Data centres are critical to many companies and downtime can cost millions, so advanced facilities use power quality solutions located on site to ensure uninterrupted power.
The cost of IT disruptions is estimated as high as $2,000 per second, so you need to make sure your infrastructure is always up and running.
GE’s Industrial Solutions brings to data centers a wide array of products aimed at minimizing downtime, improving efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of high energy demand.
We take a look at some of the must-have advanced data centre equipment designed to seamlessly handle power system faults.
Switchgear
Switchgear regulates the flow of electricity within an electrical system to prevent overloads and short circuits.
GE low voltage, medium voltage and parallel switchgear and disconnects provide dependable, economical, and cost effective means to protect your data center equipment.
These integrated systems combine automatic and manual backup controls with protection, metering, and switching elements to ensure a continuous distribution of power.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
If power to the data centre is cut off, the UPS provides battery backup without interruption so that the servers experience no loss of power.
GE’s SG Series UPS provides one of the most efficient and reliable three-phase UPS platforms for datacenter critical power protection.
The GE UPS to operate in both double conversion mode or eco mode providing maximum levels of power reliability and 99% operating efficiency to lower energy consumption and improve power usage effectiveness (PUE).
Generators
When there is power loss, the automatic transfer switch senses the power loss and transfers the data centre equipment to the generator power.
GE gas engines, ranging from 0.25 MW to 9.5 MW, are known for their high efficiencies, low emissions, durability, and high reliability.
These gas engines run on natural gas or a variety of other gases including biogas, landfill gas, coal seam gas, sewage gas, and combustible industrial waste gases.
These gas engines can ramp up to full power (and back down) in under five minutes and are capable of up to 90 percent total efficiency.
Whether you’re seeking full power at high efficiency levels or a unit capable of short start-up times, GE gas engines are an ideal, reliable solution for your lasting power needs
GE’s advanced power quality solutions provide the safe, clean and reliable power needed to maximize power efficiency and uptime for data centres.
The following video looks at these data centre solutions in action.
