[Reference Design 73]

2
520 kW, Tier 2, Chilled Water, 4823 ft

DESIGN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION

Data Center IT Capacity
520 kW
Adaptable from 50 kW to 1560 kW
Target Availability
Tier 2
Annualized PUE at 100% Load
1.55 in Miami, FL USA
1.36 in Montreal, Canada
1.44 in St. Louis, MO USA
Total Racks and Average Density
182 racks at 2.8 kW/rack
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its lifetime.
Reference Design 73 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
4823 ft

Regional Voltage and Frequency

480V, 60Hz

ABOUT THIS DESIGN

 Compact and highly-efficient

Galaxy VM UPS

 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 an 1600 amp main bus
that feeds both the IT space and facility cooling UPSs. Four 225 kVA Galaxy VM
UPSs with an additional system bypass cabinet serve as the IT space UPS, and
provide highly-efficient critical power in double conversion, ECO and
ECOnversion modes with a small footprint. A 40 kVA Galaxy 5000 UPS supplies
DESIGN OPTIONS protected power to N+1 pumps. The main bus also feeds an I-Line facility
This reference design can be modified as cooling distribution panel, providing power to Uniflair chillers in the mechanical
follows without a significant effect on the space. The power distribution architecture from the electrical space to the IT
space utilizes a combination of LV panels and rack-based three phase power
design’s performance attributes:
distribution units (PDUs). The design can also support additional peripheral
devices like lighting, access control systems, and environmental monitoring and
 Add StruxureWare Power Monitoring
control devices.
Expert
Power meters in the electrical path integrate with (optional) StruxureWare Power
 Provision for load bank
Monitoring Expert to monitor power quality and allow for predictive maintenance
 Change UPS batteries
& diagnostics of the system.
(classic or modular batteries,
short or long backup times) Every component in this design is built and tested to the applicable ANSI,
NEMA, UL or IEEE standards.
 Add/change standby generator options
(location, tank size, fuel type) Further design details and schematics are available in the engineering package.

FACILITY POWER BLOCK DIAGRAM

FACILITY POWER ATTRIBUTES
Utility A G G
Name Value Unit
1600A, 480V, 65kA
Total amps (main bus) 1600 A
40kVA CRAH Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
225kVA 225kVA 225kVA 225kVA
UPS
UPS I/O UPS I/O UPS I/O UPS I/O SBC
Galaxy
Galaxy VM Galaxy VM Galaxy VM Galaxy VM Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
5000
Power path Single
400A, 480V, 65kA 800A, 480V, 65kA
Generator redundancy N+1
2 CHW
8 PDU Feeds and
IT space UPS capacity 607/675 kW/kVA
Pumps
7 CRAH Feeds
to IT Space IT space UPS redundancy N+1
800A, 480V, 65kA
reserved.
IT space UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
rightsreserved.

2 Packaged
IT space UPS output voltage 480 V
Chillers HUM
Facility cooling UPS capacity 36/40 kW/kVA
Electric.AllAllrights

Facility cooling UPS redundancy N

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 N+1 packaged chiller outdoors. Altogether, they form a
Tier 2 redundant architecture.
The facility cooling contains two-648 kW air-cooled water chillers with 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.
The piping architecture feeds room-based Uniflair chilled water CRAHs in the IT
DESIGN OPTIONS space. It also feeds room-based Uniflair CRAHs in the electrical space. More
information on the cooling configuration is provided in the IT space section of
This reference design can be modified as this document.
follows without a significant effect on the
design’s performance attributes: This design is instrumented to work with (optional) StruxureWare Cooling
Monitoring Expert.
 Add StruxureWare Cooling Further design details such as dimensions, equipment placement, temperature
Monitoring Expert set points, pipe sizing, flow rates, and pressure drops are available in the
engineering package.

FACILITY COOLING ATTRIBUTES

FACILITY COOLING BLOCK DIAGRAM
Name Value Unit
IT Space Total cooling capacity 648 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Heat rejection medium Chilled Water

Uniflair Uniflair Mechanical redundancy N+1

CW CW
CW supply Air-Cooled,
Outdoor heat exchange
Packaged Chiller
CW return
Uniflair
… 7 units... CW Coolant supply temperature 59 F
Coolant return temperature 69 F
Storage tank size 900 gallons
Ride-through time 5 minutes

Economizer type Water-Side

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tank
VFD Chilled
Water
Dirt/air Return
Chiller separator
648 kW VFD
System
bypass
Chemical dosing
pot
Chiller
648 kW 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 75 kW of critical cooling load and 520 kW of critical IT load,
fed by PDUs in an N configuration.
182 NetShelter racks of an average 2.8 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 floor-mount modular PDUs. Each rack is configured
DESIGN OPTIONS with a metered rack-mount PDU to enable remote monitoring of the units for
This reference design can be modified as 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
(Rack PDU type: basic, switched)
 Add StruxureWare Data Center
Expert

IT SPACE BLOCK DIAGRAM

IT SPACE ATTRIBUTES

Name Value Unit

Row A Row A

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/A-2/Z1 R/A-3/Z1 R/A-5/Z1 R/A-6/Z1 R/A-8/Z1 R/A-9/Z1 R/A-11/Z1 R/A-12/Z1 R/A-14/Z1 R/A-15/Z1 R/A-17/Z1 R/A-19/Z1 R/A-2/Z1 R/A-3/Z1 R/A-5/Z1 R/A-6/Z1 R/A-8/Z1 R/A-9/Z1 R/A-11/Z1 R/A-12/Z1 R/A-14/Z1 R/A-15/Z1 R/A-17/Z1 R/A-19/Z1

IT load 520 kW
C/A-1
C

Row C Row C

R
R/A-2/Z1
R
R/C-3/Z1
R
R/C-5/Z1
R
R/C-7/Z1
R
R/C-8/Z1
R
R/C-10/Z1
R
R/C-11/Z1
R
R/C-13/Z1
R
R/C-14/Z1
R
R/C-16/Z1
R
R/C-17/Z1
P
P/B-16/Z1
R
R/A-2/Z1
R
R/C-3/Z1
R
R/C-5/Z1
R
R/C-7/Z1
R
R/C-8/Z1
R
R/C-10/Z1
R
R/C-11/Z1
R
R/C-13/Z1
R
R/C-14/Z1
R
R/C-16/Z1
R
R/C-17/Z1
P
P/B-16/Z1 Input voltage 480 V
C/A-1
C

Row E

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Row E Supply voltage to IT 240 V
R/T-19/Z8 R/T-2/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-18/Z8 R/T-19/Z8 R/T-2/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-18/Z8

Average density 2.8 kW/rack

C/A-1
C

Row G Row G

R R R R R R R R R R R P R R R R R R R R R R R P
P/B-16/Z1 P/B-16/Z1
R/T-19/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-2/Z8 R/T-19/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-2/Z8

Number of racks 182 racks

C/A-1
C

Row J Row J
2
R
R/A-2/Z1
R
R/A-3/Z1
R
R/A-5/Z1
R
R/A-6/Z1
R
R/A-8/Z1
R
R/A-9/Z1
R
R/A-11/Z1
R
R/A-12/Z1
R
R/A-14/Z1
R
R/A-15/Z1
R
R/A-17/Z1
R
R/A-19/Z1
R
R/A-2/Z1
R
R/A-3/Z1
R
R/A-5/Z1
R
R/A-6/Z1
R
R/A-8/Z1
R
R/A-9/Z1
R
R/A-11/Z1
R
R/A-12/Z1
R
R/A-14/Z1
R
R/A-15/Z1
R
R/A-17/Z1
R
R/A-19/Z1
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C/A-1
C

Single or dual cord Single

Row L Row L

R R R R R R R R R R R P R R R R R R R R R R R P
R/A-2/Z1 R/C-3/Z1 R/C-5/Z1 R/C-7/Z1 R/C-8/Z1 R/C-10/Z1 R/C-11/Z1 R/C-13/Z1 R/C-14/Z1 R/C-16/Z1 R/C-17/Z1 P/B-16/Z1 R/A-2/Z1 R/C-3/Z1 R/C-5/Z1 R/C-7/Z1 R/C-8/Z1 R/C-10/Z1 R/C-11/Z1 R/C-13/Z1 R/C-14/Z1 R/C-16/Z1 R/C-17/Z1 P/B-16/Z1

Heat rejection medium Chilled Water

C/A-1
C

Row N Row N

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/2-7/Z7 R/T-2/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-18/Z8 R/T-19/Z8 R/T-2/Z8 R/T-4/Z8 R/T-6/Z8 R/T-7/Z8 R/T-9/Z8 R/T-10/Z8 R/T-12/Z8 R/T-13/Z8 R/T-15/Z8 R/T-16/Z8 R/T-18/Z8

Row Q Row Q
CRAC/CRAH type Room-Based CRAH
C/A-1
C

R R R R R R R R R P R R R R R R R R R R R P
P/B-16/Z1 R/C-3/Z1 R/C-5/Z1 R/C-7/Z1 R/C-8/Z1 R/C-10/Z1 R/C-11/Z1 R/C-13/Z1 R/C-14/Z1 R/C-16/Z1 R/C-17/Z1 P/B-16/Z1
R/2-6/Z7 R/2-6/Z7 R/2-4/Z7 R/2-3/Z7 R/2-7/Z7 R/2-6/Z7 R/2-4/Z7 R/2-3/Z7 R/2-2/Z7 R/D-19/Z12

CRAC/CRAH redundancy N+1

Containment type Hot-Aisle

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Design Attributes
OVERVIEW Value Unit
Target availability Tier 2 Tier
Annualized PUE at 100% load 1.55 / 1.36 / 1.44
Data center IT capacity 520 kW
2
IT & facility floor space 4823 ft
Average density 2.8 kW/rack
FACILITY POWER Value Unit
Total amps (main bus) 1600 A
Input voltage (main bus) 480 V
Switchboard kAIC 65 kA
Power path Single
Generator redundancy N+1
IT space UPS capacity 607/675 kW/kVA
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 36/40 kW/kVA
Facility cooling UPS redundancy N
Facility cooling UPS runtime @ rated load 5 minutes
FACILITY COOLING Value Unit
Total cooling capacity 648 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 900 gallons
Ride-through time 5 minutes
Economizer type Water-Side
IT SPACE Value Unit
IT load 520 kW
Input voltage 480 V
Supply voltage to IT 240 V © 2014 Schneider Electric. All rights reserved.

Average density 2.8 kW/rack

Number of racks 182 racks
2
IT floor space 3913 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
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StruxureWare for Data Centers allows for flexibility when requirements and
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