To solve the age-old problem of data server energy consumption, Google’s DeepMind division, dedicated to artificial intelligence, has developed a new system to save on your electricity bill.
Thanks to the optimization of data center management algorithms, Google has managed to save on cooling systems, which usually require a large consumption of electricity.
The studies carried out by the Mountain View company are very useful for future applications in everyday life: in fact, the system developed by the Google laboratories can be used to save on home electricity bill.
In the coming years, artificial intelligence will be increasingly important for the management of household appliances
The large ICT companies (Information and Communications Technology) are developing home automation systems: Google has purchased Nest, while Apple has launched HomeKitan application that controls and manages all the appliances in your home.
Thank you to artificial intelligence it is already possible to remotely manage the turning on and off of the cooling system or program the start of the washing machine and so on. All small actions that allow users to manage their home appliances and to save on your bill.
Limit data center consumption
Society like Google, Apple, Microsoft e Amazon they process billions of data every day, all crammed into huge data centers.
For this reason these large companies try in every way to manage in the best possible way the consumption of electricity: the instruments placed inside the data centers use large dissipation systems for cooling that are much larger than those usually used in home computers.
According to some studies, data centers produce as much as 2% of greenhouse emissions worldwide
Until now, some companies had moved their data centers to colder areas of Sweden and Finland to take advantage of the harsh climate and save on heat dissipation systems.
It is clear, however, that this system alone cannot guarantee optimal results and to save on consumption the only possible way is to turn to renewable energiesso as to power these enormous structures, burdening the planet as little as possible.
New systems to save on your electricity bill
In this area, Google has fielded Deep Mind, its division dedicated to artificial intelligence, which has managed to generate a general purpose algorithm which made it possible to reduce electricity consumption for heat dissipation by as much as 40%.
This was possible thanks to machine learning technologies: Google used the billions of data collected by its sensors within its data centers to allow the algorithm to “improve” electricity management in real time.
A job that allowed the Mountain View company to reduce the cost of its electricity bill.
A very efficient solution which, clearly, can also be applied to small domestic users who, despite not having the consumption of a data centre, can still hope for aoptimization of your energy needs.
Use AI to save on your electricity bill
The system patented by Google laboratories has the peculiarity of being able to be used in any situation: the algorithm adapts according to the user’s requests and allows you to reduce household bills.
And not just electric ones. In fact, thanks to machine learning, it will be possible to save on water consumption and optimize the energy consumption of the entire national network.
The Mountain View company is in contact with some US industry players to use their technology outside of Google’s data centers.
Rethinking the future of electricity
Despite the innovations dictated from intelligence artificial actually walk alongside the process of modernization of electricity, what must not be overlooked is the creation of a smart infrastructure that can give life to a process of energy management fully connected to the network.
While it is true that AI can help you move easily between innovation e energy savingon the other hand we must not neglect the construction of a system for data collection and analysis which will then be “fed” to the same artificial intelligence to guarantee consumers an flexible service and as efficient as possible.
It’s about imagining a communication system active 24 hours a day which, on the one hand, allows managers to monitor the network status in real timeholding consumption under control and allowing timely interventions in the event of faults and malfunctions.
The evolution of technology is the only way to build an intelligent network that can keep consumption and waste under control, reducing the price of bills
On the other hand, however, the objective is to also guarantee users full access control of your userwith all the information necessary to have a precise picture of consumption and not have any nasty surprises on your bill.
The answer to these needs already exists and is represented by smart gridsintelligent electricity networks, which constantly monitor users (domestic and industrial) adapting based on the energy requirements, avoiding waste and redistributing the excess current.
Talking about the future of electricity, therefore, is like thinking of a mosaic made of pieces connected to each other, where the various technologies intertwine to create amodern infrastructure voted forefficiencyat the speed and to stability of the service.
And this is where the modern reti 5G which will guarantee rapid and efficient communications, ready to support smart networks and encourage data exchange.
It is clear, therefore, that only by taking all these technologies into consideration will it be possible to chart the future of electricity and rethink our cities from a more modern perspectivesmarter and completely built around man and his needs.
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