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2
200 kW, Tier 3, Chilled Water, 5250 ft

DESIGN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION

Data Center IT Capacity
200 kW
Adaptable from 50 kW to 600 kW
Target Availability
Tier 3
Annualized PUE at 100% Load
1.67 in Miami, FL USA
1.39 in Montreal, Canada
1.50 in St. Louis, MO USA
Total Racks and Average Density
34 racks at 5.8 kW/rack
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the data center over its lifetime.
Reference Design 4 includes design information for three spaces: IT space,
facility power, and facility cooling. Combined together, they comprise the
integrated power, cooling and structural systems required to meet the
design’s specifications published in this overview document.

IT & Facility Floor Space

2
5250 ft

Regional Voltage and Frequency

480V, 60Hz

ABOUT THIS DESIGN

 Air-cooled, packaged chiller

cooling architecture

 Integrated row-based air

distribution

 Energy savings through water-

side economizer during favorable
outdoor conditions

 Highly redundant design for

increased availability and
concurrent maintenance

 Highly scalable and adaptable

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Facility Power
The facility power system supplies power to all of the critical and non-critical
components within the data center. The architecture used in this electrical
design is a dual path with 2(N+1) UPS and N+1 generators. Switching between
generator power and utility is achieved using a programmable logic controller
(PLC). A 1600 amp bus feeds QED-2 electrical and mechanical switchboards.
In the electrical room, UPSs are configured down-stream of the switchboards.
Two Symmetra PX units configured to 2(N+1) redundancy provide 225 kW of
critical power to the IT room with 7 minutes of runtime. Valve regulated lead
acid (VRLA) batteries are housed in an isolated battery room. Two Galaxy 5000
UPS units configured to 2N redundancy provide 36 kW of power to the pumps in
DESIGN OPTIONS
the facility cooling system. Additional low-voltage transformers are included in
This reference design can be modified as
the design to support lighting and other building loads. The power distribution
follows without a significant effect on the architecture from the electrical room to the IT space utilizes a combination of LV
design’s performance attributes: panels and InfraStruxure power distribution units (PDUs). The facility power
system is designed to support additional peripheral devices like fire panels,
 Add StruxureWare Power Monitoring access control systems, and environmental monitoring and control devices.
Expert Power meters in the electrical path monitor power quality and allow for
 Provision for load bank predictive maintenance & diagnostics of the system. These meters also
 Change UPS batteries integrate with StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert.
 Add/change standby generator options: Every component in this design is built and tested to the applicable ANSI,
 Location NEMA, UL or IEEE standards.
 Tank size Further design details and schematics are available in the engineering package.
 Fuel type

FACILITY POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM

FACILITY POWER ATTRIBUTES
G G

1600A, 480V, 65kA

Name Value Unit
Utility AC Utility AC
Total amps (main bus) 1600 A
1600A, 480V, 65kA 1600A, 480V, 65kA
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
225 kW 225 kW Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
(N+1) (N+1)
SSW SSW
Symmetra Symmetra
36 kW PX250 36 kW PX250 Power path Dual
Galaxy SSW Galaxy SSW
5000 5000
100A,
LOAD
100A,
LOAD Generator redundancy N+1
BANK BANK
480V, 480V,
400A, 480V, 65kA 400A, 480V, 65kA
65kA 65kA
IT space UPS capacity 225 kW
IT space UPS redundancy 2(N+1)
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2x CHW Pumps 3x PDU Feeds 2x CHW Pumps 3x PDU Feeds IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 7 minutes
to IT Space to IT Space

IT space UPS output voltage 480 V

500A, 480V, 65kA 500A, 480V, 65kA
Facility cooling UPS capacity 36 kW

Packaged Packaged
Facility cooling UPS redundancy 2N
CRAH Humidifier CRAH Humidifier
Chiller Chiller

Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 9 minutes

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Facility Cooling
The mechanical design utilizes chilled water as the primary medium for heat
dissipation. The architecture consists of dual chilled water loops. The cooling
system contains two 271 kW air-cooled, packaged chillers in a 2N redundant
configuration. Economization is achieved with a dry cooler to save energy
during favorable outdoor conditions.
In order to extend availability of chilled water during a power outage, redundant
3500 gallon water storage tanks provide 13 minutes of continuous cooling.
The piping architecture of the mechanical system feeds row-based InRow RC
CRAHs in the IT space. It also feeds room-based CRAHs in the electrical and
battery rooms. More information on the cooling configuration is provided in the
IT space section of this document.
DESIGN OPTIONS This design is instrumented to work with StruxureWare Cooling Monitoring
Expert.
This reference design can be modified as
Further design details such as dimensions, equipment placement, temperature
follows without a significant effect on the
set points, pipe sizing, flow rates, and pressure drops are available in the
design’s performance attributes:
engineering package.
 Add StruxureWare Cooling
Monitoring Expert

FACILITY COOLING ATTRIBUTES

FACILITY COOLING BLOCK DIAGRAM
Name Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 271 kW
Packaged
Chiller

Input voltage 480 V

Thermal Storage
Heat rejection medium Chilled water
CW supply
to IT space Mechanical redundancy 2N
VFD System
Dirt/air Strainers bypass Air-cooled,
separator Outdoor heat exchange
CW return packaged chiller
from IT space
VFD
Coolant supply temperature 46 F
Coolant return temperature 56 F

Water
Storage tank size 3500 gallons
Economizer
Ride-through time 13 minutes
Expansion
tank
City Water Economizer type Water-side
Packaged
Chiller

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Thermal Storage

CW supply Piping detail inside IT space

to IT space

VFD System
Dirt/air Strainers bypass
separator
CW return
from IT space
InRow InRow
VFD RC RC … 17 units...
300 300
CW supply mm mm

CW return

Water
Economizer

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IT Space
The IT capacity of this design is 200 kW. The design is highly scalable and
adaptable; it can be configured to support IT loads within a range. Smaller
starting loads as low as 50 kW can be supported by making adjustments such
as reducing the number of IT pods or decreasing the quantity of UPS modules.
Likewise, this design can be used as a baseline for larger loads as high as 600
kW by using a step and repeat approach to the design. This flexibility drives
efficiency and defers capital expenditure until needed.
The IT space design specifies all of the physical infrastructure systems, as well
as their physical arrangement/spacing, required to meet the overall design’s
performance attributes. This includes racks, PDUs, rack power distribution,
DESIGN OPTIONS cooling units, and airflow management systems.
This reference design can be modified as Each pair of rows (pod) within the IT space can be “stepped and repeated” in a
follows without a significant effect on the standardized and predictable manner. This enables right-sizing of power and
design’s performance attributes: cooling that scales with IT growth. Each pod supports an average power
density of 5.8 kW per rack. All the pods are outfitted with integrated power and
 Add environmental and security cooling distribution.
management Each pod is powered by floor mount factory-configured power distribution units
 Change rack options (tall, (PDUs). Every rack is configured with a metered rack-mount PDU to enable
wide, deep)
remote monitoring of the units for efficiency and capacity management.
 Change power distribution options
 Rack PDU type (basic, Each pod is cooled by N+1 redundant chilled water-based InRow RC CRAHs
switched) that control the supply of cool air by monitoring temperature variation at the rack
 Add StruxureWare Data Center level.
Expert
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.

IT ROOM ATTRIBUTES
Row A
P R C R C R R C R R C R
P/A-1/Z1 R/A-2/Z1 C/
A-3/
Z1
R/A-4/Z1 C/
A-5/
Z1
R/A-6/Z1 R/A-7/Z1 C/
A-8/
Z1
R/A-9/Z1 R/A-10/Z1 C/
A-
11/
R/A-12/Z1 Name Value Unit
Z1

IT load 200 kW
Row B
Input voltage 480 V
R C R R C R R C R C R
R/B-2/Z1 C/ R/B-3/Z1 R/B-5/Z1 C/ R/B-7/Z1 R/B-8/Z1 C/ R/B-10/Z1 C/ R/B-12/Z1 P
B-4/
Z1
B-6/
Z1
B-9/
Z1
B-
11/
Z1
P/B-13/Z1
Supply voltage to IT 120 / 208 V
Average density 5.8 kW/rack
Row C Number of racks 34 racks
P R C R C R R C R R C R
2
P/C-1/Z2 R/C-2/Z2 C/
C-3/
Z2
R/C-4/Z2 C/
C-5/
Z2
R/C-6/Z2 R/C-7/Z2 C/
C-8/
Z2
R/C-9/Z2 R/C-10/Z2 C/
C-
11/
Z2
R/C-12/Z2
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Single or dual cord Dual

Row D
R C R R C R R C R C R Heat rejection medium Chilled water
R/D-2/Z2 C/ R/D-3/Z2 R/D-5/Z2 C/ R/D-7/Z2 R/D-8/Z2 C/ R/D-10/Z2 C/ R/D-12/Z2 P
D-4/ D-6/ D-9/ D- P/D-13/Z2
Z2 Z2 Z2 11/
Z2
CRAC/CRAH type Row-based CRAH
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1
Row E
P R R R C R R R P Containment type None
P/E-1/Z3 R/E-2/Z3 R/E-3/Z3 R/E-4/Z3 C/ R/E-6/Z3 R/E-7/Z3 R/E-8/Z3 P/E-9/Z3
E-5/
Z3

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Design Attributes
OVERVIEW Value Unit
Target availability Tier 3 Tier
Annualized PUE at 100% load 1.67 / 1.39 / 1.50
Data center IT capacity 200 kW
2
IT & facility floor space 5250 ft
Average density 5.8 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 N+1
IT space UPS capacity 225 kW
IT space UPS redundancy 2(N+1)
IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 7 minutes
IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
Facility cooling UPS capacity 36 kW
Facility cooling UPS redundancy 2N
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 9 minutes
FACILITY COOLING Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 271 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Heat rejection medium Chilled water
Mechanical redundancy 2N
Outdoor heat exchange Air-cooled, packaged chiller
Coolant supply temperature 46 F
Coolant return temperature 56 F
Storage tank size 3500 gallons
Ride-through time 13 minutes
Economizer type Water-side

IT SPACE Value Unit

IT load 200 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 120 / 208 V © 2013 Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.

Average density 5.8 kW/rack

Number of racks 34 Racks
2
IT floor space 1900 ft
Single or dual cord Dual
Heat rejection medium Chilled water
CRAC/CRAH type Row-based CRAH
CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1
Containment type None

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Data center infrastructure management (DCIM)

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StruxureWare for Data Centers allows for flexibility when requirements and
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