IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0000322
(2008-06-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8727227
(2014-05-20)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2008/068780
(2008-06-30)
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§371/§102 date |
20101220
(20101220)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2010/002385
(2010-01-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bash, Cullen E.
- Beitelmal, Abdlmonem
- Sharma, Ratnesh Kumar
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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In a method for determining a substantially optimized fluid flow distribution in a structure configured to be cooled by a fluid moving device, an indication to activate the fluid moving device according to a reference temperature setpoint of a plurality of sensors is outputted. In addition, conditio
In a method for determining a substantially optimized fluid flow distribution in a structure configured to be cooled by a fluid moving device, an indication to activate the fluid moving device according to a reference temperature setpoint of a plurality of sensors is outputted. In addition, conditions detected in multiple areas of the structure with the plurality of sensors are received, a master sensor among the plurality of sensors based upon the detected conditions is identified; and a master reference temperature setpoint for the master sensor that substantially optimizes fluid flow distribution in the structure based upon conditions detected by the plurality of sensors in response to changes in a characteristic of fluid flow supplied to the plurality of sensors is determined.
대표청구항
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1. A method for determining a fluid flow distribution in a structure to be cooled by a fluid moving device, said method comprising: outputting an indication to activate the fluid moving device according to a reference temperature setpoint of a plurality of sensors in the structure;receiving, by a pr
1. A method for determining a fluid flow distribution in a structure to be cooled by a fluid moving device, said method comprising: outputting an indication to activate the fluid moving device according to a reference temperature setpoint of a plurality of sensors in the structure;receiving, by a processor, conditions detected in multiple areas of the structure with the plurality of sensors;identifying, by the processor, a master sensor among the plurality of sensors based upon the detected conditions; anddetermining, by a processor, a master reference temperature setpoint for the master sensor that substantially optimizes fluid flow distribution in the structure based upon the conditions detected by the plurality of sensors in response to changes in a characteristic of fluid flow supplied to the plurality of sensors. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the fluid flow distribution is substantially optimized when sufficient cooling resources are supplied to multiple locations of the structure while substantially minimizing energy consumption levels in operating the fluid moving device, said method further comprising: identifying which sensors of the plurality of sensors are within a control family of the fluid moving device, wherein the identified sensors are affected to at least a predefined level by the changes in the characteristic of fluid flow, and wherein identifying the master sensor further comprises identifying a master sensor for the fluid moving device from the sensors within the control family. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the structure comprises a data center housing a rack, the method further comprising: setting the plurality of sensors to a homogeneous reference setpoint temperature prior to activating the fluid moving device;identifying whether the master sensor is in at least one of a reverse fluid flow location and a non-operating section of the rack;at least one of removing the master sensor from a control pool of the fluid moving device and increasing the reference temperature setpoint of the plurality of sensors in response to the master sensor being identified as being in at least one of a reverse fluid flow location and a non-operating section of the rack; andidentifying a new master sensor in response to the master sensor being removed from the control pool. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: setting the plurality of sensors to a homogeneous reference setpoint temperature prior to activating the fluid moving device, and wherein identifying the master sensor further comprises identifying the master sensor based upon the plurality of sensors being set to the homogeneous reference setpoint temperature; andadjusting a characteristic of the fluid flow supplied by the fluid moving device to cause the master sensor to have a temperature that is one of at or below the homogeneous reference setpoint temperature. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the structure comprises a data center housing a rack, the method further comprising: setting the plurality of sensors to a homogeneous reference setpoint temperature prior to outputting the indication to activate the fluid moving device, and wherein identifying the master sensor further comprises identifying the master sensor based upon the plurality of sensors being set to the homogeneous reference setpoint temperature;determining differences in temperature between temperature values detected by the master sensor and temperature values detected by sensors of the plurality of sensors in a neighboring vicinity of the master sensor; andin response to a determination that at least one of the determined differences in temperature is greater than a predetermined temperature difference, determining whether the master sensor is at least one of located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack and removing the master sensor from a control pool of the fluid moving device in response to the master sensor being at least one located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising: outputting an indication that blanking panels are to be installed on the rack in response to the master sensor being at least one located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack. 7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising: outputting an indication that the fluid delivery device is to increase fluid flow delivered through the fluid delivery device in response to the master sensor being at least one of located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack;determining the differences in temperature detected by the master sensor and the temperatures detected by the sensors in the neighboring vicinity of the master sensor in response to outputting the indication to increase fluid flow delivered through the fluid delivery device; andoutputting an indication that the fluid delivery device is to further increase the fluid flow delivered through the fluid delivery device in response to a determination that the differences in temperature are greater than a predetermined temperature difference. 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: determining whether the fluid flow through the fluid delivery device is at a maximum output level of the fluid delivery device in response to the master sensor being at least one located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack; andoutputting an indication to increase the master reference temperature setpoint for the master sensor by a predetermined amount up to a predefined maximum threshold in response to a determination that the fluid delivery device is delivering fluid at the maximum output level. 9. A system for determining a substantially optimized fluid flow distribution in a structure, said system comprising: a fluid moving device to supply cooling fluid flow to a plurality of locations in the structure through a fluid delivery device;a plurality of sensors to detect environmental conditions in multiple locations of the structure; anda controller to receive the detected environmental conditions in the multiple locations and to identify a master sensor among the plurality of sensors from the detected environmental conditions, wherein the controller is further to determine and store a reference setpoint temperature for the master sensor that substantially optimizes fluid flow distribution in the structure based upon conditions detected by the plurality of sensors in response to changes in a characteristic of fluid supplied to the plurality of sensors. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the fluid flow distribution is substantially optimized when at least one of the fluid moving device and the fluid delivery device is adjusted to supply sufficient cooling resources to the multiple locations of the structure while substantially minimizing energy consumption levels in operating the fluid moving device. 11. The system according to claim 9, said system comprising: a plurality of fluid moving devices;wherein the controller is further to identify which of the plurality of sensors are within a respective control family of the fluid moving devices, wherein the identified sensors in each of the control families comprise those sensors that are affected to at least a predefined level by changes in the characteristic of fluid flow, and wherein for each respective control family, the controller is further to identify a master sensor for each of the fluid moving devices from the identified sensors contained in the respective control families. 12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the controller is further to set the plurality of sensors to a homogeneous reference temperature setpoint and wherein the controller is further to identify the master sensor based upon the plurality of sensors set at the homogeneous reference temperature setpoint. 13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the structure comprises a data center housing a rack, wherein the controller is to identify whether the master sensor is in at least one of a reverse fluid flow location and a non-operating section of the rack, and wherein the controller is further to at least one of remove the master sensor from a control pool of the fluid moving device and increase the reference temperature setpoint of the plurality of sensors in response to the master sensor being identified as being in at least one of a reverse fluid flow location and a non-operating section of the rack. 14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the structure comprises a data center housing a rack, wherein the controller is to: determine whether a difference in temperature between the temperature of the master sensor and temperatures of sensors in a neighboring vicinity of the master sensor is greater than a predetermined value; andin response to a determination that the difference in temperature is greater than the predetermined value, the controller is further to determine whether the master sensor is at least one of located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack and to remove the master sensor from a control pool of the fluid moving device in response to the master sensor being at least one located at an exhaust of the rack and in a non-operating section of the rack. 15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for determining a substantially optimized fluid flow distribution in structure configured to be cooled by a fluid moving device, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: output an indication to activate the fluid moving device according to a reference temperature setpoint of a plurality of sensors;receive conditions detected in multiple areas of the structure with the plurality of sensors;identify a master sensor among the plurality of sensors based upon the detected conditions; anddetermine a master reference temperature setpoint for the master sensor that substantially optimizes fluid flow distribution in the structure based upon the conditions detected by the plurality of sensors in response to changes in a characteristic of fluid flow supplied to the plurality of sensors.
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