Title :
Proposal for Solar Powered Grid Based on Reused PCs
Author :
Fujii, Kenichi ; Yamagiwa, Motoi ; Uhara, Minoru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., Toyo Univ., Kawagoe, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a way to reuse obsolete older model PCs as a grid in keeping with Green IT. A grid has the advantage of creating a high performance environment consisting of ordinary PCs. However, it has the disadvantage of always requiring electricity, which is undesirable for the global environment due to the increased CO2 emissions from generating electricity. Therefore, this study proposes a grid powered by solar power to solve the disadvantage while at the same time reusing obsolete older model PCs.
Keywords :
air pollution; microcomputers; power supplies to apparatus; solar power; carbon dioxide emission; global environment; green IT; reuse obsolete older model PC; solar powered grid; Air pollution; Batteries; Electricity; Green products; Photovoltaic cells; Power demand; Recycling; green IT; grid; solar cell;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications (WAINA), 2011 IEEE Workshops of International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Biopolis
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4338-3
DOI :
10.1109/WAINA.2011.81