A number of structural modules are configured to be secured together and to be secured to a foundation. Each of the structural modules is without one or more sidewalls, such that when the structural modules are secured together they form a building structure that encloses an open region which contin
A number of structural modules are configured to be secured together and to be secured to a foundation. Each of the structural modules is without one or more sidewalls, such that when the structural modules are secured together they form a building structure that encloses an open region which continuously extends through interiors of the structural modules. Each of the number of structural modules is structurally formed to be independently transported. A power module is configured to be secured to one of the structural modules and to the foundation. The power module is defined as an enclosed structure and is structurally formed to be independently transported. The power module is equipped with electrical components for supplying and distributing electrical power to a pre-defined layout of data equipment to be deployed within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules.
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1. A modular data center, comprising: a foundation;a number of structural modules configured to be secured together and to be secured to the foundation, wherein each of the number of structural modules is without one or more sidewalls, such that the number of structural modules secured together form
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A modular data center, comprising: a foundation;a number of structural modules configured to be secured together and to be secured to the foundation, wherein each of the number of structural modules is without one or more sidewalls, such that the number of structural modules secured together forms a building structure that encloses an open region, wherein the open region continuously extends through interiors of the number of structural modules, wherein each of the number of structural modules is structurally formed to be independently transported;data equipment deployed within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules;a power module configured to be secured to one of the number of structural modules and to be secured to the foundation, wherein the power module is defined as an enclosed structure and is structurally formed to be independently transported, wherein the power module is equipped with electrical components for supplying and distributing electrical power to the data equipment deployed within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules. 2. The modular data center as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the number of structural modules is defined to include a roof and at least two opposing sidewalls. 3. The modular data center as recited in claim 2, wherein the number of structural modules includes one or more interior modules each defined to include a roof and two opposing sidewalls, wherein the number of structural modules includes two end modules each defined to include a roof, two opposing sidewalls, and a third sidewall extending between the two opposing sidewalls, andwherein the one or more interior modules are disposed in a side-to-side manner between the two end modules, such that the two opposing sidewalls of each of the number of structural modules are aligned on respective sides of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules. 4. The modular data center as recited in claim 1, wherein an open side region of each of the number of structural modules that is without a corresponding sidewall includes one or more structural members to support the roof of the structural module at the open side region. 5. The modular data center as recited in claim 1, wherein the data equipment is deployed within an even number of parallel data equipment rows, wherein a respective region between each successive pair of data equipment rows defines a respective cold aisle into which cooling air is to be supplied, and wherein the data equipment is oriented to draw cooling air in from an adjacent cold aisle and exhaust cooling air to a return air region outside of the cold aisles. 6. The modular data center as recited in claim 5, wherein each cold aisle is environmentally isolated from the return air region by a combination of data equipment and insulating curtains extending between data equipment. 7. The modular data center as recited in claim 5, further comprising: a number of cooling units disposed on a roof of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules so as to expel cooling air directly into a given cold aisle, wherein each of the number of cooling units is defined to directly draw return air from the return air region outside of the cold aisles. 8. The modular data center as recited in claim 5, wherein each data equipment row is partitioned into a number of data equipment row sections, the modular data center further comprising: a pair of complementary power distribution units electrically connected to supply electrical power to a given data equipment row section, such that during normal operation each of the pair of complementary power distribution units is defined to supply electrical power to about one-half of the data equipment within the given data equipment row section, and such that during loss of either of the pair of complementary power distribution units the other of the pair of complementary power distribution units is defined to supply electrical power to all data equipment within the given data equipment row section. 9. The modular data center as recited in claim 1, wherein the power module is configured to receive electrical power from an outside electrical power source, the power module including a main switchboard having a number of separate and independently controllable main bus segments electrically connected in a respective manner to each of a number of uninterruptable power supply systems, wherein each of the number of uninterruptable power supply systems is electrically connected to supply electrical power to a respective set of power distribution units which are electrically connected to supply electrical power to a portion of the data equipment deployed within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules. 10. The modular data center as recited in claim 9, wherein the outside electrical power source is either a utility electrical power service or a generator electrical power service. 11. The modular data center as recited in claim 9, wherein the power module includes an intelligent power transfer system configured to ensure that an electrical load associated with a given main bus segment is transferred to other main bus segments when the given main bus segment is inoperable. 12. The modular data center as recited in claim 9, wherein each of the number of uninterruptable power supply systems is electrically connected to receive electrical power from a respective backup power source when electrical power is not available from the main bus segment to which the uninterruptable power supply system is electrically connected, wherein each backup power source is electrically connected to the main bus segment to which its corresponding uninterruptable power supply system is electrically connected, such that during normal operation each backup power source receives electrical power from the main bus segment to which it is electrically connected. 13. The modular data center as recited in claim 12, wherein each backup power source is configured to utilize chemical power storage, mechanical power storage, or a combination thereof. 14. The modular data center as recited in claim 9, wherein each of the main bus segments is electrically connected to supply electrical power to a number of cooling units of the modular data center in a distributed manner, such that failure of a given main bus segment does not unacceptably compromise cooling in any region of the modular data center. 15. A method for making a modular data center, comprising: fabricating a foundation at an assembly location of the modular data center;fabricating a number of structural modules at a first remote location away from the assembly location of the modular data center, each structural module fabricated to be secured together and to be secured to the foundation at the assembly location of the modular data center, wherein each of the number of structural modules is fabricated without one or more sidewalls, such that the number of structural modules secured together at the assembly location of the modular data center forms a building structure that encloses an open region, wherein each of the number of structural modules is structurally formed to be independently transported;fabricating a power module at a second remote location away from the assembly location of the modular data center, wherein the power module is fabricated as an enclosed structure and is structurally formed to be independently transported, wherein the power module is equipped at the remote location with electrical components for supplying and distributing electrical power to data equipment to be deployed within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules;transporting the number of structural modules from the first remote location to the assembly location of the modular data center;transporting the power module from the second remote location to the assembly location of the modular data center; andsecuring the number of structural modules together at the assembly location of the modular data center and to the foundation to form the building structure that encloses the open region, such that the open region continuously extends through interiors of the number of structural modules; andsecuring the power module to one of the number of structural modules and to the foundation at the assembly location of the modular data center. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: deploying data equipment within the open region of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules at the assembly location of the modular data center, wherein the data equipment is deployed within an even number of parallel data equipment rows, wherein a respective region between each successive pair of data equipment rows defines a respective cold aisle into which cooling air is to be supplied, and wherein the data equipment is oriented to draw cooling air in from an adjacent cold aisle and exhaust cooling air to a return air region outside of the cold aisles. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: disposing insulating curtains to extend between data equipment rows such that each cold aisle is environmentally isolated from the return air region by a combination of data equipment and insulating curtains. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising: installing a number of cooling units on a roof of the building structure formed by the number of structural modules so as to expel cooling air directly into a given cold aisle, wherein each of the number of cooling units is defined to directly draw return air from the return air region outside of the cold aisles. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data equipment is deployed such that each data equipment row is partitioned into a number of data equipment row sections, the method further comprising: electrically connecting a pair of complementary power distribution units to supply electrical power to a given data equipment row section, such that during normal operation each of the pair of complementary power distribution units is defined to supply electrical power to about one-half of the data equipment within the given data equipment row section, and such that during loss of either of the pair of complementary power distribution units the other of the pair of complementary power distribution units is defined to supply electrical power to all data equipment within the given data equipment row section. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the number of structural modules includes one or more interior modules each fabricated to include a roof and two opposing sidewalls, wherein the number of structural modules includes two end modules each fabricated to include a roof, two opposing sidewalls, and a third sidewall extending between the two opposing sidewalls, andwherein the one or more interior modules are secured together in a side-to-side manner between the two end modules, such that the two opposing sidewalls of each of the number of structural modules are aligned on respective sides of the building structure formed by securing the number of structural modules together. 21. A power module for a modular data center, comprising: a main switchboard configured to receive electrical power from an outside electrical power source, wherein the main switchboard includes a number of separate and independently controllable main bus segments;a number of uninterruptable power supply systems electrically connected in a respective manner to the main bus segments, wherein each of the number of uninterruptable power supply systems is defined to supply electrical power to a respective set of power distribution units within the modular data center which supply electrical power to a respective portion of data equipment within the modular data center; andan intelligent power transfer system configured to ensure that an electrical load associated with a given main bus segment is transferred to other main bus segments when the given main bus segment is inoperable. 22. The power module as recited in claim 21, wherein the outside electrical power source is either a utility electrical power service or a generator electrical power service. 23. The power module as recited in claim 21, further comprising: a number of backup power sources electrically connected to supply electrical power to a respective one of the number of uninterruptable power supply systems when electrical power is not available from the main bus segment to which the respective one of the uninterruptable power supply systems is electrically connected, wherein each backup power source is electrically connected to the main bus segment to which the respective one of the uninterruptable power supply systems is electrically connected, such that during normal operation each backup power source receives electrical power from the main bus segment to which it is electrically connected. 24. The power module as recited in claim 23, wherein each backup power source is configured to utilize chemical power storage, mechanical power storage, or a combination thereof. 25. The power module as recited in claim 21, wherein each of the main bus segments is electrically connected to supply electrical power to a number of cooling units of the modular data center in a distributed manner, such that loss of a given main bus segment does not unacceptably compromise cooling in any region of the modular data center.
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