Optimal operation of Internet Data Center with PV and energy storage type of UPS clusters

Abstract

With the development of green data centers, a large number of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) resources in Internet Data Center (IDC) are becoming idle assets owing to their low utilization rate. The revitalization of these idle UPS resources is an urgent problem that must be addressed. Based on the energy storage type of the UPS (EUPS) and using renewable sources, a solution for IDCs is proposed in this study. Subsequently, an EUPS cluster classification method based on the concept of shared mechanism niche (CSMN) was proposed to effectively solve the EUPS control problem. Accordingly, the classified EUPS aggregation unit was used to determine the optimal operation of the IDC. An IDC cost minimization optimization model was established, and the Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) algorithm was adopted. Finally, the economy and effectiveness of the three-tier optimization framework and model were verified through three case studies.