Emerson Hannon

SIParCS Intern Presentation

July 26, 2011

• Hometown: Arvada, Colorado

• School: Electrical Engineering at Villanova University

• Interests: – Villanova Basketball

Cheerleader – Kappa Delta Sorority – Engineering Service

Trip to Panama (2011)

– Travel: Hong Kong, Paris, Barcelona, Australia, Costa Rica

• Engineering Intern

• Following big name data center companies • Google and Microsoft• PUE, how to, encourage public and other data centers

•NCAR: join the effort• Traveled to Cheyenne and NOC• QA Graphics

• Interactive touch screen interface• My Project

•Enhance the dashboard• Analyze Mesa Lab data

• PUE and Utilization•General and Importance to NCAR

• Simulate NWSC data

Preliminary Results1.6

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Comparison of Energy Efficient Data Centers

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*more than 500 data centers were surveyed by The Uptime Institute

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• Electrical PUE– Total IT Load

– Total Electrical Load

• Mechanical Component– Pumps

– Fans: 30F

– Chillers: 55F

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Simulated PUEAnnual Wetbulb Temperature for Cheyenne

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PUE Office Component Removed

• CUE: Carbon Usage Effectiveness– Carbon emissions– Total CO2 emissions/IT Equipment

Energy• WUE: Water Usage Effectiveness

– Water usage– Annual Water Usage/IT Equipment

Energy• Can data center be used still?• Maximize operational efficiency• Help the Environment

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NWSC Mesa Lab Average CUE

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Baseline CUE

Wind Component CUE

CUE=Carbon Emission Factor*PUE

• Evaporated • Delta T 65 F• Pump Speed

• Windage• Drift Eliminators

• Drawoff or Blowdown• NWSC : none• 8,300,000 gallons a year

• NWSC: meter water usage

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WUE=(Total Facility Power + Annual Water Usage)/IT Equipment Energy

• Limitations– NWSC

• Problem: Comparing data interface

Thanks!