• DocumentCode
    1537772
  • Title

    Power for the Internet

  • Author

    Rahman, Sazid

  • Author_Institution
    Alexandria Res. Inst., Virginia Tech.
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    The author describes how web and data servers are demanding unprecedented quantities of electric power per unit of raised floor space. Whereas typical commercial offices have power demands on the order of a few watts per square foot of usable floor area, the data centers and mission-critical facilities of high-tech industry have a power demand density that is nearly two orders of magnitude higher, with 190 watts per square foot of raised floor space being the industry rule
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer power supplies; information resources; network servers; telecommunication power supplies; Internet; computer power supply; data centers; data servers; high-tech industry; mission-critical facilities; power demand density; raised floor space; web servers; Circuits; Communication industry; Contracts; Costs; Internet; Investments; Power generation; Power generation economics; Redundancy; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Applications in Power, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0895-0156
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/67.954522
  • Filename
    954522