Cooling and thermal management are critical to data center reliability. Many organizations see cooling as a differentiating factor in the lifecycle cost of their data center. Recent industry guidelines [1] for data center cooling have suggested energy savings in air-cooled data centers by increasing the temperature of the cooling air. This increase enables two trends: reduced … [Read more...]
Liquid Immersion in the Data Center: A Modular Approach for Cooling High-Performance Microelectronics
Introduction While data enter energy consumption is already significant, the growth of a global cloud-based economy along with society’s need for constant social networking connectivity will cause this number to rise even further. The world’s Information-Communications-Technologies (ICT) infrastructure, a general representation of cloud-based computing, is estimated to … [Read more...]
Neural Network Boosts Google Data Center Efficiency
In its quest for ever-greater energy efficiency, Google is now employing a new technique that adds a bit of artificial intelligence to its data centers: machine learning. The web giant is using what it calls “neural networks” to optimize its data center operations by monitoring how its servers behave in real-time and adjusting certain parameters accordingly. The project, … [Read more...]
Three-Phase Thermoelectric Air Conditioners for Enclosure Cooling
Thermolectric cooling supplier TECA has announced new three-phase thermoelectric air conditioners. Offering high performance and efficiency, the new maintenance-free air conditioners do not require filters, coolant or chemicals of any kind. Each has a built-in temperature controller equipped with Eco-Mode, an energy-saving temperature control feature that turns the air … [Read more...]
Polymer-Based Thermal Interface Material Cools Devices at 200°C
Scientists have developed a new polymer-based thermal interface material (TIM) capable of conducing heat 20 times better than conventional polymer. Reliable in temperatures of up to 200°C, the modified material can be fabricated on heat sinks and heat spreaders and adheres well to components in servers, LEDs and mobile devices. “Thermal management schemes can get more … [Read more...]
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