In a data center power supplies heat the air, and unless the heat is removed, the ambient temperature can rise, causing electronic equipment to fail. By controlling the air temperature, server components are able to stay within the temperature/humidity range specified by the manufacturer.
Air conditioning systems help control humidity by cooling the room air down to the dew point, where humidity is so high that water can begin to condense on internal components. An auxiliary humidification system can add water vapor if in a dry environment, because if the humidity is too low, it can lead to electrostatic discharge problems that may damage components.
The temperature and humidity of the server room and anti-static measures have strict requirements, non-professional project personnel generally can not enter, the server room in the server room runs a lot of business, such as mobile MMS, SMS, call business and so on. The server room is very important, without the server room, work, life will be greatly affected, so each server room should be managed by professional staff to ensure the normal operation of the business.
IDC server room with movable floor under the air supply, power supply room using the upper air supply to accurately control the temperature and humidity of the server room space. The refrigeration power of the unit can fully meet the refrigeration power requirements of the equipment in the server room and has a large redundancy, providing the best operating conditions for the customer's network system.
Expanded Information:
As a server room (computer study room/data center), its physical environment is strictly controlled and is mainly divided into several aspects: i.e., temperature, power supply, flooring, and fire prevention system.
1, temperature
Speaking of temperature, the general use of air conditioning. Air conditioning is used to control the temperature and humidity of the data center, the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Society's "Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments" recommended temperature range of 20-25 ° C (68-75 ° F), the humidity range of 40-55%, suitable for the data center environment, the maximum dew point temperature is 17 ° C.
2, power supply, flooring and fire protection systems.
2. Power supply
The power supply for the server room consists of one or more Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and/or diesel generators for backup power. To avoid a single point of failure, all electrical systems, including the backup power supply, are fully redundant. For critical servers, connect to both power supplies to achieve the reliability of an N+1 redundant system. Static switches are sometimes used to ensure instantaneous switching from one power supply to another in the event of a power failure.
3. Floor
The floor in a server room is elevated 60 centimeters (2 feet) relative to a tile floor, and this height has become higher with the development of society, and is 80-100 centimeters to provide a better even distribution of airflow.
This allows the air conditioning system to pour cool air under the floor as well, and also provides more space for underground power cable routing. Data cables in modern data centers are often routed through overhead cable trays, but there are still some who suggest that data cables should be routed under the floor for safety reasons and to consider adding a cooling system.
Smaller data centers without raised floors can do without antistatic floors. Computer cabinets are often organized into a hot aisle to allow for the most efficient air circulation.
4. Fire protection system
The fire protection system in the computer room includes passive and active design, as well as a fire action implementation plan. Often installed smoke detectors, in the combustion of open flames before being able to detect the fire in advance, before the fire increases can be cut off from the power supply, the use of fire extinguishers to manually extinguish the fire.
Sprinklers cannot be used in data centers because electronic components often malfunction when exposed to water, especially if the power supply is not disconnected, and the situation is made worse by using water to extinguish the fire.
Even if a sprinkler system is installed, the clean gas fire suppression system should be activated before the sprinkler system. Firewalls should also be installed in the data center so that fires can be contained within a localized area and damage can be minimized even in the event of a fire.