High cooling capacity with high added value: QUANTUM boosts energy efficiency in Data Centers
A group of QUANTUM Air chillers is proving its efficient performance across several data centers in the United Kingdom. The integration of free cooling in the data centers offers both economic and ecological benefits.
- 20 air-cooled QUANTUM chillers of the type QUANTUM A1470 play a key role in optimizing energy efficiency across multiple data centers.
- The integrated free cooling in the data center further reduces energy consumption; an Active Harmonic Filter improves power quality.
Data centers are among the largest energy consumers in modern IT infrastructure. In light of rising energy costs, increasing sustainability demands, and ambitious climate goals, optimizing energy efficiency in data centers is more important than ever. The selection of powerful and energy-efficient chillers plays a central role in this. Innovative options such as free-cooling in data centers also deserve more attention in the energy debate. At ENGIE Refrigeration, we demonstrate the enormous potential of both in terms of the energy balance of IT infrastructure across several data centers at six different locations in the UK. And with impressive cooling performance: a total of 20 air-cooled QUANTUM chillers with a cooling capacity of 26 megawatts reliably bring the server rooms to the right temperature. Our team has configured the compressors and fans to ensure optimal overall energy consumption at every operating point, regardless of the ambient climate. Additionally, the low refrigerant charge conserves valuable resources. For our customer in the UK, this means increased energy efficiency in all data centers - both in operation and in cooling delivery.
More energy efficiency in Data Centers thanks to free-cooling
QUANTUM Air not only promises high energy efficiency in data centers through its core technology. Its optional modules further enhance the chiller’s outstanding energy performance. Our integrated free-cooling solution for data centers is perfectly aligned with the customer’s ambitious energy goals. By utilizing cold outside air during operation to cool the refrigerant with little or no compressor use, QUANTUM Air reduces its energy consumption. Furthermore, an integrated Active Harmonic Filter ensures that QUANTUM operates in a grid-friendly manner, improving power quality (Total Harmonic Distortion of Current (THDI) < 5 percent). At the end of the day, this large-scale project - executed already multiple times - proves one thing: QUANTUM Air and free-cooling are the perfect duo for greater energy efficiency in data centers. That’s why our cooling solution will soon be used not only in the UK, but also in Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and in Switzerland.
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