Schneider Electric It Corporation

American Power Conversion Corporation

John H Bean, Jr

James R Fink

James William VanGilder

Vincent R Long

Rollie R Johnson

Richard J Johnson

Ozan Tutunoglu

Stephen F Held

Zhihai Gordon Dong

Roy L Grantham

Jonathan M Lomas

Neil Rasmussen

Daniel J Rohr

Scott Douglass Buell

James Richard Roesch

Greg R Uhrhan

Hongwei Yang

Jacob Joseph Rede

Jinhui Wang

John Christopher Niemann

Cory D Basden

Bo Hong

Kevin M Kemper

Marlowe Dulaca Apuhin

Joseph M Dersch

David James Lingrey

Stuart Lee Dill

Joseph Bushmeyer

Mohammed Adil

Matthew Brown

Henry C Collins

A system to cool fluid used in information technology equipment (ITE) includes an enclosure having a supply inlet configured to receive supply air from an HVAC supply source and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with at least one ITE unit by a supply line configured to deliver cooled cooling fluid to the at least one ITE unit and a return line configured to deliver warmed cooling fluid to the heat exchanger. The supply air is directed at the heat exchanger to cool the cooling fluid provided in the at least one ITE unit.

Information technology equipment cooling system and related methods

A level sensing module for use with a liquid immersion cooling system having a device chassis housing an electronic device, the level sensing module comprising a fluid level sensor, and a controller coupled to the fluid level sensor and configured to receive a signal from the fluid level sensor indicative of a height of dielectric fluid in the device chassis, receive a signal from a pump controller indicative of a volume of dielectric fluid provided to the device chassis, and generate a map of dielectric fluid volume within the device chassis based on the signal from the fluid level sensor and the signal from the pump controller.

Systems and methods for liquid-volume measurement in immersion-cooled devices

A condenser () configured to condense gas phase refrigerant to liquid phase refrigerant. The condenser () includes a gas header () configured to receive gas phase refrigerant, a liquid header () disposed opposite the gas header, the liquid header () separated into at least two sections, each section of the at least two sections having a port, and parallel tubes () extending between the gas header () and the liquid header ().

System for head pressure control

A system for removing condensate from a cooling unit () includes a drain pan () to collect condensate generated by the cooling unit (), a condensate pump () configured to pump condensate from the drain pan (), and a water tank () in fluid communication with the condensate pump (). The water tank () is configured to store condensate in the form of water delivered to the water tank () by the condensate pump (). The system further includes a plunger pump () in fluid communication with the water tank (). The plunger pump () is configured to pump water from the water tank (). The system further includes at least one atomizing nozzle () in fluid communication with the plunger pump (). The at least one atomizing nozzle () is configured to atomize water from the plunger pump ().

System and method for removing condensate from a cooling unit

A thermal buffering module is used in a combined equipment and cooling unit including a housing defining an interior configured to receive electronic equipment, with the electronic equipment being supported by the housing. The combined equipment and cooling unit further includes a cooling unit supported by the housing. The thermal buffering module includes at least one heat exchanger. The thermal buffering module is configured to selectively receive chilled air from the cooling unit to cool the at least one heat exchanger and to selectively receive warm IT air from the electronic equipment to cool the warm IT air as it travels over the at least one heat exchanger.

Thermal buffering module for equipment rack

An indirect evaporative cooling system includes a frame, a heat exchanger core, a supply fan to move indoor return air inside the heat exchanger core, an exhaust fan to move air over the heat exchanger core in a direction perpendicular to the indoor return air, a water collection and management system disposed within the frame below the heat exchanger core to collect water sprayed onto the heat exchanger core, and a water spray system positioned above the heat exchanger core to supply water that is evenly distributed to a top surface of the heat exchanger core. The water spray system includes at least one water spray assembly having an enclosure with a surface, and at least two spray nozzles configured to spray water on a portion of the top surface of the heat exchanger core. Each spray nozzle is configured to produce a flat, fan-shaped spray pattern.

System and method of a water management for an indirect evaporative cooler

An indirect evaporative cooling system includes a frame, a heat exchanger core, a supply fan to move indoor return air inside the heat exchanger core, and an outdoor exhaust fan supported by the frame to draw outdoor air over the heat exchanger core in a direction perpendicular to the indoor return air. The system further includes a water spray system positioned above the heat exchanger core to spray water over the heat exchanger core, and a water collection and management system disposed below the heat exchanger core to collect water sprayed onto the heat exchanger core. The water collection and management system includes a water basin configured to contain fluid. The water basin is configured to include an operational water volume and a water reserve volume which together define a total usable water volume, and includes a water height set point to define the water reserve volume.

System and method of water management for an indirect evaporative cooler

A water collection system is provided for an indirect evaporative cooler. The water collection system includes a housing having an open bottom, a front wall, a back wall, and two end walls, which together define an interior region of the housing. The water collection system further includes a plurality of tube assemblies each extending through one of the front wall and the back wall of the housing and disposed within the interior region of the housing. The water collection system further includes a plurality of panel assemblies disposed within the interior region of the housing above the plurality of tube assemblies. Each panel assembly is associated with a respective tube assembly to channel fluid to the tube assembly. A method of collecting and distributing water within an indirect evaporative cooler configured to spray water on a heat exchanger is further disclosed.

Water collection system for indirect evaporative cooler

Disclosed herein are aspects and embodiments of an air conditioning system and a method of operating the air conditioning system. In one example, an air conditioning system includes a compressor selectively operated by a first power source and a second power source.

Hybrid powered cooling unit

A modular cooling system configured to treat IT air generated by a data center includes a frame and a plurality of cooling sub-system modules supported by the frame. The plurality of cooling sub-system modules are configured to operate in parallel to achieve total cooling effect or a lesser cooling effect with some level of redundancy within the data center. Each cooling sub-system module includes a housing configured to support cooling equipment, an air-to-air heat exchanger supported by the housing to cool IT air generated by the data center, the air-to-air heat exchanger having at least one tube configured to direct IT from one end of the air-to-air heat exchanger to an opposite end of the air-to-air heat exchanger and configured so that outdoor air circulates around the at least one tube, and a mechanical cooling system supported by the housing. The mechanical cooling system is configured to receive IT air treated by the air-to-air heat exchanger and to provide further cooling to the treated IT air. Other embodiments of the cooling system and methods of cooling are further disclosed.

Container air handling unit and cooling method

A method for constructing a module of a modular cooling unit includes acquiring a plurality of tubes, each tube having a first end and a second end, and overmolding a first header onto the first ends of the plurality of tubes to form a watertight connection between the first header and the first ends of the plurality of tubes, the first header having a plurality of parallel first slots, each slot of the parallel first slots having an extended surface configured to receive and retain the first end of the tube.

Indirect evaporator cooler heat exchanger manufacturing method

A method of minimizing compressor use in an HVAC system for an IT space includes configuring an HVAC system to cool an IT space, providing a control system to operate the HVAC system, the control system having software configured to calculate economization mode minimum achievable X-Factor for a predetermined period of time, providing at least one parameter to the control system, the at least one parameter including X-Factor history and period weather forecast(s), setting temperature set points for each forecast interval, and analyzing the temperature set points according to maximum and minimum temperature parameters for the IT space, with intervals with set points violating the maximum temperature parameter being designated as intervals for which the compressor will operate while intervals with set points violating the minimum temperature parameter are assigned the minimum temperature set point.

Systems and methods for minimizing compressor use in HVAC systems

A cooling system includes a condenser and first and second cooling circuits. The condenser is configured to condense refrigerant to a liquid. The first cooling circuit includes a direct expansion valve coupled to the condenser, a first evaporator coil coupled to the direct expansion valve, and a compressor coupled to the first evaporator coil. The first cooling circuit receives at least a first portion of the liquid refrigerant and output first refrigerant vapor, and the compressor receives the first refrigerant vapor and output a compressor refrigerant output to the condenser. The second cooling circuit includes a pump coupled to the condenser, an economizer valve coupled to the pump, and a second evaporator coil coupled to the economizer valve. The second cooling circuit receives at least a second portion of the liquid refrigerant and output a second vapor refrigerant to the condenser.

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Wentzville, MO, United States of America

John H Bean, Jr