Air Conditioning

Adequate and reliable cooling is essential to the operation of any data centre, computer room or server room. After the IT load, it is the biggest user of energy. For this reason, efficient air conditioning is a key element in creating an energy-efficient data centre. The right system for your data centre will depend upon various factors such as power density and the availability of space for the cooling plant. Whatever your circumstances, we will find the right solution for your needs. In fact, Future-Tech has pioneered a number of energy saving schemes for data centre cooling. Systems we have installed include:

• full fresh air free cooling
• water to air free cooling
• enclosed hot aisles
• enclosed cold aisles
• elevated operating temperatures
• evaporative humidification/cooling

The most efficient installations involve a combination of the above - e.g. enclosed hot aisle to elevate return temperatures with a fresh air or water-to-air free cooling system. Also, both from the energy efficiency aspect and for reliability, it is important that the air conditioning installed is designed for use in an IT environment.

The basic requirements of a reliable and energy efficient computer room air conditioning system include:

• high SHR
• EC fans
• electronic expansion valves
• good filtration
• control of relative humidity
• designed to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year