Introduction Modern portable consumer electronics devices such as ultrabooks, tablets and smartphones are easily recognized for the incredible functionality they offer in very compact packages. Due to advances in semiconductor miniaturization and the development of dual and quad-core architectures, current and next-generation portable devices boost computational and graphics … [Read more...]
A History of ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.9 and its Impact on Data Center Design and Operation
The ASHRAE Technical Committee TC9.9 had its beginning from a group of thermal engineers from the various IT manufacturing companies (15 companies in all made up of members who were acquainted through ASME conferences). Those first meetings starting in 1999 focused on 4 topics that our Thermal Management Consortium considered lacking in the industry: ü Power Trends of IT … [Read more...]
Humidity Excursions in Facebook Prineville Data Center
Veerendra Mulay Facebook Inc. Facebook’s data center in Prineville, OR, has been one of the most energy efficient data center facilities in the world since it became operational [1]. Some of the innovative features of the electrical distribution system are DC backup and high voltage (480 VAC) distributions, which have eliminated the need for centralized UPS and 480V to 208V … [Read more...]
Recording of Live Webinar – Advanced Thermal Management Materials and Applications
In response to the serious deficiencies of traditional thermal materials, new advanced materials are continually being developed, a number of which have thermal conductivities up to 1700 W/m-K with low densities and low coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs): What are the payoffs? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? How are these new advanced materials … [Read more...]
Electronics Cooling September Issue Now Online
Don’t miss out on the September 2012 issue of Electronics Cooling, which includes feature articles on thermal load board design considerations, JEDEC thermal standards, detailed system level modeling of LEDs, and much more. If you would like to receive your free copy of Electronics Cooling click here to subscribe. Download your copy of the September 2012 issue here. … [Read more...]
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