This whitepaper explores the importance of strategic and balanced chiller plant control for the reliable, efficient, and stable thermal management of data center IT infrastructure. It provides methods to prevent equipment wear and tear, reduce energy consumption, and enhance overall system performance through effective staging, sequencing, and diagnostic strategies.

You’ll discover:

1. The critical importance of strategic, reliable, efficient, and accurate chiller plant control for the thermal management of data center IT infrastructure.
2. Practical methods to achieve reliable and stable facility operation through proper system design, redundancy, and control strategies.
3. Techniques to prevent compressor short cycling, which can lead to equipment damage and poor temperature control.
4. Strategies to reduce energy usage by matching chiller capacity to system load and optimizing chiller staging and sequencing.
5. The impact of proper chiller plant control on overall system performance, including maintaining optimal cooling, preventing equipment wear and tear, and enhancing productivity.
6. The necessity of accurate diagnostics and user alerts for maintaining high reliability and quick response to failures in plant operation.
7. The importance of an integrated thermal management cooling strategy to protect uptime and manage operational costs in data centers.