Power Control has installed a scalable, modular solution to align with coolDC’s vision of an expandable data centre.
Acknowledging concerns about the physical, energy and carbon output of data centres, coolDC has challenged the way that data centres are designed to be conducive to today’s goals of being more carbon neutral.
The solution and results
Acknowledging concerns about the physical, energy and carbon output of data centres, coolDC has challenged the way that data centres are designed to be conducive to today’s goals of being more carbon neutral. The company pushes boundaries by offering a range of data centre services from design and build to fully managed service packages with environmental sustainability at the heart of each project.
As the demand for digital storage and processing shows no sign of slowing, coolDC is committed to offering peace of mind for businesses large and small. The company therefore relies heavily on a dependable source of power.
With a need for scalability and growth, coolDC required a flexible and resilient backup power solution that would grow with their needs.
Following a full site survey and an assessment of the company’s power requirements, Power Control Ltd presented a scalable modular solution to align with coolDC’s vision of an expandable data centre. The proposal included two modular 500kW Huawei UPS5000-E with 50kW modules.
The Huawei UPS5000-E frames and modules were installed to a stringent timescale to ensure resilience was achieved before the site went live. Prior to the install, the UPS systems were witness tested at Power Control’s in-house test bay.
With innovation at the forefront of this data centre and future expansion a key condition, a day one capacity of 200kW on each system was agreed, giving coolDC the ability to evolve. Regular meetings were attended between Power Control and all of the vendors involved to confirm that each element within the new data centre would operate harmoniously.
Positioned in an N+N configuration, the two Huawei UPS5000-E systems keep to a low power usage efficiency (PUE) contributing to coolDC’s goal of an efficient, environmentally friendly data centre.
“Our relationship with Power Control works really well. We have a connection at director level though Rob Mather, who was originally involved in the project. We now have a dedicated account manager, Sam Rea, who works very well with the account and looks to how we are going to innovate in the future.
The installation was managed very well and Power Control’s engineers are professional and work quickly. Everyone turned up on time and Chris helped us through the FAT test and with the installation on site.”
Tim Chambers -coolDC's CEO
About the product
Service and support forms an essential part of the Power Control offering and includes all aspects of service and maintenance for all brands and models of UPS, generators and batteries. The Power Control service team provides a complete 24/7 UPS battery replacement service, where it undertakes everything from the initial site survey and battery calculations through to delivery and installation of the new batteries.
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