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- Title
Outdoor Air-Cooling System for a Computer Room and Its Corresponding Energy-Saving Effect.
- Authors
Hwang, JiHyun; Lee, Taewon
- Abstract
The recent expansion of the internet network and rapid advancements in information and communication technology are expected to lead to a significant increase in power consumption and the number of data centers. However, these data centers consume a considerable amount of electric power all year round, regardless of working days or holidays; thus, energy saving at these facilities has become essential. A disproportionate level of power consumption is concentrated in computer rooms because air conditioners in these rooms are required to operate throughout the year to maintain a constant indoor environment for stable operation of computer equipment with high-heat release densities. Considerable energy-saving potential is expected in such computer rooms, which consume high levels of energy, if an outdoor air-cooling system and air conditioners are installed. These systems can reduce the indoor space temperature by introducing a relatively low outdoor air temperature. Therefore, we studied the energy-saving effect of introducing an outdoor air-cooling system in a computer room with a disorganized arrangement of servers and an inadequate air conditioning system in a research complex in Korea. The findings of this study confirmed that annual energy savings of up to approximately 40% can be achieved.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; COMPUTER systems; OUTDOOR living spaces; AIR conditioning; COMPUTER equipment; CONSUMPTION (Economics); INFORMATION &; communication technologies
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 21, p5719
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en13215719