Patents by Inventor Christopher Healey

Christopher Healey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for predicting fluid dynamics in a data center
    Patent number: 9223905
    Abstract: A system and method for predicting airflow within a data center using a potential flow technique is provided. In one aspect, a method includes automatically generating an unstructured grid, the unstructured grid comprising a plurality of unstructured grid cells, each unstructured grid cell having a size, dividing a representation of the data center into the plurality of unstructured grid cells, determining airflow velocity values for each of the plurality of unstructured grid cells using airflow velocity potentials, determining a temperature value for each one of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, determining a concentration value for each of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, and calculating a comparison result indicating whether the concentration values, the airflow velocity values and the temperature values for the plurality of the unstructured grid cells satisfy convergence criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikkel Dalgas, James W. VanGilder, Christopher Healey, Martin Johansen
  • System and method for measurement aided prediction of temperature and airflow values in a data center
    Patent number: 8725307
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating cooling performance of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks and at least one cooling provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric IT Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Healey, Xuanhang Zhang, James W. VanGilder
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AIDED PREDICTION OF TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW VALUES IN A DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20130006426
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating cooling performance of equipment in a data center, the equipment including a plurality of equipment racks and at least one cooling provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Healey, Xuanhang Zhang, James W. VanGilder
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FLUID DYNAMICS IN A DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20120245905
    Abstract: A system and method for predicting airflow within a data center using a potential flow technique is provided. In one aspect, a method includes automatically generating an unstructured grid, the unstructured grid comprising a plurality of unstructured grid cells, each unstructured grid cell having a size, dividing a representation of the data center into the plurality of unstructured grid cells, determining airflow velocity values for each of the plurality of unstructured grid cells using airflow velocity potentials, determining a temperature value for each one of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, determining a concentration value for each of the plurality of the unstructured grid cells using the airflow velocity values, and calculating a comparison result indicating whether the concentration values, the airflow velocity values and the temperature values for the plurality of the unstructured grid cells satisfy convergence criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Mikkel Dalgas, James W. VanGilder, Christopher Healey, Martin Johansen