Rapid growth in energy consumption is one of the major challenges for the development of the data center industry. Cooling equipment accounts for roughly 40% of energy consumption in a typical data center. Free air cooling (FAC) is a method for substantial energy savings in cooling, and it is...

The telecommunications industry is becoming increasingly conscious of energy consumption and the environmental footprint of its data centers. One energy-efficient approach, free air cooling, uses ambient air instead of air conditioning to cool data-center equipment. Free air cooling is being...