White Papers
Browse our library of white papers and presentations on various topics relating to data center cooling control and optimization.
| Title | Date and Author | Description |
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| Optimizing Airflow and Reducing Energy in Legacy Data Centers | December 3, 2014
Brett Illers CEM, CRM, MBA |
Mr. Illers is responsible for developing methods to reduce data center energy use and securing cost effective and sustainable power sources for Yahoo’s data center footprint. Prior to his tenure at Yahoo Brett spent 14 years as a consultant specializing in energy efficiency and renewable portfolio development for the Commercial, Industrial and Institutional sector. |
| Capacity Management via DCIM: Real-Time Data Center Intelligence Pays Off | August 2014
Panduit |
Capacity planning is one of the most difficult aspects of building a data center today, given the complexity and number of variables to consider. Proactive capacity management ensures optimal availability of four critical data center resources: rack space, power, cooling and network connectivity. |
| Empowering Customer Success through Operational Transparency | May 2014
Amaya Souarez, VP Datacenters, CyrusOne |
CyrusOne: Leveraging SynapSense to Improve Efficiency & Sustainability. |
| 451 Research Group Report | May 8, 2014
Analyst: Rhonda Ascierto, |
Panduit buys SynapSense to widen its reach in DCIM and the Internet of Things. |
| Retrofitting a 13-Year-Old Data Center to Improve Cooling Efficiency | September/October, 2013
Ambrose McNevin, Datacenter Dynamics |
Equinix’s 13-year-old data center in Singapore gets a new lease on life. |
| New Approaches to Energy & Cooling Efficiency in Data Centers – Presentation | May 15, 2013
Jeff Fitch, Director of Product Management, SynapSense |
Learn how the greatest energy savings are derived from a well-managed program of data collection, analysis, informed operational improvements, and automation to maintain optimized conditions. |
| Data Centers and Disasters White Paper | February 1, 2013
SynapSense Corporation |
SynapSense® Environmental Monitoring™ provides the visibility you need with alerts and alarms to let you know if a disastrous trend has been triggered so you can take action, even remotely, to remedy the situation quickly. |
| Reliability Improved Through Wireless Monitoring and Control – Case Study | March 16, 2012
Dennis Kniery, CFM, Manager Energy Programs, DFW Consulting |
Cost effective monitoring solutions for data center environments. |
| Raised Floor Cooling Optimization Utilizing Manual and Automatic Control | October 20, 2011
Presented by Ray Pfeifer |
Learn how to optimize raised floor cooling using both manual and automated control and see savings of up to 50% of cooling costs from validated case studies. |
| Data Center Cooling Optimization Case Study Results | October 2011
Datacenter Dynamics Conference in Singapore Presented by Ray Pfeifer |
Learn how to optimize raised floor cooling using both manual and automated control and see savings of up to 50% of cooling costs from validated case studies. |
| SynapSense Case Study by GE Capital | April 2011
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GE Capital’s case study about SynapSense and the collaboration with GE Energy Financial Services.
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| U.S. Department of Energy Germantown HQ Data Center Energy Assessment Presentation | March 31, 2011
Ray Pfeifer William Tschudi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Ray Pfeifer Co-Chair of the Silicon Valley Leadership Groups’ Data Center Efficiency Initiative, presented at the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) Green Data Centre Forum in Singapore on March 31, 2011. |
| 2011 Raised Floor Tune-Up, How to Get the Most from Your Infrastructure | Presented By: Julian Rachman, PE, LEED AP, DFW Consulting Group, Inc.
Ray Pfeifer |
This case study takes place in a 65,000 square foot data center in Texas wherein SynapSense teams with DFW consulting to deploy over 7000 sensors and employs SynapSense Active Control™ to save 1.8MW of energy. |
| GSA NITC Data Center Energy Efficiency Assessment and Air Flow Optimization Report | February 3, 2011
Prepared For: Kevin Powell, GSA and Ronnie Jones, USDA By: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
This assessment and airflow optimization project for the USDA NTIC Data Center in St. Louis, Missouri was sponsored by the GSA and performed by SynapSense Corporation under contract with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
| Data Center Airflow Management Retrofit | September 2010 | A Technology Case Study Bulletin by the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Wireless Sensors Improve Data Center Energy Efficiency | September 2010 | A Technology Case Study Bulletin by U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| U.S. Department of Energy HQ Data Center Energy Assessment Presentation | June 1, 2010
Prepared For: Will Lintner, Team Lead, Climate Actions, DOE Assessor: Ray Pfeifer |
This assessment project for the DOE Headquarters Data Center in Germantown, Maryland was sponsored by the Department of Energy’s, Federal Energy Management Program and performed by LBNL and SynapSense Corporation under contract with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
| Stanford University Power Usage Effectiveness Case Study | November 5, 2009
Joyce Dickerson, Director, Sustainable IT Stanford University |
Satellite Server Rooms: How Efficient Are They? This presentation explores primary cooling methods, energy efficiency by cooling method, identifying room efficiencies, and creating facility design guides.Download Now |
| RagingWire SVLG Case Study | October 2009 | Maximizing Cooling Efficiency in a Concurrently Maintainable and Fault Tolerant Data Center This case study demonstrates RagingWire’s approach to improving efficiency of the chilled water and cooling system from end to end and describes RagingWire’s approach to the ASHRAE standards and the air equation while maintaining a fault tolerant, concurrently maintainable data center.Download Now |
| Sensor Selection for Wireless Sensor Networks | May 2009
Dick Alderman, VP Sensor Engineering |
Wireless sensor networks are being deployed to monitor a wide range of environments. Site facility Power Use Effectiveness (PUE) is critical in these deployments. Sensor parameters require a careful study for performance, energy use, calibration, footprint, interface, intrusiveness, standards, and ease of deployment. |
| Save Energy Now in High Performance Computer Centers | January 13, 2009
Dale Sartor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Ed Ritenour, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
This presentation provides information on a variety of methods used to save energy in computer centers with high-performance IT equipment. |
| Save Energy Now in HP Super Computer Centers | November 20, 2008
Dale Sartor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Super computer power consumption is expected to double every 3-4 years, while functionality is expected to increase four times every three years. |
| Recapturing Stranded Assets: Case Study of a Resource Efficient Data Center Retrofit and Expansion | September 18, 2008
Labs21 Conference Mark Hydeman, PE, FASHRAE, Taylor Engineering David Edgar, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs |
Presented at the Lab21 Conference in 2008, this presentation provides case study results of a data center retrofit and expansion to aid in recapturing stranded assets. |
| Yahoo! Wireless Sensor Network Adaptive Cooling | September 2008
Presented by Christina Page, Yahoo! Ray Pfeifer |
This white paper discusses the results of the effectiveness of the wireless sensor network and adaptive cooling alternatives for data centers through on-site measurement and evaluation of system performance. |
| SynapSense Sensor Technology Cuts Yahoo’s Cooling Bills | August 14, 2008
Analysts: Jeff Paschke, Andy Lawrence |
In the drive to make datacenters more energy efficient, many operators have been assessing the use of intelligent or dynamic cooling. The goal is to make more extensive use of variable frequency drives, with the optimal amount of cooling targeted at exactly where it is needed, in real-time and under automated control. In this way, overprovisioning of cooling can be reduced dramatically. |
| Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Wireless Energy Efficiency Keys Initiative | U.S. Department of Energy | Ways of using wireless technology to help you reduce energy usage at your facility. |
| Towards a Greener Data Center: Tools & Techniques | July 21, 2008
Gregory Bell, Acting Chief Technology Architect, IT Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
This presentation provides tools and techniques for data centers to improve PUE, airflow, and lessen the carbon footprint. Using a data center in a case study, the presentation also features the SynapSense environmental monitoring system. |
| Co-existence and Security | July 2008
Dr. Raju Pandey, CTO, SynapSense |
SynapSense wireless sensor network (WSN) solutions extend the enterprise IT infrastructure to key equipment, products, and facilities. They can monitor everything from specific equipment to global environmental conditions. |
| 2008 ASHRAE Environmental Guidelines for Datacom Equipment, Expanding the Recommended Environmental Envelope | 2008
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. |
The current recommended environmental envelope for IT Equipment is listed in Table 2.1 of the 2004-referenced ASHRAE Datacom book [1]. These recommended conditions as well as the allowable conditions refer to the inlet air entering the datacom equipment. |
| Wireless Sensor Technology for Data Centers | Richard Oberg and Ed Sanchez, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Patricia Nealon, SynapSense Corporation |
This paper describes the development and impacts of a new wireless sensor technology for data centers. Due to the critical nature of data processing equipment, and a lack of detailed real-time information on conditions within data centers, most facilities are over-cooled significantly to compensate for hot and cold spots within the building. |
| Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency, Public Law 109-431 | August 2, 2007
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Program |
The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this report in response to the request from Congress stated in Public Law 109-431. This report assesses current trends in energy use and energy costs of data centers and servers in the U.S. and outlines existing and emerging opportunities for improved energy efficiency. |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Data Center Air Management Report | December 12, 2006
Project Manager: Stephen Fok, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Prepared By: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Rumsey Engineers, Inc. |
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate to data center designers and operators the operational and energy benefits of thoughtful and efficient data center air management techniques. |