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Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Frederic Bauchot, Saint-Jeannet, FR;

Jean-Yves Clement, Saint-Jeannet, FR;

Jean-Marc Legrand, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;

Francois-Rene Rougeaux, Castelnau le Lez, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20745 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01);
Abstract

A method and system for variable air cooling for data centers. The system may include: an enclosure to be cooled suitable for housing hardware components; a cooling system including: a first air input for controllably allowing input of outside air from outside the enclosure; a second air input for controllably allowing input of recycled air from the enclosure; a selectively activatable cooling mechanism; an air output for allowing output of air into the enclosure; a first temperature monitor for monitoring an outside air temperature of air outside the enclosure; a second temperature monitor for monitoring a blowing air temperature of air at the air output; and a control mechanism for controlling an operation of the first air input, the second air input, and the cooling mechanism dependent on a monitored outside air temperature at the first temperature monitor and a monitored blowing air temperature at the second temperature monitor.


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