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CA2739690A1
CA2739690A1 CA2739690A CA2739690A CA2739690A1 CA 2739690 A1 CA2739690 A1 CA 2739690A1 CA 2739690 A CA2739690 A CA 2739690A CA 2739690 A CA2739690 A CA 2739690A CA 2739690 A1 CA2739690 A1 CA 2739690A1
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Abstract

A data centre (100) includes at least one rack room (in for example module 140) having a floor and a plurality of rack storage areas on the floor, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a plurality of racks (143) in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed, one or more controllable air circulation systems (in for example mod-ule 122), one or more cold aisles (144) in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, and one or more hot aisles (145) in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area. There may be a large air duct, in the form of a personnel corridor (123), for transporting, under the control of the one or more air circulation systems, cooling air, above the floor, to the one or more cold aisles. The air supply corridor/duct (123) may have a height greater than 1.5m above the floor and a cross-sectional area of at least 2m 2 and a maximum dimension in the plane of the cross-section of less than 3m.

Claims (27)

1. A data centre building including at least one rack room having a floor and a plurality of rack storage areas on the' floor, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a plurality of racks in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed, one or more controllable air circulation systems, one or more cold aisles in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, one or more hot aisles in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, and an air supply corridor for transporting, under the control of the one or more air circulation systems, cooling air, above the floor, to the one or more cold aisles, the air supply corridor having a height greater than 1.5m above the floor.
2. A data centre building according to claim 1, wherein the air supply corridor and the one or more hot aisles and cold aisles each have a cross-sectional area greater than 2m 2.
3. A data centre building according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the upper surface of the floor is less than 500mm above the base of the building.
4. A data centre building according to any preceding claim, wherein a row of racks is provided at each rack storage area, the racks standing on the floor.
5. A data centre building according to any preceding claim, wherein the air supply corridor and at least one of (a) the one or more cold aisles and (b) the one or more hot aisles, provide access to the plurality of rack storage areas.
6. A data centre building including at least one rack room having a plurality of racks arranged in a plurality of rows, each rack being arranged to house a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components, one or more controllable air circulation systems, an air supply duct for transporting, under the control of the one or more air circulation systems, cooling air to the plurality of racks, wherein the air supply duct extends from said one or more controllable air circulation systems to said plurality of racks and at least part of the air supply duct is defined by means of the space between two adjacent rows of racks, and for at least 90% of the length of the air supply duct, the air supply duct has a closed cross-section having an area of at least 2m2 and a maximum dimension in the plane of the cross-section of less than 3m.
7. A data centre building according to claim 6, wherein the air supply duct includes a vent controllable to vary the air flow along the duct.
8. A data centre building including at least one rack room having a plurality of rack storage areas, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a rack in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed, one or more controllable air circulation systems for causing circulation of cooling air to the plurality of rack storage areas, and at least one aisle in the rack room, the aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, said at least one aisle including a doorway to the aisle, and an access door arrangement including a door, the door arrangement being movable between a closed position closing the doorway and an open position allowing personnel access to the aisle, wherein the door arrangement has a controllable air intake, the building is so arranged that, in use, cooling air flows via said doorway into or from the aisle when the door is in its closed position and the flow of air through the door, when in its closed position, is controllable by means of the controllable air intake.
9. A data centre building according to claim 8, wherein the controllable air intake is located in the door.
10. A data centre building according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the controllable air intake comprises a row of vertical blades arranged for rotation about a vertical axis, at least one pair of adjacent blades being arranged to rotate simultaneously in opposite directions.
11. A data centre building according to any of claims 8 to 10, wherein the controllable air intake extends across more than 50% of the width of the door and more than 50% of the height of the door.
12. A data centre building including at least one rack room having a plurality of rack storage areas, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a rack in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed, one or more controllable air circulation systems for causing circulation of cooling air to the plurality of rack storage areas under a controlled pressure regime, an airlock room to allow access to said at least one rack room, whilst maintaining the controlled pressure regime, and a corridor that allows personnel access between the airlock room and said at least one rack room, the corridor being arranged to allow passage of cooling air to or from the plurality of rack storage areas.
13. A data centre building including at least one rack room having a plurality of racks, each rack being arranged to house a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components, at least one cold region and at least one hot region, the cold region being separated from the hot region by a metal rack, and one or more air circulation systems for transporting cooling air to said at least one cold region, via the metal rack, to the hot region, the metal rack including insulation to reduce conduction of heat from the hot region to the cold region.
14. A data centre building according to claim 13, wherein the metal rack includes uprights and the insulation extends to cover the uprights.
15. A data centre building according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the racks include insulation to reduce convection of heat from the hot aisle to the cold aisle.
16. A data centre building according to any of claims 13 to 15, wherein the insulation comprises a facing that extends across the front of the rack, and the facing includes a plurality of removable strips, each of which may be removed to allow for insertion of a rack-mountable electronic component into the rack.
17. A method of cooling electronic equipment in a data centre building comprising the steps of:
providing a data centre building including at least one rack room having a plurality of racks mounted on the floor, the racks accommodating a multiplicity of rack-mountable items of electronic equipment, one or more access corridors facilitating access to the items of electronic equipment, and one or more air circulation devices, and cooling the items of electronic equipment by operating the one or more air circulation devices to transport air above the floor to the racks, via the racks and then from the racks, wherein the air travels via at least one of the access corridors to and/or from the racks.
18. A method of cooling electronic equipment according to claim 17, wherein the access corridor extends from a location outside of the rack room to a location inside the rack room.
19. A method of extending an existing modular data centre building comprising at least one rack room module accommodating a rack room having a plurality of racks in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components are housed, at least one air circulation module accommodating one or more air circulation systems for transporting cooling air to said at least one rack room in each rack room module, each rack room module including a cooling air duct for transporting such cooling air from the air circulation module to the rack room, the cooling air duct extending from one side of the rack room module to an opposite side, the method comprising the following steps, which are conducted whilst the plurality of rack-mountable electronic components in each rack room are operated and cooled by means of air from said at least one air circulation module:
adding a further rack room module accommodating a rack room and having a cooling air duct extending from one side of the rack room module to an opposite side, such that an end of the cooling air duct on one side of the further rack room module is aligned with an end of the cooling air duct on one side of the a rack room module of the existing modular data centre building, and connecting the cooling air duct of the further rack room module with the cooling air duct of the rack room module of the existing modular data centre building.
20. A method according to claim 19, wherein the air duct forms an above-floor corridor that allows access to the rack room.
21. A rack room building module for building a data centre installation, wherein the module comprises:

a base for supporting a floor, a plurality of racks for housing a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components, and an above-floor cooling air duct extending from one side of the rack room module to an opposite side.
22. A rack room building module according to claim 21, wherein the module comprises a steel frame having the dimensions of an ISO shipping container.
23. A door arrangement for use within a building, wherein the door arrangement is arranged to be fitted within a wall space, the door arrangement includes a door allowing human access therethrough, the door arrangement comprises a controllable air intake arranged such that the flow of air through the door, when in its closed position, is controllable by means of the controllable air intake the door arrangement comprises at least one motor for moving the controllable air intake between an open position thus allowing air to pass via the air intake and a closed position, the door arrangement is arranged to receive a control signal for controlling the operation of the motor.
24. A door arrangement according to claim 23, wherein the controllable air intake is in the form of a vent within the door shaped such that the vent extends across more than 50% of the width of the door and across more than 50% of the height of the door.
25. A door arrangement according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the controllable air intake comprises a plurality of blades all arranged to rotate about parallel axes, the blades comprising at least one pair of adjacent blades that are arranged to rotate simultaneously in opposite directions.
26. A method of constructing a data centre in a building, wherein the method includes the steps of:
(a) providing a space within the building;
(b) providing at least one hole in an external wall of the building through which outside air may enter the space and/or inside air may leave the space;
(c) providing at least one partition to be installed in the space;
(d) installing the at least one partition in the space such that the partition(s) define:
at least one rack room having a floor and a plurality of rack storage areas on the floor, each rack storage area being arranged to accomodate a plurality of racks in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed;
one or more cold aisles in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, one or more hot aisles in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, and;
an air supply corridor for transporting, under the control of the one or more air circulation systems, cooling air, above the floor, to the one or more cold aisles, the air supply corridor having a height greater than 1.5m above the floor;
(e) installing in the space one or more controllable air circulation systems.
27. A kit of parts for constructing a data centre in a space within a building, wherein the kit includes at least one partition arranged for installation in the space such that the partition(s) and the space cooperate so as to define:
at least one rack room having a floor and a plurality of rack storage areas on the floor, each rack storage area being arranged to accomodate a plurality of racks in which a plurality of rack-mountable electronic components may be housed;
one or more cold aisles in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, one or more hot aisles in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area, and;

an air supply corridor for transporting, under the control of the one or more air circulation systems, cooling air, above the floor, to the one or more cold aisles, the air supply corridor having a height greater than 1.5m above the floor.
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