Endothermic Reaction Apparatus for Removing Excess Heat in a Datacenter

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention generally provide for a system that removes excess thermal energy from a datacenter. In one embodiment, the system includes a modular holding container with highly thermally conductive surfaces capable of installation in any of multiple receiving points of the datacenter. Two substances are released into the holding container and are mixed creating a liquid solution and causing an endothermic reaction. The resulting reaction transfers thermal energy from the datacenter air to the new solution. The liquid solution is then pumped out of the datacenter, where it can be passed through a dialyzing membrane or an evaporation chamber, which separates the liquid solution into its two original substances.

1 . A datacenter system comprising:
 a cooling solution further comprising a first substance and a second substance, wherein the combination of the first substance and the second substance create an endothermic reaction;   a plurality of holding container receiving points at different locations within said datacenter;   a modular holding container connectable to any of said holding container receiving points, said modular holding container configured to mix said first substance and said second substance to form said cooling solution when connected to a holding container receiving point; and   a separation unit coupled to the holding container when the holding container is connected to a holding container receiving point, the separation unit configured to receive the cooling solution from the holding container and separate the cooling solution into the first substance and the second substance.   
     
     
         2 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , further comprising a pump configured to maintain cooling solution circulation and pressure. 
     
     
         3 . The datacenter system of  claim 2 , further comprising a transport piping system including a dedicated first substance transport for transporting said first substance from said separation unit to said modular holding container, a dedicated second substance transport for transporting said second substance from said separation unit to said modular holding container, and a dedicated cooling solution transport for transporting said cooling solution from said modular holding container to said separation unit. 
     
     
         4 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the separation unit comprises a dialyzing membrane configured to separate the cooling solution into the first substance and the second substance. 
     
     
         5 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the separation unit comprises an evaporation chamber for evaporating said first substance, said first substance being water. 
     
     
         6 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the holding container is designed to maximize surface area. 
     
     
         7 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the holding container is composed of a thermally conductive material selected from a group consisting of copper and aluminum. 
     
     
         8 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the holding container, when connected to a holding container receiving point, is configured to receive the first substance and the second substance from the separation unit, and return the cooling solution to the separation unit. 
     
     
         9 . The datacenter system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a computer:
 wherein the computer is coupled to one or more CRAC units cooling a datacenter including the datacenter system; 
 wherein the computer is coupled to one or more pumps configured to circulate the cooling solution; and 
 wherein the computer is configured to control cooling solution circulation via the one or more pumps based on CRAC status data received from the one or more CRAC units. 
   
     
     
         10 . The datacenter system of  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured to initiate cooling solution circulation if the CRAC status data indicates that CRAC usage is above a predefined threshold. 
     
     
         11 . The datacenter system of  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured to initiate cooling solution circulation if CRAC status data indicates that at least one of the one or more CRAC units has failed. 
     
     
         12 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , wherein the separation unit is a modular unit and is detachably coupled to the holding container via a solution transport system. 
     
     
         13 . The datacenter system of  claim 1 , further comprising a computer configured to receive temperature data about the datacenter and to recommend the holding container receiving points for connecting one or more of the holding containers based on identified high temperature areas in the datacenter. 
     
     
         14 . A datacenter system comprising:
 a plurality of holding container receiving points at different locations within said datacenter;   a modular holding container connectable to any of said holding container receiving points;
 wherein the modular holding container is composed of a thermally conductive material selected from a group consisting of copper and aluminum; 
 wherein the modular holding container is configured to circulate a cooling solution, the cooling solution being composed of a combination of at least two substances, a first substance and a second substance, that create an endothermic reaction when mixed; and 
   a separation unit, the separation unit being coupled to the holding container when the holding container is connected to a holding container receiving point;
 wherein the separation unit is configured to separate the cooling solution into the first substance and the second substance; and 
 wherein the separation unit (1) receives the cooling solution from the holding container, (2) separates the cooling solution into the first substance and the second substance, and (3) circulates the first substance and the second substance to the holding container. 
   
     
     
         15 . The datacenter system of  claim 14 , further comprising a pump configured to maintain cooling solution circulation and pressure. 
     
     
         16 . The datacenter system of  claim 15 , further comprising a transport piping system including a dedicated first substance transport for transporting said first substance from said separation unit to said modular holding container, a dedicated second substance transport for transporting said second substance from said separation unit to said modular holding container, and a dedicated cooling solution transport for transporting said cooling solution from said modular holding container to said separation unit.