What is the real load?

'Premature capacity installation,' 'stranded assets,' 'capacity under-utilization,' and 'capacity over-utilization' are all phrases that describe the challenge of designing today's datacom facility. Whether for new construction or a retrofit, sizing decis...

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Published in:Engineered Systems 2005-02, Vol.22 (2), p.76
Main Author: Beaty, Don
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Building construction
Computer centers
Cooling
Data processing
Design
Design engineering
Designers
Facilities management
HVAC
Load
Reconciliation
Servers
Trends
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Summary:'Premature capacity installation,' 'stranded assets,' 'capacity under-utilization,' and 'capacity over-utilization' are all phrases that describe the challenge of designing today's datacom facility. Whether for new construction or a retrofit, sizing decisions about support systems carry a risk of the facility being underdesigned or overdesigned. This article advises designers on how to develop a load characterization or baseline for existing datacom operations, as well as for nameplate vs. measured load. The author highlights an ongoing asset in addressing this issue, the work of ASHRAE TC 9.9.
ISSN:0891-9976
2328-1006