This book describes the use of free air cooling to improve the
efficiency of, and cooling of, equipment for use in telecom
infrastructures. Discussed at length is the cooling of communication
installation rooms such as data centers or base stations, and this is
intended as a valuable tool for the people designing and manufacturing
key parts of communication networks. This book provides an introduction
to current cooling methods used for energy reduction, and also compares
present cooling methods in use in the field. The qualification methods
and standard reliability assessments are reviewed, and their inability
to assess the risks of free air cooling is discussed. The method of
identifying the risks associated with free air cooling on equipment
performance and reliability is introduced. A novel method of assessment
for free air cooling is also proposed that utilizes prognostics and
health management (PHM).
This book also:
Describes how the implementation of free air cooling can save energy for
cooling within the telecommunications infrastructure.
Analyzes the potential risks and failures of mechanisms possible in the
implementation of free air cooling, which benefits manufacturers and
equipment designers.
Presents prognostics-based assessments to identify and mitigate the
risks of telecommunications equipment under free air cooling conditions,
which can provide the early warning of equipment failures at operation
stage without disturbing the data centers' service.
Optimum Cooling for Data Centers is an ideal book for researchers and
engineers interested in designing and manufacturing equipment for use in
telecom infrastructures.
