AUTOMATED, ADAPTIVE VENTILATION FOR A DATA CENTER

摘要

An adaptive ventilation system and method for a data center are provided. The adaptive ventilation system includes: one or more system-controlled vents facilitating dynamic redirection of airflow passing through the vent(s), and including (for instance) a plurality of adjustable louvers; and a plurality of sensors dispersed within the data center for ascertaining one or more feedback parameters within different zones of the data center. The system also includes a controller configured or programmed to automatically manage adjustment of the system-controlled vent(s) based on the ascertained feedback parameter(s) within the data center. The automatically managing includes, for instance, automatically controlling orientation of multiple louvers of the system-controlled vent(s) to dynamically facilitate a desired airflow discharge adjustment to at least one system-controlled vent based, at least in part, on the sensed feedback parameter(s) within the different zones.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
an adaptive ventilation system for a data center containing a plurality of electronics racks, the adaptive ventilation system comprising:
at least one system-controlled vent, the at least one system-controlled vent being adjustable to facilitate dynamic redirection of airflow passing therethrough;a plurality of sensors dispersed within the data center for ascertaining at least one feedback parameter within different zones of the data center; anda controller automatically managing adjustment of the at least one system-controlled vent based on the ascertained at least one feedback parameter within the data center, the automatically managing comprising automatically providing at least one desired airflow discharge adjustment to the at least one system-controlled vent based, at least in part, on the ascertained at least one feedback parameter.