Patents by Inventor Zhiming LUO

Zhiming LUO 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).

  • Patent number: 12238902
    Abstract: A refrigeration system for a data center includes an indoor module, a main outdoor heat-dissipation module and an auxiliary outdoor heat-dissipation module, inlets of the first compressor and the second compressor are respectively connected to an outlet of the indoor module, outlets of the first compressor and the second compressor are respectively connected to a gaseous refrigerant inlet of the first condenser, liquid refrigerant outlets of the first condenser and the second condenser are respectively connected to an inlet of the indoor module, in which a refrigeration cycle passage for the data center is formed by the indoor module, the first condenser and the first compressor when the main outdoor heat-dissipation module is in a normal condition, and the refrigeration cycle passage for the data center is formed by the indoor module, the second condenser and the second compressor when the main outdoor heat-dissipation module fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiming Luo
  • Patent number: 11781790
    Abstract: A refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes: an indoor heat exchange module configured for refrigerant to absorb heat; outdoor heat exchange modules for the refrigerant to dissipate heat. The outdoor heat exchange module includes a compression device and a condensing device; the outdoor heat exchange module is switchable between an active mode and a standby mode; in the active mode, the outdoor heat exchange module is connected to the indoor heat exchange module; in the standby mode, the outdoor heat exchange module is disconnected from the indoor heat exchange module, and the compression device of the outdoor heat exchange module is in an operation status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Yiyi Duan, Bin Yi, Xiaozhong Li
  • Patent number: 11612082
    Abstract: A cooling system for a data center includes an evaporative condenser, a pump cabinet and a heat exchange terminal. The pump cabinet has a first branch and a second branch, the first branch including a liquid storage tank and a fluorine pump. An input end of the liquid storage tank is connected to an output end of the evaporative condenser, an output end of the liquid storage tank is connected to an input end of the fluorine pump, and an output end of the fluorine pump is connected to an input end of the heat exchange terminal. The second branch includes a compressor with an input end connected to an output end of the heat exchange terminal and an output end connected to an input end of the evaporative condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Yiyi Duan, Bin Yi, Xiaozhong Li
  • Publication number: 20220361379
    Abstract: A refrigeration system for a data center includes an indoor module, a main outdoor heat-dissipation module and an auxiliary outdoor heat-dissipation module, inlets of the first compressor and the second compressor are respectively connected to an outlet of the indoor module, outlets of the first compressor and the second compressor are respectively connected to a gaseous refrigerant inlet of the first condenser, liquid refrigerant outlets of the first condenser and the second condenser are respectively connected to an inlet of the indoor module, in which a refrigeration cycle passage for the data center is formed by the indoor module, the first condenser and the first compressor when the main outdoor heat-dissipation module is in a normal condition, and the refrigeration cycle passage for the data center is formed by the indoor module, the second condenser and the second compressor when the main outdoor heat-dissipation module fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiming Luo
  • Publication number: 20210360831
    Abstract: A cooling system for a data center includes an evaporative condenser, a pump cabinet and a heat exchange terminal. The pump cabinet has a first branch and a second branch, the first branch including a liquid storage tank and a fluorine pump. An input end of the liquid storage tank is connected to an output end of the evaporative condenser, an output end of the liquid storage tank is connected to an input end of the fluorine pump, and an output end of the fluorine pump is connected to an input end of the heat exchange terminal. The second branch includes a compressor with an input end connected to an output end of the heat exchange terminal and an output end connected to an input end of the evaporative condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Yiyi Duan, Bin Yi, Xiaozhong Li
  • Publication number: 20210222923
    Abstract: A refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes: an indoor heat exchange module configured for refrigerant to absorb heat; and outdoor heat exchange modules configured for the refrigerant to dissipate heat. The outdoor heat exchange module includes a compression device, an evaporative condenser and a liquid supplement device. The outdoor heat exchange modules are switchable between a standby mode and an active mode; some of the outdoor heat exchange modules are in the active mode, and the others are in the standby mode; in the standby mode, the outdoor heat exchange module is disconnected from the indoor heat exchange module; when the outdoor heat exchange module is switched to the active mode, it is connected to the indoor heat exchange module, the compression device starts up, and the liquid supplement device supplies cooling liquid to the evaporative condenser during an startup process of the compression device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Yiyi Duan, Bin Yi, Xiaozhong Li
  • Publication number: 20210207855
    Abstract: A refrigeration system is provided. The refrigeration system includes: an indoor heat exchange module configured for refrigerant to absorb heat; outdoor heat exchange modules for the refrigerant to dissipate heat. The outdoor heat exchange module includes a compression device and a condensing device; the outdoor heat exchange module is switchable between an active mode and a standby mode; in the active mode, the outdoor heat exchange module is connected to the indoor heat exchange module; in the standby mode, the outdoor heat exchange module is disconnected from the indoor heat exchange module, and the compression device of the outdoor heat exchange module is in an operation status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Yiyi Duan, Bin Yi, Xiaozhong Li
  • Patent number: 10888033
    Abstract: A cooling system for a data center includes: at least one liquid-cooling heat exchanger disposed above each of the integrated circuit boards to dissipate heat from a first heat source disposed on the integrated circuit board through an internal circulation coolant in the liquid-cooling heat exchanger; a liquid-cooling distributing device comprising a first pipeline in communication with the liquid-cooling heat exchanger, a second pipeline in communication with a first cooling tower, and a heat exchanger configured to cool the internal circulation coolant from the liquid-cooling heat exchanger to a first temperature through an external circulation coolant from the first cooling tower; and the first cooling tower configured to cool the external circulation coolant supplied via the second pipeline to the second temperature, wherein the first temperature is higher than the second temperature. As a result, energy consumption can be reduced and chip-level cooling can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Xiaozhong Li, Binghua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10881031
    Abstract: A cooling system of a data center computer room and a data center are provided. A specific embodiment of the system comprises: a liquid cooling system, including a liquid cooling cabinet, a heat exchanger forming a first circulation loop with the liquid cooling cabinet, and a cooling tower forming a second circulation loop with the heat exchanger; and a radiant cooling system, including a water pipe absorbing radiant heat in the data center computer room, a water chilling unit forming a third circulation loop with the water pipe, and a cooling tower forming a fourth circulation loop with the water chilling unit. The embodiment has improved the cooling efficiency of the data center computer room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Tianyu Zhou, Binghua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10757834
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a water chilling unit for cooling a data center are provided. The method includes: acquiring a current water output parameter, a current water input parameter, a current water flow parameter and a current outdoor temperature parameter of each water chilling unit of the data center; pre-processing the water output parameter, the water input parameter, the water flow parameter and the outdoor temperature parameter to obtain a characteristic parameter of each water chilling unit; importing the characteristic parameters of each water chilling unit into a pre-established machine learning model to obtain the current electric power of each water chilling unit; and determining a water chilling unit for cooling the data center on the basis of a preset cooling load, a rated cooling capacity of the water chilling unit and the current electric power of each water chilling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Tianyu Zhou, Binghua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10699151
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for performing saliency detection on an image or video. The method includes training and creating deep features using deep neural networks, such that an input image is transformed into a plurality of regions, which minimizes intra-class variance, and maximizes inter-class variance, according to one or more active contour energy constraints. The method also includes providing and output associated with the deep features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Miovision Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Akshaya K. Mishra, Zhiming Luo, Andrew J. Achkar, Justin A. Eichel
  • Publication number: 20190166715
    Abstract: A cooling system for a data center includes: at least one liquid-cooling heat exchanger disposed above each of the integrated circuit boards to dissipate heat from a first heat source disposed on the integrated circuit board through an internal circulation coolant in the liquid-cooling heat exchanger; a liquid-cooling distributing device comprising a first pipeline in communication with the liquid-cooling heat exchanger, a second pipeline in communication with a first cooling tower, and a heat exchanger configured to cool the internal circulation coolant from the liquid-cooling heat exchanger to a first temperature through an external circulation coolant from the first cooling tower; and the first cooling tower configured to cool the external circulation coolant supplied via the second pipeline to the second temperature, wherein the first temperature is higher than the second temperature. As a result, energy consumption can be reduced and chip-level cooling can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiming Luo, Xiaozhong Li, Binghua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190124798
    Abstract: A cooling system of a data center computer room and a data center are provided. A specific embodiment of the system comprises: a liquid cooling system, including a liquid cooling cabinet, a heat exchanger forming a first circulation loop with the liquid cooling cabinet, and a cooling tower forming a second circulation loop with the heat exchanger; and a radiant cooling system, including a water pipe absorbing radiant heat in the data center computer room, a water chilling unit forming a third circulation loop with the water pipe, and a cooling tower forming a fourth circulation loop with the water chilling unit. The embodiment has improved the cooling efficiency of the data center computer room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiming LUO, Tianyu ZHOU, Binghua ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190120531
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiming LUO, Tianyu ZHOU, Binghua ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190104642
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a water chilling unit for cooling a data center are provided. The method includes: acquiring a current water output parameter, a current water input parameter, a current water flow parameter and a current outdoor temperature parameter of each water chilling unit of the data center; pre-processing the water output parameter, the water input parameter, the water flow parameter and the outdoor temperature parameter to obtain a characteristic parameter of each water chilling unit; importing the characteristic parameters of each water chilling unit into a pre-established machine learning model to obtain the current electric power of each water chilling unit; and determining a water chilling unit for cooling the data center on the basis of a preset cooling load, a rated cooling capacity of the water chilling unit and the current electric power of each water chilling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiming LUO, Tianyu ZHOU, Binghua ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10225957
    Abstract: A data center liquid cooling coolant distribution system design for multiple liquid cooled racks which are arranged in multiple rows. These rows of electronic racks are positioned spaced apart from each other to form an aisle. The data center system further includes a CDU to provide cooling liquid to the electronic racks to remove heat generated from the IT components of the electronic racks. The CDU includes a set of liquid supply and return lines coupled to room manifolds arranged within the aisle. The room manifolds are coupled to rack manifolds of each electronic rack. The rack manifolds of an electronic rack are adapted to receive a cooling liquid from the CDU via the room manifolds and to exchange the heat generated from the IT components of the electronic rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventors: Tianyi Gao, Hu Tang, Yan Cui, Xianguang Tan, Zhiming Luo, Tianyu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190037730
    Abstract: A data center liquid cooling coolant distribution system design for multiple liquid cooled racks which are arranged in multiple rows. These rows of electronic racks are positioned spaced apart from each other to form an aisle. The data center system further includes a CDU to provide cooling liquid to the electronic racks to remove heat generated from the IT components of the electronic racks. The CDU includes a set of liquid supply and return lines coupled to room manifolds arranged within the aisle. The room manifolds are coupled to rack manifolds of each electronic rack. The rack manifolds of an electronic rack are adapted to receive a cooling liquid from the CDU via the room manifolds and to exchange the heat generated from the IT components of the electronic rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Tianyi Gao, Hu Tang, Yan Cui, Xianguang Tan, Zhiming Luo, Tianyu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170351941
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for performing saliency detection on an image or video. The method includes training and creating deep features using deep neural networks, such that an input image is transformed into a plurality of regions, which minimizes intra-class variance, and maximizes inter-class variance, according to one or more active contour energy constraints. The method also includes providing and output associated with the deep features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Akshaya K. MISHRA, Zhiming LUO, Andrew J. ACHKAR, Justin A. EICHEL