Data center having heat exchange and transfer configuration

Abstract

A building includes a data center to house computing equipment including computers and servers. The data center stores data. The building also includes a multipurpose center that houses office spaces, conference rooms and meeting rooms. The data center and multipurpose center differ in function but share resources. Computing equipment in the data center generates a lot of heat energy that is absorbed by the air. An air circulating system transfers the heated air from the data center to the multipurpose center. A fluid circulation system uses fluid to transfer heat energy to locations within the multipurpose center and also outside, such as a parking lot.

1 . A data center comprising:
 a data center floor having computing equipment, wherein the computing equipment generates heat energy while in operation;   a medium to flow through the data center floor and to absorb heat energy generated by the computing equipment; and   a system configuration to flow the medium to another location, wherein the medium disperses heat energy at the location to increase a temperature at the location.   
     
     
         2 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the location includes a room having the system configuration to flow the medium through the room. 
     
     
         3 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the room is in a multipurpose center adjoining the data center. 
     
     
         4 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the location includes an area of grounds outside the data center. 
     
     
         5 . The data center of  claim 4 , wherein the area of grounds includes a parking lot. 
     
     
         6 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the medium is air. 
     
     
         7 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the medium is a fluid. 
     
     
         8 . The data center of  claim 7 , wherein the fluid comprises water. 
     
     
         9 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein heat energy is transferred using the medium from the data center floor to the location. 
     
     
         10 . The data center of  claim 1 , wherein the system configuration comprises a sprinkler system. 
     
     
         11 . A data center comprising:
 a data center floor having at least one rack of computing equipment, wherein the computing equipment generates heat energy;   a system to circulate a medium within the data center, wherein the medium absorbs heat energy within the data center floor; and   a room coupled to the system, wherein the medium flows through the room and transfers heat energy to increase a temperature within the room.   
     
     
         12 . The data center of  claim 11 , further comprising an area outside the data center, wherein the system flows the medium through the area to transfer heat energy to the area. 
     
     
         13 . The data center of  claim 11 , wherein the system is a sprinkler system. 
     
     
         14 . A method for transferring energy generated in a data center, the method comprising:
 generating heat energy by computing equipment within the data center;   capturing the heat energy by a medium flowing through the data center;   flowing the medium to another location;   dispersing the heat energy at the location from the medium; and   returning the medium back to the data center.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising increasing a temperature within the location. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising reducing a temperature within the data center. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the flowing step includes flowing the medium to another location outside the data center.