Local Temperature Control in Data Center Cooling: Part I, Correlation

Chen, Keke ; Auslander, David M. ; Bash, Cullen E. ; Patel, Chandrakant D.

HP Development Company

关键词: data center cooling;    smart cooling;    local temperature control;    vent tile;    correlation matrix;   

RP-ID  :  HPL-2006-42

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: HP Labs

【 摘 要 】

A data center is a computer room containing a dense aggregation of commodity computing, networking and storage hardware mounted in industry standard racks. With the evolution of microprocessor fabrication technology and the increasing demand of internet, power density has been growing from the chip level to the data center level. As a result, mechanical designers face the challenge of handling heat dissipation efficiently in a data center. This paper demonstrates the possibility of optimizing local temperature distribution using vent tiles. In the proposed experiments, the relationship between rack inlet temperature and vent tile configuration is analyzed, and used to demonstrate the effectiveness of a local control algorithm through a control simulation. Notes: 17 Pages