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The Future of Data Center Infrastructure Henry Coles Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division July 18, 2013– InterPACK 2013 Burlingame California contact: [email protected] InterPACK 2013 - Burlingame California
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The Future of Data Center Infrastructure
Henry Coles Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
July 18, 2013– InterPACK 2013
Burlingame California
contact: [email protected]
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Subjects
• Cooling Infrastructure
• Electrical Power Infrastructure (Facebook Open Compute Project, DC power)
• IT Utilization (DCIM)
• Software Efficiency
Cooling
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server
data center
outside
environment
Cooling a data center is simple, just let the heat go outside.
72º F 172º F
component case
Conventional Technology
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IT
equip.
CRAH
CRAC chiller
cooling
tower outside
environment
elec. power elec. power elec. power elec. power
water
PUE: ~1.35-1.9+
What can we do?
Newer Cooling Technology Examples
• Direct Liquid
• Free Air
• Immersion
• Improved Conventional
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Direct Liquid
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Asetek RackCDU
Test Setup
PUE: tbd
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Free Air
Facebook Prineville PUE: ~1.07
Immersion
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3M Novec 649 Fluid
Boiling Point 49º C (120º F)
PUE: <1.1 ? tbd
131º F Dry Cooler
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Improved Conventional
Vigilent CRAH Fan Speed Control with Fan Upgrade
CRAH Fan Power Consumption Reduced 66%
Site Energy Reduction 8%
Improved Conventional
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Tower Cooled
Water
Connection
Hot Air Entering
( from server exhausts )
Cooled Air Leaving
( to server inlets )
Air
Filter
Chiller Cooled
Water
Connection
Chilled Water
Heat Exchanger
Tower Water
Heat Exchanger
Fans
APC Dual Hex InRow™
Cooling COEE or Partial PUE (pPUE): 1.1-1.15
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Improved Conventional
What are these?
Conclusions
• Technologies to drastically reduce cooling infrastructure power consumption are now available.
• Alternate cooling technologies can provide significant reduction in water consumption.
• Cooling device innovation continues for conventional air cooled data centers
• Things are changing: – Allowable environmental limits are expanding
– Heat transfer closer to heat source
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