Method and apparatus for characterizing thermal transient performance
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating cooling performance in a data center, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one measured steady state parameter of the data center;
receiving parameters for equipment in the data center, the parameters including information descriptive of mass of the equipment;
calculating an effective temperature associated with the equipment and an exhaust temperature of the equipment at a first time period of a plurality of time periods based on the at least one measured steady state parameter and the received parameters;
calculating an effective temperature and an exhaust temperature for each subsequent time period of the plurality of time periods based on the at least one measured steady state parameter, the received parameters, and the effective temperature and the exhaust temperature at a previous time period of the plurality of time periods; and
controlling at least one of a cooler and an infrastructure system based on at least one of the calculated subsequent effective temperature and exhaust temperatures.
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Abstract
A system and method for evaluating equipment in a data center is disclosed, hi one aspect, a method includes receiving parameters for equipment in the data center, the parameters including information descriptive of mass of the equipment, calculating an idealized thermal mass of the equipment based on the received parameters, calculating a temperature associated with the equipment at a first time period of a plurality of time periods based on the idealized thermal mass, and calculating a temperature for each subsequent time period of the plurality of time periods based on the idealized thermal mass and the temperature at a previous time period of the plurality of time periods.
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1. A method for evaluating cooling performance in a data center, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one measured steady state parameter of the data center; receiving parameters for equipment in the data center, the parameters including information descriptive of mass of the equipment; calculating an effective temperature associated with the equipment and an exhaust temperature of the equipment at a first time period of a plurality of time periods based on the at least one measured steady state parameter and the received parameters; calculating an effective temperature and an exhaust temperature for each subsequent time period of the plurality of time periods based on the at least one measured steady state parameter, the received parameters, and the effective temperature and the exhaust temperature at a previous time period of the plurality of time periods; and controlling at least one of a cooler and an infrastructure system based on at least one of the calculated subsequent effective temperature and exhaust temperatures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for evaluating equipment in a data center, the system comprising:
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an interface configured to receive at least one measured steady state parameter of the data center and to receive parameters for the equipment in the data center, including information relating to mass of the equipment; and a controller coupled to the interface and configured to; calculate an effective temperature associated with the equipment and an exhaust temperature of the equipment at a first time period of a plurality of time periods based on the the at least one measured steady state parameter and the received parameters; calculate an effective temperature and an exhaust temperature for each subsequent time period of the plurality of time periods based on the at least one measured steady state parameter, the received parameters, and the effective temperature and the exhaust temperature at a previous time period of the plurality of time periods; and control at least one of a cooler and an infrastructure system based on at least one of the calculated subsequent effective and exhaust temperatures. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for measuring parameters of equipment in a data center using a measurement apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving parameters for equipment in the data center, the parameters including information descriptive of mass of the equipment; measuring, using the measurement apparatus, an input airflow through an inlet of the equipment at a first time period; calculating an estimated output temperature for each of a plurality of time periods subsequent to the first time period based on the measured input airflow at the first time period and the received parameters; varying airflow rate and power dissipation associated with the equipment at a predetermined rate using the measurement apparatus; varying input temperature of the equipment over the plurality of time periods using the measurement apparatus; measuring, using the measurement apparatus, output temperature of airflow through an exhaust of the equipment using the measurement apparatus; and calculating an updated output temperature such that the estimated output temperature is configured to be equivalent to the measured output temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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