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Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board.

DE2010982930

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Bell, G. C.
Page Count	21
Abstract	Control software and wireless sensors designed for closed-loop, monitoring and control of IT equipment's inlet air temperatures in datacenters were evaluated and tested while other datacenter cooling best practices were implemented. The controls software and hardware along with each best practice were installed sequentially and evaluated using a measurement and verification procedure between each measure. The results show that the overall project eliminates 475,239 kWh per year, which is 21.3 percent of the baseline energy consumption of the data center. The total project, including the best practices will save $42,772 per year and cost $134,057 yielding a simple payback of 3.1 years. However, the control system alone eliminates 59.6 percent of the baseline energy used to move air in the datacenter and 13.6 percent of the baseline cooling energy, which is 15.2 percent of the baseline energy consumption.
Keywords	Computer codes Control systems Automation Air temperatures Programming Energy consumption Monitoring Information technology California Verification Wireless communications
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201105
Contract Number	DE-AC02-05CH11231

Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board.

Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board.
DE2010982930

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Bell, G. C.
Page Count	21
Abstract	Control software and wireless sensors designed for closed-loop, monitoring and control of IT equipment's inlet air temperatures in datacenters were evaluated and tested while other datacenter cooling best practices were implemented. The controls software and hardware along with each best practice were installed sequentially and evaluated using a measurement and verification procedure between each measure. The results show that the overall project eliminates 475,239 kWh per year, which is 21.3 percent of the baseline energy consumption of the data center. The total project, including the best practices will save $42,772 per year and cost $134,057 yielding a simple payback of 3.1 years. However, the control system alone eliminates 59.6 percent of the baseline energy used to move air in the datacenter and 13.6 percent of the baseline cooling energy, which is 15.2 percent of the baseline energy consumption.
Keywords	Computer codes Control systems Automation Air temperatures Programming Energy consumption Monitoring Information technology California Verification Wireless communications
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201105
Contract Number	DE-AC02-05CH11231