An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency

Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program; in conjunction with the SDM Fellows Program, 2012.

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Main Author: Lee, Heechang
Other Authors: Gregory J. McRae.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76590
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spelling mit-1721.1/765902022-01-21T15:49:51Z An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency Lee, Heechang Gregory J. McRae. System Design and Management Fellows Program. System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. System Design and Management Fellows Program. Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program; in conjunction with the SDM Fellows Program, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66). The optimal air temperature for datacenters is one of ways to improve energy efficiency of datacenter cooling systems. Many datacenter owners have been interested in raising the room temperature as a quick and simple method to increase energy efficiency. The purpose of this paper is both to provide recommendations on maximizing the energy efficiency of datacenters by optimizing datacenter temperature setpoint, and to understand the drivers of datacenter costs. This optimization and the potential energy savings used in cooling system can drive higher energy use in IT equipment and may not be a good trade off. For this reason, this paper provided a detailed look at the overall effect on energy of temperature changes in order to figure out the optimal datacenter temperature setpoint. Since this optimal temperature range varies by equipment and other factors in the datacenter, each datacenter should identify its appropriate temperature based on the optimization calculation in this paper. Sensitivity analysis is used to identify the drivers of the cost of ownership in a datacenter and to identify opportunities for datacenter efficiency improvement. The model is also used to evaluate potential datacenter efficiency. by Heechang Lee. S.M.in Engineering and Management 2013-01-24T15:58:46Z 2013-01-24T15:58:46Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76590 823512583 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 69 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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System Design and Management Program.
System Design and Management Fellows Program.
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An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title_full An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title_fullStr An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title_full_unstemmed An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title_short An analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
title_sort analysis of the impact of datacenter temperature on energy efficiency
topic Engineering Systems Division.
System Design and Management Program.
System Design and Management Fellows Program.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76590
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