Wes A Livingston

US Patent:

20110096503, Apr 28, 2011

Filed:

Oct 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/606895

Inventors:

Randal N. Avery - Bogart GA, US
Charles Booth - Watkinsville GA, US
Wes Livingston - Athens GA, US
Tom Watson Lopp - Bogart GA, US

International Classification:

H05K 7/20
F25B 7/00
F25B 15/00
F25B 13/00

US Classification:

361701, 62 79, 62476, 623241

Abstract:

A method and system of utilizing waste heat from a plurality of data center equipment comprising the steps of collecting waste heat from a plurality of data center equipment and utilizing said waste heat as the driving heat input for a heat driven engine. Heat recovery means collects waste heat from heat-producing equipment and transfers it in the form of hot water to drive a heat driven engine such as a chiller or heat pump. The output of the heat driven engine may be put to many productive uses, thereby reducing the over all energy load on the data center.