Dynamic control of airflow balance in data centers

Stephen Paul Linder; Jim Van Gilder; Yan Zhang; Enda Barrett

doi:10.1115/IPACK2019-6304

Dynamic control of airflow balance in data centers

Stephen Paul Linder
, Jim Van Gilder
, Yan Zhang
, Enda Barrett

Computer Science

Schneider Electric

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Efficient cooling of data center infrastructure is an important way to reduce total energy consumption. Containment, with separation of hot and cold airflows has allowed significant increase in efficiencies. However, balancing the airflow, so that IT equipment in an aisle only receives the cooling airflow that that aisle needs is still often not done. We propose a new architecture where IT racks are clustered together with shared hot aisles ducted to a common ceiling plenum. Each aisle has an actively controlled damper used to balance the airflow to the cooling infrastructure. Using a differential air pressure sensor in each aisle and an algorithm designed to balance the flow network, we minimize the cooling airflow and maximize cooling efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791859322
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IPACK2019-6304
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019 - Anaheim, United States Duration: 7 Oct 2019 → 9 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name	ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019

Conference

Conference	ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim
Period	7/10/19 → 9/10/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Airflow balance
Containment
Data center
Flow networks
Reinforcement learning

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Linder, S. P., Gilder, J. V., Zhang, Y., & Barrett, E. (2019). Dynamic control of airflow balance in data centers. In ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019 (ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/IPACK2019-6304

Linder, Stephen Paul ; Gilder, Jim Van ; Zhang, Yan et al. / Dynamic control of airflow balance in data centers. ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019. (ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019).

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Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

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Linder SP, Gilder JV, Zhang Y, Barrett E. Dynamic control of airflow balance in data centers. In ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2019. (ASME 2019 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, InterPACK 2019). doi: 10.1115/IPACK2019-6304

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