[미국특허]
System and method for predicting maximum cooler and rack capacities in a data center
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G21C-017/00
G01R-021/00
G06F-017/00
H05K-007/20
출원번호
US-0437728
(2009-05-08)
등록번호
US-8355890
(2013-01-15)
발명자
/ 주소
VanGilder, James W.
Shrivastava, Saurabh K.
출원인 / 주소
American Power Conversion Corporation
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52
초록▼
A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data
A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, a power draw value for each of the equipment racks, and a maximum cooler capacity value for the at least one cooling provider; storing the received data; determining cooling performance of at least one of the plurality of equipment racks based on the layout; determining a cooling load for the at least one cooler and a difference between the cooling load and the maximum cooler capacity value; for each equipment rack, determining a maximum rack capacity based on the layout and the difference between the cooling load and the maximum cooler capacity value; and displaying an indication of the maximum rack capacity for each equipment rack.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the method comprising: receiving, by a computer, data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling
1. A computer-implemented method for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the method comprising: receiving, by a computer, data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, and a power draw value for each of the equipment racks;storing, by the computer, the received data;determining a cooling load for the at least one cooling provider;determining, by the computer, maximum cooler capacity for the at least one cooling provider based on the layout, and the power draw;for each equipment rack, determining, by the computer, a maximum rack capacity based on the layout and the maximum cooler capacity, by iteratively increasing a value of power for the equipment rack and determining an updated cooling load for the at least one cooling provider until the updated cooling load exceeds the maximum cooler capacity; anddisplaying, by the computer, an indication of the maximum rack capacity for at least one equipment rack. 2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one cooling provider is one of a plurality of cooling providers, and wherein the method further includes determining a maximum cooler capacity value for each cooling provider based on a maximum air return temperature to the plurality of cooling providers. 3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the maximum rack capacity for each equipment rack includes determining the maximum rack capacity based on available space in each equipment rack and based on available power of each equipment rack. 4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining cooling performance of each equipment rack based on air flows in the data center. 5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the cooling load for the at least one cooling provider includes determining the cooling load based on an ambient temperature determined based on a difference between total cooling load in the data center and total power load in the data center. 6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein determining the cooling load for the at least one cooling provider includes determining the cooling load based on a cooler return temperature determined based on the ambient temperature. 7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying an indication of the maximum rack capacity includes displaying a model of the data center with the indication of the maximum rack capacity for an equipment rack displayed along with a model of the equipment rack. 8. A system for evaluating equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks, and at least one cooling provider, the system comprising: an interface; anda controller coupled to the interface and configured to: receive data regarding each of the plurality of equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, and a power draw value for each of the equipment racks;store the received data in a storage device associated with the system;determine a cooling load for the at least one cooling provider;determine a maximum cooler capacity value for the at least one cooling provider based on the layout and the power draw; andfor each equipment rack, determine a maximum rack capacity based on the layout and the maximum cooler capacity value, by iteratively increasing a value of power for the equipment rack and determining an updated cooling load for the at least one cooling provider until the updated cooling load exceeds the maximum cooler capacity value. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one cooling provider is one of a plurality of cooling providers, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine a maximum cooler capacity value for each of the plurality of cooling providers. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein determine the maximum rack capacity for each equipment rack includes determine the maximum rack capacity based on available space in each equipment rack and based on available power of each equipment rack. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to determine cooling performance of each equipment rack based on air flows in the data center. 12. The system of claim 8, wherein determine a cooling load for the at least one cooling provider includes determine the cooling load for the at least one cooling provider based on an ambient temperature determined based on a difference between total cooling load in the data center and total power load in the data center. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein determine the cooling load includes determine the cooling load based on a cooler return temperature determined based on the ambient temperature. 14. The system of claim 8, wherein the system includes a display coupled to the controller, and wherein the controller is configured to display an indication of the maximum rack capacity. 15. A computer readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions including instructions that will cause a processor to: receive data regarding each of a plurality of equipment racks and at least one cooling provider, the data including a layout of the equipment racks and the at least one cooling provider, and a power draw value for each of the equipment racks;store the received data in a storage device;determine a cooling load for the at least one cooling provider;determine a maximum cooler capacity value for the at least one cooling provider based on the layout and the power draw; andfor each equipment rack, determine a maximum rack capacity based on the layout and the maximum cooler capacity value, by iteratively increasing a value of power for the equipment rack and determining an updated cooling load for the at least one cooling provider until the updated cooling load exceeds the maximum cooler capacity value. 16. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim 15, wherein the at least one cooling provider is one of a plurality of cooling providers, and wherein the sequences of instructions include instructions that will cause the processor to determine a maximum cooler capacity value for each cooling provider. 17. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim 15, wherein determine the maximum rack capacity for each equipment rack includes determine the maximum rack capacity based on available space in each equipment rack and based on available power of each equipment rack. 18. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim 15, wherein the sequences of instructions include instructions that will cause the processor to determine cooling performance of each equipment rack based on air flows in the data center. 19. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim 15, wherein determine the cooling load for the at least one cooling provider includes determine the cooling load based on an ambient temperature determined based on a difference between total cooling load in the data center and total power load in the data center. 20. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim 19, wherein determine the cooling load for the at least one cooling provider includes determine the cooler load based on a cooler return temperature determined based on the ambient temperature.
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