I/UCRC Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Energy Efficient Systems

能源效率系统中心将专注于优化电子系统的能源利用。宾厄姆顿的纽约州立大学、伊利诺伊大学、德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校和佐治亚理工学院正在合作建立这个拟议中的中心，宾厄姆顿的纽约州立大学将作为牵头机构。拟议中的中心将专注于开发操作电子系统的系统方法，包括数据中心，作为动态自我感知和调节系统，可以实时预测和验证。将开发算法来控制冷却资源，并协助专家系统调度程序调度和/或迁移工作负载，以实现最佳的能源消耗。热管理资源也将根据系统需要动态分配。在中心的第一个五年计划中，将解决与热管理和协议、软件系统、控制系统和实施相关的问题导向研究。该中心将大大减少包括数据中心在内的电子系统的能源消耗，从而有可能减少全国的电力消耗。这将反过来减少国家对碳基燃料的消费和相关排放。该中心将通过提供毕业生进入劳动力市场所需的工业相关培训，吸引不同群体的本科生和研究生。该中心打算利用其校园内现有的项目，让K-12学生参与到关于节能的对话中来，并致力于吸引所有群体中有才华、有动力的学生。

The Center for Energy Efficient Systems will focus on optimizing energy utilization in electronic systems. SUNY at Binghamton, the University of Illinois, the University of Texas at Arlington and Georgia Tech are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with SUNY at Binghamton as the lead institution The proposed center will focus on the development of systematic methodologies for operating electronic systems, including data centers, as dynamic self sensing and regulating systems that are predictive and verified in real time. Algorithms will be developed to control cooling resources and to assist expert system schedulers to schedule and/or migrate workload to achieve optimal energy consumption. Thermal management resources will also be allocated dynamically in response to system needs. Problem-oriented research related to Thermal Management and Protocols, Software Systems, Control Systems, and Implementation, will be addressed during the Center's first five year program. The proposed center will enable a significant reduction in energy consumption in electronic systems, including data centers, thereby potentially reducing electrical power consumption across the nation. This will, in turn, reduce the nations consumption of carbon-based fuels and related emissions. The center will attract a diverse group of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, by providing industrially-relevant training required by graduates entering the workforce. The center intends to leverage existing programming on its campuses to engage K-12 students in conversation on energy conservation, and is committed to attracting talented and motivated students from all groups.