DOE Data Center Tools Suite Overview

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DOE Data Center Tools SuiteOverview

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• ANCIS
• EYP Mission Critical
• Rumsey Engineers
• Taylor Engineering

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Steps to Saving Energy DOE as a Catalyst

• Assessments conducted by owners and engineering
  firms using DOE tools
• DOE Tools provide uniform metrics and approach

Energy Profiling
Subsystem Assessment
Detailed Engineering Audit

• Audits, design and implementation by engineering
  firms and contractors

Engineering Design
Retrofit/RCx Implementation

• MV by site personnel and eng firms
• DOE provides MV templates and guidelines?
• DOE database used to document results and
  disseminate best practices

Savings Validation (MV)
Documentation
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On-line Profiling Tool Data Center Pro
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Energy Assessment Tools

• Data Center Assessment Output
• Overall energy performance (baseline) of data
  center
• Performance of IT infrastructure subsystems
  compared to benchmarks
• Prioritized list of energy efficiency actions and
  their savings, in terms of energy cost (),
  source energy (Btu), and carbon emissions (Mtons)

• Power Systems
• UPS
• Distribution

• On-Site Gen
• Renewables
• Co-gen

• IT Module
• Servers
• Storage networking
• Software

• Cooling
• Air Mgmt
• CRAC/CRAH
• AHU
• Chillers

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Tool Development Process and Status
Define Metrics
Define Actions
Develop Algorithms
Implement Software
Profiling Tool DRAFT DRAFT
In Dev Jan 2008 Assessment Tools Power DRAFT
DRAFT In Dev Jan
2008 Cooling DRAFT DRAFT
In Dev TBD IT In Dev In Dev
TBD TBD On-site Generation TBD
TBD TBD TBD
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We need your input!

• Purpose of todays workshop
• Profiling tool
• Are the inputs reasonable?
• Are the outputs appropriate and adequate?
• Assessment tools (Power, Cooling, IT)
• Refine the list of metrics and features
• Refine the list of actions
• Identify data collection challenges and
  opportunities