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# thermo-adaptive-pipeline
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An eco-friendly pipeline for fine-tuning and inferencing transformer-based language models engineered to actively prevent hardware overheating.
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## 1. Introduction
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# thermo-adaptive-pipeline
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An eco-friendly pipeline for fine-tuning and inferencing transformer-based language models engineered to actively prevent hardware overheating.
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## 1. Introduction
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Brute-force scaling of hardware-based higher computational intensity results in greater power consumption and heat generation, impacting battery life and potentially requiring more sophisticated cooling solutions. [1](https://arxiv.org/html/2501.14757v1) [2](https://www.eetimes.com/the-impact-of-the-end-of-moores-law-on-the-ai-gold-rush/) [3](http://www.recoverit.20m.com/whats_new_1.html)
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According to the laws of thermodynamics, power consumed eventually turns into heat. Without adequate thermal management, excess heat can damage components, reduce reliability, and throttle performance. [4](https://adaptivesupport.amd.com/s/question/0D52E00006hpLoOSAU/thermal-efficiency-for-ultra-scale-fpga?language=en_US] )
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[5](https://www.sparkl.me/learn/collegeboard-ap/physics-c-electricity-and-magnetism/power-dissipation-in-circuits/revision-notes/723) [6](https://www.windings.com/post/overcoming-technical-challenges-in-high-temperature-motor-environments/) [7](https://cvgstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MIL-STD-810H-Method-501.7-High-Temperature.pdf) [8](https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/learning/mpscholar/automotive-electronics/emc-management-in-auto-electronics/need-for-thermal-management) [9](https://energy.sustainability-directory.com/term/advanced-heat-dissipation/) [10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFfsOChfTag) [11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_law_of_thermodynamics) [12](https://ijisrt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Perpetual-Motion-with-Solar-and-Wind-Energy-Hybrid-System-2.pdf) [13](https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-319-95864-4_35)
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Without effective thermal management (cooling systems), the accumulation of this waste heat leads to several critical problems. [14](https://energy.sustainability-directory.com/term/advanced-heat-dissipation/)
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Electronic components are designed to operate within specific temperature ranges. Consistently running at the upper limits significantly accelerates wear and tear, drastically shortening the device's operational life. [15](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271553806_The_effect_of_temperature_on_the_reliability_of_electronic_components) [16](https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/learning/mpscholar/automotive-electronics/emc-management-in-auto-electronics/need-for-thermal-management) [17](https://cvgstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MIL-STD-810H-Method-501.7-High-Temperature.pdf)
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Modern processors and electronic systems have built-in thermal protection mechanisms. When a critical temperature threshold is reached, the system intentionally slows down (throttles) its performance to reduce power consumption and generate less heat, preventing immediate damage. [18](https://cvgstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MIL-STD-810H-Method-501.7-High-Temperature.pdf) [19](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S235271022301402X) [20](https://www.windings.com/post/overcoming-technical-challenges-in-high-temperature-motor-environments/) [21](https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/16/9099)
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[22](https://www.monolithicpower.com/en/learning/mpscholar/automotive-electronics/emc-management-in-auto-electronics/need-for-thermal-management#:~:text=Deleterious%20Effects%20on%20Materials:%20The%20rise%20in,For%20example%2C%20semiconductors%20are%20extremely%20temperature%20sensitive)
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High-efficiency data centers rely on systems like cooling towers or chillers to reject the massive amount of heat generated by the GPUs.
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To maintain the servers within optimal temperature ranges for performance and longevity, the cooling must be highly effective and robust.
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The high power draw of high-precision LLM clusters creates a tremendous thermal load on the data center infrastructure.
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The amount of electrical energy the system draws per unit of time (measured in Watts). More active components and faster switching speeds inherently draw more power.
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As a significant portion of the consumed electrical power is dissipated as waste heat (due to electrical resistance and leakage currents in transistors), the faster the switching and the denser the circuitry, the more concentrated this heat becomes.
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While power efficiency has increased dramatically on a "per-operation" basis compared to older architectures, the total heat generated by the newest chips is simultaneously skyrocketing due to the sheer exponential increase in computational demand and density.
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The total cooling requirements have therefore not diminished; they have instead increased to unprecedented levels, requiring a revolutionary shift in cooling technology.
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As chips get larger and more complex, memory bandwidth requirements explode, becoming a the dominant source of heat,
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contributing to the scale of overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of a data center.
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The efficiency gains have been overwhelmed by the demand for exponentially more computation, leading to a critical thermal management crisis that demands radically new cooling solutions at the software, hardware and social levels.
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