NEXT GENERATION DATA CENTER COOLING Lower Cost, Lower Risk, Agile Infrastructure
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AND
GREAT BUSINESS DECISIONS ARE
NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
WHAT IF YOU COULD . . • Slash your data center power consumption by up to 90% • Cut your water consumption by over 80% • Dramatically reduce your carbon footprint
WHILE . . • More effectively fulfilling your business mission • Improving reliability • Cutting expenditures and reducing total cost of ownership • Increasing profitability and enterprise market value
THE CHANGING COST MODEL Energy and Infrastructure is Now a Major Cost Driver for IT Initiatives
Changes in Infrastructure Cost
80%
75%
1990
2013
20%
25%
BALANCING COMPUTING WITH COOLING Moore’s Law
Exponential increase in computing capacity 1920
NO CHANGE OVER 90 YEARS Minimal innovation in cooling capacity
2013
INERTECH IS FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES OF POWER, WATER AND COOLING Cooling uses massive amounts of both power and water
COOLING
Power generation wastes 2/3 energy POWER to heat and uses massive amounts of water
WATER
Power and cooling activities waste water that should be used for drinking and irrigation
INERTECH PRODUCTS
• eOptiTrax CDU
• eComb
• eSync • Rack-Pax
• Bee-Pax
COOLING DISTRIBUTION UNIT (CDU) TECHNOLOGY Engineered to provide: ≫ Higher resiliency – 2N configuration ≫ Uses 180X less power than traditional chiller plant; reduces energy consumption by over 80% ≫ Smaller infrastructure footprint – 90% less space ≫ Up to 90% less water consumption ≫ Flat Load curve 10 - 100% loaded ≫ Higher utilization – deployments starting with 250 kW/24 cabinet increments ≫ No reliance on outside air economization ≫ CDU closed-loop system eliminates filters and scheduled maintenance.
INERTECH MODULAR COOLING SOLUTION Traditional 2N Chiller Plant
Inertech Cooling
Deployed With
1 CDU (320-750kW) Rack-Pax
(10) 25 Ton CRAH Units
e-Comb 1/10th The Space 1/10th The Cost of Running 90% Less Maintenance BeePax
INERTECH PATENTED DATA CENTER SOLUTION •Efficient at any IT Load (as low as 10% load) •Increased Reliability •Increased Energy Efficiency •Increased Space Utilization •Increased Flexibility •Higher Densities (up to 60 kW per rack) •Decreased Maintenance Requirements •Decreased Electrical Design Requirements Ideal for retrofitting existing data centers or for new data center construction
BUILT-IN RELIABILITY Traditional Design: ≫ Requires extensive maintenance programs ≫ Requires intricate, complex and comprehensive controls logic ≫ Maintains hundreds of moving parts, increasing probability for human error. Inertech’s New Design: ≫ Minimal moving parts ≫ Reduced components that require maintenance ≫ 30+ year MTBF for components ≫ Eliminates change-of-state required for free-cooling ≫ Full recovery in under 30 seconds ≫ 1-1/2 minutes of cooling storage ≫ No impact to cooling prior to, or during generator startup.
INERTECH SOLUTION: MORE RELIABLE
Simplify and Eliminate Points of Failure Complex Controls & Maintenance Over 100 points of failure
5 major points of failure Can’t run without water N+1 Design High Duty
Stranded asset Airflow & “Hot Spot” issues Multiple points of failure. Fan duty High Duty Multiple pump decoupled from IT Load sets
CHILLER COOLING TOWER
CO WATER PUMP
CH WATER PUMP
Free cooling rarely used
HEAT EXCHANGER
Can cool glycol without spray and/or fan operating
No CHW Pump 99% No Compressor ONLY 2 Control Valves
CRAH
DATA HALLS Up to 40kW per rack 2N cooling resiliency No airflow or ‘’Hot Spot’’ issues
N+1 Design Low Duty
FLUID COOLER
CO WATER PUMP
e-OPTI-TRAX CDU
e-COMB or Rack-Pax
MORE EFFICIENT IN ALL CLIMATES Mechanical Load in Different Climate Zones
Mechanical kW
500
Water cooled
2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0
Inertech
400 300 200
Air cooled
100 0
60F
72F
78F
88F
Comparably Less Efficient Finland
Utah
Water 25x Air 6x
Water 12x Air 7x
New Jersey Singapore Water 10x Air 11x
Water 11x Air 11x
Benefits to client: kW/Ton
600
• Dramatic reduction in energy and water consumption compared to conventional technology (Water or Air cooled) • Same technology can be used in any location • High efficiency over wide range of cooling loads
EFFICIENCY COOLING ADVANTAGE
Compressor
CHILLER PLANT
Patented Cycle
Free Cooling Mechanical Cooling % = Overhead
15%
105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 DB
87 82 78 73 69 65 60 56
WB
Temperatures Assumes 50% RH
e -OPTI-TRAX
e-OPTI-TRAX (CDU)
Pump
5%
85%
95%
EFFICIENCY ADVANTAGE
2 MVA of Electrical Infrastructure
Conventional Design
Cooling 0.7 MW
Electrical 0.3 MW
Inertech Design Freed Up Power 0.6 MW
IT Capacity 1.0 MW
Cooling 0.1 MW Electrical 0.3 MW
New Potential IT Power 0.6 MW Total IT Capacity 1.6 MW
INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGY Patent Portfolio
US 8,254,124
• 4 Patents Issued • ~ 40 Patents Pending • 8 Trademarks
External reviews • University of Maryland (Technology) • Cosentini Associates LLP (Energy savings) • Norman Disney Young (Efficiency values)
Publications • General: Wall Street Journal, NY Times,.. • Trade articles: over 28 (Mission Critical Magazine, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Info World,…)
A utility patent awarded with no claim challenges in a short time under Green Initiatives
NORMAN DISNEY YOUNG ENGINEERING REVIEW • “The cooling system developed by Inertech is capable of achieving extremely low mechanical PUE’s while maintaining the level of reliability and resilience required for a data centre cooling system.” • “It is approximately ten times more efficient than traditional chiller plants…” • “The system is unique in the industry in that it has a similar mechanical power overhead at 10% load as it does at 100%.” • “…provides for greater reliability than a traditional Tier III chiller plant configuration.” • “…reduced peak load is a significant factor as typical systems are designed to allow for peak PUE figures . . . . reduction in peak power consumption significantly reduced the sizing of electrical plant to support the mechanical infrastructure.’’
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION: TELUS Phase 1 – Completed install in 2 Sites (Rimouski and Kamloops) • • • • •
2.7MW of IT capacity 14kW per rack average 20kW max per rack 1.04 annual and 1.07 peak PUE Uptime Tier III certification
Future Plans • Each site will total 6 phases for a total IT power of 16MW (32MW combined) • Already retrofitting old sites with Inertech technology
“Leveraging Inertech's technology has allowed us to reduce our TCO by 40% and delivered $60 million of savings on day one.” Lloyd Switzer, SVP of network transformation
Huge Potential Savings in DC Market • • •
Data center cooling is the largest consumer of electricity (after the servers) U.S. data centers spend $2.7 billion in cooling cost; Inertech technology reduces that by $2.5 billion per year Massive reduction in water consumption and carbon emissions • Cooling Uses accounts for 19% of water used in the world - in the US 49% of total water withdrawals goes to plant cooling; 32% in Europe)
Yearly Use By US Data Centers
30
4,500 MW of IT Load In US
25 20 15
Current Approach
10
Inertech Technology
5 Water Billions Gallons
Millions Tons of Carbon
Billions of KW Hrs of Energy
Going Green, 1 MW at a Time Energy Saved / MW
Water Saved / MW
Carbon Saved / MW
5,500,000 kWh / yr
3,500,000 gal / yr
9,500,000 lbs / yr
305+ Homes
5+ Olympic Sized Swimming Pools
Approx. 18,000kWh / house
Approx. 660,000 gallons
1800+ Acres of Trees
1 acre of trees absorbs approx. 5,200 lbs CO2/yr
Based upon a standard chilled water 2.0 PUE Data Center
COLD AISLE
CABLE TRAY
COOLING DISTRIBUTION UNITS
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
David W. Robinson SVP, Strategic Development
[email protected] 908-507-4769
www.inertechsystems.com