Patents
US 11275413 B2: Data center air handling unit including uninterruptable cooling fan with weighted rotor and method of using the same
- Granted
- 2022-03-15
- Filed
- 2017-11-20 application 15818596
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein is an air handling unit for use in an integrated data center that provides for efficient cooling, wherein the air handling unit includes one or more uninterruptable cooling fans each with a weighted rotor for providing uninterrupted cooling during a power outage until back-up generators come on-line, and a method of using the same. The uninterruptable cooling fan rotors are configured to store sufficient energy as rotational kinetic energy. Furthermore, the uninterruptable cooling fans may also be configured for generation of electricity to power a control system associated therewith during a power outage until back-up generators come on-line.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220315.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWITCH, LTD. 52 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | SWITCH, LTD. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SWITCH, LTD Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Switch, Inc. Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy | Las Vegas, NV | 50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F1/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K7/20172 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROY, ROB signed 2018-01-04 | SWITCH, LTD. LAS VEGAS, NV | 44549/22 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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