Technology Management, Inc

One of the biggest concerns regarding power IN your data center is the available power IN your electrical room.

With data centers reaching 150 watts/sq.ft. or even twice that, the problem isn't always just where do you put the UPS, but how do you feed it. Most people can go up to a PDU or a UPS, push a few buttons, and determine if there is enough capacity left on the device to handle any anticipated future loads. It is much more difficult to determine if the switchgear, the generator, or the utility transformer can handle anything additional, however. Therefore it is critical to hire an electrical engineer who specializes in data center designs to be able to identify all loads on any upstream electrical devices and provide you with good information on what can and cannot be done.

The difficulty is expanded when the gear feeds areas in addition to the data center, especially in a large office building or manufacturing facility. Peak loads when non-data center equipment is at full capacity must be identified to determine what is allocated for the data center.

Contact TMI to help you with your power problems.