Cold-aisle Containment- Value to data center energy cost.
Dealing with Data Center temperature problems can be Quite Challenging when there is Zero Down time windows.Cold Aisle Containment is specially designed for today’s data center cooling systems. It’s Unique airflow management strategy can produce significant and measurable economic benefits.
The majority of data centers are designed with the IT equipment on the Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)-backed power and with elements of the supporting infrastructure such as cooling systems on the generator-backed power. In the event of a power failure, the IT equipment on the UPS system keeps running and keeps dissipating heat into the room where Cold aisle plays important role.
Features:
Cheetah Cold aisle by providing a regulation of the air circulation within a server room by segregating cold air from hot air allows efficient cooling system and effective heat dissipation, which in turns results in solution for energy & cost savings.
It provides good cooling effect, significantly improves cooling efficiency than a single cabinet, improves cabinet equipment installation density & saves Space of the Server room.
Top cover of cold alley makes sure of a magnetic locking system controlled by the fire extinguishing system; in situations of power failure, the top covers will automatically open up under its own weight, providing a safe and reliable system;
Entire cold aisle is modulaly retro-fitted, allow for easy and convenient installation.
Doors on both sides of cold asile of sliding or electrical type, providing for space saving. Hinged type swinging metal solid door or glass door are optionally available.
Cheetah Cold aisle doors are equipped with a number locking system or can be integrated to a locking system as per required.Top cover of cold alley made of transparent organic glass allowing for maximum illumination; distance from top cover to floor,which minimizing safety hazards and space oppression to operators and users.
Available options of adding humidity,temperature & Smoke sensors connected to fire extinguishing system.Cheetah high-density vented front door & rear door of cold aisle enables ventilation rate above 75% as well dust-proof provision of brush on the front & rear door of cold aisle improves cooling efficiency.
Advantages:
Uniform temperature across Cabinet height (Within Containment)
Increased heat dissipation & better heat management.
Eliminating hot Spots within the aisle.
Preventing 'air short circuits which is (mixing of hot air and cold air) thus improving the energy effeciency.
Reduction of operational expenditure &Cost saving Solution.
Increases mean time between failure of the equipment.
Using cold aisle containment, may require less air conditioners, reducing the initial capital expenditure.
Challenges:
Major Challenge is design and initial installation of the operating cost and though Containment solutions can improve data center cooling efficiency, but they often come with unanticipated lighting and fire protection problems.
Other challenges like Working in existing Data center – Site Constraints as it can not be installed and managed in small area.
Conclusion:
The goal of a cold-aisle containment system is to create a smaller area to cool and focus the cooling on the fronts of the systems. As a result, a cold-aisle system is typically used in high-density data centers because it is more efficient to direct
cold air onto densely populated racks than to cool the entire room. As high-density architectures gain popularity, cold-aisle containment systems are becoming increasingly common.
Data center densities continue to increase to meet growing demand for IT services within the confines of limited space and resources. At the same time, organizations are taking a hard look at the power used by these “web-scale” data centers amid rising energy costs and a growing emphasis on green initiatives. Power consumes an increasingly large portion of the data center operational budget.