US2019120531A1PendingUtilityA1

Energy supply system recycling data center waste heat and data center

Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECPriority: Oct 25, 2017Filed: Sep 18, 2018Published: Apr 25, 2019
Est. expiryOct 25, 2037(~11.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H05K 7/2079F25B 27/02F25B 15/06F25B 17/00F25B 25/005Y02A30/274F25B 15/04H05K 7/1497
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Abstract

An energy supply system recycling data center waste heat comprises: a cooling system recycling data center waste heat, the cooling system recycling a high-temperature coolant outputted by a data center, and transferring heat of the high-temperature coolant to an absorption refrigerator using a heat exchanger, to enable the absorption refrigerator to absorb the heat of the high-temperature coolant and make the heat into cold for cooling a to-be-cooled apparatus; and a heat supply system recycling data center waste heat, the heat supply system recycling the high-temperature coolant outputted by the data center, and transferring the heat of the high-temperature coolant to a to-be-heated apparatus using the heat exchanger; where the data center comprises a plurality of liquid cooled cabinets, the liquid cooled cabinets absorbing heat of the data center to generate the high-temperature coolant.

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         1 . An energy supply system recycling data center waste heat, comprising:
 a cooling system recycling data center waste heat, the cooling system recycling a high-temperature coolant outputted by a data center, and transferring heat of the high-temperature coolant to an absorption refrigerator using a heat exchanger, to enable the absorption refrigerator to absorb the heat of the high-temperature coolant and make the heat into cold for cooling a to-be-cooled apparatus; and   a heat supply system recycling data center waste heat, the heat supply system recycling the high-temperature coolant outputted by the data center, and transferring the heat of the high-temperature coolant to a to-be-heated apparatus using the heat exchanger;   wherein the data center comprises a plurality of liquid cooled cabinets, the liquid cooled cabinets absorbing heat generated by electronic devices in the data center to generate the high-temperature coolant.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises a first liquid inlet and a first liquid outlet;
 the first liquid inlet is connected with an outlet for the high-temperature coolant of the data center, to input the high-temperature coolant; and   the first liquid outlet outputs a low-temperature coolant to the data center, to enable the liquid cooled cabinets to absorb the heat generated by the electronic devices in the data center using the low-temperature coolant.   
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger further comprises a second liquid inlet and a second liquid outlet; and
 in the cooling system recycling data center waste heat, the heat exchanger forms a first circulation loop with a generator of the absorption refrigerator via the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet, to enable the heat exchanger to provide the heat for the absorption refrigerator.   
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat supply system recycling data center waste heat further comprises a cooling tower;
 an absorber of the absorption refrigerator forms a second circulation loop with the cooling tower, and a condenser of the absorption refrigerator forms a third circulation loop with the cooling tower, to enable the cooling tower to provide cooling water for the absorber and the condenser; and   an evaporator of the absorption refrigerator forms a fourth circulation loop with the to-be-cooled apparatus, to enable the absorption refrigerator to provide the cold for the to-be-cooled apparatus.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the cooling system recycling data center waste heat further comprises an auxiliary heater; and
 the auxiliary heater is connected between the second liquid outlet of the heat exchanger and the generator of the absorption refrigerator, for heating a liquid outputted from the second liquid outlet to a preset temperature.   
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first water pump, a second water pump and a third water pump; wherein
 the first water pump is used for driving the high-temperature coolant outputted by the data center to flow to the heat exchanger;   the second water pump is used for driving a cold fluid outputted from the second liquid outlet of the heat exchanger to flow to the absorption refrigerator or the to-be-heated apparatus; and   the third water pump is used for driving cooling water outputted from the absorber and the condenser of the absorption refrigerator to flow to the cooling tower.   
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger further comprises a second liquid inlet and a second liquid outlet; and
 in the heat supply system recycling data center waste heat, the heat exchanger forms a fifth circulation loop with the to-be-heated apparatus via the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet, to enable the second liquid outlet to output a cold fluid providing heat for the to-be-heated apparatus.   
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises a plate heat exchanger. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the absorption refrigerator comprises a lithium bromide absorption refrigerator. 
     
     
         10 . A data center, comprising an energy supply system recycling data center waste heat, comprising:
 a cooling system recycling data center waste heat, the cooling system recycling a high-temperature coolant outputted by a data center, and transferring heat of the high-temperature coolant to an absorption refrigerator using a heat exchanger, to enable the absorption refrigerator to absorb the heat of the high-temperature coolant and make the heat into cold for cooling a to-be-cooled apparatus; and   a heat supply system recycling data center waste heat, the heat supply system recycling the high-temperature coolant outputted by the data center, and transferring the heat of the high-temperature coolant to a to-be-heated apparatus using the heat exchanger;   wherein the data center comprises a plurality of liquid cooled cabinets, the liquid cooled cabinets absorbing heat generated by electronic devices in the data center to generate the high-temperature coolant.

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