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Current Filter: Green>>>>>> Mission-critical power boosts data centre efficiency Editorial Type: News Date: 03-2014 Views: 2172 Key Topics: Green Data Centres Power Usage Cooling Energy Efficiency Key Companies: Digital Realty Finning Key Products: Cat 3512BHD generators Key Industries: | |||
| A new data centre is delivering 99.999% uptime and above, as well as innovative cooling methods for greater overall power efficiency Digital Realty has partnered with Finning to supply the back-up power installation at its new flagship data centre in Chessington, South West London. The site includes two 1,440 kW Turn-Key Flex data halls, where Finning has supplied six Cat 3512BHD generator sets in a pod arrangement. Each pod has three generators installed on an N+1 basis, producing a combined power (N) of 3000 KWe. The new facility offers the latest advancements in efficient data centre design, enabling very effective Power Ulitisation Efficiency (PUE) and 99.999% uptime and above, as well as innovative cooling methods, including outside air free-cooling chillers operating at enhanced temperatures for greater part load and overall power efficiency.
POWER PARAMOUNT Each pod contains three 1875 kVA standby diesel generator sets with operator control panel, together with self-contained fuel system and remote cooling. Reducing noise pollution is particularly important, so Finning engineered the package with an air inlet and discharge system and exhaust gas silencers, all sized to achieve levels no greater than 70 dBA within a one-metre radius and with two generator sets running. DLR has made significant investment in the facility’s cooling infrastructure and so the Finning team ensured that all of the power equipment installed was optimised to reduce parasitic heat transfer; such as jacketing the heat exchanger located in the plant room to minimise heat losses. Each generator set also has its own remote cooler, heat exchanger and circulation pump. A purpose-built fuel system for each pod consists of a 25,000 litre day tank, serving three, smaller 600 litre tanks acting as a dedicated fill point for each generator. The feed to each day tank is supported by a dedicated duty, standby fuel pump housed in the end enclosure of each above-ground bulk tank.
HIGHLY DEPENDABLE "Having worked with Finning for more than two years and benefited from the company's robust Cat product, engineering expertise and its service capability, it was clear that we should work together on this project to achieve the secure power supply required." Finning is a well-established provider of mission-critical power solutions to the data centre market. Alongside emergency generator sets for standby power, the company also provides a range of battery and flywheel UPS systems to protect critical data in the event of mains failure, together with control systems for cost-efficient monitoring of system parameters. | ||
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