Innovative solution helps data center keep its cool
Banks and other financial institutions keep track of all their “cold cash” using data centers filled with racks of computer servers. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of that cold cash to prevent those racks from overheating.
If the information technology (IT) equipment itself uses 50 kilowatts (kW), for example, then it may require two times as much electricity — or 100 kW — to fully support and cool the IT equipment. But a Connecticut-based company has invented a way to slash data center cooling costs by employing advanced variable-speed compressor and fan motor technologies.