Data Centre Cooling Strategies The Changing Landscape.. Mark Deguara Director Data Centre Solutions ANZ

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1 Data Centre Cooling Strategies The Changing Landscape.. Mark Deguara Director Data Centre Solutions ANZ

2 Redefining Huge 2 State of the Data Centre, Emerson Network Power

3 State of the Data Centre, Emerson Network Power Failure is Not An Option 3

4 4 Powerful Forces Are Driving Change in Data Centre Infrastructure External forces changing the business climate Virtualization/ Cloud Data Centre & Server Consolidation Data Centre Modularity More with Less Interdependent apps/functions Always on Availability Expectations Business and technology forces pressing on the data centre Higher density Alternative Power/Cooling Technologies IT Exerting Greater Influence than Facilities Efficiency & Green Initiatives 4 Data Centers are Using Less Power and Cooling

5 Today s Data Centre Needs Efficiency Protection Scalability Simplification Cost reduction Resource utilization Spending optimization Higher availability, SLA assurance Compliance and governance Accuracy Provisioning Permissioning Responsiveness Standardization Consistency Leverage existing tools and skill sets Cheaper Stronger Faster Easier Need: a real-time, resilient data centre that makes the future of your business possible, with; the agility and flexibility to meet customer demands, adapt to rapid changes, operate at high efficiency and comply with requirements for risk management and protection 5 5

6 Today s Data Centre Needs Efficiency Protection Scalability Simplification Cost reduction Resource utilization Spending optimization Higher availability, SLA assurance Compliance and governance Accuracy Provisioning Permissioning Responsiveness Standardization Consistency Leverage existing tools and skill sets Cheaper Stronger Faster Easier Need: a real-time, resilient data centre that makes the future of your business possible, with; the agility and flexibility to meet customer demands, adapt to rapid changes, operate at high efficiency and comply with requirements for risk management and protection 6 6

7 Advances in Data Center Cooling over the Last Five Years Wider ASHRAE allowable range Hot and Cold Aisle Containment Outside Air Economization EC/Variable Speed Fans Variable Capacity Compressors Row based cooling Intelligent cooling controls 7 7

8 Thermal Management Technology to Solve Customer Needs Efficiency / Economization Efficient Capital/Modular/Speed Solutions Control/Intelligence 8 Availability 8

9 Thermal Management Technology to Solve Customer Needs Efficiency / Economisation Higher Return Air & Chilled Water Temps, Variable Capacity, Aisle Control, Max Economisation Hours, New Technology Efficient Capital/Modular/Speed Solutions that will allow effective growth and use of Capital in Optimized Building Blocks, Lowest Max kw Solutions Control/Intelligence Engineered / Optimized, Ease of Connectivity, Custom Standard Configurations From the Unit, Aisle to the Whole Data Centre Visibility and Control 9 Availability Systems & Controls to Measure, Monitoring & Service to maintain the highest Availability 9

10 Energy Efficiency, Lower Operating Costs Technologies and approaches to reduce operational expenditures (OPEX) Focus on operational efficiency of data center environment Simple assessments help identify energy consumption 10 Opportunity: Reduce Cooling to under 15% or PUE < 1.20 Energy consumption in a typical data center Source: Energy Logic 10

11 The Data Centre World ASHRAE* defines different working ranges for temperature and humidity based upon installation and technology. This graph shows ASHRAE typical representation of predefined working envelopes ASHRAE* American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers

12 The Data Centre World Typical Application: Legacy DC with Return Control and High Precision on Humidity Hardware: All Servers Temperature & Humidity: 20 C 25 C 40% 55% RH 12 12

13 The Data Centre World Typical Application: Legacy DC with Return Control and High Precision on Humidity Hardware: All Servers Temperature & Humidity: 20 C 25 C 40% 55% RH Typical Application: Current DC with Return or Supply Control and Humidity Control Hardware: All Servers Temperature & Humidity: 18 C 27 C 5.5DP 60% RH&15DP 13 13

14 The Data Centre World Typical Application: Legacy DC with Return Control and High Precision on Humidity Hardware: All Servers Temperature & Humidity: 20 C 25 C 40% 55% RH Typical Application: Current DC with Return or Supply Control and Humidity Control Hardware: All Servers Temperature & Humidity: 18 C 27 C 5.5DP 60% RH&15DP Typical Application: Data Centre with focus on Energy Savings and enlarged limits on Humidity Hardware: Enterprise servers, storage products Temperature & Humidity: 15 C 32 C 20% 80% RH Typical Application: Information and Technology Space or Office Hardware: Volume servers, storage products, pc, workstations Temperature & Humidity: 10 C 35 C 20% 80% RH

15 Chilled Water Evaporative Cooling Technology Direct Expansion Warehouse Type Data Centre Cooling Building Type Freecooling Chiller with ADIA Multi-story Building 15

16 How to Achieve Data Centre Thermal Management: 3 Main Cooling Technologies DIRECT EXPANSION Configuration Cooling Medium Typical Application Indoor units with compressors connected to an outdoor condenser Refrigerant Freecooling: pumped refrigerant, indirect with water or fresh air From 10kW to kW data centre CHILLED WATER Configuration Cooling Medium Indoor units with heat exchange, EC Fan, valves and controls connected to a Freecooling Chiller through large water pipes Water produced from a Freecooling chiller Freecooling: From the outdoor unit / fresh air cooling Typical Application Medium and large data centre from 0.1 to 5MW module 16 AIR to AIR ADIABATIC Configuration Cooling Medium Typical Application Outdoor unit connected in the perimeter of the building and recirculating the air from and to the data centre Fresh air + vaporized water Backup: either direct expansion or Chilled water Warehouse type data centre from 0.5MW upwards

17 17 Direct Expansion w/pumped Economiser First ever Pumped Refrigerant Economizer mode with operation down to a 1.05 p PUE Reliable and Low Maintenance Operation No Water usage or treatment No Outside Air or damper maintenance Instant automatic economizer changeover icom control manages the system Larger building blocks 80 to 150 kw for sites up to 3 MW Canberra 17 90% in Full Economization No Compressor Operation

18 How Higher Return Air Helps Economisation 24º C Return 30º C Return 35º C Return At 70% load and 30 C RAT, full economization is available at 10 C outdoor 40º C Return Deg C Outdoor Ambient Annual free-cooling hours increase at higher return air conditions and lower unit loads 18 Percentage of Annual Hours in Economisation Mode (@80% load) Location 30 C Return Air 35 C Return Air Sydney 16% 54% Melbourne 47% 80% Canberra 61% 90% 18

19 19 Climate Impact on Economisation Melbourne Sydney Perth Brisbane 19

20 20 Economisation needs Intelligent Controls Liebert EconoPhase Pump Speed Refrigerant Temperature Liebert MC Condenser Condenser Fan Speed Ambient Temperature Liebert DSE Indoor Unit Unit Capacity EconoPhase Unit Status Pump Head Liebert MC Unit Status Head Pressure Room Humidity Liebert icom Liebert DSE with icom Benefits: Maximizes free-cooling hours through automatic economizer transition control Minimizes power consumption by optimizing component operation for lowest total system power Provides built-in diagnostics to ensure proper system operation Provides interface to Liebert data centre management systems 20 Room Temperature Evaporator Fan Speed

21 Adiabatic FreeCooling Chillers Freecooling ADIABATIC PAD Adiabatic Cooling % Compressor Back-up

22 High Efficiency and High Availability Intelligent controls provide the most efficient operating mode for the chillers whilst also providing protection during extreme ambients (50C) or loss of water LOW TEMP FREECOOLING ADIABATIC FREECOOLING HYBRID COOLING HIGH TEMP ADIABATIC MECHANICAL COOLING 22 during water shortages SAFE MODE

23 23 Evaporative Cooling Applications 23

24 24 Liebert EVI Indirect Evaporative Air Handler Capacities from kw with DX or CW trim PUE <1.20 with No Outside Air Performance based on climate and Operating Temperatures Potential for lower Max kw Higher Tier applications require on site water storage or larger DX/CW 17 C Season Cooling Mode Dry Bulb Temp ( C) Wet Bulb Temp ( C) Liters Per Hour Cooling PUE 24 C Winter Dry C 24 C Spring/Fall Wet C Summer Wet w/ DX

25 Indirect Evaporative Cooling Where it Works Assuming 24 C Supply and 35 C Return Air Wetting Heat Exchanger + Trim Cooling 100% Load Dry Heat Exchanger Wetting Heat Exchanger 25

26 26 Liebert EVD Direct Evaporative Air Handler Capacities from kw with DX or CW trim PUE <1.10 requiring Outside Air (actual performance based on climate) Potential higher humidity and operating temperatures Lower Max kw Typically used in lower Tier applications 35 C 5 C 24 C 26

27 27 Direct Evaporative Cooling Customers Range Where it works ASHRAE Recommended Operations Most data centres will implement a dew point limit at or near the ASHRAE upper level of15 o C Hyperscale / Aggressive Operations 27

28 28 Liebert XD Primary or Supplemental Cooling Designed for High Density Localized cooling modules cooling at the source add on demand 100% sensible Pumped Refrigerant Works with any rack New Liebert XDR Back Of Cabinet Room Neutral No Fans (electrical) Flexible any rack Future economizer Energy saving +50% Liebert XDR 28

29 Modular Constructed Data Centre? Traditional Stick-Build Design Build Install Build = creating physical structure Install = adding mechanical/electrical plant and IT eqpt. Emerson Data Centre Container Solution Design Manufacture Install Manufacture = fabricating container in factory, including mechanical/electrical plant Install = placing container inside/outside a structure, connecting mechanical/electrical plant, adding IT eqpt. NBN Australia Data Centre 29 Modular Constructed Data Centre (MCDC) Design Manufacture Assemble Off-Site On-Site The MCDC Becomes the Building! 29

30 30 DCIM Data Centre Infrastructure Management SITE MANAGER 30

31 DCIM Evolution Roadmap 31 Capability What do I have? Basic Remote data access Ad hoc processes Limited tools Unclear roles Problems not understood Real-time data center What is it doing? Reactive Monitor / Alerts Status / Health views Little prioritization Tools are isolated Few standards Simple KPIs Problems understood What should I do? Value Proactive Real-time data Basic information models Policies defined Collaboration Holistic tools KPIs aligned to objectives Problems are anticipated Real-time, resilient data center How do I Improve? Optimized Predictive modeling Root cause analysis Automated policy and exception management Active identification of cost reduction Avoid problem situations Do it for me! Autonomic Automated policies Auto-Response to events Self-diagnosis / healing Tight integration to business processes 31

32 32 DCIM Intelligence Delivers Capacity Management and Thermal Visualization and More Intelligent sensors provide insight to optimize efficiency and capacity Capacity Stack Electrical power consumption Airflow Gross cooling capacity (ex CW) Delivered Net Sensible capacity Remaining Capacity Predictive Diagnostics Thermal Visualization 3D model of the data center showing the thermal conditions Produce 3D rotational view of data center floor and inventory Thermal visualization view of front/rear of IT racks 32

33 33 Wireless Sensors Can Help Wireless sensors support dynamic IT environments and provide the flexibility and benefits of monitoring and control of the cooling systems Offers lower deployment costs compared to fixed sensors Measurements include temperature, humidity, pressure, power Ultra low power consumption ensures long battery life (+5 years) Wireless Sensor Devices Wireless Gateway Control System 33

34 Thermal Management System Keys to a Successful Data Centre Design Resiliency OPEX Efficiency CAPEX Cost SLA Why? Drives improved reliability in controlled supply air temperatures to the Rack Containment Critical Means to driver for higher return air temperatures to the cooling unit Higher return air temperatures increase unit capacities to lower unit count Economization Reduced mechanical refrigeration energy Improved life (MTBF) Sustainable control of operating costs Adjust and optimize the cooling system to the IT load Control Networking for optimization, fault tolerance and information sharing Maintain operating condition (ASHRAE Guidelines) Intelligent Monitoring Means to verify optimal performance Anticipating / predicting critical issues that could impact reliability and costs Planning change and growth Time value of money, reduced waste of excess capacity 34 Scalable Design Takes advantage of latest technology as improvements come to market Speed of deployment 3

35 Emerson s Thermal Management Data Centre Product Portfolio Liebert HPC S Liebert HPC M Liebert HPC L Liebert PEX DX & CHW Liebert DSE Liebert AFC Building Free Cooling Chillers Liebert DM Room/Perimeter Cooling Liebert PCW Liebert PDX Digital Scroll Knürr DCL Knürr DCD Rack and In Row Liebert XDV Liebert HPS Liebert XDH Liebert CRV Evaporative Air Handlers/Room Cooling 35 35