As the world becomes more and more digitized, there is an increasing reliance on data centers and computing power to operate the growing digital economy. In storing massive amounts of data, data centers generate a large amount of heat, which has traditionally been dispersed by using water. As a result, data centers are commonly located in areas where both power and water supply are plentiful and cheap. This greatly narrows the range of suitable locations and puts more strain on water usage effectiveness.
Further, there has been a lot of debates on the ideal airflow configuration in the data center. Recently there is another angle to explore to maintain uniform airflow i.e., horizontal airflow configuration. Many colocation & hyper-scale data centers are opting for this configuration by using a massive wall of fans to push the cool air onto the data center floor. The following are the advantages of horizontal airflow configuration:
- Ideal for non-raised floor critical infrastructure installations with hot aisle containment
- High adaptability to IT load conditions due to horizontal air flow configuration and variable speed fans
Along with availability, reliability, and energy efficiency white space management is another key in the pursuit of uptime in mission-critical solutions. The ability to tailor an engineered solution is what sets Vertiv apart from other companies.
Vertiv unveils largest & single cabinet-based (all-in-one) DX solution i.e. Liebert PKDX, an engineered Direct Expansion (DX) Package Solution that supports “zero” water-based configuration, increases white space in data center and comes with plug-n-play arrangement, eliminates underfloor arrangement, and increases resultant PUE and “ZERO WUE”. Liebert PKDX with ZERO WUE for cooling will bring a new paradigm for the development of green and low carbon emission technologies. Liebert PKDX is also available in Split version.
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Colocation and Cloud |
Medium-Large Critical Space | Non-raised Floor High-Capacity Single Unit, White Space Limitation |
Vertiv™ Liebert® PKDX is designed for critical applications such as data center, control rooms without a raised floor. A single cabinet- based DX unit of 300 kW consists of an evaporator and condenser section that can handle very high air volume up to 74700 CMH and high ESP up to 300 Pa. Liebert® PKDX doesn’t occupy white space in the data hall/control room. |
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Financial Institution |
Medium-Large Critical Space | Space Limitation, Non-raised Floor | |
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Telecom Sector |
Large Switch Room, Data Center, Critical Space | Non-raised Floor, High- Capacity Single Unit, White Space Limitation |
In 2023, Vertiv India has unveiled the availability of the Liebert PKDX in Greater India and Southeast Asian countries. To learn more, click here.
