公开(公告)号：US11026350B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US15706506

申请日：2017-09-15

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  Kraig Knight ,  John William Eichelberg ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: H05K7/20

Abstract: A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any internal active cooling systems and cannot be coupled with any external active cooling systems. A data center module directs ambient air to flow into intake air plenums extending along intake sides of the rows of racks, through the rows of racks into exhaust plenums extending along exhaust sides of the rows of racks, and out into the ambient environment to cool computer systems in the racks. Directed airflow can be lateral, vertical, at least partially driven by air buoyancy gradients, at least partially induced by air moving devices internal to computer systems in the rows of racks, thereof, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09414531B1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14495366

申请日：2014-09-24

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  Kraig Knight ,  John William Eichelberg ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H05K7/20709 ,  H05K7/20745

Abstract: A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any internal active cooling systems and cannot be coupled with any external active cooling systems. A data center module directs ambient air to flow into intake air plenums extending along intake sides of the rows of racks, through the rows of racks into exhaust plenums extending along exhaust sides of the rows of racks, and out into the ambient environment to cool computer systems in the racks. Directed airflow can be lateral, vertical, at least partially driven by air buoyancy gradients, at least partially induced by air moving devices internal to computer systems in the rows of racks, thereof, etc.

Abstract translation: 数据中心的模块化计算系统包括一个或多个数据中心模块，包括机架式计算机系统。 电气模块耦合到数据中心模块，并向数据中心模块中的计算机系统提供电力。 数据中心模块不包括任何内部主动冷却系统，不能与任何外部主动冷却系统耦合。 数据中心模块引导环境空气流入进入空气通道，这些进气通道将排列的排架延伸到排列的排排气通道中，并沿排气通道排出，排入周围的环境以冷却电脑 机架中的系统。 定向气流可以是侧向的，垂直的，至少部分地由空气浮力梯度驱动，至少部分地由机架中的计算机系统内的空气移动装置引起。

公开(公告)号：US09915929B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14502683

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David Magee Dubinsky ,  Kris Scott Steigerwald ,  Steven Richard Stolarski ,  Kraig Knight ,  Shelton George Gregory

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a platform for monitoring the availability of facility equipment. The platform may include a facility equipment monitoring tool with access to configuration data for one or more facilities. The platform allows for deployment of a mobile client application across a plurality of mobile devices to facilitate performance of walk-through inspections (i.e., rounds) of equipment within respective facilities, and to provide real-time equipment availability indicators and other status indicators via a user interface of the application. The data collected during walk-through inspections may be logged and uploaded to a central server system and stored in a data repository. The platform may further provide a network-accessible monitoring dashboard for viewing real-time, and historical, data regarding the walk-through inspections performed at various facilities, and an administrative user interface to update configuration data in the data repository of the central server system.

公开(公告)号：US09769957B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US15231607

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  Kraig Knight ,  John William Eichelberg ,  Peter George Ross

IPC: H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H05K7/20709 ,  H05K7/20745

Abstract: A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. The data center modules do not include any internal active cooling systems and cannot be coupled with any external active cooling systems. A data center module directs ambient air to flow into intake air plenums extending along intake sides of the rows of racks, through the rows of racks into exhaust plenums extending along exhaust sides of the rows of racks, and out into the ambient environment to cool computer systems in the racks. Directed airflow can be lateral, vertical, at least partially driven by air buoyancy gradients, at least partially induced by air moving devices internal to computer systems in the rows of racks, thereof, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09723756B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14265002

申请日：2014-04-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Mallory Leigh Masters ,  Kraig Knight

IPC: H05K7/20

CPC classification number: H05K7/20709 ,  H05K7/1414 ,  H05K7/1489 ,  H05K7/20736

Abstract: One or more racks in a rack computing system include shelving systems with mounting portions to receive computer systems in the mounting portion. The mounting portion can include an air flap structure that can restrict airflow through internal space of the mounting portion when a rack computer system is absent from the mounting portion. The air flap structure can retract to enable a computer system to be mounted in an internal space of the mounting portion. A mounting portion can include at least a portion of a backplane assembly that can be aligned to couple with a rack computer system mounted in the mounting portion to communicatively couple the rack computer system with one or more communication networks. The mounting portion can include an ejection mechanism that can eject an installed computer system from the mounting portion.

公开(公告)号：US20150061384A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：US14010781

申请日：2013-08-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Chadwick Towner ,  Michael Phillip Czamara ,  Osvaldo P. Morales ,  Kraig Knight ,  Antonio William Vasquez Ramirez

IPC: H02J4/00

CPC classification number: H02J1/10 ,  H02J9/061 ,  H02J2001/106 ,  H05K7/1498 ,  Y10T307/344

Abstract: In a data center having multiple resource zones, each of the zones has an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) and associated power storage elements such as batteries. A power bus may be provided between the resource zones to connect the outputs of the power storage elements of the resource zones. The power storage elements may thereby be shared between the UPS's so that an individual resource zone may be operated for a longer duration under anomalous conditions.

Abstract translation: 在具有多个资源区域的数据中心中，每个区域具有不间断电源（UPS）和相关联的电力存储元件（例如电池）。 可以在资源区之间提供电源总线以连接资源区的电力存储元件的输出。 因此，蓄电元件可以在UPS之间共享，使得个别资源区可以在异常条件下操作更长的持续时间。