INVERTED EXHAUST PLENUM MODULE

摘要

An inverted exhaust plenum module exhausts air from an enclosure into an ambient environment while mitigating airflow restrictions caused by ambient wind conditions, particularly headwinds impinging on exhaust vents. The plenum module includes wall elements that extend downwards from separate edges of two separate roof elements of the enclosure, forming a plenum between the wall elements that is open at the top. Exhaust vents in the wall elements exhaust air from the enclosure into the plenum to circulate into the ambient environment via the top of the plenum. By exhausting air into a plenum that extends beneath roof elements, the vents are at least partially obscured from ambient winds that might otherwise impinge on the vents. A wing element can be installed to induce exhaust airflow via lowering air pressure at the top of the plenum. The plenum module can be a separate module that is coupled to a structure.

主权项

1. A data center, comprising:
an enclosure in which one or more computer systems are installed, wherein the computer systems discharge exhaust air into the enclosure; and an inverted exhaust plenum module configured to discharge exhaust air from the enclosure into an ambient environment, wherein the inverted exhaust plenum module comprises:
at least two angled roof elements at least partially bounding a top end of the enclosure, wherein each of the at least two angled roof elements are angled towards separate edges along the top end;at least two vertically-oriented wall elements each projecting downwards from separate edges of the roof elements to establish opposite side ends of an exhaust plenum, wherein the exhaust plenum extends downwards beneath the separate edges and comprises an upper end, spanning between the separate edges, that is in open flow communication with the ambient environment; andat least two exhaust vents that are each coupled to a separate one of the vertically-oriented wall elements and are each configured to discharge exhaust air from the enclosure into the exhaust plenum beneath the separate edges, such that the at least two exhaust vents are each at least partially resistant to restriction by ambient air flowing over the upper end of the exhaust plenum.