is the data center generator you depend on adequate for your needs? (slideshare)

Is the Data Center Generator You Depend on Adequate for Your Needs?

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The data center generator is the way most enterprises and service providers go

However, there’s more to a decent generator solution than meets the eye

Power Output

Data center generator output must meet the total requirements for power in the data center

On the other hand, with backup generator solutions potentially running into tens of thousands of dollars,

you don’t want to go overboard on unused capacity either

Architecture

Sometimes one highly reliable unit is all that is required or that can be installed

However, one backup generator on its own is a single point of failure

The generator configuration must also mesh with other parts of an overall uninterruptible power supply solutions like battery backup

Start-Up Time

There is a start-up time, shorter or longer depending on the type used,

even if it is possible to maintain some generators in a pre-heated state for rapid start-up

While the generator is starting up, the battery backup must take over supplying the power required

so that there is no undue break in service

Less battery backup means shorter start-up times, and vice versa

Monitoring and Management

A data center generator also needs to allow remote monitoring and management via its own network connection

It should also automatically and reliably start up if main power fails

Longer Term Operation

In extreme cases like recent hurricanes, neighborhoods have been without power and fuel for days

In that case, not only will you need big enough fuel reserves,

but you will also need a generator that allows for in-operation maintenance as required for truly uninterruptible power supply

Environmental Concerns

EPA restrictions may apply to essentially toxic fumes from diesel generators

Fuel cell backup is cleaner

Solar panels are another solution with the potential to move even large data center power backup over to renewable, non-polluting systems

Test, Test, and Test Again

Bigger data centers may need weekly generator testing

Not only does the generator itself have to work, but the fuel it uses must always be in good condition

The degradation of diesel fuel, when kept too long, is a potential problem here

Are data centers fated to use diesel generators for the foreseeable future,

or is renewable energy already a viable option?

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