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

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 21.3percent 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 59.6percent of the baseline energy used to move air in the datacenter and 13.6percent of the baseline cooling energy, which is 15.2percent of the baseline energy consumption (see Project Approach, Task 1, below, for additional information) while keeping temperatures substantially within the limits recommended by ASHRAE. Savings attributed to the control system are $30,564 per year with a cost $56,824 for a simple payback of 1.9 years.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
OSTI Identifier:
982930
Report Number(s):
LBNL-3131E
TRN: US201014%%763
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32; AIR; AUTOMATION; CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER CODES; PROGRAMMING; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MONITORING; VERIFICATION; control, data center, HVAC, wireless

Citation Formats

Bell, Geoffrey C, and Federspiel, Clifford. Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/982930.
Bell, Geoffrey C, & Federspiel, Clifford. Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/982930
Bell, Geoffrey C, and Federspiel, Clifford. 2009. "Demonstration of Datacenter Automation Software and Hardware (DASH) at the California Franchise Tax Board". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/982930. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/982930.
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author = {Bell, Geoffrey C and Federspiel, Clifford},
abstractNote = {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 21.3percent 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 59.6percent of the baseline energy used to move air in the datacenter and 13.6percent of the baseline cooling energy, which is 15.2percent of the baseline energy consumption (see Project Approach, Task 1, below, for additional information) while keeping temperatures substantially within the limits recommended by ASHRAE. Savings attributed to the control system are $30,564 per year with a cost $56,824 for a simple payback of 1.9 years.},
doi = {10.2172/982930},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 2009},
month = {Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 2009}
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