Simulation-based assessment of data center waste heat utilization using aquifer thermal energy storage of a university campus
Autor: | V. Zavrel, Vojtech Dvorak, J.I. Torrens Galdiz, Jan Hensen |
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Přispěvatelé: | Building Performance, EIRES System Integration |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
energy planning
aquifer thermal energy storage Waste heat utilization 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Aquifer thermal energy storage 010501 environmental sciences data center 01 natural sciences Energy planning Waste heat Environmental impact assessment Data center 021108 energy SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy Process engineering Building energy simulation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences waste heat utilization business.industry numerical modelling Building and Construction Dynamic simulation Numerical modelling Carbon footprint Environmental science business SDG 7 – Betaalbare en schone energie Energy (miscellaneous) |
Zdroj: | Building Simulation, 13(4), 823-836. Springer TECNALIA Publications Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation |
ISSN: | 1996-3599 |
Popis: | The global energy consumption of data centers (DCs) has experienced exponential growth over the last decade, that is expected to continue in the near future. Reasonable utilization of DC waste heat, which is dissipated during the computational process, can potentially be an effective solution to mitigate the environmental impact. However, the practical implementation of waste heat utilization in the DC environment is a very challenging task. The possible benefits of waste heat utilization are uncertain and difficult to quantify with the methods that are common in practice. This paper introduces a feasibility study in which dynamic simulation tools were used to predict the energy performance of a university campus resulting from the integration of a proposed DC system with an existing aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES). The presented study utilizes building energy simulation (BES) to evaluate uncertainty of the waste heat potential associated to various thermal management strategies of the proposed DC. Further in the feasibility study, the carbon footprint of the integrated approach is assessed for both the current and future situation based on measured data from the existing university campus and its district ATES system. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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