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No more electrical infrastructure: Towards fuel cell powered data centers

  • Ana Carolina Riekstin
  • , Sean James
  • , Aman Kansal
  • , Jie Liu
  • , Eric Peterson
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Microsoft USA

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Abstract

We consider the use of fuel cells for powering data centers, based on benefits in reliability, capital and operational costs, and reduced environmental emissions. Using fuel cells effectively in data centers introduces several challenges and we highlight key research questions for designing a fuel cell based data center power distribution system. We analyze a specific configuration in the design space to quantify the cost benefits for a large scale data center, for the most mature and commonly deployed fuel cell technology, achieving over 20% reduction in costs using conservative projections.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Workshop on Power-Aware Computing and Systems, HotPower 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventWorkshop on Power-Aware Computing and Systems, HotPower 2013 - Farmington, PA, United States
Duration: 3 Nov 20136 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Workshop on Power-Aware Computing and Systems, HotPower 2013

Conference

ConferenceWorkshop on Power-Aware Computing and Systems, HotPower 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFarmington, PA
Period3/11/136/11/13

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