New converter topologies for emerging renewable energy systems for the IT industry

适用于 IT 行业新兴可再生能源系统的新型转换器拓扑

• 批准号: 155216-2010
• 负责人: Jain, Praveen
• 金额: $ 4.37万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=513808
• 关键词: New; converter; topologies; emerging; renewable

The 21st century is the 'information age' in which people around the globe are linked through information networks that allow them to communicate with anyone, anywhere, at any time. This increased and open communication has the potential to significantly improve industrial productivity as well as the quality of life for broad segments of society. The amount of energy needed to power and maintain the information infrastructure, however, is considerable. For example, information systems (data centres, telecommunication networks, personal computers) in North America alone consume over 350 trillion BTU of energy every year; this translates into 3-5% of all electricity produced. This amount of electricity produces about 120 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. Energy consumption related to information technology (IT) is expected to continue to grow further, exponentially, without any end in sight as society becomes ever more dependent on the use of computers, office equipment, telecommunications technologies, and consumer electronics. There has been, however, very little discussion of the economic and environmental consequences, even though they will be extremely dire if the growth in IT infrastructure sector energy consumption is allowed to continue unabated. The proposed research seeks to significantly reduce IT-related energy consumption while increasing energy generation capability of wind- and solar-based, cleaner, environmentally-friendly, green technologies. Innovative, state-of-the-art research to address all relevant issues related to energy generation, distribution, and consumption will be performed in order to develop new power electronic technologies tailored to data centres.

21世纪是信息时代，全球各地的人们通过信息网络联系在一起，使他们能够随时随地与任何人进行交流。这种增加和开放的交流有可能极大地提高工业生产率以及广大社会阶层的生活质量。然而，为信息基础设施提供动力和维护所需的能量是相当可观的。例如，仅北美的信息系统(数据中心、电信网络、个人计算机)每年就消耗超过350万亿BTU的能源；这相当于所有发电量的3%-5%。这样的发电量每年产生约1.2亿吨温室气体排放。随着社会变得越来越依赖计算机、办公设备、电信技术和消费电子产品的使用，与信息技术(IT)相关的能源消耗预计将继续以指数级的速度进一步增长，而且看不到任何结束的迹象。然而，对经济和环境后果的讨论很少，尽管如果允许IT基础设施行业能源消耗的增长有增无减，这些后果将极其可怕。这项拟议的研究旨在大幅降低与IT相关的能源消耗，同时提高基于风能和太阳能的、更清洁、环保的绿色技术的发电能力。将进行创新的、最先进的研究，以解决与能源生产、分配和消费有关的所有相关问题，以便开发为数据中心量身定做的新电力电子技术。