Energy Assessment for the Data Center- Step 2

 

1- Startup Conference Call:

The kickoff discussion call serves the purpose to ensure that coverage, onsite activities, key personnel, and onsite logistics have been recognized. Other objectives are to determine the data center systems to be enclosed in the energy assessment, technical data to be collected prior to the site visit, and safety matters.

The Primary Systems consist of the following three systems:

•  IT-Equipment
•  HVAC Systems (Cooling and Air Management)
• Electrical Systems.

2- Off-Site Compilation of Information:

Gather technical details and data from surveys, drawings, records, etc. Enter the data into Assessment Worksheets. The Worksheets can afterward be employed to report measurements, metrics, and actions from the Assessment

order for the Key Personnel to finish the Site Description Survey to specify the general features of the data center. 

– Principal data center description

•  Size
• Classification of the data center (enterprise, collocation, telecom, etc.)
• Geographic area
• Fuel, fuel costs, and fuel unit cost.

– Primary System description

•  Type and number of equipment/systems
•  Redundancy
• Management strategies
• Power needs and fuel types
• Operating characteristics, normal operating conditions.

-Energy Management Practices Survey

Request the Key Personnel to fill out the Energy Management Practices Survey. This survey delivers high-level information on energy approaches executed at the data center.

-Required Measurement Equipment

The evaluator should inspect the gathered data and define the presence of any data gaps for which onsite measurements or other collection methods may be necessary. Identify the measurement equipment the evaluator must get to the site. Examples include equipment for measuring:

– Fluid temperature

– Air Humidity

– Fluid flow

– Electrical power.

Questions to ask the key personnel contain the following:

– Are there a need for special measurement equipment?

– Are there stationary sensors?

– What does the management system notify?

- Check Safety, Health, and Environmental Issues and Training

Specify site-specific safety, health, and environmental points/activity:

– Determinate personal protective equipment the evaluator will be needed to get

– Recognize personal protective equipment the Key personnel will deliver

– Specify any “special needs”—if any

– Define the safety, health, and environmental training requirements

– Set a tentative schedule for safety, health, and environmental exercise

– Execute the exercise the first day of the onsite activities

– Training must be conducted and documented before onsite activities.

- Agreements

The Key Personnel must provide the Evaluator with the suitable Non disclosure agreements:

– Guarantee the deals are understood

– They must be reviewed, signed, and returned before entering the site

– The Evaluator is the entity joining the agreements.