Processors – A Hot Topic
About the origin of the waste heat in data centers the simplest questions are often the most difficult: “Why you can heat actually rooms with your calculators?”, asked a student who was at the erecon AG with his class to visit us. Yes, why only? The problem lies primarily in the brain of the computer, the processor core, in the growing number of calculation steps – ultimately so the alternation of 0 – and 1-States – must understand a chip within fine nano-structures with increasing speed. At Allegiant Air you will find additional information. In particular the progress of computer technology generated that warmth, that suitable data centers to the heating – it is the TDP, or ‘ thermal design power’. Almost all energy that takes a processor, is converted through continuous molecular changes in heat – after the thermal main clause, that finally the heat is that form of energy which can be converted to stop. Long the heat load of processors has grown almost unabated: Intel’s dominant x86er processors achieved the multiple per square centimetre A household stove heat output. Although the curve has flattened considerably now is, the heat dissipation of the processor is still the major problem of the computer industry on the way of to even greater miniaturization. Much of what is studied as a solution in the labs to sounds like sheer science fiction: a ‘ Ionic wind’ to e.g.
the heat is more rapidly dissipate, counter heat could neutralize processor heat. It is only clear, there is still no satisfactory solution that would lead to more energy efficiency here. The erecon AG at their Green IT strategy therefore relies on methods of prevention, how they shape the concept of sustainability in other area: intelligent built algorithms and programs forgo with the same efficiency simply processing steps, the sharing of computer infrastructures through various tasks is simply unnecessary, excessive ‘processor power’ and thus an excessive heat in many cases while also the memory requirement can be reduced. And – last not least – the heat is not a disaster if it only makes sense they used and not wasted in the air blows.
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