[Reference Design 81]

2
1008 kW, Tier 2, Chilled Water, 18115 ft

DESIGN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION

Data Center IT Capacity
1008 kW
Adaptable from 200 kW to 3024 kW
Target Availability
Tier 2
Annualized PUE at 100% Load
1.65 in Miami, FL USA
1.46 in Montreal, Canada
1.54 in St. Louis, MO USA
Total Racks and Average Density
336 racks at 3 kW/rack
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its lifetime.
Reference Design 81 includes information for three areas: facility power,
facility cooling, and the IT space. Combined together, they comprise the
integrated facility power, facility cooling and structural systems required to
meet the design’s specifications in this overview document.

IT & Facility Floor Space

2
18115 ft

Regional Voltage and Frequency

480V, 60Hz

ABOUT THIS DESIGN

 Plug-in iBusway for flexible and

easy power circuit deployment

 Air-cooled, packaged chiller

cooling architecture

 Energy savings through water-

side economizer during favorable
outdoor conditions

 Highly scalable and adaptable

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Facility Power
The facility power system provides power to all of the critical and non-critical
components within the datacenter. It consists of a single power path with N+1
UPSs, backed up by N+1 generators, to achieve a Tier 2 redundant
architecture.
The facility power system has a QED-2 switchboard with a 3200 amp main bus
that feeds both the IT space and facility cooling UPSs. One 1.4 MW Symmetra
MW UPS serves as the IT space UPS. A 60 kVA Galaxy 5000 UPS supplies
protected power to N+1 pumps. The main bus also feeds an I-Line facility
cooling distribution panel, providing power to N+1 chillers in the mechanical
DESIGN OPTIONS space. The power distribution architecture from the electrical space to the IT
This reference design can be modified as space utilizes a combination of LV power panels and the iBusway power
follows without a significant effect on the distribution system. The design can also support additional peripheral devices
like lighting, access control systems, and environmental monitoring and control
design’s performance attributes:
devices.

 Add StruxureWare Power Monitoring Power meters integrate with (optional) StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert
Expert to monitor power quality and allow for predictive maintenance & diagnostics of
the system.
 Provision for load bank
 Change UPS batteries Every component in this design is built and tested to the applicable ANSI,
(classic or modular batteries, NEMA, UL or IEEE standards.
short/ long backup times) Design details and schematics are available in the Engineering Package (see
 Add/change standby generator options page 7).
(location, tank size, fuel type)

FACILITY POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM

FACILITY POWER ATTRIBUTES
Utility A G G

Name Value Unit

3200A, 480V, 65kA
Total amps (main bus) 3200 A
2000A, 480V, 65kA Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
60kVA UPS 2x Room
Galaxy 5000 Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Cooler
1.4MW UPS
Symmetra MW Power path Single
600A, 480V, 65kA
Generator redundancy N+1
1600A, 480V, 65kA IT space UPS capacity 1200 kW

3 CHW
IT space UPS redundancy N+1
480V 4x 300kVA 225A, 480V, 65kA
Pumps
208/120V PMM IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
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1200A, 480V, 65kA

IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
16 iBusway Feeds 13 CRAHs
to 8 IT Pod Facility cooling UPS capacity 54/60 kW/kVA
3 Packaged Facility cooling UPS redundancy N
Chiller HUM
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes

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Facility Cooling
The facility cooling design is comprised of a chilled water cooling system in the
IT space, integrated with a single chilled water loop with N+1 pumps in the
mechanical space and an N+1 packaged chiller outdoors. Altogether, they form
a Tier 2 redundant architecture.
The facility cooling contains three 700 kW air-cooled water chillers with axial
fans and a free-cooling system. Economization is achieved with dry coolers
integrated within the chiller to save energy during favorable outdoor conditions.
A thermal storage system is offered as an option to provide 5 minutes of
continuous cooling after a power outage or chiller restart.

DESIGN OPTIONS The piping architecture feeds room-based Uniflair chilled water CRAHs in the IT
space. It also feeds room-based Uniflair CRAHs in the electrical space. More
This reference design can be modified as information on the cooling configuration is provided in the IT space section of
follows without a significant effect on the this document.
design’s performance attributes: This design is instrumented to work with (optional) StruxureWare Cooling
Monitoring Expert.
 Add StruxureWare Cooling
Design details such as dimensions, equipment placement, temperature set
Monitoring Expert
points, pipe sizing, flow rates, and pressure drops are available in the
Engineering Package (See page 7).

FACILITY COOLING ATTRIBUTES

FACILITY COOLING BLOCK DIAGRAM
Name Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 1400 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Heat rejection medium Chilled Water
Uniflair Uniflair
CW CW
CW supply
Mechanical redundancy N+1
IT Space Air-Cooled,
CW return Outdoor heat exchange
Uniflair Packaged Chiller
… 13 units... CW
Coolant supply temperature 59 F
Coolant return temperature 69 F
Storage tank size (optional) 5000 gallons
Ride-through time 5 minutes

VFD Economizer type Water-Side

Expansion
tank
Packaged Chiller
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700kW VFD Chilled
Water
Dirt/air Return
separator
VFD

Packaged Chiller
700kW
System
bypass
Chemical dosing
pot

Packaged Chiller
700kW Chilled
Water
Supply

Buffer Tank
(optional)

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IT Space
A single power distribution path from the electrical space powers the Tier 2 IT
space, consisting of 180 kW of critical cooling load and 1008 kW of critical IT
load, fed by busway in an N configuration.
336 NetShelter racks of an average 3 kW per rack density are arranged in a
highly scalable and adaptable “pod” fashion. Smaller starting loads can be
supported by making adjustments such as reducing the number of IT pods or
decreasing the capacity of the UPS. Likewise, larger loads can be reached by
using a “step and repeat” approach with this design as the baseline. This
flexibility drives efficiency and defers capital expenditure until needed.
Each pod is powered by two 225A iBusway power distribution lines. Each rack is
DESIGN OPTIONS configured with a metered rack-mount PDU to enable remote monitoring of the
This reference design can be modified as units for efficiency and capacity management.
follows without a significant effect on the Uniflair chilled water room-based CRAHs, in an N+1 configuration, control the
design’s performance attributes: removal of heat by monitoring the temperature in the room and the pressure in
the contained hot aisle.
 Add environmental and security
The security of the room is maintained at multiple points. At the rack level,
management
 Change rack options (tall, wide, access is controlled by a door lock and sensor. At the room level, security
deep) cameras are utilized for monitoring.
 Change power distribution options Design details and schematics are available in the Engineering Package (see
(Rack PDU type: basic, switched) page 7).
 Add StruxureWare Data Center
Expert

IT SPACE BLOCK DIAGRAM

C C C

IT SPACE ATTRIBUTES
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Name Value Unit

C

IT load 1008 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 208 V
C

Average density 3 kW/rack

Number of racks 336 racks
B

B
B

B
B

2
PMM PMM PMM PMM
IT floor space 11100 ft © 2014 Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.
B

B
B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B

B
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Single or dual cord Single

C

Heat rejection medium Chilled Water

CRAC/CRAH type Room-Based CRAH
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1
R R R R R R R
C

Containment type Hot-Aisle

C C

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Design Attributes
OVERVIEW Value Unit
Target availability Tier 2 Tier
Annualized PUE at 100% load 1.65 / 1.46 / 1.54
Data center IT capacity 1008 kW
2
IT & facility floor space 18115 ft
Average density 3 kW/rack
FACILITY POWER Value Unit
Total amps (main bus) 3200 A
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Power path Single
Generator redundancy N+1
IT space UPS capacity 1200 kW
IT space UPS redundancy N+1
IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
Facility cooling UPS capacity 54/60 kW/kVA
Facility cooling UPS redundancy N
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
FACILITY COOLING Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 1400 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Heat rejection medium Chilled Water
Mechanical redundancy N+1
Outdoor heat exchange Air-Cooled, Packaged Chiller
Coolant supply temperature 59 F
Coolant return temperature 69 F
Storage tank size (optional) 5000 gallons
Ride-through time 5 minutes
Economizer type Water-Side
IT SPACE Value Unit
IT load 1008 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 208 V © 2014 Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.

Average density 3 kW/rack

Number of racks 336 racks
2
IT floor space 11100 ft
Single or dual cord Single
Heat rejection medium Chilled Water
CRAC/CRAH type Room-Based CRAH
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1
Containment type Hot-Aisle

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Data Center Infrastructure

Management (DCIM) System
Good design and quality construction alone do not ensure a highly available &
efficient data center. DCIM provides on-going monitoring and control to ensure the
facility lives up to its design intent. StruxureWare for Data Centers is a software
management suite designed to collect and manage data about a data center’s
assets, resource use, and operational status throughout the life cycle of the facility.
This information is then distributed, integrated, and applied in ways that help
managers optimize the data center’s performance and meet IT, business, and
service-oriented goals. From IT assets to racks, rows, rooms and buildings,
StruxureWare for Data Centers delivers the right information to the right users at the
right time.

Control level: Experts, on site or remotely, can control process performance and
ensure business continuity in real time, while tracking energy consumption in a highly
critical and secure environment.

Operations level: Functional managers can optimize operations, energy, and assets
through smart analytical tools, often spanning multiple sites.

Enterprise level: C-level executives can drive their sustainability strategy efficiently,
choosing the best scenario that meets their business objective to conserve
enterprise-wide resources.

StruxureWare for Data Centers allows for flexibility when requirements and
implementation strategies change over time. StruxureWare software applications
and suites simplify integration time, improve reliability, enhance visibility to energy
information, and streamline operational efficiency.

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