| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 8295047 |
Changing data center cooling modes |
October 23, 2012 |
| A method of providing utilities to a computer data center is discussed. The method includes initially connecting one or more non-evaporative cooling units to a data center as primary cooling plants, obtaining a government-issued water permit, and after obtaining the government-issued |
| 8286442 |
Data center with low power usage effectiveness |
October 16, 2012 |
| A system for providing cooled air to electronic equipment includes a data center having electronic equipment in operation, a plurality of on-floor cooling units, and a cooling water source. The on-floor cooling units cool air warmed by the electronic equipment. The cooling water source i |
| 8276397 |
Cooling and power paths for data center |
October 2, 2012 |
| A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately |
| 8223495 |
Electronic device cooling system |
July 17, 2012 |
| Cooling systems for providing cooled air to electronic devices are described. The systems can include large storage tanks or waste treatment systems to improve the efficiency of the plant and reduce impact on the environment. |
| 8223025 |
Data center thermal monitoring |
July 17, 2012 |
| A measurement indicative of a temperature of a computer is received and a thermal health value for the computer is calculated based on the measurement. |
| 8209993 |
Warm water cooling |
July 3, 2012 |
| A method of providing cooled air to electronic equipment includes capturing heated air from a volume containing electronic equipment, cooling the heated air by more than fifteen degrees Celsius in an air-to-water heat exchanger, and supplying cooling water to the air-to-water heat ex |
| 8113010 |
Data center cooling |
February 14, 2012 |
| A system for cooling air in a data center includes a data center having electronic equipment in operation, a cooling water source, and a plurality of on-floor cooling units. The cooling water source is configured to retain at maximum capacity a total amount of water. Each on-floor co |
| 8108797 |
Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer |
January 31, 2012 |
| A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what c |
| 8094452 |
Cooling and power grids for data center |
January 10, 2012 |
| A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately |
| 8080900 |
Direct-coupled IT load |
December 20, 2011 |
| Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an integrated uninterruptible power system in w |
| 8054598 |
Negotiating capacity allocation among distributed current protection devices |
November 8, 2011 |
| Exemplary systems, apparatus, and methods relate to a current limiting device on each of two or more load branches that limits the current drawn by each load branch to a branch current allocation for that branch, where each of the current limiting devices is configured to automatically |
| 8004831 |
Orthogonally system arrangements for data center facility |
August 23, 2011 |
| A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately |
| 7991588 |
Power consumption measurement |
August 2, 2011 |
| The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes transitioning an electrical load from a primary power supply to an alternative power supply, measuring power drawn from the alternative power supply, transitioning the electrical l |
| 7971446 |
Computing environments |
July 5, 2011 |
| A system can include an enclosure having an exterior surface and an interior region that is characterized by a width and a length that is longer than the width; a plurality of trays mounted in racks that line a majority of each side of the length of the interior region and that defin |
| 7886173 |
Transitioning computing devices from secondary power to primary power after corresponding, indep |
February 8, 2011 |
| A method for powering a system is described. The method includes receiving a signal that indicates availability of a primary power source to supply operating power to a plurality of computing devices, and responsive to the received signal, transitioning each of the plurality of computing |
| 7870379 |
Updating a power supply microcontroller |
January 11, 2011 |
| A system is described that includes a power conversion module, a data port, a controller to receive data from the data port, and a data store containing instructions that when executed by the controller perform operations to control the power conversion module. The operations include |
| 7864530 |
Changing data center cooling modes |
January 4, 2011 |
| A method of providing utilities to a computer data center is discussed. The method includes initially connecting one or more non-evaporative cooling units to a data center as primary cooling plants, obtaining a government-issued water permit, and after obtaining the government-issued |
| 7768254 |
Server power measurement |
August 3, 2010 |
| The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system that includes a computer device. The computer device includes a power supply and a component that receives power from the power supply through a first electrical connection. The system includes a |
| 7724518 |
Orthogonally system arrangements for data center facility |
May 25, 2010 |
| A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately |
| 7694235 |
Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer |
April 6, 2010 |
| A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what c |
| 7646590 |
Data center power distribution |
January 12, 2010 |
| A power distribution apparatus includes a housing holding a plurality of electrical outlets, a plurality of independent electrical circuits within the housing, and a plurality of cord sets serving the plurality of independent electrical circuits and extending from the housing. |
| 7560831 |
Data center uninterruptible power distribution architecture |
July 14, 2009 |
| Apparatus and associated method and computer program products involve a highly efficient uninterruptible power distribution architecture to support modular processing units. As an illustrative example, a modular processing unit includes an corresponding uninterruptible power system in |
