Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility. Waterborne data center facility may prove helpful in areas following natural disasters or for military purposes where data center services are needed but not readily available.

The thermal containment system generally includes an enclosure, a vertical enclosure, a cable management system, integrated cooling unit, a plurality of quick connect couples for the cooling unit, a plurality of VFD fans, a plurality of recessed wheels, a plurality of wireless sensors and a quick lock system for securing the thermal containment system. The thermal containment system may be employed to control air flow in the data center, isolating hot air expelled by a plurality of computer systems therein and conditioning the hot air with integrated cooling units that may be connected to a closed-loop cooling system. The wireless sensors may be employed to collect data for a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system that may monitor and manage elements of the thermal containment system.

A modular chiller system includes a switching and pumping module, one or more drycooler modules, and one or more chiller modules. The switching and pumping module, the one or more drycooler modules, and the one or more chiller modules share same water, power, and signal interfaces. The cooling capacity of the modular chiller system may be increased by adding drycooler modules or chiller modules without additional hydraulic and electrical infrastructures.

A data center cooling system is operated in a first mode, and has an indoor portion wherein heat is absorbed from components in the data center by a heat transfer fluid, and an outdoor heat exchanger portion and a geothermal heat exchanger portion. The first mode includes ambient air cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the outdoor heat exchanger portion and/or geothermal cooling of the heat transfer fluid in the geothermal heat exchanger portion. Based on an appropriate metric, a determination is made that a switch should be made from the first mode to a second mode; and, in response, the data center cooling system is switched to the second mode. The second mode is different than the first mode.

The present disclosure relates to a mobile data center unit, which is adapted to house at least one rack being designed to provide storage space for electronic equipment. The mobile data center unit is equipped with passive cooling means in order to provide dissipation of heat being generated by the electronic equipment.

Techniques for cooling a data center include circulating a first cooling medium to cool a plurality of rack-mounted computers; circulating a second cooling medium to cool the plurality of rack-mounted computers; determining that a first portion of the plurality of rack-mounted computers is operating at a power usage above a threshold power usage; adjusting at least one of a flow rate of the first or second cooling mediums to cool a second portion of the plurality of rack-mounted computers; and rerouting a portion at least one the first or second cooling mediums to cool the first portion of the plurality of rack-mounted computers.

A computer data centre having multiple open computer hardware storage racks. Each rack includes multiple computer hardware components horizontally rack-mounted in a front side of the rack, and a heat exchanging unit vertically mounted to a back side of the rack. A first cooling circuit interconnects the heat exchanging units of at least some of the computer hardware storage racks. At least a first rack and a second rack are arranged back to back in the computer data centre, with a first heat exchanger unit of the first rack facing a second heat exchanger unit of the second rack.

Systems and methods for cooling a datacenter are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger associated with a rear door of a rack exchanges heat between a primary coolant associated with a chilling facility and a secondary coolant or fluid associated with a computing device of the rack.

Systems and methods for evaluating cooling characteristics are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a thermal test vehicle can be used to simulate a thermal performance of a computing unit.

A cooling system includes a control device, an ice water unit, a cooling tower, and an ice water storage tank. The ice water unit, the ice water storage tank, and the data center are coupled through a pipeline. According to a first condition, the ice water unit provides cooling water to the data center. According to a second condition, the ice water unit provides cooling water to the data center and the ice water storage tank. According to a third condition, the ice water storage tank provides cooling water to the data center and the ice water unit refills cooling water to the ice water storage tank, and heated water of the data center flows to the ice water unit.