Energy Efficiency Assessments
Analyzing power and cooling in your data center
Ascent, your comprehensive data center solutions partner, prides itself on delivering economical and reliable mission
critical support in all aspects of the facility. We understand the mission critical facility design and how the facility, critical
systems and operations are intertwined to create a complex, living facility.
In an Energy Efficiency Assessment, we concentrate on the mechanical and electrical systems to evaluate their effectiveness
and efficiency in current and future use. To identify areas for optimization, Ascent applies:
- Thermal Analysis – measure temperature profile across the rack, row and throughout the data center for minimum compliance with ASHRAE TC9.9 Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency.
- Air Management – measure air flow from the equipment, perforated tiles, ceiling diffusers and cable or miscellaneous floor openings.Provide recommendations for proper hot/cold aisle placement, opening sealing, rack blanking plates, etc.
- Cooling plants – evaluate the base system cooling methodology and operation to determine system energy efficiency and potential improvements.
- Free cooling – evaluate the cooling systems for the incorporation of free cooling methodologies; airside economizer, waterside economizer, evaporative cooling, etc.
Based on the Assessment, we develop recommendations for improving overall site efficiencies by as much as 35%. Ascent also identifies areas that can benefit from advances in technologies and/or capitalize on efficiency opportunities. For example, we investigate ways to reduce energy consumption through airside economization or adjusting chilled water temperatures.
Our recommendations result in the “freeing up” of power from inefficient mechanical and electrical performance
in order for your current architecture to have the power and cooling capability to support business growth. By reducing
your mechanical and electrical power usage, total facility power usage decreases and improves your data center’s Power
Usage Effectiveness (PUE) factor.
Contact us to increase your mission critical mechanical and electrical systems’ efficiency.
