Patent ID: 9679087
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining data center efficiency, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining target parameters for the data center; b) obtaining technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center which indicate what technology is available in the data center to achieve the target parameters; c) determining a total heat load in the data center P P HL =P IT (1+f PDU )+A DC f light +P MIS +# req ACU P blower ACU (1+f ACU ); d) determining an optimum data center efficiency given the target parameters for the data center, the technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center, and the total heat load, wherein real-time values for power consumption in the data center and real-time values for environmental conditions outside of the data center are used for determining one or more of the target parameters for the data center and the technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center, wherein air conditioning units are present in the data center which receive chilled water from a chiller, and wherein the optimum data center efficiency is determined based in part on a chiller power consumption in the data center which is a sum of two components: i) power dissipation associated with running the chiller and ii) a total heat load in the data center multiplied by a chiller factor that represents a percentage of the total heat load for a given data center used for pumping the chilled water, and repeating steps a-d at a predetermined time interval that is set to coincide with fluctuations in the environmental conditions outside of the data center; and e) based on the optimum data center efficiency determined in step d, making alterations to the data center which change one or more of the target parameters for the data center and the technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center to improve the optimum data center efficiency, wherein the alterations comprise replacing, moving, or modifying equipment within the data center.