A system for cooling a data center includes a plurality of cooling racks, with each cooling rack including a housing and cooling system components supported by the housing. The system further includes a fluid communication system coupled to the cooling system components of the plurality of racks. The fluid communication system is configured to provide chilled coolant to and exhaust heated coolant from coolant system components of each cooling rack. The system also includes at least one controller coupled to each cooling rack of the plurality of cooling racks to control the operation of each cooling rack. The plurality of cooling racks and the fluid communication system are configured to be modular to allow placement of cooling racks in different locations in a row of equipment racks within the data center. Methods of cooling a data center are further disclosed.

Cooling system and method

A method of calculating net sensible cooling capacity of a cooling unit (10) includes measuring a discharge pressure from of fluid from a compressor (30) and a suction pressure from an evaporator (44), calculating a condensing temperature of fluid flowing from the compressor and an evaporating temperature of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing from the compressor, calculating enthalpy of fluid flowing from the compressor, of fluid flowing from the thermal expansion valve (48), and of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the hot gas bypass valve (64), and calculating net sensible cooling capacity. Embodiments of cooling units and other methods are further disclosed.

Method and apparatus for cooling

An exemplary refrigeration system for cooling food or beverages may use a liquid cooling system of a vehicle. The refrigeration system may include a compartment in which the food or beverages may be placed and removed, a chilled liquid coolant system having a connection through which liquid coolant is received from the liquid cooling system of the vehicle, and a heat exchanger operationally coupled with the chilled liquid coolant system and the compartment to transfer heat from the compartment into the liquid coolant. The refrigeration system may also include a second chilled coolant system through which a second coolant flows and a second heat exchanger operationally coupled with the second chilled coolant system and the compartment to transfer heat from the compartment. The chilled liquid coolant system and the second chilled coolant system may operate together as a cascade cooling system.

Refrigeration systems and methods for connection with a vehicle's liquid cooling system

An in-row electronic equipment storage system and corresponding method provides cooling to an electronic equipment rack The system includes an electronic equipment rack that includes a housing adapted to receive electronic equipment, and an electronic equipment rack air cavity A cooling rack, including a housing adapted to receive cooling equipment, and a cooling rack air cavity, is configured to be disposed adjacent to the electronic equipment rack An interface allows for fluid communication between the cooling rack air cavity and the electronic equipment air cavity The interface may include dampers to control air flow between the air cavities

In-row air containment and cooling system and method

A backup cooling storage system comprising at least one cooling and storage unit configured to cool a liquid supply using a quantity of cooled material when a main chiller of the liquid supply is not operational, and at least one chilling element configured to generate the quantity of cooled material for the at least one cooling and storage unit when the main chiller of the liquid supply is operational. Additional embodiments and methods are further disclosed.

Modular ice storage for uninterruptible chilled water

The invention relates to an improved aircraft electronics cooling system for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system, the aircraft electronics cooling system providing a thermal coupling between an electronic device to be cooled and the liquid cooling system of the aircraft. A coolant delivered by the liquid cooling system may flow through a board of the electronic device, through a heat sink on which the electronic device is arranged and/or through a housing in which the electronic device is arranged. The coolant may be permanently in the liquid state in a cooling circuit. The coolant may vaporize at least partially while cooling the electronic device.

Aircraft electronics cooling apparatus for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system

A system (10) for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft comprises a refrigerating apparatus and a cooling station (14) to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line (29) of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft, wherein an air outlet aperture (16) of the cooling station (14) is connectable to a freight compartment (24) of the aircraft in order to discharge into said freight compartment (24) air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature.

Cooling system and freight container

Die
Erfindung betrifft ein verbessertes Luftfahrzeug-Elektronikkuhlsystem
fur ein
Luftfahrzeug mit einem Flussigkeitskuhlsystem
(2), wobei das Luftfahrzeug-Elektronikkuhlsystem eine thermische Kopplung zwischen
einer zu kuhlenden
elektronischen Einrichtung (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 42, 44) und dem
Flussigkeitskuhlsystem
(2) des Luftfahrzeuges bereitstellt. Ein von dem Flussigkeitskuhlsystem
(2) abgegebenes Kuhlmittel
kann durch einen Baugruppentrager
der elektronischen Einrichtung (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d), durch einen
Kuhlkorper, an
dem die elektronische Einrichtung (42) angeordnet ist, und/oder durch
ein Gehause
stromen,
in dem die elektronische Einrichtung (44) angeordnet ist. Das Kuhlmittel
kann sich in einem Kuhlkreislauf
standig
im flussigen
Zustand befinden. Das Kuhlmittel
kann beim Kuhlen
der elektronischen Einrichtung zumindest teilweise verdampfen.

Luftfahrzeug-Elektronikkühleinrichtung für ein Luftfahrzeug mit einem Flüssigkeitskühlsystem

A system for controlling a cooling system comprises an operating state detection unit adapted to detect operating signals characteristic of the operating state of the cooling system and/or the operating state of a plurality of cooling energy consumers to be supplied with cooling energy by the cooling system and a database in which priority data dependent on the operating state and characteristic of the priority to be given to the cooling energy consumers in terms of the cooling energy to be supplied in various operating states of the cooling system and/or of the cooling energy consumers, is stored for a plurality of cooling energy consumers to be supplied with cooling energy by the cooling system.

System and method for controlling an aircraft cooling system

A system (10) for cooling and/or heating aircraft devices to be cooled and/or heated comprises a first individual cooling and/or heating system (20, 22) associated with a first aircraft device (12, 14) to be cooled and/or heated, and a second individual cooling and/or heating system (24, 26) associated with a second aircraft device (16, 18) to be cooled and/or heated. The system (10) further comprises a cooling and/or heating energy supply apparatus (28) which is designed to supply cooling and/or heating energy generated by the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system (20, 22, 24, 26) to the first and/or the second aircraft device (12, 14, 16, 18) to be cooled and/or heated. A control device (30) is designed to receive and process signals characteristic of the cooling and/or heating requirements of the first and/or the second aircraft device (12, 14, 16, 18) to be cooled and/or heated and of the load condition of the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system (20, 22, 24, 26). The control device (30) is further designed to control, on the basis of said signals, the operation of the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system (20, 22, 24, 26) and/or the supply of cooling and/or heating energy generated by the first and/or the second individual cooling and/or heating system (20, 22, 24, 26) to the first and/or the second aircraft device (12, 14, 16, 18) to be cooled and/or heated.

Ozan Uluc

Papers

Aircraft electronics cooling apparatus for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system

Cooling system and freight container

Luftfahrzeug-Elektronikkühleinrichtung für ein Luftfahrzeug mit einem Flüssigkeitskühlsystem

System and method for controlling an aircraft cooling system

System and method for cooling and/or heating aircraft devices