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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);
John Torok, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Dustin Demetriou, New York, NY (US);
Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Noah Singer, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided. Fan speed is determined for one or more air conditioning unit (ACU) fans and stored to computer memory in response to detecting a request for authorized entrance to the modular data center. ACU fans are adjusted in preparation to deploying retractable baffles that, when deployed, form a temporary vestibule within a space of the modular data center. The retractable baffles are deployed to form the temporary vestibule within the space of the modular data center. Computing resources in the modular data center are shielded from contaminant air that enters the temporary vestibule when the external door is open. The external door is unlocked to allow user entrance to the temporary vestibule. When the external door closes, air is purged from the temporary vestibule. Retractable baffles are retracted. The fan speeds are restored from the computer memory.