System and method for passive thermal control of an information handling system enclosure

摘要

An information technology enclosure has a processing subsystem and infrastructure subsystem in separate shipping containers that cooperate to process information. The processing subsystem has increased information processing density by concentrating information handling systems in a first processing shipping container that is supported with infrastructure equipment in a second infrastructure shipping container. In one embodiment, the shipping containers are arranged in a stacked configuration so that cooled air and exhausted air are exchanged through aligned vents formed in the ceiling and floor of stacked shipping containers.

主权项

1. A system for processing information, the system comprising:
a shipping container; plural information handling systems disposed in the shipping container and operable to process information, the information handling systems receiving cooling air at an inlet portion of the shipping container and exhausting air to an exhaust portion of the shipping container; an active thermal exchange device external to the shipping container and operable to actively remove thermal energy from the shipping container; a passive thermal exchange device operable to passively transfer thermal energy from the shipping container; and an environmental controller interfaced with the active thermal exchange device and the passive thermal exchange device, the environmental controller operable to selectively engage the active thermal exchange device and to selectively engage the passive thermal exchange device to maintain a desired thermal state in the shipping container; wherein the active thermal exchange device comprises an air mover and a cooling coil, the air mover aligned to blow air past the cooling coil and into the intake portion of the shipping container; wherein the passive thermal exchange device comprises an enthalpy wheel disposed in the exhaust portion of the shipping container to passively remove thermal energy from air exhausted from the information handling systems and an actuated vent interfaced with the environmental controller operable to move between an open position and a closed position; wherein the air mover and the cooling coil and the enthalpy wheel are disposed in a second shipping container.