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...]
Facebook Strives to Redefine Data Center Cooling Systems
As one of the world’s largest purveyors of online information, Facebook is continually updating its data center cooling system in an effort to increase cooling efficiency while maintaining current costs. Facebook’s original data center in Prineville, Ore. was designed for the desert and takes advantage of the low temperatures and humidity to cool its hardware with outside air. … [Read more...]
Thermoelectric Modules for Low-Profile Thermal Management in Medium Heat Flux Applications
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, developer of micro-scale thermal management and power generation solutions, has released a new series of thin-film thermoelectric modules (TEM) for low-profile thermal management in medium heat flux applications. According to the company, the new TEMs offer “higher cooling capacity, robust mechanical design and source-matched heat flux density for … [Read more...]
Heat-Transfer Material for Rapid Removal of Heat from LED Circuit Boards
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a small business innovation research (SBIR) grant to Applied Nanotech for $150,000. The grant awarded to Applied Nanotech will be used to research the use of the company’s CarbAl heat-transfer material in high-power LED circuit boards. According to the company, the “CarAl heat transfer material has a unique combination of low density, … [Read more...]
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