Print this page High Performance Data Centers
Steven G. Liescheidt, P.E., CCS, CCPR
Course Outline
This five hour online course discusses high performance data center design concepts to provide better energy efficiency in data centers.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
Learning
Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will learn about:
- Air Management;
- Air-Side Economizers;
- Centralized Air Handling;
- Cooling Plant Optimization;
- Direct Liquid Cooling;
- Water-Side Economizers;
- Humidification Control;
- Power Supplies;
- Self Generation;
- Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems;
- Hot Aisle/Cold Isle Designs;
- Case Studies;
- Benchmarking;
- Principles and Approaches For Implementation; and
- Additional Resource Readings.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for mechanical engineers.
Benefit for Attendee
Attendee of this course will be able to better understand how data centers can be designed to be efficient and energy conscience in operations.
Course Introduction
Data center design is a relatively new field that houses a dynamic and evolving technology. The most efficient and effective data center designs use relatively new design fundamentals to create the required high energy density, high reliability environment. The following Best Practices capture many of the new ‘standard’ approaches used as a starting point by successful and efficient data centers.
Course Content
This course is primarily based on High Performance Data Centers – A Design Guidelines Sourcebook, January 2006:
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Course Summary
Based upon benchmark measurements of operating data centers and input from practicing designers and operators, the source material for this course Design provides a set of efficient baseline design approaches for data center systems. In many cases, the ideas in this course source material can also be used to identify cost-effective saving opportunities in operating facilities. No design guide can offer ‘the one correct way’ to design a data center; however, this source material in this course offers efficient design suggestions that provide efficiency benefits in a wide variety of data center design situations. In some areas, promising technologies are also identified for possible future design consideration.
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:
United States Green Building Council – www.usgbc.com
US Department of Energy – www.doe.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – www.nrel.gov
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
