January 13, 2006—Degree Controls, Inc. (DegreeC) has introduced ADAPTIVCOOL, which can reduce data-center cooling bills by up to 30 percent, the company says.
DegreeC, a thermal and airflow solutions company, designed ADAPTIVCOOL to solve a problem experienced by data center owners and operators everywhere: increasing heat loads and rising utility bills.
ADAPTIVCOOL’s temperature sensors send information to a thermal hub that calculates cooling demands and sends messages to variable-speed fans embedded in the data-center’s raised flooring and return passages. By directing cool air to the appropriate equipment and returning the hot exhaust air back to the air-conditioning unit, ADAPTIVCOOL solves one of the biggest issues in cooling high-density IT racks: Preventing the mixing of cool and hot air in the data center.
The ADAPTIVCOOL solution is applicable to any raised floor data center, says DegreeC. The company begins the first phase of ADAPTIVCOOL implementation by conducting complete thermal modeling of your data center. Once complete, DegreeC engineers select the appropriate ADAPTIVCOOL components and their ideal locations. Finally, the equipment is installed. Each of these phases is non-disruptive—no downtime or facilities upgrade is required. Ongoing system support is available and the modular design of the ADAPTIVCOOL system allows easy reconfiguration as IT equipment is refreshed.
For more information, visit the DegreeC Web site.
