[Reference Design 63]

1760 kW, Tier 3, Indirect Air Economizer,

Semi-Prefabricated, 27762 ft2

DESIGN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION

Data Center IT Capacity
1760 kW
Target Availability
Tier 3
Annualized PUE @ 100% Load
1.32 in Miami, FL USA
1.23 in Montreal, Canada
1.26 in St. Louis, MO USA
Total Racks and Average Density
320 racks at 5.5 kW/rack
Data Center Overall Footprint
2
27,762 ft
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Reference Design 63 includes design information for three spaces:
facility power, facility cooling, and IT space. This data center takes
advantage of a modular approach to the power and cooling design in
order to reduce data center footprint, minimize build time, and allows for
a step-and-repeat build out as IT demand in the facility increases.

Regional Voltage and Frequency

480V, 60Hz

ABOUT THIS DESIGN

 Traditional IT space with
prefabricated power and cooling

 EcoBreezeTM Air Economizers

mounted on the roof of the building
for efficient cooling with no added
footprint

 Readily scalable via a step and

repeat build out in 440 kW blocks

 Stacked power modules to minimize

footprint while providing redundant
power to IT and cooling equipment

 Pod-based IT architecture with

medium density racks and hot aisle
containment
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FACILITY POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM
STACKED POWER MODULES
DESIGN OPTIONS
This reference design can be modified as
follows without a significant effect on the
design’s performance attributes:
 Add StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert
 Provision for load bank
 Change UPS batteries
 Add/change standby generator options
(location, tank size, and fuel type)
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Facility Power
The facility power system supplies energy to the critical and non-critical
components within the data center. In this Tier 3 design, power is
supplied by four identical electrical architectures in parallel, each one
composed of two 500 kW power modules and two 750 kVA generators
located outside the data center facility, for a total of eight power modules
and generators. The power modules are stacked two-high to reduce the
footprint of the site, and the modular approach minimizes build time
while providing maximum scalability as IT demands increase.
The power modules, backed up by a 2N generator configuration, provide
2N UPS power to the IT space via 800 amp I-Line panelboards. Inside
each power module, a 1600 amp primary bus feeds a QED-2 electrical
switchboard and a 500 kW Symmetra PX UPS with 5 minutes of
runtime. The main bus also feeds two I-Line panelboards, each of
which provide 2N power to the EcoBreeze cooling units.
The facility power system is designed to support integrated peripheral
devices like fire panels, access control systems, and environmental
monitoring and control devices. Additional low-voltage transformers are
included in the design to support lighting and other building loads.
Power meters in the electrical path monitor power quality and allow for
predictive maintenance & diagnostics of the system. These meters also
integrate with StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert.
Every component in this design is built and tested to the applicable
ANSI, NEMA, UL or IEEE standards.
Further design details and schematics are available in the engineering
package.
Name Value Unit
Total amps (main bus) 1600 A
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Power path Dual
Generator redundancy 2N
IT space UPS capacity 2000 kW
IT space UPS redundancy 2N
IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
Facility cooling UPS capacity N/A
Facility cooling UPS redundancy N/A
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load N/A
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FACILITY COOLING BLOCK DIAGRAM
ECOBREEZE COOLING UNITS
Facility Cooling
The facility cooling design is made up of eight EcoBreeze Air
Economizers that deliver clean and conditioned supply air to the data
center with N+1 (by unit) redundancy. The EcoBreeze units are
mounted on the roof of the building to reduce the overall footprint of the
facility.
Warm return air from the IT equipment is ducted to a common ceiling
plenum, from which each EcoBreeze unit draws air, using an air-to-air
heat exchange when ambient temperatures are favorable to supply the
data center with a flood of cool air through grates at the perimeter of the
IT room. Each chimney to the ceiling plenum uses a baffle that has
been manually tuned to balance the airflow.
When ambient temperatures are less favorable and an air-to-air heat
exchange alone cannot sufficiently cool the data center, the EcoBreeze
units supplement the free cooling with indirect evaporative cooling,
removing heat from the IT air by evaporating water on the outside of the
heat exchanger channels. In the case of a primary water supply failure,
an optional 500 gallon water storage tank for each EcoBreeze unit can
supply water for 39 minutes of evaporative cooling.
In circumstances of extreme ambient temperatures, a refrigerant loop in
each EcoBreeze module activates, using direct expansion cooling to
maintain the desired IT space temperature. Regardless of which
cooling mode is being used—air-to-air free cooling, indirect evaporative,
or direct expansion—the EcoBreeze units always prevent the outside air
from coming in contact with the data center air.

Name Value Unit

Total cooling capacity 2240 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Air, water, and/or R-410a
DESIGN OPTIONS Heat rejection medium
depending on conditions
This reference design can be modified as Mechanical redundancy N+1 at frame level
follows without a significant effect on the Indirect Evaporative
design’s performance attributes: Outdoor heat exchange
Cooling with EcoBreeze
Storage tank size 500 Gal
 Reduce redundancy to the module, not
frame, level Ride through time 39 mins

 Eliminate secondary water supply tank size, Air-to-Air and Indirect

Economizer type
or change its size Evaporative

 Use water-saver mode to rely more on direct

expansion and reduce water consumption

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IT Space
IT FLOOR LAYOUT 16 IT pods make up the IT space of this design. Each IT pod houses 20
NetShelter racks, each capable of supporting a density of 5.5 kW, for a
total of 110 kW per pod, and a data center IT capacity of 1760 kW.
This data center is designed to be scaled as IT demands increase. The
simple building block for expanding the data center’s IT capacity is in
440 kW increments of four IT pods, two 2N power modules each with a
generator and transformer, and two EcoBreeze units. This flexibility and
structured build out drives efficiency and defers capital expenditure until
needed.
Each IT pod is powered by 2N floor mount modular power distribution
units (PDUs) with isolation transformers. Each rack is configured with
redundant metered rack-mount PDU to enable remote monitoring of the
units for efficiency and capacity management.
EcoAisle hot air containment system is included with each IT Pod to
increase the cooling efficiency of the N+1 EcoBreeze units mounted on
IT POD WITH AISLE CONTAINMENT the roof of the facility directly above the IT space. Because the average
rack density of each IT pod may vary in practice, individual chimneys
with manually adjusted baffles control the movement of the air from the
IT equipment to the ceiling plenum, balancing the air flow of the system.
The security of the room is maintained at multiple points. At the rack
level, access is controlled by a door lock and sensor. At the room level,
security cameras are utilized for monitoring.

Name Value Unit

IT Load 1760 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 208 V

DESIGN OPTIONS Average density 5.5 kW/rack

Number of racks 320
This reference design can be modified as
follows without a significant effect on the IT floor space 12850 ft2
design’s performance attributes: Single or dual chord Dual
Heat rejection medium Indirect Evaporative
 Add environmental and security management
CRAC/CRAH type None
 Change rack options (tall, wide, deep)
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N/A
 Change power distribution options (rack PDU
type: basic, metered, or switched) Containment type Hot Aisle
 Add StruxureWare for Data Centers

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Design Attributes

OVERVIEW Value Unit

Target availability Tier 3 Tier
Annualized PUE at 100% load 1.32 / 1.23 / 1.26
Data center IT capacity 1760 kW
2
Data center overall space 27,762 ft
Average density 5.5 kW/rack
FACILITY POWER Value Unit
Total amps (main bus) 1600 A
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Power path Dual
Generator redundancy 2N
IT space UPS capacity 2000 kW
IT space UPS redundancy 2N
IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
Facility cooling UPS capacity N/A
Facility cooling UPS redundancy N/A
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load N/A
FACILITY COOLING Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 2240 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Air, water, and/or R-410a depending on
Heat rejection medium
conditions
Mechanical redundancy N+1 at frame level
Outdoor heat exchange Indirect Evaporative Cooling with EcoBreeze
Storage tank size 500 Gal
Ride through time 39 mins
Economizer type Air-to-Air and Indirect Evaporative
IT SPACE Value Unit
IT load 1760 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 208 V
Average density 5.5 kW/rack
Number of racks 320
IT floor space 12850 ft2
Single or dual cord Dual
Heat rejection medium Indirect Evaporative
CRAC/CRAH type None
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N/A
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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