| US 7,596,476 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling | ||
| Neil Rasmussen, Concord, Mass. (US); and James W. VanGilder, Pepperell, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, R.I. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 02, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/120,137. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0174024 A1, Jul. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/60 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 703—2 [703/7; 361/695] | 64 Claims |
| 1. A method for analyzing cooling capacity using a computer system, the computer system including a display, a data storage
medium and a controller coupled to the display and the data storage medium, the method comprising:
determining, by the controller, cooling capacity for each of a number of equipment enclosures in a data center based on local
air flow characteristics of a proposed location for each equipment enclosure in the data center;
determining, by the controller, cooling requirements of each of the number of equipment enclosures; and
providing, by the controller in the display, an amount of remaining cooling capacity for each of the number of equipment enclosures.
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