Operational Cost Optimization for Cloud Computing Data Centers Using Renewable Energy

IEEE Systems Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1447-1458

  Chen, Shaoming ^a   Irving, Samuel ^a   Peng, Lu ^a  

^a Louisiana State Univ ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cost optimization; data center; hybrid cooling; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COMPUTING; COOLING; COOLING WATER; SPECIFIC HEAT; WIND POWER;

AIR COOLING SYSTEM; COST OPTIMIZATION; DATA CENTERS; ELECTRICITY COSTS; HYBRID COOLING; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SERVER CONSOLIDATION;

COSTS;

EID: 85027453198     PISSN: 19328184     EISSN: 19379234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2015.2462714     Document Type: Article

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