Energy center

摘要

Systems are provided for creating and operating data centers. A data center may include an information technology (IT) load and a fuel cell generator configured to provide power to the IT load.

主权项

1. A data center, comprising:
an information technology (IT) load, the IT load having an IT process exhaust, the IT process exhaust including air heated by the IT load during operation of the IT load; a fuel cell generator electrically coupled to the IT load and configured to provide power to the IT load, the fuel cell generator having a fuel cell process exhaust, the fuel cell process exhaust including the air heated by the fuel cell generator during operation of the fuel cell generator; a conduit allowing the IT process exhaust from the IT load to pre-heat the fuel cell generator; a building structure housing the fuel cell generator, the conduit, and the IT load; and a cooling device configured to use at least one of the fuel cell process exhaust or the IT process exhaust to cool at least one of the fuel cell generator or the IT load.