Power Measurement in Data Centers

---

During the COVID-19 pandemic, data centers have become an enabler of remote work and work from home policies. Up to recently, data throughput of data centers has been the primary focus of attention. Recently, power related issues with data centers are becoming the new frontier.

 

In this presentation, we will talk about the three primary challenges that power end electric engineers face when operating modern data centers: 1) Avoid downtime, 2) Improve efficiency, 3) Maintain electrical safety.

 

Avoiding downtime requires data center operators to perform specialized measurements and provide standby power. To guarantee seamless switchover, multipole parameters need to be monitored and the condition of backup battery banks need to be evaluated regularly.

Improving efficiency requires to monitor parameters such as power usage efficiency and power consumption that is not directly IT related.

 

Finally, electrical safety needs to be monitored to guaranty safe and injury free operation of the data center. Throughout the presentation, we will practical guidance on what measurements data center operators need to perform and provide examples of typical measurement results.

---

---

---

---