Gas distribution system within temperature differentiated environments
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H05K-007/20
G05D-023/00
E04B-005/48
E04B-009/00
F24F-011/00
F24F-011/30
출원번호
US-0322909
(2014-07-02)
등록번호
US-10191499
(2019-01-29)
발명자
/ 주소
James, Sean
Belady, Christian L.
Gilges, Stephan W.
Sankar, Sriram
Siegler, John
Andersen, Brian
Peterson, Eric C
Schroeder, J Darrin
출원인 / 주소
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
대리인 / 주소
The Watson I.P. Group, PLC
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초록▼
Electrical power is provided to power consuming, heat-exhausting devices by multiple gas-fueled electrical power sources located near such devices. Exhaust heat from such devices is utilized as intake cooling air for the gas-fueled power sources, thereby excluding them from cooling capacity requirem
Electrical power is provided to power consuming, heat-exhausting devices by multiple gas-fueled electrical power sources located near such devices. Exhaust heat from such devices is utilized as intake cooling air for the gas-fueled power sources, thereby excluding them from cooling capacity requirements. The gas piping delivering gas to gas-fueled power sources is positioned so as to be within hot aisles comprising exhaust heat. The gas piping is located up high for lighter than air gasses and near the floor for heavier than air gasses, with leak detection located nearby. Additionally, gas piping is externally coated with material that visually indicates a leak. By locating gas piping in the hot aisle, exhausted heat increases temperature and, thereby, pressure of the gas, resulting in more efficient gas distribution through the piping and preventing valve freezing. Furthermore, the gas piping is located after potential ignition sources in the airstream.
대표청구항▼
1. A building comprising: a cold aisle from which one or more devices draw cooling air, thereby cooling the one or more devices;a hot aisle into which the one or more devices exhaust waste heat produced by the one or more devices;one or more cooling devices providing cooled air to the cold aisle and
1. A building comprising: a cold aisle from which one or more devices draw cooling air, thereby cooling the one or more devices;a hot aisle into which the one or more devices exhaust waste heat produced by the one or more devices;one or more cooling devices providing cooled air to the cold aisle and drawing in air from the hot aisle;an airstream flowing from the cold aisle to the hot aisle, the airstream being created by both: (1) the one or more devices drawing the cooling air from the cold aisle and exhausting the waste heat into the hot aisle and (2) the one or more cooling devices providing the cooled air to the cold aisle and drawing in the air from the hot aisle;delivery gas piping positioned in the hot aisle and providing gas to one or more gas-fueled power sources; andinterconnecting gas piping, interconnecting multiple of the delivery gas piping, the interconnecting gas piping positioned in a plenum space open to the hot aisle and located below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources;wherein the airstream comprises a branch that extends into the plenum space below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources. 2. The building of claim 1, wherein at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping comprises a coating that interacts with gas to generate an indication of a gas leak from the at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping. 3. The building of claim 1, further comprising at least one gas-fueled power source in the hot aisle providing power to at least some of the one or more devices, the at least one gas-fueled power source being located vertically below the one or more devices so that leaked gas descends from the at least one gas-fueled power source and away from the one or more devices. 4. The building of claim 1, wherein the delivery gas piping comprises fins that increase a surface area of the delivery gas piping in the hot aisle. 5. The building of claim 1, wherein the delivery gas piping comprises loops in order to fit a quantity of delivery gas piping sufficient to increase the temperature of the gas into the hot aisle. 6. The building of claim 1, further comprising one or more gas leak detectors mounted vertically lower than the interconnecting gas piping and nearer to a floor of the building than the interconnecting gas piping, the interconnecting gas piping being located vertically lower than the one or more devices, wherein both the one or more gas leak detectors and the interconnecting gas piping are located above the floor, and wherein further the interconnecting gas piping carries heavier-than-air gas. 7. The building of claim 1, further comprising a cooling device providing cooled air to the cold aisle and drawing in air from the hot aisle, the quantity of delivery gas piping in the hot aisle being sufficient to also decrease a temperature of the air from the hot aisle being drawn in by the cooling device. 8. The building of claim 1, wherein the building is a data center and the one or more devices producing the waste heat are computing devices. 9. The building of claim 1, further comprising: at least one fuel cell in the hot aisle, the at least one fuel cell consuming air from the hot aisle so that an ability of the cooling device to maintain the cold aisle is unaffected by the at least one fuel cell. 10. The building of claim 9, wherein a portion of the delivery gas piping, in which gasification of a liquid into the gas occurs, is positioned in an exhaust of the at least one fuel cell. 11. The building of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the delivery gas piping in the hot aisle is in a container of liquid that facilitates transfer of heat from the hot aisle to the gas carried by the delivery gas piping. 12. A method of routing gas piping in a building, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a hot aisle into which waste heat from one or more devices is exhausted, the one or more devices drawing in cooling air from a cold aisle into which one or more cooling devices provide cooled air, the one or more cooling devices drawing in air from the hot aisle;identifying an airstream flowing from the cold aisle to the hot aisle, the airstream being created by both: (1) the one or more devices drawing the cooling air from the cold aisle and exhausting the waste heat into the hot aisle and (2) the one or more cooling devices providing the cooled air to the cold aisle and drawing in the air from the hot aisle;routing delivery gas piping in the hot aisles;positioning interconnecting gas piping, interconnecting multiple of the delivery gas piping, the interconnecting gas piping positioned in a plenum space, open to the hot aisle and located below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources;wherein the airstream comprises a branch that extends into the plenum space below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping comprises a coating that interacts with gas to generate an indication of a gas leak from the at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the delivery gas piping comprises loops in order to fit a quantity of delivery gas piping sufficient to increase the temperature of the gas into the hot aisles. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: routing the delivery gas piping in the hot aisle so as to also decrease a temperature of air from the hot aisle being drawn in by the one or more cooling devices. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one gas-fueled power source in the hot aisle provides power to at least some of the one or more devices, the at least one gas-fueled power source being located vertically below the one or more devices so that leaked gas descends from the at least one gas-fueled power source and away from the one or more devices. 17. A gas distribution system for a building, the gas distribution system comprising at least one of: delivery gas piping in a hot aisle inside the building, into which one or more devices installed in the building exhaust waste heat, the one or more devices drawing in cooling air from a cold aisle into which one or more cooling devices provide cooled air, the one or more cooling devices drawing in air from the hot aisle; andinterconnecting gas piping, interconnecting multiple delivery gas piping, the interconnecting gas piping positioned in a plenum space, open to the hot aisle, and located below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources;wherein the building comprises an airstream flowing from the cold aisle to the hot aisle, the airstream being created by both: (1) the one or more devices drawing the cooling air from the cold aisle and exhausting the waste heat into the hot aisle and (2) the one or more cooling devices providing the cooled air to the cold aisle and drawing in the air from the hot aisle; andwherein further the airstream comprises a branch that extends into the plenum space below the one or more devices and the one or more gas-fueled power sources. 18. The gas distribution system of claim 17, wherein at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping comprises a coating that interacts with gas to generate an indication of a gas leak from the at least one of the delivery gas piping or the interconnecting gas piping. 19. The gas distribution system of claim 17, wherein the building is a data center and the one or more devices producing the waste heat are computing devices. 20. The gas distribution system of claim 17, wherein at least one gas-fueled power source in the hot aisle provides power to at least some of the one or more devices, the at least one gas-fueled power source being located vertically below the one or more devices so that leaked gas descends from the at least one gas-fueled power source and away from the one or more devices.
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