Free cooling of data centers: A review

被引：284
作者：
Zhang, Hainan [1 ,2 ]
Shao, Shuangquan [1 ]
Xu, Hongbo [1 ]
Zou, Huiming [1 ]
Tian, Changqing [1 ]
机构：
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Tech Inst Phys & Chem, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
来源：
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS | 2014年 / 35卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Free cooling; Data center; Airside economizer; Waterside economizer; Heat pipe; ABSORPTION CHILLER PERFORMANCE; 2-PHASE THERMOSIPHON LOOP; DYNAMIC SIMULATION-MODEL; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY; ECONOMIZERS; SYSTEMS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.017
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The growing demand for electricity and the increasing size of the carbon footprint of data centers worldwide bring a severe challenge to sustainable development of human civilization. The cooling energy consumption takes up around 30-50% of the total consumption of data centers due to the inefficient cooling system. Free cooling is an effective solution for reducing the power consumption of cooling systems. This paper reviews the advancements of data center free cooling mainly focusing on configuration features and performances. Three kinds of free cooling methods, airside free cooling, waterside free cooling and heat pipe free cooling are discussed and performance characteristics of each are analyzed. Further, the criteria of performance evaluation for free cooling of data centers are summarized, and an overview of free cooling systems based on these criteria is demonstrated in order to help researchers acquire the latest developments in this area. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：171 / 182
页数：12
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