Document Type
Closed Project
Publication Date
Fall 2011
Instructor
Timothy Anderson
Course Title
Operations Research
Course Number
ETM 540
Abstract
This paper examines the optimization of Operating costs for High Performance Data Centers in the context of Operations Research. Operating costs are defined as the yearly Total Cost of Ownership as relates to the energy costs for Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and hardware (server) costs. The energy cost of the Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Cooling Plant is by far the dominant cost.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22634
Citation Details
Ball, Larry; Heineck, Dave; and Uffelman, Michael, "HVAC Optimization for Data Centers" (2011). Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects. 622.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/etm_studentprojects/622
Description
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