When a major UK financial institution for retail and commercial banking underwent a major refurbishment program earlier this year, it replaced the IT and computer server systems in one of the two data center’s data halls, each of which features an independent power and cooling infrastructure. The company replaced its existing R22 refrigeration plant with a state-of-the-art data … [Read more...]
Ultra-Green CPU Cooling Technology
NEC has developed an eco-friendly cooling system for CPUs, said to use 60% less energy than a water-cooling system and even 80% less than an air-cooling system. The core of the system is a liquid chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) substitute, which circulates around the CPU to draw away heat and has low greenhouse effects. NEC says the refrigerant begins boiling at around 50oC, changes … [Read more...]
Miniature Environmental Control Unit for Electronics
Aspen Systems has completed the development and military qualification of ECU-Chill™, a ruggedized refrigeration-based environmental control unit (ECU) for cooling electronics in mobile applications. ECU-Chill™ maintains sealed electronics enclosures at or below ambient temperatures, enabling Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronics to be safely and effectively used for … [Read more...]
Department of Energy announces $100 million for innovative research projects
At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create new jobs. Of the three technology focus areas destined to receive funding, one of interest to ElectronicsCooling readers involves … [Read more...]
A Cryocooler In Your Laptop Computer? Maybe…
Introduction A review of the technical and market impediments overcome in the development and eventual acceptance of cryocoolers for space-borne applications may shine light on the prospects for the use of such mechanical refrigeration systems in more widespread commercial uses. This premise is explored by first reviewing space cooler development history, then considering some … [Read more...]
