Optimization and control of cooling microgrids for data centers

InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITHERM

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 338-343

  Zhou, Rongliang ^a   Wang, Zhikui ^a   McReynolds, Alan ^a   Bash, Cullen E ^a   Christian, Thomas W ^a   Shih, Rocky ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILLED WATER; COOLING SCHEME; DATA CENTER COOLING; DATA CENTERS; ELECTRICITY USAGE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; IT EQUIPMENT; MICRO GRID; OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL; RELIABLE OPERATION; RESEARCH DATA; WEATHER CHANGE;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

COOLING;

EID: 84866177122     PISSN: 19363958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITHERM.2012.6231449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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