Introduction to Data Center Engineering

How data centers work as a system of power, cooling, structure, network and people, and how they are designed and built.

DCE-200 Year 2 3 credits 5 lessons · 2 h 49 min

Offered by HSM University · Data Center Engineering

This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.

What you'll learn

Describe what a data center does, the main types of facility, and the scale of their electricity demand, and calculate IT load, heat load and PUE
Trace the power chain from the transmission grid to the processor, calculate three-phase currents, battery and fuel needs and chain efficiency, and explain the roles of UPS systems and generators
Size airflow and coolant flow with \(\dot{Q} = \dot{m} c_p \Delta T\), explain air and liquid cooling, economizers and water use, and apply the ASHRAE thermal envelope
Calculate availability for series, parallel and N+1 systems, and explain redundancy levels, concurrent maintainability, fault tolerance and the tier classifications
Outline a data center project from site selection, power and permits to commissioning and operations, including negotiation with the municipality and the critical path

5 lessons · 2 h 49 min total · final exam

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

How data centers work as a system of power, cooling, structure, network and people, and how they are designed and built.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 2.