Prototyping the most energy and cost efficient data center in the world: The Boden Type Data Center

Project Information

BodenTypeDC

Grant agreement ID: 768875

DOI

10.3030/768875

Project closed

EC signature date 14 September 2017

Start date 1 October 2017

End date 31 December 2020

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost

€ 3 090 534,25

EU contribution

€ 2 568 663,10

Coordinated by

H1 SYSTEMS MERNOKI SZOLGALTATASOK KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG
Hungary

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Report detailing the application area of Boden Type DC under different conditions
Guideline document describing structured methodology for edge Data Center design

1. Present and future trends in Dtaa Center industry; EDGE 1) The Edge and its Ecosystem 2) Key Drivers for the Edge Ecosystem (5G, IoT, AI, ML, AR, VR, Industry 4.0 ….etc) 3) International recommendations, case studies 4) Forecasts, Implications 2. Concept and Design Methodology: In a series of technological and process description that describes the basis of boundary conditions specified in the initial concept phase of the project under what decision criteria to achieve results as expected This will also include guidelines for stakeholders related to the design process for energy and cost efficient Data Centers to be used in other climatic context. 1.1 Scope Definition 1) Site conditions 2) Type of ICT 3) etc. 1.2 Consolidation of design criteria and objectives in the following key points: 1) Simplicity 2) Flexibility 3) Scalability 4) Modularity 5) Sanity 1.3 Methodology and decision process for cost and energy efficient Data Centers 3. Applicability of distributed DC networks (EDGE)

Benchmark modelling methodology

A methodology for benchmark modelling where SICS is ensuring that the mapping to the load generation tools is possible.

Benchmark models based on real application scenarios

Benchmark models based on real application scenarios developed in cycles, where the final report is ready by moth 36. (intermediate or draft reports are ready in month 9, month 21)

Report on waste heat stream and feasibility of using the nearby biogas facility as a back-up generator

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Subset of measurement data made available in a public data repository

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Website

project promotional website where all the publications are made available

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Prototype for testing and demonstration

Prototype for testing and demonstration is ready

Publications

Other (6)

Holistic Cooling of OCP Servers

Author(s): Jeffrey Sarkinen and Jon Summers
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Open Compute Project

Researchers pilot energy efficient design with Boden Type Data Centre

Author(s): Louise Frampton and Jon Summers
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Energyst Media

Dr Jon Summers talks data center liquid cooling and waste heat reuse

Author(s): Peter Judge and Jon Summers
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Data Center Dynamics Ltd

RISE and Open Source Monitoring of legacy OCP Systems funded by H2020

Author(s): Tor Bjorn Minde and Jon Summers
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Open Compute Project

Inside the prototype BodenType data centre: opensource monitoring of opensource hardware

Author(s): Jon Summers
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Data Centre World - CloserStill Media

Open Source Monitoring Software for Open Source Hardware

Author(s): Jon Summers
Published in: 2018
Publisher: IT Infra Room

Conference proceedings (2)

Experimental Analysis of Server Fan Control Strategies for Improved Data Center Air-based Thermal Management *

Author(s): Jeffrey Sarkinen, Rickard Brannvall, Jonas Gustafsson, Jon Summers
Published in: 2020 19th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm), 2020, Page(s) 341-349, ISBN 978-1-7281-9764-7
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/itherm45881.2020.9190337

Integrated thermal management of a 150kW pilot Open Compute Project style data center

Author(s): Sebastian Fredriksson, Jonas Gustafsson, Daniel Olsson, Jeffrey Sarkinen, Alan Beresford, Matthew Kaufeler, Tor Bjorn Minde, Jon Summers
Published in: 2019 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 2019, Page(s) 1443-1450, ISBN 978-1-7281-2927-3
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/indin41052.2019.8972145

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (6)

Evaporative cooler apparatus and method

Application/Publication number: 20 1901495
Date: 2015-07-03
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD

Ventilation system controller and method

Application/Publication number: 20 1610654
Date: 2016-06-17
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD

Air handling system, controller and method

Application/Publication number: 20 1907239
Date: 2019-05-22
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD

Ventilation system and method

Application/Publication number: 20 1720545
Date: 2017-12-08
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD

Modular skirt, support structure, housing for IT equipment, and ventilation system

Application/Publication number: 20 1806196
Date: 2018-04-16
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD

Modular skirt, support structure, and container for IT equipment

Application/Publication number: 20 1720547
Date: 2017-12-08
Applicant(s): ECOCOOLING LTD