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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Sean James, Olympia, WA (US);
Todd Robert Rawlings, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F03B 13/22 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01); F03B 13/10 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); G01M 3/32 (2006.01); G01M 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20709 (2013.01); F03B 13/10 (2013.01); F03B 13/22 (2013.01); F03B 13/26 (2013.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.05); G01M 3/3263 (2013.01); G01M 3/40 (2013.01); H05K 7/1497 (2013.01); H05K 7/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/2079 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01); Y02P 80/158 (2015.11);
Abstract
The subject disclosure is directed towards a submerged datacenter, which may be made up of modules, into a body of water such as the ocean. The submersion facilitates cooling of the datacenter as well as providing protection of the datacenter from environmental conditions that exist at or near the surface. Power may be generated from the datacenter heat, and power generated by or near the body of water (e.g., via waves, tides, wind, currents, temperature differences) may be used to help power the datacenter.