A review of energy efficiency evaluation metrics for data centers

X Shao, Z Zhang, P Song, Y Feng, X Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid development of the Internet requires data center infrastructures to be extended to
a large scale with a higher power capacity and a reduction in energy consumption and …

A critical review on the thermal management of data center for local hotspot elimination

R Zhao, Y Du, X Yang, Z Zhou, W Wang, X Yang - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The data centers consume a significant amount of energy, with cooling demand accounting
for roughly 40% of the total energy usage. The primary reason for this is the presence of the …

Multi-objective optimization of supply air jet enhancing airflow uniformity in data center using Taguchi/CRITIC/TOPSIS triple method

Z Yang, B Niu, Y Pan, Y Chen - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Jet fans have been introduced into under-floor air distribution systems as an active local
measure to reduce hot spot temperatures and improve airflow distribution uniformity in data …

Balanced comparative assessment of thermal performance and energy efficiency for three cooling solutions in data centers

J Cho, S Lim - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the demand for data centers rises, efficient cooling systems become increasingly vital to
ensure uninterrupted operations and adaptability to IT service changes. The research …

[HTML][HTML] Turning Data Center Waste Heat into Energy: A Guide to Organic Rankine Cycle System Design and Performance Evaluation

O Corigliano, A Algieri, P Fragiacomo - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study delves into the adoption of the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for recovering waste
heat from data centers (DCs). Through a literature review, it examines energy reuse with a …

Development of an independent modular air containment system for high-density data centers: Experimental investigation of row-based cooling performance and PUE

J Cho, B Park, S Jang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a prototype of an independent modular air containment (MAC) system
that overcomes the limitations of the existing room-based cooling and applies a row-based …

Development of an adaptive artificial neural network model and optimal control algorithm for a data center cyber–physical system

YJ Choi, BR Park, JY Hyun, JW Moon - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop an adaptive artificial neural network model (AAM) for the
prediction of the rack inlet temperature and cooling system energy, and the optimal control …

[HTML][HTML] Towards Energy-Efficient Data Centers: A Comprehensive Review of Passive and Active Cooling Strategies

S Cai, Z Gou - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of cloud computing, the number of data centers (DCs) continuously
increases, leading to a high-energy consumption dilemma. Cooling, apart from IT …

Solutions of thermal management problems for terminal racks of in-row cooling architectures in data centers

SA Nada, AM Abbas - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Problems of hot air recirculation, hot spots, and bad performance indices of data centers at
terminal racks were noticed and reported in the literature. The present work investigates the …

Capping carbon emission from green data centers

T Bhattacharya, M Rahgouy, X Peng, T Takreeti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The world has witnessed a global surge in energy consumption and carbon footprint since
the industrial revolution. Data centers are claimed to be the second most significant …