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Study on operation strategy of evaporative cooling composite air conditioning system in data center

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  • Han, Zongwei
  • Xue, Da
  • Wei, Haotian
  • Ji, Qiang
  • Sun, Xiaoqing
  • Li, Xiuming

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To solve the problems of high energy consumed by the cooling system in the data center, this article puts forward a composite air conditioning system. The simulation platform for system operation performance is established, and the accuracy of the simulation platform is verified by experiments. The influence of operation parameters on system performance is analyzed by simulation. Finally, the optimal operation control parameters are determined. The results show that the system can adjust the condenser wind speed and the refrigerant pump operating frequency to meet the cooling requirements and solve the problem of low evaporation temperature in the heat pipe. The evaporative cooling effectively expands the working range of the heat pipe mode and raises the upper limit of outdoor temperature from 8 °C to 15 °C. In the vapor compression mode, when the ambient temperature is lower than 26 °C, the performance of the air-cooled mode is better than that of the evaporative-cooled mode. The condensation temperature can be ensured within a reasonable range by adjusting the condenser cooling wind speed and the compressor frequency. When the outdoor temperature is not less than 26 °C, the evaporative cooling can effectively improve the operation performance

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  • Han, Zongwei & Xue, Da & Wei, Haotian & Ji, Qiang & Sun, Xiaoqing & Li, Xiuming, 2021. "Study on operation strategy of evaporative cooling composite air conditioning system in data center," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 1147-1160.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:177:y:2021:i:c:p:1147-1160
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.06.046
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