摘要 |
A method of cooling a data centre, and a data centre,is disclosed. Optionally, the data centre comprises: a cooling air source(201);at least one rack room (202) having a floor and rack storage areas(203a-203d)on the floor, each rack storage area accommodating racks in which items of electronic equipment having at least one fan (204) are housed;one or more cold aisles (205) in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area;one or more hot aisles (206) in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area; and an air supply corridor (207) for transporting cooling air, above the floor, from the cooling air source to the one or more cold aisles. The method optionally comprises transporting cooling air from the cooling air source (201) to the one or more cold aisles (205) substantially under the control of the fans (204) of the items of electronic equipment. |