Unified and flexible control of multiple data center cooling mechanisms

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9176483
APP PUB NO 20120290135A1
SERIAL NO

13104571

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Techniques are described for controlling the climate in a data center. Using the input of an administrator, multiple desired attributes of a data center (e.g., temperature, energy consumption, costs, or system performance) may be balanced using a utility function that maximizes the utility of the computing systems in the data center according to the administrator's preferences. Additionally, a cooling model is generated that represents the affect of a control parameter (e.g., the fan speed of a CRAC) on the desire attributes of the data center. The cooling model may then be substituted into the utility function to replace the desired attributes. Using this new utility function, the control parameters may be varied such that the maximum utility is achieved.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bentivegna, Tony A Westerville, US 2 25
Brech, Brad L Rochester, US 23 349
Das, Rajarshi Armonk, US 44 1122
Devarakonda, Murthy V Peekskill, US 84 2948
Hamann, Hendrik F Yorktown Heights, US 205 3681
Kephart, Jeffrey O Cortlandt Manor, US 54 2620
Lehman, Bret W Raleigh, US 23 340
Lenchner, Jonathan North Salem, US 184 1987
Molloy, Christopher L Raleigh, US 27 211

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