a width across the electronics racks sufficient to block hot air exiting into the room from the outlet side of the electronics racks from recirculating across a top of the electronics racks to the air inlet side of the electronics racks, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple layers, the multiple layers comprising an acoustically absorptive core material selected to attenuate noise emanating, in part, from the electronics racks; and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections, each acoustically absorptive barrier panel section being sized to reside above a respective electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein each of the barrier panel sections further comprise multiple connectors connecting the multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections together to form the acoustically absorptive barrier panel disposed above the multiple electronics racks. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel includes printed material on at least one side thereof, the printed material being related to at least one of the electronics racks, and wherein the multiple layers further comprise a fabric covering the acoustically absorptive core material, the fabric being an acoustically transparent fabric. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the acoustically absorptive core material comprises one of fiberglass or polyurethane foam. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the acoustically absorptive core material has a thickness greater than a thickness of the fabric covering the acoustically absorptive core material. 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends across multiple electronics racks in a row of a data center, and the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises a length extending past a first end and a second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row to facilitate blocking of hot air recirculation at the first end and the second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends at least partially down a first side of a first electronics rack at the first end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row and extends at least partially down a second side of a second electronics rack at the second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row to facilitate blocking of hot air recirculation at the first end and second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the acoustically absorptive core material is covered on a first side and a second side by an acoustically transparent fabric. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising multiple L-shaped brackets affixed to the acoustically absorptive barrier panel for supporting the acoustically absorptive barrier panel in a fixed, standing position on an upper surface of the at least one electronics rack, wherein each L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets comprises a first bracket arm and a second bracket arm fixed perpendicular to each other, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends in perpendicular fixed relation to the upper surface of the at least one electronics rack, and wherein at least one L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a first side of the acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper surface of the at least one electronics rack, and at least one other L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a second side of the acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper-surface of the at least one electronics rack. 9. An apparatus comprising: an acoustically absorptive barrier panel residing above multiple electronics racks disposed in a row, wherein room air moves through each electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks from an air inlet side to an air outlet side thereof, the air inlet side and the air outlet side of each electronics rack being opposing sides of the electronics rack, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends a height above the multiple electronics racks and a width across the multiple electronics racks sufficient to block hot air exiting into the room from one or more air outlet sides of the multiple electronics racks from recirculating across a top of the multiple electronics racks to one or more air inlet sides of the multiple electronics racks; and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple layers, the multiple layers comprising an acoustically absorptive core material selected to attenuate noise emanating, in part, from the multiple electronics racks, and includes printed material on at least one side thereof, the printed material being related to one or more of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein the printed material comprises a length which extends over at least two electronics racks of the multiple electronics racks; and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections, each acoustically absorptive barrier panel section being sized to reside above a respective electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein each of the barrier panel sections further comprise multiple connectors connecting the multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections together to form the acoustically absorptive barrier panel disposed above the multiple electronics racks. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the printed material comprises an advertisement for a manufacturer of one or more of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises a length at least equal to a length of the row of multiple electronics racks, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel is configured to free-stand without support on top of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row and extend vertically from upper surfaces thereof. 11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the multiple layers further comprise a fabric covering the acoustically absorptive core material, the fabric being an acoustically transparent fabric, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises one of fiberglass or polyurethane foam. 12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple acoustically absorptive panel sections, each acoustically absorptive panel section being configured to reside above a respective electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row, and wherein the apparatus further comprises multiple connectors for securing adjacent acoustically absorptive panel sections together to form the acoustically absorptive barrier panel. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising multiple L-shaped brackets affixed to each acoustically absorptive barrier panel section for supporting the acoustically absorptive barrier panel section in a fixed, standing position on an upper surface of the respective electronics rack, wherein each L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets comprises a first bracket arm and a second bracket arm fixed perpendicular to each other, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends in perpendicular fixed relation to upper surfaces of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein at least one L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a first side of the acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper surface of at least one electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks, and at least one other L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a second side of the acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper surface of at least one electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks. 14. A data center comprising: multiple electronics racks disposed in a row, each electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks comprising at least one electronics subsystem requiring cooling, and at least one air-moving device, the at least one air-moving device causing external air to flow from an air inlet side of the electronics rack, across the at least one electronics subsystem to an air outlet side of the electronics rack, the air inlet side and the air outlet side of each electronics rack being opposing sides of the electronics rack; and at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel disposed above the multiple electronics racks, wherein the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends a height above the multiple electronics racks and a width across the multiple electronics racks sufficient to block hot air exiting from one or more air outlet sides of the multiple electronics racks from recirculating across the tops of the multiple electronics racks to one or more air inlet sides of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple layers, the multiple layers comprising an acoustically absorptive core material selected to attenuate noise emanating, in part, from the multiple electronics racks; and wherein the acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections, each acoustically absorptive barrier panel section being sized to reside above a respective electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein each of the barrier panel sections further comprise multiple connectors connecting the multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections together to form the acoustically absorptive barrier panel disposed above the multiple electronics racks. 15. The data center of claim 14, wherein the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel includes printed material on at least one side thereof, the printed material being related to one or more electronics racks of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein the multiple layers further comprise a fabric covering the acoustically absorptive core material, the fabric being an acoustically transparent fabric. 16. The data center of claim 15, wherein the printed material comprises an advertisement for a manufacturer of one or more of the multiple electronics racks, and the printed material comprises a length which extends over at least two electronics racks of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein the acoustically absorptive core material comprises one of fiberglass or polyurethane foam. 17. The data center of claim 14, wherein the acoustically absorptive core material is covered on a first side and a second side by an acoustically transparent fabric. 18. The data center of claim 14, wherein the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel comprises a length which extends past a first end and a second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row to facilitate blocking of hot air recirculation at the first end and the second end of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row. 19. The data center of claim 14, further comprising multiple L-shaped brackets affixed to the multiple acoustically absorptive barrier panel sections for supporting the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel in a fixed, standing position on top of upper surfaces of the multiple electronics racks disposed in the row, wherein each L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets comprises a first bracket arm and a second bracket arm fixed perpendicular to each other, and wherein the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel extends in perpendicular fixed relation to the upper surfaces of the multiple electronics racks, and wherein at least one L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a first side of the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper surface of at least one electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks, and at least one other L-shaped bracket of the multiple L-shaped brackets couples a second side of the at least one acoustically absorptive barrier panel to the upper surface of at least one electronics rack of the multiple electronics racks.
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