Real-time data center energy efficiency at pacific northwest national laboratory.(Report): An article from: ASHRAE Transactions

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From the author: With funding from the Department of Energy, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has established its Energy Smart Data Center Test Bed (ESDC-TB), which is housed in a mixed-use facility. In the latest phase of this effort, PNNL has undertaken a major effort to instrument its ESDC-TB, and the supporting facility, in order to quantify the energy efficiency of information technology (IT) equipment and infrastructure Under Test (ITUT), in real-time. In addition, PNNL has created a comprehensive software tool, FRED, to acquire, reduce, and display the power consumption of the various parts of the ESDC-TB and the supporting facility in real-time. FRED will soon have the capability to calculate and display the real-time energy efficiency of ITUT - the energy efficiency metric of choice is The Green Grid's Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE). This paper describes these capabilities in detail and also describes how to quantify the ITUT's share of the total power consumption for major subsystems such as its facility chiller plant.

Citation Details
Title: Real-time data center energy efficiency at pacific northwest national laboratory.(Report)
Author: Daniel R Sisk
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 115 Issue: 1 Page: 242(12)

Article Type: Report

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