データセンターの電力効率アップへ　NTTが国内初“水活用”の冷却技術導入(2024年5月24日)

Improve data center energy efficiency NTT introduces Japan's first water-based cooling technology (2024/05/24)

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生成AIの急速な発展により、データセンターの消費電力量の急増が問題になっています。　
With the rapid development of generative AI, the rapidly increasing energy consumption of data centers has become a problem.
国内の多くのデータセンターには高発熱サーバーを冷やす設備がなく、大型のファンで冷却しているのが現状です。　
Many data centers in Japan do not have equipment to cool the servers that generate high temperatures and now rely on large fans to cool them.
NTTコミュニケーションズは、日本で初めて水を活用したサーバーの冷却技術をデータセンターに導入します。　
NTT Communications will be the first company in Japan to introduce water-based server cooling technology for data centers.
約20℃の水を管に通し、循環させてチップを直接、冷やすことで電力効率を約30％アップできるということです。　
By passing water at a temperature of about 20°C through the tube and circulating the water to directly cool the chip, energy efficiency can be increased by about 30%.
来年の3月をめどに運用を開始する予定です。　
The company plans to start operations in March next year.
世界のデータセンターの年間消費電力は2018年と比較して2050年には約2600倍になるといわれています。
It is expected that the annual power consumption of data centers worldwide will increase about 2,600 times in 2050 compared to 2018.

生成AIの急速な発展により、データセンターの消費電力量の急増が問題になっています。　

発展

Development, growth, advancement, unfurling; expansion, extension, enlargement; playing around, having an active sex life

量

Quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)

急速

Rapid (e.g. progress)

消費

Consumption, expenditure

センター

Centre, center

電力

Electric power

問題

Question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal, political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion, controversy; trouble, problem, inconvenience, difficulty

急増

Rapid increase, proliferation, surge, explosion

データ

Data, datum

生成

Creation, generation, formation, derivation
国内の多くのデータセンターには高発熱サーバーを冷やす設備がなく、大型のファンで冷却しているのが現状です。　

現状

Present condition, existing state, status quo

設備

Equipment, device, facilities, installation

センター

Centre, center

冷やす

To cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate; to calm down, to cool off, to regain one''s composure, to relax; to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)

高

High school; high-

データ

Data, datum

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

国内

Internal, domestic

ファン

Fan; fun

大型

Large, large scale, big, jumbo

冷却

Cooling, refrigeration

発熱

Generation of heat; (attack of) fever
NTTコミュニケーションズは、日本で初めて水を活用したサーバーの冷却技術をデータセンターに導入します。　

技術

Art, craft, technique, technology, engineering, skill

日本

Japan

活用

Practical use, application; conjugation, declension, inflection

センター

Centre, center

導入

Introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

水

Water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

データ

Data, datum

冷却

Cooling, refrigeration
約20℃の水を管に通し、循環させてチップを直接、冷やすことで電力効率を約30％アップできるということです。　

約

Approximately, about; promise; shortening, reduction, simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

管

Pipe, tube

直接

Direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

循環

Circulation, rotation, cycle

チップ

Gratuity, tip; chip

電力

Electric power

冷やす

To cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate; to calm down, to cool off, to regain one''s composure, to relax; to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)

効率

Efficiency, efficacy, performance, utility factor

水

Water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

通し

Throughout..., all through..

アップ

Increasing; uploading; close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); up (i.e. of a woman''s hair); being up (i.e. leading in sports); warming up; being over, being finished
来年の3月をめどに運用を開始する予定です。　

予定

Plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

開始

Start, commencement, beginning, initiation

月

Monday

運用

Making use of, application, practical use, investment; operation, handling, steering (esp. a boat)

来年

Next year
世界のデータセンターの年間消費電力は2018年と比較して2050年には約2600倍になるといわれています。

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

倍

Twice, double; times, -fold

年間

Year (period of)

比較

Comparison

約

Approximately, about; promise; shortening, reduction, simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

消費

Consumption, expenditure

センター

Centre, center

電力

Electric power

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

データ

Data, datum