| | | | | | | Multiple components are required within today’s
modern Data Centre electrical infrastructure to ensure good quality
power is delivered to the mission critical IT equipment and that the
infrastructure can be resilient against possible failures. These
components include but are not limited to: switchgear and
distribution systems, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS),
Generators & Power Factor Correction equipment.
|  | All of the above components need to be
designed/selected correctly to ensure they are the correct capacity
(not under or oversized) and work in harmony with each other. Also,
in today’s social climate, company’s are being pressured by the
government to be aware of their corporate social responsibility to
ensure efficient use of their electrical supply:
Switchgear & Cabling Distribution Systems
– should provide a resilient redundant path to ensure IT racks
maintain power during a failure scenario or to complete required
electrical testing
UPS’s – Provide conditioned power to
sensitive mission critical IT systems during both mains present and
ultimately mains loss scenario’s. Can be standalone, paralleled or
modular systems
Generators – commonly diesel powered, other fuel
types are available, provide a secondary power source to the IT
facility (can be entire building also) in the event of a mains power
failure scenario. Works in conjunction with the UPS.
Power Factor Correction – Increases the
availability of “actual power” to a building/data centre increasing
both capacity and efficiency and reduces increasing electricity
costs/penalties introduced by the utility providers | | | | | |
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