Improving Data Center Energy Efficiency through End-to-End Cooling Modeling and Optimization Award Number: DE-EE0007688 CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1 Building Technologies Office Date: 8/11/2016 Location(s): FL Office(s): Golden Field Office
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September 9, 2016
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Improving Data Center Energy Efficiency through End-to-End Cooling Modeling and Optimization
Award Number: DE-EE0007688
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1
Building Technologies Office
Date: 8/11/2016
Location(s): FL
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of Miami to develop computer software for modeling and optimization of data center cooling. Project activities include literature reviews, data collection, computer modeling, software development, commercialization planning, and software demonstration. Data collection of airflow rates, temperature, and heat dissipation would be collected by installing temperature and air speed sensors on computer racks located in data centers at the University of Miami and at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Data analysis and model development would take place at the University of Miami in Florida, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California and Schneider Electric in Massachusetts. Project activities do not require any modifications to existing facilities, ground disturbing activities, or installation of equipment outdoors. There would be no change in the use, mission, or operation of any of the existing facilities involved in this project. DOE does not anticipate any impacts to resources of concern due to the proposed activities of the project.