Vertiv Patente

A shelf may include a top surface. The shelf may include a set of retain tabs configured to couple a set of battery modules. The shelf may include a set of alignment tabs configured to align one or more battery modules of the set of battery modules as the one or more battery modules are translated from a non-secured position to a secured position.

An outside cabinet assembly is disclosed. A cavity is formed under ground. An enclosure is received in the cavity. An equipment cabinet is received within the enclosure and configured to house electronic components. An environmental control unit (ECU) is thermally coupled to the equipment cabinet. A utility fluid conveyance (UFC) is disposed outside the enclosure. A thermal transfer system (TTS) is in fluid or thermal communication with the ECU and extending from the enclosure to the UFC disposed outside the enclosure. The TTS may include a heat-conductive conduit thermally coupled to the UFC through a thermal interface material so as to exchange heat with fluid transported by the UFC to regulate an internal temperature of the equipment cabinet while the equipment cabinet remains under the ground.

A cooling system can include a cooling loop, a targeted cooling path, a valve for controlling the flow of a first cooling fluid through the targeted cooling path, and a controller for operating the valve. The cooling loop can include a first heat exchanger for transferring heat from a first heat load to the first cooling fluid, a second heat exchanger for rejecting heat from the first cooling fluid, and a prime mover for circulating the first cooling fluid through the cooling loop. The targeted cooling path can include a third heat exchanger for transferring heat from a second heat load to the first cooling fluid.

Systems and methods for managing sensor assignments in a thermal management system. In embodiments, a sensor network includes a plurality of sensors and a plurality of gateway devices, and managing sensor assignments includes assigning sensors to gateways based on sensor location in a coverage area, reassigning moved sensors to new gateway devices, and disconnecting sensors from previously assigned gateway devices to eliminate conflicting reports and erroneous sensor alters and alarms. In embodiments, managing sensor assignments includes polling gateway devices to identify dormant sensors and disconnecting dormant sensors from gateway devices. The system and methods may be implemented in a data center environment.

A liquid cooling system such as a liquid cooling distribution unit includes a liquid circuit for recirculating a cooling liquid, one or more liquid pumps, one or more liquid filters, pressure sensors, and a controller for determining differential pressures across the one or more liquid filters. In embodiments, the controller implements a filter health monitoring scheme for predicting the time for filter replacement, and in some embodiments, implements a low pump speed operating mode for system protection.

Provided in the present disclosure is a modular uninterruptible power supply, including a power cabinet and a module component arranged in the power cabinet. The interior of the power cabinet is divided into an upper space and a lower space, the module component is arranged in the lower space, the lower space is divided into a power area and a bypass area, and the module component includes power modules and a bypass component. In the modular uninterruptible power supply provided by the present disclosure, with the interior of the power cabinet being divided into the upper space and the lower space and an upper outgoing wiring copper busbar being arranged in the upper space, a user is allowed to connect a cable to the upper outgoing wiring copper busbar through the top of the power cabinet, and with the module component being arranged in the lower space and the lower space being divided into a power area and a bypass area, rationality of the modular uninterruptible power supply can be effectively improved, thus improving maintainability and reliability of the whole machine.

A system configured to distribute power within a rack is disclosed. The system may include a rack junction box configured to receive power. The system may include a power rail coupled to the rack junction box and configured to receive power from the rack junction box. The system may include one or more power couplers coupled to the power rail and configured to receive power from the power rail and distribute power to a plurality of rack unit loads.

A rack power distribution unit (rPDU) system may include a chassis formed of a plurality of faces that define a cavity. The plurality of faces may include a front face including two or more tiers. The two or more tiers may include a first tier positioned proximate to a second tier. The rPDU system may include one or more over current protection devices (OCPDs) coupled to the two or more tiers. The one or more OCPDs may include a first set of OCPDs coupled to the first tier and a second set of OCPDs coupled to the second tier, where the first set is arranged at an offset relative to the second set.

A bracket assembly and a method for securing a cabinet for seismic and transportation conditions using the bracket assembly is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes a plurality of brackets configured to be positioned at each corner of the cabinet. Each bracket includes a first side configured to be securely fastened to the pallet or ground using fasteners. Each bracket further includes a second side configured to engage the cabinet. The plurality of brackets absorbs a majority of transportation load, thereby isolating the cabinet from stresses caused by direct attachment to the pallet or the ground.

A cooling system can extract heat from one or more heat sources disposed in one or more rows of cabinets with a cold aisle on one side of the row of cabinets, a hot aisle on another side of the row of cabinets, and a containment plenum above the hot aisle. The cooling system can include one or more cooling modules for transferring heat from a fluid to air passing through the cooling module and a pumping module for inducing flow of the fluid between the cooling module and the heat sources. One or more modules can be aligned with the cabinets in the row of cabinets. One or more modules can be disposed at least partially in or across the hot aisle.

A method for manufacturing a wiring harness on the basis of into one or more GIF or animation-based engineering files 106 is disclosed. The 1:1 scale engineering drawing of a wiring harness is converted into one or more GIF or animation-based engineering files 106 through a format conversion module 104. The GIF or animation-based engineering files 106 are distributed to a plurality of manufacturing units 119. Thereafter, the one or more GIF or animation-based engineering files 106 are projected onto a reusable build board 112 by a projection setup module 110. The various components of the wiring harness are secured on the reusable build board 112 through clamps. A quality check module 116 checks the accuracy of component placement with respect to the one or more GIF or animation-based engineering files 106. Thereafter, an onboarding testing module 118 performs real-time validation of the assembled wiring harness on the reusable build board 112.

Provided in the present disclosure is a bypass module, including a chassis, thyristor components and a busbar component. Thyristor components include an insulating plate fixed within the chassis, heat sinks and thyristors. The busbar component includes bridging busbars electrically connected to the heat sinks and vertical busbars for electrically connecting the bridging busbars to a counter plug terminal, the counter plug terminal includes an input terminal and an output terminal, and the input terminal and the output terminal are electrically connected to the vertical busbars respectively. In the bypass module provided by the present disclosure, the heat sinks are electrically connected to the input terminal and the output terminal of the counter plug terminal of the cabinet through the bridging busbars and the vertical busbars. In this way, a utilization of the internal space of the chassis can be effectively improved, so that the bypass module is more reasonable and a size of the bypass module is reduced, so that ease of maintenance of the bypass module by an operator is effectively improved.

A cooling system can extract heat from one or more heat sources disposed in one or more rows of cabinets with a cold aisle on one side of the row of cabinets, a hot aisle on another side of the row of cabinets, and a containment plenum above the hot aisle. The cooling system can include one or more cooling modules for transferring heat from a fluid to air passing through the cooling module and a pumping module for inducing flow of the fluid between the cooling module and the heat sources. One or more modules can be aligned with the cabinets in the row of cabinets. One or more modules can be disposed at least partially in or across the hot aisle.

A power distribution unit may include a housing, a power input interface configured to couple to an electrical distribution element, and a plurality of power output interfaces configured to couple to a plurality of output cables. The power distribution unit may include a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) configured to receive a disconnect power and transmit the disconnect power to one or more relays. The power distribution unit may include one or more relays configured to transmit the disconnect power to a voltage coil of an overcurrent protective device upon receiving a disconnect signal, wherein the overcurrent protective device is configured to receive a first power from a power source. The power distribution unit may include a leak detection sensor and a controller communicatively coupled to the leak detection sensor and one or more relays.

A cold plate for removing heat from an electronic component in a data center is disclosed. The cold plate includes: a housing having one or more openings; fins enclosed in the housing, wherein each of the fins extends from top to bottom inside the housing and has an airfoil shape. The one or more openings include: an inlet for receiving fluid and an outlet for discharging fluid.

A flat-pack battery cabinet is disclosed. The flat-pack battery cabinet (100) comprises a plurality of frames connected to each other by a plurality of vertical members (121). Each frame of the battery cabinet comprises a plurality of side brackets (105), a plurality of slats (110), a plurality of support brackets (115) and a plurality of lock brackets (120). The side brackets (105) comprises holes, grooves, and slits to attach to support brackets using fasteners to form shelf frames. The slats (110) fit into the slits of the side brackets. The lock brackets (120) receive the vertical members to lock the cabinet structure during assembly. The support brackets are designed to allow objects, such as batteries, to be mounted on the assembled shelves. The cabinet structure of the present disclosure is a flat-pack configuration that enables easy mounting, assembly and shipping.

A cooling system for a TEC module may include a cold plate including a base and a top body mounted thereon at a predetermined distance from the base, where the base and the top body is configured to create an enclosure therebetween to facilitate fluid flow. The cold includes an inlet (116) and an outlet (118), where the inlet and outlet are configured to allow fluid to flow through the enclosure. The cold plate includes a plurality of internal ribs (120) configured on the base, where the plurality of internal include a plurality of holes (122) configured to facilitate fluid dispersion and turbulence. The cold plate also includes a plurality of ridges (124) configured on the base between a pair of the plurality of internal ribs, where the plurality of ridges are configured to disrupt laminar fluid flow and create turbulence to enhance heat transfer efficiency.

A maintenance tool 200 and a method of accessing power cables in a power distribution assembly 100 is disclosed. A handle 202 configured for single-handed ergonomic operation and including an electrically insulated exterior surface. A bracket 204 mechanically coupled to the handle. The bracket having a specialized cutout configured to support and stabilize one or more power cables 102 while reducing mechanical stress on a circuit breaker terminal 302 of a circuit breaker of the power distribution assembly 100. A locking mechanism 204 integrated within the maintenance tool and operable through the handle 202 to engage or disengage the one or more power cables 102 from the circuit breaker terminal 302. The bracket positions the one or more power cables in a stable orientation, and the locking mechanism, in coordination with the bracket, operates to selectively secure or release the one or more power cables from the circuit breaker terminal.

A system for thermal protection in a power distribution apparatus is disclosed. A power distribution system includes first and second silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs) coupled to a heat sink. A first temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the first SCR while a second temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the second SCR. A control unit is configured to compare a temperature from the first temperature sensor to a plurality of temperature thresholds while the second SCR is disconnected from a load. The control unit generates a warning in response to the temperature reading from the first temperature sensor exceeding a first threshold but not a second threshold. The control unit may further cause disconnection of the first SCR from the load and connection of the second SCR to the load in response to the temperature reading from the first temperature sensor exceeding the second threshold.

The present application discloses a device, method, apparatus and medium for short-circuit detection of a switching device and an uninterruptible power supply, for performing a short-circuit detection of a switching device connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a battery within the uninterruptible power supply, so as to avoid failures in the uninterruptible power supply due to short-circuit of the switching device and to improve the reliability of the uninterruptible power supply. The uninterruptible power supply includes: a rectifying module connected between mains electricity and a busbar and comprising a first rectifying sub-module and a second rectifying sub-module, a battery, and a charge-discharge module connected between the battery and the busbar and comprising at least: a first switching device connected between the positive and negative electrodes of the battery, and a second switching device connected between the negative electrode of the battery and a negative electrode of the busbar; the positive electrode of the battery is connected with respective alternating-current ports of the first rectifying sub-module via relays, the negative electrode of the battery is connected with respective alternating-current ports of the second rectifying sub-module via relays; and a capacitor is connected between the positive and negative electrodes of the battery.

The present invention provides a busway holder bracket which includes a base member configured to provide foundational support to the busway holder bracket, a longitudinal member extending perpendicularly from the base member to form an upright structural support, a top member extending perpendicularly from the longitudinal member in a direction parallel to the base member, collectively forming a U-shaped configuration with the base member and longitudinal member for supporting lateral busway members, wherein the base member is configured to be interposed in a lateral spacing between the lateral busway members, then angularly displaced along a predefined angle to secure the bracket with the lateral busway members, and a plurality of slots configured on the top member, the slots configured to receive adjustable elements fastened by threaded fasteners to allow adjustment and secure positioning of the busway holder bracket on the mounting surface.

A cooling system can include an evaporator for transferring heat from a heat source to a cooling fluid, a condenser for rejecting heat from the cooling fluid, a fan for inducing air flow through the condenser, a pump for pumping the cooling fluid, a controller, and a damper for selectively resisting air flow through the condenser. The controller can operate the cooling system in a pumped cooling mode when a temperature is below a threshold and reduce a speed of the fan when the temperature is below another, lower threshold. The damper can thermo-mechanically increase air flow resistance through the condenser.

A leak detection system for a server rack, the leak detection system is disclosed. The leak detection system includes a drip pan configured for placement under one or more liquid-cooled servers of the server rack. The server rack includes a piping system configured to convey cooling fluid through the one or more liquid cooled servers, wherein a surface of the drip pan is coated in a thermally-reactive coating. The leak detection system further includes one or more thermal imaging sensors in proximity to the drip pan, wherein the one or more thermal imaging sensors are configured to detect a change to a thermal output from the drip pan in response to contact of the cooling fluid on the thermally-reactive coating.

A modular computing system can include a plurality of computing blocks, a framework for physically supporting the computing blocks, and interconnecting infrastructure. The interconnecting infrastructure can provide the computing blocks with power, cooling, and communications. Each computing block can include an enclosure, a computing section within the enclosure, a cooling section within the enclosure to extract heat from the computing section, power infrastructure to supply power to the computing section, communications infrastructure to facilitate communications between the computing section and an external network, cooling infrastructure to transfer heat from within the enclosure to outside of the enclosure, and a service corridor within the enclosure to provide physical access to at least the computing section.

A liquid cooling system may include a first heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from a liquid to a refrigerant. The liquid cooling system may include a coolant circuit configured to circulate liquid coolant between the first heat exchanger and at least one of electronic equipment or a cooling distribution unit, the coolant circuit comprising: a liquid coolant supply line coupled to the first heat exchanger and configured to flow chilled liquid coolant from the first heat exchanger, a coolant return line coupled to the first heat exchanger and configured to flow warmed coolant to the first heat exchanger; and a bypass line coupled to the liquid coolant supply line and the coolant return line.

A sensor assembly may include a base, a first wing coupled to a first side of the base, and a second wing coupled to a second side of the base, wherein the base, the first wing, and the second wing form a cavity. A sensor assembly may include at least one terminal block disposed within the cavity and communicatively coupled to a controller. A sensor assembly may include a plurality of current transformers, wherein one or more current transformers of the plurality of current transformers are wholly or partially removably couplable to the at least one terminal block when the first wing and the second wing are arranged in an open configuration, wherein the one or more current transformers of the plurality of current transformers are not removable from the at least one terminal block when the first wing and the second wing are arranged in a closed configuration.

A system and method for filtered visualization of dynamic load monitoring via a power distribution unit (PDU) collects power measurement data measured from each end device plugged into, and drawing operating power from, the PDU. The PDU collects the power measurement data into power state data over a line cycle or series of time intervals. Within the PDU, Kalman filtering determines a current power state estimate based on the measured power state data balanced with predictions of subsequent power state, as well as tuning parameters defining the balance from line cycle to line cycle. The resulting power state estimate may be displayed or presented to provide a more intuitive representation of operating power drawn by the end devices as opposed to raw power measurement data, which may be subject to fluctuation caused by high performance/Al pulsing loads.

A system may include an external battery cabinet (EBC) configured to power an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), where the EBC operates at a predetermined battery voltage. The system may include a boost pulse-width modulator (PWM) controller including two or more operating switches and a boost converter coupled to the boost PWM controller, where the boost converter is configured to increase the predetermined battery voltage. The system may include a bypass circuit to allow power to directly flow from the EBC to the UPS. The system may include a voltage sensing circuit configured to measure a voltage of the EBC and the UPS. The system may include a microcontroller configured to generate one of one or more boost signals or one or more bypass signals to activate one of the boost converter or the bypass circuit based on the voltage of the EBC and the UPS.

A bracket may include a first plate oriented along a first plane comprising at least one first plate attachment hole. A bracket may include a second plate coupled to the first plate and oriented along a second plane, wherein the second plate comprises at least one second plate attachment hole. A bracket may include a third plate coupled to at least one of the first plate and the second plate and oriented along a third plane. The first plate may be couplable to a shelf and the second plate may be couplable to a battery, wherein the first plate includes a tool-access region that includes at least one of the at least one first plate attachment holes, whereupon attachment of the second plate to the battery and a positioning of the battery onto the shelf, the tool-access region extends past a boundary of the battery and along the shelf.

A power distribution apparatus to control transfer time and inrush factor when switching between power sources is disclosed. The power distribution apparatus includes first and second power sources configured to provide electrical power to a load. A transfer switch is configured to switch a source of power to the load between the first and second power sources. A control circuit is configured to cause the transfer switch to select one of the first and second power sources to provide power to the load. The control circuit is configured to cause switching between the first and second power sources based on a first user input parameter and a second user input parameter, wherein the first user input parameter specifies a maximum specified transfer time, and wherein the second user input parameter specifies a maximum specified inrush factor.

A modular information technology infrastructure system can include a framework for being supported above one or more rows of computer equipment racks, a piping network supported by the framework for distributing cooling fluid to and from the computer equipment racks, a power network supported by the framework for providing power to the computer equipment racks, and a communications tray supported by the framework for facilitating communications to and from the computer equipment racks. The framework can be suspended from above and/or disposed atop a plurality of legs. The framework can be collapsible into a shipping configuration and expandable into an operations configuration. Two or more modules can be coupled in series and/or in parallel.

A direct current (DC) power supply system and methodology for monitoring current in the system. In examples, the system includes a battery power source, a condcutor coupled to the battery power source, and a battery monitor for monitoring operating current. In examples, the battery monitor includes a substrate, a first hall-effect sensor mounted on the substrate and configured to detect a first range of electrical current, a second hall-effect sensor mounted on the substrate and configured to detect a second range of electrical current, and a controller coupled to the sensors and configured to receive voltage output signals from the sensors and determine operating electrical current flowing through the battery cable. In examples, the sensors are associated with different operating states of the system.

The present invention relates a vibration isolation system (100) for isolating vibrations from transmitting to a cabinet (10). The system (100) comprises a bottom frame (18) configured to be mounted on a rigid surface (24), said bottom frame (18) having a bottom surface (20) and side surfaces (22) extending vertically therefrom. A top frame (12) is configured to support the cabinet (10). The top frame (12) is movably mounted on the bottom frame (18). A plurality of primary resilient members (30) is positioned between ledges (16) of the top frame (12) and the side surfaces (22) of the bottom frame (18). A plurality of secondary resilient members (32) are positioned between an operating surface of a mounting base (15) of said top frame (12) and said bottom surface (20) of said bottom frame (18).

Systems and methods for providing consistent and reliable power to a data center that is executing high-power and variable high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are disclosed. By installing a three-phase current sensor at or near the data center, or along the power grid before the power arrives at a power conversion system (PCS), the power conversion system is configured to response faster to changing and variable workloads that ramp up and down both quickly and inconsistently. A controller within the PCS is then configured to customize the amount of power that is sent to the data center coming from converted power from the grid, and from a battery energy storage system.

A cooling system and a cooling circuit includes a first refrigerant condensing line including a condenser, a second refrigerant condensing line bypassing the condenser, and a remix chamber disposed in the cooling circuit at a junction of the first and second refrigerant condensing lines. According to a first operating mode of the cooling system, liquid refrigerant is supplied to the remix chamber from the first refrigerant condensing line. According to a second operating mode of the cooling system, liquid refrigerant and vapor refrigerant are supplied to the remix chamber from the respective first and second refrigerant condensing lines and remix in the remix chamber to improve low ambient operation.

A cooling system for charging and discharging fluid is disclosed. The cooling system includes: a heat exchanger configured to fluidically communicate with a supply source; a supply line configured to supply to the heat exchanger from the supply source; a return line configured to return to the supply source from the heat exchanger; and a bypass valve configured to control communication between the supply line and the return line.

A system and method configured for six phase power in a data center, such as for a busway, is disclosed. The busway may include one or more busway sections. Each busway section may include a housing, and a plurality of busbars spaced apart in a first direction. The plurality of busbars may include six or more busbars and may be at least partially enclosed by the housing. Each busbar may be disposed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and may be parallel to each other busbar of the plurality of busbars. Each busway section may be configured to be removably coupled to two or more output connectors at two or more locations couplable along the second direction. The two or more output connectors may be configured to be inserted from a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

Provided in the present disclosure are a method and a device for controlling a UPS, with which power supply cost for a DC bus is reduced. The method for controlling a UPS includes: controlling a first part of power modules in the UPS to work in a harmonic compensation mode when it is determined that the bypass module in the UPS is working and the UPS has no fault, wherein the UPS comprises the first part of the power modules and a second part of the power modules; detecting a bus voltage of each power module of the second part of the power modules; and controlling an inverter in a target power module to obtain power from an output terminal of the bypass module, performing single-phase rectification on the obtained power, and powering a DC bus in the target power module, wherein the target power module is a power module which has a bus voltage less than a first set value among the second part of the power modules.

The present disclosure provides a fan cover (210) for a fan (208) configured to divert the output air of the fan (208) in an electronic equipment (200) to prevent the generation of thermal blind spots (114). The fan cover (210) comprises a frame defined by a hollow body with a base (212) configured to securely fit on the rear surface of the fan (208) and a bell mouth (214) extending from said base (212) to define a fluid flow path. The fan cover (210) comprises a hub (218) configured to be located centrally within the hollow body of said frame and a plurality of ribs (216) extending from the base (212) to the peripheral surface of said hub (218). Further, a plurality of flaps (220, 222) are mounted on the peripheral surface of said bell mouth (214), wherein each of said flap (220, 222) is angularly displaceable to a predefined angle to direct the output air in a desired direction to prevent the generation of thermal blind spots (114) in the electronic equipment (200).

A cooling system and manifold receiver for use therein are provided. The cooling system includes a coolant loop configured to circulate a cooling medium, the loop including a heat exchanger, a plurality of conductive heat exchangers that are configured to receive the coolant medium from the heat exchanger and to exchange heat with a heat source, and a manifold receiver. The manifold receiver includes a body defining an elongated cavity therewithin, an inlet providing communication between the cavity and the conductive heat exchangers, an outlet providing communication between the cavity and the heat exchanger, and an element disposed in the cavity. The element is configured to reduce a momentum of the coolant medium within the cavity. The element may include, for example, an elongated pipe body with indentations, grooves, or holes formed therein, or with studs formed thereon.