Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00487, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Lam, John Chi Wo (York University)|Lam, John Chi Wo (Université York), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : The global greenhouse gas emissions from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) data centers are_x000D_
projected to exceed 2007 levels by more than twofold in 2020. Powering ICT data centers are extremely_x000D_
energy-intensive operations; in 2014, data centers alone accounted for approximately 5 billion kWh of the_x000D_
Canada's energy consumption. Ottawa-based ICT company, CISTECH Limited has started to look into green_x000D_
and innovative ICT power solutions to supply clean, reliable, and sustainable energy for powering the data_x000D_
centers. Typical power electronic interface employed in renewable energy systems with DC power distribution_x000D_
for ICT data centers require a separate grid-connected power converter to provide uninterruptible power when_x000D_
either the renewable energy source or the backup energy storage device is not capable of providing the required_x000D_
load power. Collaborated with the Power Electronics for Sustainable Energy Research group at York_x000D_
University, their collaborative research project has resulted in a new and cost-effective power converter_x000D_
concept for powering high voltage DC distributed ICT data centers with multiple renewable energy sources._x000D_
Simulation results have indicated that the devised converter is able to increase the power efficiency by more_x000D_
than 3% compared to the existing power architecture used in any renewable systems with high voltage DC_x000D_
distribution. Based on the successful outcomes from the current collaboration with CISTECH, CISTECH and_x000D_
York are now working towards the direction to develop a functional hardware engineering prototype by_x000D_
performing in-depth experimental testing on the prototype unit., program purpose french : The global greenhouse gas emissions from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) data centers are_x000D_
projected to exceed 2007 levels by more than twofold in 2020. Powering ICT data centers are extremely_x000D_
energy-intensive operations; in 2014, data centers alone accounted for approximately 5 billion kWh of the_x000D_
Canada's energy consumption. Ottawa-based ICT company, CISTECH Limited has started to look into green_x000D_
and innovative ICT power solutions to supply clean, reliable, and sustainable energy for powering the data_x000D_
centers. Typical power electronic interface employed in renewable energy systems with DC power distribution_x000D_
for ICT data centers require a separate grid-connected power converter to provide uninterruptible power when_x000D_
either the renewable energy source or the backup energy storage device is not capable of providing the required_x000D_
load power. Collaborated with the Power Electronics for Sustainable Energy Research group at York_x000D_
University, their collaborative research project has resulted in a new and cost-effective power converter_x000D_
concept for powering high voltage DC distributed ICT data centers with multiple renewable energy sources._x000D_
Simulation results have indicated that the devised converter is able to increase the power efficiency by more_x000D_
than 3% compared to the existing power architecture used in any renewable systems with high voltage DC_x000D_
distribution. Based on the successful outcomes from the current collaboration with CISTECH, CISTECH and_x000D_
York are now working towards the direction to develop a functional hardware engineering prototype by_x000D_
performing in-depth experimental testing on the prototype unit., agreement title english : Development and experimental testing of an advanced power converter system for renewable energy application with high voltage DC distribution, agreement title french : Development and experimental testing of an advanced power converter system for renewable energy application with high voltage DC distribution, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada