Coordinating data center compute and thermal load based on environmental data forecasts

摘要

The present disclosure describes techniques evaluating compute and/or thermal loads (among other things) to aid in managing a collection of one or more containerized or modular data centers. For example, forecasts (or real-time measurements) of environmental factors (as well as projected computing demands) may be used to tailor the compute loads, cooling strategies or other metric of data center operations for a network of containerized or modular data centers. Doing so allows an operator of such a data center network to manage specific operational goals in real time.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a current description of real-time environmental conditions forecast to occur during an upcoming operational cycle for each of a plurality of mobile data centers, wherein the current description of environmental conditions include weather conditions forecasted to occur at a physical location of each of the mobile data centers; receiving a compute capacity, a real-time current compute load, and a thermal cooling capability of at least a first one of the mobile data centers; and determining a computing load to assign to at least the first one of the mobile data centers, wherein the computing load assigned to the first one of the mobile data center optimizes one or more operational metrics for one or more of the plurality of mobile data centers during the upcoming operational cycle based on the received real-time forecast of environmental conditions.