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Eagan Data Center
In 2012, TiePoint-bkm was engaged to provide a Strategic Infrastructure Plan to assist the owner with identifying system capacity limitations and developing a roadmap to maximize the available IT Load. The “raised floor” was reconfigured into four Data Halls, approximately 10,000 SF each with an ultimate UPS output capacity of 4,050 kW (3,645 kW at 90% redline).
Critical Power Distribution: Originally designed to support a total building load of 12MW and a critical IT of 6,000 kW at full buildout, the facility is supported by eight 2MW diesel EGs located in two plants. While each EG plant was originally configured for N+1, they now operate at N+2 per plant. The UPS architecture has evolved into a 2N system providing approximately 4MW of critical power.
Chiller Plant: The mechanical plant consists of three 750 ton chillers in an N+1 configuration. A waterside economizer provides free-cooling during low ambient conditions (approximately 1/3 of the year). Cooling tower make-up water is supported from two dedicated water services to the site in conjunction with a 15,000 gallon underground storage tank.
Data Halls: Each data hall is conditioned from a series of central station air handling units connected to a common network of overhead ductwork. Each air handling unit has been retrofitted with a VFD to provide supply air from overhead in each cold aisle in response to rack-mounted temperature sensors. IT cabinets are arranged in a hot aisle/cold aisle configuration complete with cold aisle containment. The original critical power distribution is being replaced with new PDUs serving redundant RPPs located at each end of the IT rows.
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