Smart Grid:Opportunities in the Data CenterJanuary 22, 2010Charles O’Donnell,Vice President, EngineeringLiebert AC PowerEmerson Network Power
Data Center FactsData Center Facts U.S. data centers consume
between 20 and 30 billion kWhr per year
Data center energy consumption is expected to double every six years
Roughly half of the energy used by the data center is actually consumed by IT equipment
Loss of power to a critical data center can cost millions of dollars per incident
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Emerson Network Power Emerson Network Power Enabling Business-Critical ContinuityEnabling Business-Critical Continuity™™
What Smart Grid Will Mean to You Adjust usage in response to real-time pricing
– Dynamic load shedding to reduce demand during peak times
– Coordinate energy usage to level load Protect critical functions
– Shed non-critical loads in response to level of grid stress
– Transfer loads to distributed generation Sell excess generation capacity
– Reverse metering– Spot and day-ahead markets
Sell ancillary services– Voltage and frequency support– Reactive power compensation
Source: The Smart Grid: An IntroductionU.S. Department of Energy, 2008
Data Center Data Center Power BackupPower Backup
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Distributed generation
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Distributed generation Power conversion
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Distributed generation Power conversion Energy storage
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Distributed generationPower conversionEnergy storagePower Distribution &
Load management
Data Center Data Center Power BackupPower Backup Distributed generation Power conversion Energy storage Power Distribution &
Load management Monitoring and control
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AC Power Systems (UPS)AC Power Systems (UPS) Rackmount UPS (0~3kVA) for desktops, servers,
telecom closets Desktop UPS (3~20kVA) with completely redundant
system controls, power modules, battery modules and monitoring options
Network UPS for on-line protection of network servers, bridges, hubs, routers, storage devices and critical workstations
Large Facility UPS with continuous availability for large data centers and facility-wide protection of sensitive electronics
Dual-UPS Systems in Parallel Power Distribution Rack PDUs
Liebert ® Rackmount UPS
Liebert ® Desktop UPS
Liebert ® Large Facility UPS
Liebert ® Network UPS
Liebert ® Power Distribution
Smart Grid Play: Energy Storage Renewable Energy
Integration VAR Correction Load Management
Liebert ® Room Cooling(Small and Large)
Complete line of Precision Cooling Technologies Precise control of temperature (±0.5° C)
and humidity (±5% RH) Designed for continuous operation Flexibility to address custom load arrangement
and future upgrades Redundancy, monitoring, and diagnostics
guard against down-time Chip cooling technologies for high performance
CPUs
Precision CoolingPrecision Cooling
Liebert ® Extreme DensityCooling Modules
Smart Grid Play: Energy Efficiency Load Management
Monitoring solutions that deliver increased visibility and control of critical support systems for single modules, entire data centers or all critical facilities in an enterprise
Aperture VISTA: Enterprise software for data center infrastructure management
Liebert SiteScan Web: Web-based site monitoring, historical data logging, alarm/event management and efficiency/energy usage tracking
Liebert IntelliSlot and Liebert Nform: Cost-effective centralized status and alarm monitoring of network-enabled Emerson equipment
Full line of power communications software and hardware products Remote monitoring service & third party monitoring system
connectivity Wide range of water leak detection systems Local and remote monitoring panels Battery capacity management, monitoring & testing
Infrastructure Management & Infrastructure Management & MonitoringMonitoring
Liebert IntelliSlotWeb Card
Liebert SiteScan WebAperture VISTA
Smart Grid Play: Energy Usage
Metering and Management
Load Management
Takeaways Focus on managing energy consumption in data centers will
continue
– Data center managers will explore every option to save energy, including some that may compromise reliability
Future data center power systems will include energy management features, such as energy storage and VAR correction
– But current technology is not ideally suited to this application
Data center load management in response to signals from the Smart Grid is a practical application
– Maximum benefit will require coordination of IT and facility management
Interest in renewable energy in the data center will increase