Power monitoring and control for large scale projects: SKA, a case study

Domingos Barbosa; João Paulo Barraca; Dalmiro Maia; Bruno Carvalho; Jorge Vieira; Paul Swart; Gerhard Le Roux; Swaminathan Natarajan; Arnold van Ardenne; Luis Seca

doi:10.1117/12.2234496

15 July 2016 Power monitoring and control for large scale projects: SKA, a case study

Domingos Barbosa, João Paulo Barraca, Dalmiro Maia, Bruno Carvalho, Jorge Vieira, Paul Swart, Gerhard Le Roux, Swaminathan Natarajan, Arnold van Ardenne, Luis Seca

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Proceedings Volume 9910, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VI; 99100J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234496
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Large sensor-based science infrastructures for radio astronomy like the SKA will be among the most intensive datadriven projects in the world, facing very high demanding computation, storage, management, and above all power demands. The geographically wide distribution of the SKA and its associated processing requirements in the form of tailored High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities, require a Greener approach towards the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) adopted for the data processing to enable operational compliance to potentially strict power budgets. Addressing the reduction of electricity costs, improve system power monitoring and the generation and management of electricity at system level is paramount to avoid future inefficiencies and higher costs and enable fulfillments of Key Science Cases. Here we outline major characteristics and innovation approaches to address power efficiency and long-term power sustainability for radio astronomy projects, focusing on Green ICT for science and Smart power monitoring and control.

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Domingos Barbosa, João Paulo Barraca, Dalmiro Maia, Bruno Carvalho, Jorge Vieira, Paul Swart, Gerhard Le Roux, Swaminathan Natarajan, Arnold van Ardenne, and Luis Seca "Power monitoring and control for large scale projects: SKA, a case study", Proc. SPIE 9910, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VI, 99100J (15 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234496

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