Energy-efficient approach to lower the carbon emissions of data centers

Data Centers require enormous amounts of electrical energy to operate. The resultant emissions in the form of heat, directly, and carbon, indirectly, are cause for concern among Data Center managers and owners. In the past, and in many contemporary instances as well, Data Center managers have strugg...

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Published in:Computing 2021-08, Vol.103 (8), p.1703-1721
Main Authors: Bose, Rajesh, Roy, Sandip, Mondal, Haraprasad, Chowdhury, Dipan Roy, Chakraborty, Srabanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
Carbon
Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing
Computer centers
Computer Communication Networks
Computer Science
Data centers
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Power consumption
Racks
Regular Paper
Software Engineering
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Summary:Data Centers require enormous amounts of electrical energy to operate. The resultant emissions in the form of heat, directly, and carbon, indirectly, are cause for concern among Data Center managers and owners. In the past, and in many contemporary instances as well, Data Center managers have struggled to rein in large energy bills as operational activities increased. This paper attempts to address the problems without affecting operational efficiency of Data Centers and while maintaining high standards of system uptime. The latter is made possible by observing a set standard of Power Usage Efficiency and through rationalizing power consumption of equipment and Data Center infrastructure itself. Our research has shown that it is possible to control power consumption, and thus bring about savings in terms of electric bills paid, even when the count of servers in Data Centers racks increase from four to seven. Experiments conducted in the course of our research indicate to maintain a high quality of Data Center operational state and keep power consumption under control even in the wake of rising user numbers. The resultant savings in electrical units consumed, shall ultimately contribute in a small yet meaningful way towards a smaller carbon footprint and a greener planet.
ISSN:0010-485X
1436-5057
DOI:10.1007/s00607-020-00889-4