A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any i
A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any internal active cooling systems and cannot be coupled with any external active cooling systems. A data center module directs ambient air to flow into intake air plenums extending along intake sides of the rows of racks, through the rows of racks into exhaust plenums extending along exhaust sides of the rows of racks, and out into the ambient environment to cool computer systems in the racks. Directed airflow can be lateral, vertical, at least partially driven by air buoyancy gradients, at least partially induced by air moving devices internal to computer systems in the rows of racks, thereof, etc.
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1. A modular computing system for a data center, comprising: one or more data center modules, wherein each of the one or more data center modules comprise: a module housing including at least a front face, a rear face, and opposite side faces; anda row of rack computer systems extending between the
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A modular computing system for a data center, comprising: one or more data center modules, wherein each of the one or more data center modules comprise: a module housing including at least a front face, a rear face, and opposite side faces; anda row of rack computer systems extending between the opposite side faces in an interior of the module housing, wherein each of the rack computer systems comprises a front end proximate to the front face and a rear end proximate to the rear face; andone or more electrical modules coupled to at least one of the one or more data center modules, wherein at least one of the one or more electrical modules is configured to provide electrical power to at least one of the rack computer systems in the one or more data center modules;wherein each of the one or more data center modules does not include any connections to any active cooling system and is configured to remove heat from the one or more rack computer systems in the respective data center module independently of any active cooling system;wherein, to remove heat from the one or more rack computer systems in the respective data center module independently of any active cooling system, each of the one or more data center modules is configured to direct a flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the front face, through the row of rack computer systems from the front end to the rear end, and back into the ambient environment via the rear face. 2. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the front face and the rear face comprises a filter assembly configured to restrict at least some environmental elements from entering the interior of the module housing. 3. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more electrical modules is configured to communicatively couple at least one of the rack computer systems in the one or more data center modules to a communication network. 4. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein: each of the one or more data center modules is configured to be reversibly positioned and coupled to one or more electrical modules, at a data center site, to provide temporary computing capacity, concurrently with construction of a data center hall at the data center site; andeach of the one or more data center modules is configured to be decoupled from the one or more electrical modules and removed from the data center site, based at least in part upon a determination that the data center hall is configured to provide computing capacity at the data center site. 5. An apparatus, comprising: a data center module which does not include any active cooling system connections and is configured to provide computing capacity independently of any active cooling system, wherein the data center module comprises: a module housing which at least partially encompasses a module interior;at least one row of rack computer systems extending, in the module interior, between opposite side faces of the module housing;at least one intake air opening configured to direct air from an ambient environment into an intake plenum of the module interior which is proximate to an intake end of the row of rack computer systems; andat least one exhaust air opening configured to direct air, from an exhaust plenum which is proximate to an exhaust end of the row of rack computer systems, out of the module interior and into the ambient environment;wherein, to provide computing capacity independently of any active cooling system, the data center module is configured to direct a flow of ambient air from the ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the at least one intake air opening comprises a vertically-oriented opening in a vertically-oriented face of the module housing and is configured to direct a lateral airflow from the ambient environment into the intake plenum of the module interior which extends laterally along the intake end of each rack computer system in the row of rack computer systems. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the at least one intake air opening comprises a filter assembly which is configured to at least partially filter the lateral airflow from the ambient environment into the intake plenum of the module interior; andthe at least one exhaust air opening comprises a semi-permeable screen. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the at least one exhaust air opening comprises a vertically-oriented opening in an opposite vertically-oriented face of the module housing and is configured to direct a lateral airflow from the exhaust plenum which extends laterally along the exhaust end of each rack computer system in the row of rack computer systems, out of the module interior and into the ambient environment; andto provide computing capacity independently of any active cooling system, the data center module is configured to direct a lateral flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment. 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the at least one row of rack computer systems extending between opposite side faces in the module interior comprises at least two separate rows of rack computer systems extending between the same opposite side faces in the module interior;the at least one intake air opening comprises two separate sets of vertically-oriented openings, on opposite vertically-oriented faces of the module housing, where each separate set of vertically-oriented openings is configured to direct ambient air from the ambient environment into a separate intake plenum, of at least two intake plenums, which is proximate to an intake end of a separate row of rack computer systems of the at least two separate rows of rack computer systems; andthe at least one exhaust air opening is configured to direct air, from an exhaust plenum which is proximate to an exhaust end of the row of rack computer systems, out of the module interior and into an ambient environment. 10. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the data center module is configured to induce buoyancy-driven ventilation from the at least one intake air opening towards the at least one exhaust air opening through the module interior. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein: the at least one intake air opening comprises a horizontally-oriented opening in a bottom face of the module housing and is configured to direct a vertical airflow from the ambient environment into the intake plenum of the module interior which extends laterally along the intake end of each rack computer system in the row of rack computer systems;the at least one exhaust air opening comprises a horizontally-oriented opening in a top face of the module housing and is configured to direct a vertical airflow from the exhaust plenum, out of the module interior, and into the ambient environment; andto provide computing capacity independently of any active cooling system, the data center module is configured to direct a lateral flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment. 12. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the data center module does not include any air moving devices, such that: the at least one row of rack computer systems do not include any air moving devices; andto direct a flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment, the data center module is configured to establish an air flow gradient between the at least one intake air opening and the at least one exhaust air opening, through an interior of the data center module, which induces the flow of ambient air. 13. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the data center module is pre-fabricated and is in a form in accordance with at least one standard for shipping containers. 14. A method of providing computing capacity, comprising: positioning one or more pre-fabricated data center modules comprising one or more rack computer systems at a data center site, wherein each of the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules does not include any active cooling system connections and is configured to provide computing capacity independently of any active cooling system;coupling one or more pre-fabricated electrical modules to at least one of the data center modules, wherein at least one of the electrical modules is configured to provide one or more of electrical power support and network communication support to at least one rack computer system in one or more of the data center modules; andoperating at least one of the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules at the site to provide computing capacity, at the data center site, independently of any active cooling system. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein: the one or more pre-fabricated data center module comprises: a module housing which at least partially encompasses a module interior;at least one row of rack computer systems extending between opposite side faces in the module interior;at least one intake air opening configured to direct air from an ambient environment into an intake plenum of the module interior which is proximate to an intake end of the row of rack computer systems; andat least one exhaust air opening configured to direct air, from an exhaust plenum which is proximate to an exhaust end of the row of rack computer systems, out of the module interior and into an ambient environment; andproviding computing capacity, at the data center site, independently of any active cooling system comprises directing a flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein: directing a flow of ambient air from an ambient environment, through the intake air opening into the intake plenum, from the intake plenum to the exhaust plenum through one or more rack computer systems in the row of rack computer systems, and through the exhaust air opening from the exhaust plenum to the ambient environment comprises: operating one or more air moving devices included in one or more one rack computer systems in the at least one row of rack computer systems, to induce a flow of air through the one or more rack computer systems. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein: the at least one intake air opening comprises a vertically-oriented opening in a vertically-oriented face of the module housing and is configured to direct a lateral airflow from the ambient environment into the intake plenum of the module interior which extends laterally along the intake end of each rack computer system in the row of rack computer systems. 18. The method of claim 14, comprising: installing the intake air opening in the module housing, the installing further comprising installing at least one filter assembly at least partially across the installed intake air opening. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein: operating at least one of the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules at the data center site to provide computing capacity, at the data center site, independently of any active cooling system comprises operating the at least one of the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules at the site to provide temporary computing capacity, concurrently with construction of a data center hall at the data center site; andthe method further comprises decoupling the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules from the electrical module and removing the one or more pre-fabricated data center modules from the data center site, based at least in part upon a determination that the data center hall is configured to provide computing capacity at the data center site. 20. The method of claim 14, wherein the module housing is in a form in accordance with at least one standard for shipping containers.
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Hellriegel, Stephen V. R.; Jaena, Mario L.; Koblenz, Brian D.; Anderson, David Louis; Driggers, David; Haddock, Jr., Hampton Walker, Data center.
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