Organization: A Major Electric Utility Company
Service: In late 2003, the company was planning to construct a 5,400 sq. ft. Data Center in the Virginia area. TECHnology SITE Planners (TECH SITE) was faced with the task of designing and building a highly reliable facility in a space with several challenges. The existing facility had been built in what had once been a parking garage. As a result, the sub-floor was not level. There were also a variety of existing electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems that had to remain in the space.
This project encompassed electrical, mechanical, fire suppression and general trades work. The 480V service equipment in the building was inadequate for the new installation, so TECH SITE worked with the engineers to re-design and upgrade this service. A new switchboard was installed specifically for Data Center related loads. Utilizing an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) allowed the Data Center loads to also be powered by a new generator in the event of a loss of utility power. Other equipment specified and installed in the project included, a UPS, Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRACs). The existing Halon system that serviced a portion of the space as removed and a new FM200 Fire Suppression System was installed. An existing raised floor was augmented with a new ramp and 1,600 sq. ft. of new raised floor space. A centralized Emergency Power Off (EPO) system was designed and installed, in addition to an equipment alarm monitoring system.
The project also included working with the customer to determine power requirements for their computer equipment. TECH SITE then assembled a computer database of the identified equipment and specified, ordered and installed the power cords needed for this equipment.
Organization: Indiana Based Diesel Engine Manufacturer
Service: The purpose of this project was to replace an existing UPS system with minimum disruption to the critical loads in the Data Center of a large, Indiana-based, diesel engine manufacturer. The replacement was necessary to increase reliability and maintainability of the critical power systems, while simultaneously preparing the company for future capacity additions. The company's Data Center was served by a three (3) x 500 kVA, multi-module UPS system. That UPS system was 14 years old and reaching its end of life. The original UPS vendor was under new ownership and the UPS system was no longer under manufacturer warranty. As a result, services, parts and maintenance were problematic, and in some cases unavailable.
TECH SITE's role was to provide concepts, an explanation of risks, detailed engineering documents, Methods of Procedure (MOP) documents, and project management services. After the implementation, we provided operation and maintenance documentation, as as-built drawings. TECH SITE designed the new system layout to permit simultaneous operation of the old UPS and startup of the new UPS. TECH SITE provided design of the power and control wiring for the UPS, layout of the new battery system, and DC power cables for the new battery. TECH SITE provided test procedures to verify the operation of the system and witnessed the successful performance of the new system under test. The new UPS is a two (2) x 750 kVA, multi-module, one-line UPS system. The system control cabinet is sized to allow the future installation of a third 750 kVA module, which will increase the UPS capacity to 1500 kVA, while preserving N+1 redundancy. The TECH SITE design allows for the future installation of the third module and battery system.
Organization: Dublin, OH Based Pharmaceutical Company
Service: This client's IT management team desired to increase reliability and capacity for its 9,000 sq.ft. Data Center mission critical operation. TECH SITE provided Conceptual Design and Budgeting Services for the client, showing a fault tolerant, TIER IV, Dual Bus UPS System. As a result of the Conceptual Design and Budget Report, TECH SITE provided Turnkey implementation, including Engineering and Construction Management for the project. This project included installation of two (2) 750 kVA UPSs, one (1) additional 2,000 kW Generator, four (4) matched sets Power Distribution Units, four (4) Static Transfer Switches, two (2) new 20-ton, glycol Computer Room Air Conditioners, rewiring of the branch circuiting for the entire Data Center, installation and expansion of the existing electrical infrastructure, battery monitoring, branch circuit monitoring, overall system monitoring and the installation of a dual EPO System. The processing client presently has a Tier IV fault tolerant Data Center for its mission critical processing operations.
