vs. Capital costs
Fan level
▪ More air performance / same footprint
▪ Efficiency ▪ Predictive / Preventive
maintenance ▪ IOT & Connectivity
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Market situation & Cooling concepts Cooling Concepts
Radical I 630 fan Radical II 630 fan
5000
10000 qv [m³/h]
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peak static eff. 68%
70
peak static eff. 62%
60
50
40
+ 38% more air 30 performance
parameters geometrie
FEM
modification
CFD
calculation
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Area cooling - CRAC Radical II 630
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Simulation of fan
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Area cooling - CRAC New Radical II 630 fan – case study
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Application: Upgrade precision air-conditioning units
Replacement of existing AC fans with the new Radical II 630 fan
▪ Radical I 630
▪ Radical II 630
▪ Efficiency ▪ More air performance ▪ Power density ▪ same footprint
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Area cooling - CRAC CRAC - Precision Air Conditioning (Radical II 630)
▪ Modular system
▪ Covers main load of the most data center
▪ Free cooling, adiabatic cooling, evaporative cooling
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old duty points (Radical I 630) + old & new duty points Radical II 630
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Area cooling - CRAC Radical II 630
optimization algorithm
Megatrends
▪ IOT ▪ Big Data ▪ 5G ▪ autonomous driving ▪ Industry 4.0 ▪ Clouds ▪ Smart City
Datacenter trends
▪ Hyperscale ▪ Colocation ▪ Edge DC ▪ Enterprises ▪ Low PUE ▪ DC Container
▪ Ensure reliable server performance in data centers
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Area cooling - CRAC Trends for Precision air-conditioning units
volume calls for more cooling capacity ▪ Enormous potential energy savings with efficient cooling concepts
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Market situation & Cooling concepts Why are fans important?
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Area cooling - CRAH RadiPac II
Air Performance Range
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500 W to12 kW
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Area cooling - CRAH RadiPac II
Improve
Rounded blade leading edge
Datecenter ▪ 39 pcs. CRAC Units ▪ Duty point per cabinet: 400Pa@45000m3/h ▪ 3 fans installed per unit / 117 fans in total
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Area cooling - CRAH Trends for Computer Room Air Handler
Trend Asia / USA / Europe ▪ Hyperscale DCs are mostly equipped with
CRAH systems ▪ More air performance / same footprint ▪ Reduce energy consumption ▪ Increase overall efficiency ▪ Modular system / multiple fans [THD(I)] ▪ „one fits all“
RadiCal II
Gen 4. Data Center Fan Plastic Impeller (RadiCal II) Gen 3. BG 150Motor
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Area cooling - CRAC RadiCal II
Airfoil blade
Inclined blade trailing edge
Tappered connection flange
Integrated radial diffuser
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- Low-loss inflow - Noise reduction - Low-loss airflow - No flow separation - Wide efficiency peak - High stability - Turbulence-free downstream flow - Reduced tonal noise
3D Version
Gen 1. Data Center Fan Metal Impeller Gen 2. BG150 Motor
RadiCal
Gen 2. Data Center Fan Plastic Impeller(RadiCal) Gen 2. BG150 Motor
RadiCal +
Gen 3. Data Center Fan Plastic Impeller (RadiCal) Gen 3. BG150 Motor
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Area cooling - CRAH RadiPac II
Improve
2005 54,0%
2009 59,8%
2013 62,3%
2015 67,3%
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▪ Multiple ebm-papst EC fans (supply & exhaust side) working in parallel supply the required amount of air with particular efficiency
Innovation for Data Center
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Market situation & Cooling concepts Why are fans important?
Cooling is responsible for up to 37 % of a data center’s energy needs. ▪ Constantly increasing data
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Area cooling - CRAH RadiPac II
Constriction
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Facility cooling Fan Grid solutions
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10
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Same footprint More air performance Power density Efficiency