Future data center energy-conservation and emission-reduction technologies in the context of smart and low-carbon city construction

H Zhu, D Zhang, HH Goh, S Wang, T Ahmad… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy consumption of data centers accounts for approximately 1% of that of the world,
the average power usage effectiveness is in the range of 1.4–1.6, and the associated carbon …

Optimal thermal management of server cooling system based cooling tower under different ambient temperatures

W He, J Zhang, H Li, S Liu, Y Wang, B Lv… - Applied thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
To develop a highly efficient and energy-saving cooling system in a data center, this study
investigates the optimal thermal management both on the internal server cooling cycle and …

Improving energy and water consumption of a data center via air free-cooling economization: The effect weather on its performance

L Silva-Llanca, C Ponce, E Bermúdez… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, data centers have significantly grown in size and number around
the globe, leading to substantial energy and water stress wherever they operate. Thermal …

Sustainability analysis of zero energy consumption data centers with free cooling, waste heat reuse and renewable energy systems: A feasibility study

GN Güğül, F Gökçül, U Eicker - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy consumption of data centers (DC) has increased rapidly over the past years.
Regional studies are an effective way to find the optimal integration of renewable energy …

Data Centers Cooling: A Critical Review of Techniques, Challenges, and Energy Saving Solutions.

AA Alkrush, MS Salem, O Abdelrehim… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to increase data centers' efficiency and performance, a proper cooling system
should be applied. This article provides a comprehensive assessment which explores …

Energy performance evaluation in a data center with water-side free cooling

R Mi, X Bai, X Xu, F Ren - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, water-side free cooling has been broadly applied in data centers to lessen
the high cost of energy consumption. The energy-saving opportunities of free cooling have …

Open-source Modelica models for the control performance simulation of chiller plants with water-side economizer

C Fan, K Hinkelman, Y Fu, W Zuo, S Huang, C Shi… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
There are several cooling mode control sequences for chiller plants with water-side
economizers adopted in industry and academia, and it is widely known that this supervisory …

Effect of climate conditions on the thermodynamic performance of a data center cooling system under water-side economization

AJ Díaz, R Cáceres, R Torres, JM Cardemil… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the potential of water-side economizers in the refrigeration system of
data centers under different climate conditions. Due to the wide range of conditions along …

Energy-saving analysis of a case data center with a pump-driven loop heat pipe system in different climate regions in China

F Zhou, C Li, W Zhu, J Zhou, G Ma, Z Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
It is important to cool data centers for improving IT equipment reliability through indoor
temperature control. The air conditioning energy consumption is almost 38% of the total …

Power usage effectiveness analysis of a liquid-pump-driven hybrid cooling system for data centers in subclimate zones

F Zhou, C Shen, G Ma, X Yan - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Free cooling technology can effectively reduce the cooling energy consumption of data
centers, but its energy efficiency is greatly affected by regional and meteorological …