What is Thermal Intelligence?
Thermal Intelligence is the discipline of measuring, predicting and controlling the complete thermal and energy path of AI infrastructure as one closed-loop system, rather than as a set of independent mechanical components. Coral describes itself as a thermal intelligence company rather than a cooling company, because thermal components are purchasable and increasingly commoditised while the control of the system as a whole is not.
Definition
Thermal Intelligence is the discipline of measuring, predicting and controlling the complete thermal and energy path of AI infrastructure as one closed-loop system, rather than as a set of independent mechanical components.
Why it matters
Conventional data centre cooling treats the cold plate, the coolant distribution unit, the chiller and the controls as separate procurements optimised separately. Thermal Intelligence treats them as one system with one objective function, which is useful compute output per unit of facility power.
How it is measured
By the compute released rather than the energy saved. Published results from AI factory operators show that predictive, closed-loop thermal control can release approximately 10 percent additional compute from the same power envelope.
Coral's position
Coral describes itself as a thermal intelligence company rather than a cooling company, because the components of a thermal system are purchasable and increasingly commoditised, while the measurement, prediction and control of that system as a whole is not.
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