[Reference Design 82]

2
1008 kW, Tier 3, Chilled Water, 15310 ft

DESIGN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION

Data Center IT Capacity
1008 kW
Adaptable from 200 kW to 3024 kW
Target Availability
Tier 3
Annualized PUE at 100% Load
1.79 in Miami, FL USA
1.52 in Montreal, Canada
1.63 in St. Louis, MO USA
Total Racks and Average Density
168 racks at 6 kW/rack
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but also on the performance, reliability, and efficiency of the data center over
its lifetime.
Reference Design 82 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
15310 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 dual power path with 2N
UPSs, backed up by 2N generators, to achieve a Tier 3 redundant architecture.
The facility power system has two QED-2 switchboards with a 3200 amp main
bus that feeds both the IT space and facility cooling UPSs. Two 1.2 MW
Symmetra MW UPSs serve as the IT space UPSs. A 60 kVA Galaxy 5000 UPS
supplies protected power to 2N pumps. The main bus also feeds an I-Line
facility cooling distribution panel, providing power to Uniflair chillers in the
mechanical space. The power distribution architecture from the electrical space
DESIGN OPTIONS to the IT space utilizes a combination of LV power panels and the iBusway
This reference design can be modified as power distribution system. The design can also support additional peripheral
follows without a significant effect on the devices like lighting, access control systems, and environmental monitoring and
control devices.
design’s performance attributes:
Power meters integrate with (optional) StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert
 Add StruxureWare Power Monitoring to monitor power quality and allow for predictive maintenance & diagnostics of
Expert the system.
 Provision for load bank Every component in this design is built and tested to the applicable ANSI,
 Change UPS batteries NEMA, UL or IEEE standards.
(classic or modular batteries, Design details and schematics are available in the Engineering Package (see
short/ long backup times) page 7).
 Add/change standby generator options
(location, tank size, fuel type)

FACILITY POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM

Utility A G

3200A, 480V, 65kA FACILITY POWER ATTRIBUTES

60kVA UPS
Galaxy 5000
2000A, 480V, 65kA
Name Value Unit
Room
600A, 480V, 65kA
1.2MW UPS Cooler Total amps (main bus) 3200 A
Symmetra MW

1600A, 480V, 65kA

Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
2 CHW
Pumps 4x 300kVA 225A, 480V, 65kA
Power path Dual
PMM
1200A, 480V, 65kA 415/240V
Generator redundancy 2N
8 iBusway Feeds IT space UPS capacity 1200 kW
2 Packaged to 4 IT Pod (A) 13 CRAHs
(A)
HUM Chiller IT space UPS redundancy 2N
Utility B G IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
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3200A, 480V, 65kA IT space UPS output voltage 480 V

60kVA UPS 2000A, 480V, 65kA

Facility cooling UPS capacity 54/60 kW/kVA
Galaxy 5000
Room Facility cooling UPS redundancy 2N
1.2MW UPS Cooler
600A, 480V, 65kA
Symmetra MW
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
1600A, 480V, 65kA

2 CHW
Pumps 4x 300kVA 225A, 480V, 65kA
PMM
1200A, 480V, 65kA 415/240V

8 iBusway Feeds
2 Packaged to 4 IT Pod (B) 13 CRAHs
HUM Chiller (B)

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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 2N pumps in the
mechanical space and 2N packaged chiller outdoors. Altogether, they form a
Tier 3 redundant architecture.
The facility cooling contains four 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
CW supply Heat rejection medium Chilled Water
Uniflair
CW return CW
… 13 units... Mechanical redundancy N+1
IT Space
Air-Cooled,
Outdoor heat exchange
CW supply Uniflair Uniflair Packaged Chiller
CW CW
CW return Coolant supply temperature 59 F
Coolant return temperature 69 F
Storage tank size 5000 gallons
Ride-through time 5 minutes

Economizer type Water-Side

VFD
Packaged Chiller
700kW Chilled Water Supply
(redundant path)
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VFD
Chilled Water Return
Packaged Chiller (redundant path)
700kW VFD
Expansion
tank
Expansion
VFD tank
Packaged Chiller
700kW

Chilled Water Return

Dirt/air
separator
Packaged Chiller
700kW Chemical dosing
pot
Chilled Water Supply

Buffer Tank

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DESIGN OPTIONS
This reference design can be modified as
follows without a significant effect on the
design’s performance attributes:
 Add environmental and security
management
 Change rack options (tall, wide,
deep)
 Change power distribution options
(Rack PDU type: basic, switched)
 Add StruxureWare Data Center
Expert
IT Space
A single power distribution path from the electrical space powers the Tier 3 IT
space, consisting of 180 kW of critical cooling load and 1008 kW of critical IT
load, fed by busway in a 2N configuration.
168 NetShelter racks of an average 6 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
configured with a metered rack-mount PDU to enable remote monitoring of the
units for efficiency and capacity management.
Uniflair chilled water room-based CRAHs, in an N+1 configuration, control the
removal of heat by monitoring the temperature in the room and the pressure in
the contained hot aisle.
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.
Design details and schematics are available in the Engineering Package (see
page 7).

IT SPACE BLOCK DIAGRAM

C C C C IT SPACE ATTRIBUTES

Name Value Unit

C

B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R IT load 1008 kW
C

R R B
Input voltage 480 V
PMM
PMM

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

Supply voltage to IT 240 V

PMM
PMM

B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B
Average density 6 kW/rack

B
Number of racks 168 racks
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B
2
C
C

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B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B
Single or dual cord Dual
PMM
PMM

R R B
Heat rejection medium Chilled Water
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B
CRAC/CRAH type Room-Based CRAH
PMM
PMM

B R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
B CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R B Containment type Hot-Aisle

B
C

C C C C

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Design Attributes
OVERVIEW Value Unit
Target availability Tier 3 Tier
Annualized PUE at 100% load 1.79 / 1.52 / 1.63
Data center IT capacity 1008 kW
2
IT & facility floor space 15310 ft
Average density 6 kW/rack
FACILITY POWER Value Unit
Total amps (main bus) 3200 A
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Power path Dual
Generator redundancy 2N
IT space UPS capacity 1200 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 54/60 kW/kVA
Facility cooling UPS redundancy 2N
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 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 240 V © 2014 Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.

Average density 6 kW/rack

Number of racks 168 racks
2
IT floor space 6388 ft
Single or dual cord Dual
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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