Patents by Inventor John H. Bean
John H. Bean 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).
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Patent number: 8780555Abstract: A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: James R. Fink, John H. Bean, Stephen F. Held, Richard J. Johnson, Rollie R. Johnson
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Patent number: 8672732Abstract: A system for cooling a data center designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, with each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width, includes at least one cooling rack including a housing having a width approximately one-half the width of each of the plurality of equipment racks. The system further includes cooling system components supported by the housing. Methods of cooling a data center are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric IT CorporationInventors: Neil Rasmussen, John H. Bean, Greg R. Uhrhan, Scott D. Buell
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Patent number: 8650896Abstract: A system, configured to be disposed in a information technology equipment rack for providing ice thermal storage, includes a tank configured to hold water, a heat exchanger disposed in water in the tank and configured to convey a two-phase liquid and vapor refrigerant and to transfer heat between the water and the refrigerant, a first valve connected to a liquid and a vapor refrigerant line and configured to selectively connect the liquid refrigerant line to a first port and the vapor refrigerant line to a second port in a first mode and to connect the liquid refrigerant line to the second port and the vapor refrigerant line to the first port in a second mode, a thermostatic expansion valve connected to an inlet of the heat exchanger, and a liquid/vapor pump connected to an outlet of the heat exchanger and to the second port of the first valve.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric It CorporationInventor: John H. Bean, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140013827Abstract: A system for measuring hot or cold aisle containment air leakage in a data center includes a plurality of equipment enclosures arranged in a first row and a second row, a plurality of panels cooperatively arranged with the plurality of equipment enclosures to form an air containment region, and a conduit mounted within the air containment region and sealed at each end, the conduit having an orifice and a plurality of openings distributed at substantially uniform intervals along a length of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: John H. Bean, JR., Zhihai Gordon Dong
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Patent number: 8613229Abstract: An air pressure differential sensing system includes a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage, a flap pivotally connected to the conduit, and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap. The flap is configured to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage. The sensing device is configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric IT CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jr., Ozan Tutunoglu, Daniel J. Rohr
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Patent number: 8534119Abstract: A system for measuring hot or cold aisle containment air leakage in a data center includes a plurality of equipment enclosures arranged in a first row and a second row, a plurality of panels cooperatively arranged with the plurality of equipment enclosures to form an air containment region, and a conduit mounted within the air containment region and sealed at each end, the conduit having an orifice and a plurality of openings distributed at substantially uniform intervals along a length of the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric IT CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jr., Zhihai Gordon Dong
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Publication number: 20130232994Abstract: A backup cooling storage system comprising at least one cooling and storage unit configured to cool a liquid supply using a quantity of cooled material when a main chiller of the liquid supply is not operational, and at least one chilling element configured to generate the quantity of cooled material for the at least one cooling and storage unit when the main chiller of the liquid supply is operational. Additional embodiments and methods are further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATIONInventor: John H. Bean, JR.
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Patent number: 8432690Abstract: A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: James R. Fink, John H. Bean, Jr., Stephen F. Held, Richard J. Johnson, Rollie R. Johnson
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Patent number: 8424336Abstract: A backup cooling storage system comprising at least one cooling and storage unit configured to cool a liquid supply using a quantity of cooled material when a main chiller of the liquid supply is not operational, and at least one chilling element configured to generate the quantity of cooled material for the at least one cooling and storage unit when the main chiller of the liquid supply is operational. Additional embodiments and methods are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Schneider Electric IT CorporationInventor: John H. Bean, Jr.
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Patent number: 8347641Abstract: A system for cooling a medium includes a line having coolant flowing therein, and a sub-cooling unit in fluid communication with the line. The sub-cooling unit receives a portion of the coolant diverted from the line to cool coolant flowing in the line. A method of cooling a medium is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jonathan M. Lomas
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Patent number: 8322155Abstract: A method of calculating net sensible cooling capacity of a cooling unit includes measuring a discharge pressure from of fluid from a compressor and a suction pressure from an evaporator, calculating a condensing temperature of fluid flowing from the compressor and an evaporating temperature of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing from the compressor, calculating enthalpy of fluid flowing from the compressor, of fluid flowing from the thermal expansion valve, and of fluid flowing from the evaporator, calculating a mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the hot gas bypass valve, and calculating net sensible cooling capacity. Embodiments of cooling units and other methods are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Ozan Tutunoglu, John H. Bean, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120298219Abstract: An air pressure differential sensing system includes a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage, a flap pivotally connected to the conduit, and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap. The flap is configured to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage. The sensing device is configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATIONInventors: John H. Bean, JR., Ozan Tutunoglu, Daniel J. Rohr
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Publication number: 20120231722Abstract: A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure configured to substantially contain the air in an area between the first row and the second row and having a roof panel coupled to the first row of racks and the second row of racks configured to span a distance between the first row of racks and the second row of racks. The enclosure is configured to maintain a first air pressure inside of the enclosure that is substantially equal to a second air pressure outside the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATIONInventors: James R. FINK, John H. BEAN, JR., Stephen F. HELD, Richard J. JOHNSON, Rollie R. JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20120229972Abstract: An air containment cooling system for containing and cooling air between two rows of equipment racks includes a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by the two rows of equipment racks, and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly. The cooling system is configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle. Other embodiments and methods for cooling are further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATIONInventors: John H. Bean, JR., John Christopher Niemann
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Patent number: 8256305Abstract: An air pressure differential sensing system includes a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage, a flap pivotally connected to the conduit, and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap. The flap is configured to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage. The sensing device is configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jr., Ozan Tutunoglu, Daniel J. Rohr
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Publication number: 20120167670Abstract: A system for measuring hot or cold aisle containment air leakage in a data center includes a plurality of equipment enclosures arranged in a first row and a second row, a plurality of panels cooperatively arranged with the plurality of equipment enclosures to form an air containment region, and a conduit mounted within the air containment region and sealed at each end, the conduit having an orifice and a plurality of openings distributed at substantially uniform intervals along a length of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, JR., Zhihai Gordon Dong
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Patent number: 8184435Abstract: An air containment cooling system for containing and cooling air between two rows of equipment racks includes a canopy assembly configured to enclose a hot aisle defined by the two rows of equipment racks, and a cooling system embedded within the canopy assembly. The cooling system is configured to cool air disposed within the hot aisle. Other embodiments and methods for cooling are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jr., John Christopher Niemann
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Patent number: 8145363Abstract: A pumped refrigerant cooling system for use in a row of equipment racks is configured to contain electronic equipment. The system includes a communication network and a refrigerant distribution unit in fluid communication with a chilled refrigerant supply and a heated refrigerant return. A cooling module is in fluid communication with the refrigerant distribution unit by a supply line and a return line. The cooling module is coupled to the communication network, and includes an evaporator and a fan configured to direct air over the evaporator. A sensor package is configured to monitor temperature and pressure reference points provided in the pumped refrigerant cooling system and the equipment racks. The system further includes a controller forming part of the cooling module and coupled to the communication network and the sensor package.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, Jr., James Richard Roesch, Zhihai Gordon Dong, Stuart Lee Dill
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Publication number: 20120067136Abstract: An air pressure differential sensing system includes a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage, a flap pivotally connected to the conduit, and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap. The flap is configured to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage. The sensing device is configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: John H. Bean, JR., Ozan Tutunoglu, Daniel J. Rohr
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Publication number: 20120012283Abstract: A cooling unit, which is configured to contain and cool air between two rows of equipment racks defining a hot aisle, includes a housing configured to be secured mounted on the two rows of equipment racks such that the housing spans the hot aisle, a heat exchanger supported by the housing and coupled to and in fluid communication with a coolant supply and a coolant return, and an air movement assembly supported by the housing and configured to move air over the heat exchanger. Other embodiments of the cooling unit and methods of cooling are further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATIONInventors: John H. Bean, JR., Zhihai Gordon Dong