Using waste heat from a data center cooling system to facilitate low-temperature desalination

    公开(公告)号:US10934178B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US16787453

    申请日:2020-02-11

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs low-temperature desalination. During operation, the system feeds cold saline water through a liquid-cooling system in a computer data center, wherein the cold saline water is used as a coolant, thereby causing the cold saline water to become heated saline water. Next, the system feeds the heated saline water into a vacuum evaporator comprising a water column having a headspace, which is under a negative pressure due to gravity pulling on the heated saline water in the water column. This negative pressure facilitates evaporation of the heated saline water to form water vapor. Finally, the system directs the water vapor through a condenser, which condenses the water vapor to produce desalinated water.

    USING WASTE HEAT FROM A DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE LOW-TEMPERATURE DESALINATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200172411A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16787453

    申请日:2020-02-11

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs low-temperature desalination. During operation, the system feeds cold saline water through a liquid-cooling system in a computer data center, wherein the cold saline water is used as a coolant, thereby causing the cold saline water to become heated saline water. Next, the system feeds the heated saline water into a vacuum evaporator comprising a water column having a headspace, which is under a negative pressure due to gravity pulling on the heated saline water in the water column. This negative pressure facilitates evaporation of the heated saline water to form water vapor. Finally, the system directs the water vapor through a condenser, which condenses the water vapor to produce desalinated water.

    INTELLIGENT WORKLOAD MIGRATION TO OPTIMIZE POWER SUPPLY EFFICIENCIES IN COMPUTER DATA CENTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190370085A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-05

    申请号:US15993446

    申请日:2018-05-30

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that intelligently migrates workload between servers in a data center to improve efficiency in associated power supplies. During operation, the system receives time-series signals associated with the servers during operation of the data center, wherein the servers include low-priority servers and high-priority servers. Next, the system analyzes the time-series signals to predict a load utilization for the servers. The system then migrates workload between the servers in the data center based on the predicted load utilization so that: the high-priority servers have sufficient workload to ensure that associated power supplies for the high-priority servers operate in a peak-efficiency range; and the low-priority servers operate with less workload or no workload.

    USING TELEMETRY SIGNALS TO ESTIMATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR COMPUTER SERVERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200003812A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16022269

    申请日:2018-06-28

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that estimates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a server computer system. During operation, the system receives time-series telemetry signals that were gathered from sensors in the server during operation of the server. Next, the system estimates a power consumption for the server based on the received time-series telemetry signals. The system then multiplies the estimated power consumption by a time interval to estimate a power consumption for the server over the time interval. Finally, the system converts the estimated power consumption for the server over the time interval into an estimate for GHG emissions for the server over the time interval.

    Intelligent energy-optimization technique for computer datacenters

    公开(公告)号:US10705580B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US15247264

    申请日:2016-08-25

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that controls cooling in a computer system. During operation, this system monitors a temperature of one or more components in the computer system. Next, the system determines a thermal-headroom margin for each of the one or more components in the computer system by subtracting the temperature of the component from a pre-specified maximum operating temperature of the component. Then, the system controls a cooling system that regulates an ambient air temperature for the computer system based on the determined thermal-headroom margins for the one or more components. In some embodiments, controlling the cooling system additionally involves minimizing a collective energy consumption of the computer system and the cooling system.

    Intelligent workload migration to optimize power supply efficiencies in computer data centers

    公开(公告)号:US10664324B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15993446

    申请日:2018-05-30

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that intelligently migrates workload between servers in a data center to improve efficiency in associated power supplies. During operation, the system receives time-series signals associated with the servers during operation of the data center, wherein the servers include low-priority servers and high-priority servers. Next, the system analyzes the time-series signals to predict a load utilization for the servers. The system then migrates workload between the servers in the data center based on the predicted load utilization so that: the high-priority servers have sufficient workload to ensure that associated power supplies for the high-priority servers operate in a peak-efficiency range; and the low-priority servers operate with less workload or no workload.

    INTELLIGENT ENERGY-OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR COMPUTER DATACENTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20180059745A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15247264

    申请日:2016-08-25

    CPC classification number: G06F1/206 H05K7/20836 Y02D10/16

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that controls cooling in a computer system. During operation, this system monitors a temperature of one or more components in the computer system. Next, the system determines a thermal-headroom margin for each of the one or more components in the computer system by subtracting the temperature of the component from a pre-specified maximum operating temperature of the component. Then, the system controls a cooling system that regulates an ambient air temperature for the computer system based on the determined thermal-headroom margins for the one or more components. In some embodiments, controlling the cooling system additionally involves minimizing a collective energy consumption of the computer system and the cooling system.

    Using waste heat from a data center cooling system to facilitate low-temperature desalination

    公开(公告)号:US10669164B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15884851

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that performs low-temperature desalination. During operation, the system feeds cold saline water through a liquid-cooling system in a computer data center, wherein the cold saline water is used as a coolant, thereby causing the cold saline water to become heated saline water. Next, the system feeds the heated saline water into a vacuum evaporator comprising a water column having a headspace, which is under a negative pressure due to gravity pulling on the heated saline water in the water column. This negative pressure facilitates evaporation of the heated saline water to form water vapor. Finally, the system directs the water vapor through a condenser, which condenses the water vapor to produce desalinated water.

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