Electronic components are highly sensitive to changes in temperature, humidity, and other factors. To maintain optimum performance for your server or computer rooms, those spaces must be maintained in a stable,cool environment as to not damage the fragile but important IT equipment housed within. For that reason, your data centres will need precision cooling.
What is precision cooling?
It refers to the cooling systems and units designed especially for spaces that house IT equipment in mind. Precision air conditioning for server rooms and other facilities are compact machines designed to be energy-efficient, more sensitive to changes, and much more compact.
How is it different from cooling systems used for people/ elsewhere?
The kind of air conditioning we use to cool rooms for people is called comfort cooling. Why can’t comfort cooling systems be used for one, and vice versa? There are key differences, but it all boils down to function.
Comfort cooling units cannot be used on IT equipment and data facilities because they are not efficient enough. You will be wasting your money installing these for server rooms.
Precision cooling units do not have the sufficient functions necessary for cooling rooms for people. For example, humans add more heat, moisture, and humidity to a room, which precision cooling units are not tasked to handle.
Types of precision cooling systems
There are two major types of precision cooling systems you should consider. Read more about these two types of systems to see which might be a better choice for your facility. They are both effective for their purpose .
CRAC, or computer room air conditioning units, operate much like a regular air conditioner-- it uses a refrigerant to cool the hot air.
CRAH, or computer room air handler units, on the other hand, lack a compressor unlike the former. They operate by using fans and cold water to cool air.
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