Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01487, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Puri, Ishwar (McMaster University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Data Centres (DCs) are the physical infrastructure behind critical information technology (IT) services that_x000D_
support our digital lives. Thus, they form an indispensable part of 21st century society. The state-of-the-art_x000D_
process of establishing these massive infrastructure is a tedious and lengthy manual exercise leading to inherent_x000D_
design inefficiencies resulting in unnecessarily high capital and operating costs for end-users. Our industry_x000D_
partner Cinnos Mission Critical Incorporated has introduced an innovative family of products, called the Smart_x000D_
Mission Critical X (SMC-XTM), which are factory-built cabinets to house IT equipment, containing all the_x000D_
supporting equipment required to run them. However, due to lack of rigorous scientific design methodologies_x000D_
to understand the performance implications of the overwhelming number of choices of component selection,_x000D_
layout, and inter-connections, SMC-XTM cannot yet compete with the energy efficiency and costs of_x000D_
custom-built DCs used for large volume applications. Developing a rigorous methodology is non-trivial due to_x000D_
the complex inter-component coupling and discrete variations in input conditions that arise from its modular_x000D_
nature. To overcome these challenges, we will develop and validate a novel design optimization methodology_x000D_
to transform the next generation of SMC-Xs into a globally competitive product line in the worldwide $100B+_x000D_
DC industry. The proposed novel combination of our modelling and optimization approaches is quite general._x000D_
It can be extended to design other modular systems with strong multiphysics coupling between components, for_x000D_
instance, in switchgears and computer hardware. This project will develop the technology and tools required to_x000D_
transform this concept into a globally competitive product line catering to the $100B+ DC industry. The results_x000D_
promise considerable commercial revenues to Canada, the creation of 2,000+ manufacturing/assembly jobs, as_x000D_
well as a substantial amount of energy savings., program purpose french : Data Centres (DCs) are the physical infrastructure behind critical information technology (IT) services that_x000D_
support our digital lives. Thus, they form an indispensable part of 21st century society. The state-of-the-art_x000D_
process of establishing these massive infrastructure is a tedious and lengthy manual exercise leading to inherent_x000D_
design inefficiencies resulting in unnecessarily high capital and operating costs for end-users. Our industry_x000D_
partner Cinnos Mission Critical Incorporated has introduced an innovative family of products, called the Smart_x000D_
Mission Critical X (SMC-XTM), which are factory-built cabinets to house IT equipment, containing all the_x000D_
supporting equipment required to run them. However, due to lack of rigorous scientific design methodologies_x000D_
to understand the performance implications of the overwhelming number of choices of component selection,_x000D_
layout, and inter-connections, SMC-XTM cannot yet compete with the energy efficiency and costs of_x000D_
custom-built DCs used for large volume applications. Developing a rigorous methodology is non-trivial due to_x000D_
the complex inter-component coupling and discrete variations in input conditions that arise from its modular_x000D_
nature. To overcome these challenges, we will develop and validate a novel design optimization methodology_x000D_
to transform the next generation of SMC-Xs into a globally competitive product line in the worldwide $100B+_x000D_
DC industry. The proposed novel combination of our modelling and optimization approaches is quite general._x000D_
It can be extended to design other modular systems with strong multiphysics coupling between components, for_x000D_
instance, in switchgears and computer hardware. This project will develop the technology and tools required to_x000D_
transform this concept into a globally competitive product line catering to the $100B+ DC industry. The results_x000D_
promise considerable commercial revenues to Canada, the creation of 2,000+ manufacturing/assembly jobs, as_x000D_
well as a substantial amount of energy savings., agreement title english : Optimizing component integration in modular data centres, agreement title french : Optimizing component integration in modular data centres, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 600000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, 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 2021-2022)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2021-2022)., 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