An Introduction to

Prefabricated Data Centers

Power IT
Cooling

ENRIQUE WERNER B. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PREFAB B. APJ

AST MODULAR – SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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 Proven Experience in Prefab
AST modular is now part of Schneider Electric
Key Facts
• Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain -
Manufacturing & Engineering in Barcelona &
Miami
• Founded in 1999 by Daunert brothers as spin-
off of family machine-tool distribution
business.
• Pioneered the first data center in an ISO
shipping container in 2001
• First Company to build a Tier III certified multi-
module data center.
• Over 450 data center projects successfully
executed
Benefits to Schneider / Customers
• 14 years’ experience in prefabricated DCs
with over 80 reference designs
• Proven ability to design and execute on
modular projects worldwide (over 50
countries)
• Increased support to EMEA, Latin America,
and APJ
• Complementary product offer
• Efficient cooling options specific to
Prefabricated construction
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Proven Experience in Prefabrication

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 What is Prefab?
High Level Definition:

A data center fully or partially built using pre-fabricated modular building

blocks of standard units and dimensions, allowing for

QUICKER DEPLOYMENT
COST SAVINGS
SCALABILITY
PREDICTABILITY

These pre-engineered building blocks can be in the form factor of

an enclosure or a skid-mounted solution of factory-integrated & tested
components including hardware and software.

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 Prefabricated Data Center advantages

Flexibility and Predictable

Faster Deployment
Scalability Performance

• Defer capital expenses and • Shorten planning cycle and • The density, availability and
minimize over sizing. reduce complexity efficiency you expected

• The cost you were

• Adjust quickly changes in
demand, up or down.
• Deploy in various
configurations of density
and availability
• Simplify design and build
promised
process
• Less “hands” involved, less
• Delivery in 16-20 weeks or changes to design
less (upon design sign-off
and receipt of PO)

. . . vs. traditional data centers

“A building block solution which is compliant with all standards
related to legacy Data Centers”
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 AST Modular Datacenters Offering

ISO Container NON ISO Container Modular Room

SB = Smart NFC = Natural

Bunker Free Cooling

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Building Blocks for All Major Sub-Systems
IT Space
Power
Cooling

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IT Space Building Blocks

ISO-Shipping Container Non-ISO Purpose-Built Modules

ISO Definition: •Larger, Spacious
20 ft = 6.1m (w), 2.5 (w) 2591mm (h) •Easily Scalable
40 ft = 12.2m (w) •Wider range of cooling options
High Cube 2896mm •(Raised Floor, InRow, Overhead)
•Clean Aesthetics
•Ships Easily Globally
•Mobile
•Can be ruggedized for harsh environments

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IT Space Building Blocks

Modular Rooms Turnkey Rack (Smart Bunker)

•Designed for Indoor Applications Self Sufficient Micro Datacenter in a Rack

•Lower Cost .vs. Enclosed
•Easier Access for Maintenance
• Built onsite with prefabricated components
• Accomplish all DC physical standard in the market.
Incl. 100% infrastructure in a traditional server room
Plug and play solution
High level of physical security.
From 5kW to 30kW
Autonomous or split cooling.
Indoor & outdoor deployment.
Suitable for harsh environments & extreme conditions

•Standard 23, 36, 47U sizing

•Up to 2 hours Fire Rating

•UPS
•Monitoring
•Access Control
•Cooling

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Power Module Building Blocks

Power Modules - Containerized Power Modules - Skids

•Standard Designs: Pre-assembled on a base (without walls or a roof) for internal

•250kW placement only
•500kW Different UPS technologies and architectures
•750kW Up to 97.6% UPS Efficiency with Symmetra Megawatt
(400kW to 1.2MW)

Below picture – Factory Acceptance Test

•Customization according to customer requirements

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Cooling Module Building Blocks

Hydronics Module Natural Free Cooling Module.

•Prefabricated Mechanical Plant Room •An Indirect Pay as You Grow Free Cooling Technology
•Tier 2/3 •Multiple Types of economization, capable of selecting air-to-
•500kW to 1MW standard design air, adiabatic, traditional cooling
•Cooling provided by 50kW modules –
total of 8 for a 40ft container = 400kW
•Low PUE’s possible

Thermal
Storage
Tank

Direct Free Cooling

To Row / Raised Floor Cooling in the IT Module
•Outdoor air used to directly cool IT hardware
• Air is filtered before it enters the IT Module or DC
• Supported by chilled water or DX
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All In One Container. Include 100% infrastructure in a traditional DC:
• IT racks (from 4 to 14), UPS, Extinguishing Fire System.
• Cooling (InRows, overhead fancoil).
• Insulation, Monitoring, Control Access.

ISO CONTAINER. Non ISO CONTAINER

Customizable to customer requirements Standard Offer size 90kW All-in-One

(40ft Enclosure,10 Racks, UPS, PDU, In-Row CW
Cooling, DCIM)

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 ISO Container: 20” & 40”

Reduced CAPEX.
Relocatable.
Fast time to market.
Energy Efficient.
Highly Secure pre-engineered Data
Center.
Provides optimal data center
environmental conditions for servers in
any location, regardless of its Anti
Vandalism heavy-duty construction.
Easy to install.
Possible to expand.

CUSTOMIZABLE

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 Container Models
Compact Unit = All In One
• Contains all required components for data centre operation
• N+1 Power and cooling
• Ideal for deployment in isolated locations
• Ideal mobile contingency for disaster recovery
• Provides additional capacity when plant and rack space is at its
limits

IT Unit
• Up to 19 x 42u Server cabinets
• Used in conjunction with support container
• Up to 750kW of power and cooling in 320sqft
• N+1 Cooling and power distribution
• Suitable for use with containerized cooling such as MNFC & CW
block

Support Unit
• Contains all required plant for data centre operations
• Can be used in conjunction with single or multiple IT containers
• Ideal mobile contingency for plant failure
• Enables defined infrastructure building blocks

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 Cooling Container Units
Natural Free Cooling Unit
Indirect air to air system
Highly energy efficient
Used with IT container it can provide 400kW of cooling
Can be used to provide cooling to brick and mortar DC

Direct Free Cooling Unit

DFC module uses outdoor air to cool DC when
suitable outdoor temp & humidity exist
Requires support of chiller and cooling tower for when
conditions are not suitable
In the right environment can bring massive energy
savings
Can be used to cool IT services container of brick and
mortar DC

Chilled Water Block Unit

Used in conjunction with IT services and Stand alone
container
Can be used to provide additional cooling to brick and
mortar DC
Requires chiller, cooling tower or dry cooler
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 Spec. Container Units
Chiller Support Unit
Provides chilled water to cooling plant such as CW module or RDX
Provides housing for chillers for use in harsh environments
Chiller modules can be linked to increase capacity
Allows easy targeting of cooling resources in a container farm
Ideal as mobile contingency for chiller failure

Power Support Unit

Contains all power elements: UPS, batteries,
main panel, overhead fan coil.
Modules can be linked to form a power farm

Generator Unit
Contains all generator elements: genset, fuel tank & electronics
Provides housing for generator for use in harsh environments
Modules can be linked to form a generator farm

Vestibule Unit
Provides entry area for IT services module
Additional protection for IT hardware when deployed in
desert or arctic environment
Cab be fitted with an airlock
Can be fitted with work station to provide local consol access to IT

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 Container Farms
Combining Building
Blocks to Achieve large
Scale Modular
Deployments
Multiple containers working together
Consisting of rack (IT) modules, cooling
modules, support modules, power modules
generator modules and vestibule modules.
Easy mixing of high and low density
areas
No requirement for a building
Containers can be stacked vertically
drastically reducing required area
Enables rapid deployment and
expansion

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 NON ISO Container

Wider, taller and longer than

Containerized Datacenters.
25’ & 45’ Configuration Available.
No internal rails and No data-power
e-chains.
More internal Clearance Space.
Same Benefits of Containerized
Datacenters.
Modules can be combined to achieve
large scale modular DCs deployments.
Partition walls removable.
Easily stackable

CUSTOMIZABLE
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 Modular Rooms

Kit-Type Shelter (IKEA type).

Certified against water, fire, dust.
Certificate total enclosure.
Shelter Panels installed on site.
Mechanical assembly, clean and dust-
free.
Modular with possibility of future
expansion.
Can be deployed indoors and adaptable
to dimensions and shape of existing
building.
Build on site (assemble) with
prefabricate components.
Thermally insulated and energy efficient.
High mechanical resistance.

CUSTOMIZABLE
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 SB* Smart Bunker. Micro Datacenter

Self Sufficient Micro Datacenter in a Rack.

Available in 23, 37 & 46Us configurations.
Plug and play solution.
Includes 100% datacenter infrastructure needed
in a traditional server room.
Prefabricated and offsite constructed. It provides
a datacenter ready for production.
No need for on site contractors and project
simplification.
High level of physical security. Anti ballistic and
EMI protection optional.
Indoor and outdoor deployment. Suitable for
harsh environments and extreme conditions.
Customizable in terms of look and feel.
Can be easily relocated and fits through doors.
CUSTOMIZABLE
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SB* Datacenter infrastructures integrated

COOLING FIRE EXTINGUISING MONITORING

UPS ACCESS INSULATION

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 SB COOLING

Split cooling Split cooling

Compact side
Ventilation system. system. Side
cooling unit
Internal evap. evaporator

Ventilated
Datacenter Office Office
areas (cooling)
(Up to 14 kW) (Up to 5 kW) (Up to 30 kW)
(Up to 20 kW)
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CASE STUDIES: Danske Bank & Thor

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 Danske Bank: ISO Container + NFC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX_UDqp4Qfg

Extension of an existing datacenter campus in

Denmark rolled out in 2 different Data Center
sites.

Additional datacenter capacity added to the

Campus both through traditional build and
containers.

Purpose built Data Centres used to deliver

outsourcing services

Containerized and traditional Data Centers are

connected by redundant dark fibre trunks. The
campus works as one big highly resilient Data
Centre with a raised floor space of 9,000m2

High availability design in all key areas

Mechanical and cooling
Electrical
Fire protection
Building Management System
Security
Access control
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 Danske Bank. Site 1
2 CDCs* IT Units. Joined Together 2Containerized
NFC* Modules

1 CDC*
Support Unit

2 CDCs* Generator Units.

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 Danske Bank. Site 1 Specs

• 200 kW IT load capacity.

• Twin IT container with 14 racks and 8
positions for storage frames.
• Dual bus to dual cord IT hardware.
• N+N electrical design and N+1 cooling
design.
• High standards for security and access
control.
• 24x7 operation and monitoring integrated
with existing site systems and staff.
• Annual PUE 1.19
• Interface to power, water and cabling for IT
data, monitoring and access control.

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 Danske Bank. Site 2
5 Containerized
5 CDCs* IT Units. Joined Together
NFC* Modules

1 CDC* Power Unit 1 CDC*Chiller Unit

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 Danske Bank. Site 2 Specs

• 400 kW IT load capacity.

• Two twin IT containers and one single IT
container with 42 racks and 16 positions for
storage frames etc.
• Dual bus to dual cord IT hardware.
• N+N electrical design and N+1 cooling
design.
• High standards for security and access
control.
• 24x7 operation and monitoring integrated
with existing site systems and staff.
• Best PUE (Power Utilisation Efficiency) of
any of the client Nordic data centers.
• Interface to power, water and cabling for IT
data, monitoring and access control

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 Danske Bank. Turnkey Project.

AST Modular’s turn-key

solution:
Resilient data center infrastructure
housed in interterconnected containers
N+1 design
One transformer feed
Two generators (N+N)
Two UPS systems (N+N)
Two busbar distribution systems
NFC fans operating N+1
Chillers operating N+1
Dry coolers operating N+1
Natural Free Cooling – among the most
energy efficient cooling solutions on the
market

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 THOR project: ISO Container + Modular
Room + Natural Free Cooling
Client: Hosting and Cloud Storage Services provider Thor Data Center.

Location: Reyjkavik (Iceland)

PUE 1,07 on a TIER 2+ configuration.

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 THOR. Phase One.

ONE 400 KW
NATURAL FREE
COOLING* MODULE

ONE CDC* UNIT WITH

17x 14KW IT RACKS

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THOR. Phase Two.

ONE 400 KW
NATURAL FREE
COOLING* MODULE

ONE DCMR*
WITH 50 X 7KW IT
RACKS

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 Prefabricated Data Center
Reference Designs: Big Datacenter Solutions

• Continue to simplify the data center

• Library of 14 engineered reference
designs
• 500kW, 1 MW, 2MW deployment sizes
• Uptime Tier II and III designs
• Hybrid and Full Prefab configurations
•Design Methodology and Explanation
•System level technical specifications
- Available load, PUE, Density,
Layout
• Complete schematics and BOMs

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 Semi-prefabricated
Reference Design #22

● Fully Engineered Design

● 3.3 MW Tier III

● 3 Private Data Halls

● 10,000 sq. ft. per Data Hall

● Power: 2X1.1MW UPS per hall

● 2X1.5MW Air cooled chiller, N+1 pumps

● PUE of 1.4

● 10-12 month Greenfield Delivery

● Competitive cost

http://designportal.apc.com/dcrd/resources/pdf/en/RD22DSR0.pdf

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 Fully Prefabricated
Reference Design #36

● Fully Engineered Design with

prefabricated Power, Cooling and IT

● 2 MW Tier III

● 176 racks at 10 kW/rack

● 2N 1200kW Power Skids

● 2N 3X500 kW Chillers

● 2X1000 kW Hydronics Modules

● Calculated PUE = 1.39

● 12-16 Week Greenfield Delivery

● Competitive cost

http://designportal.apc.com/dcrd/resources/pdf/en/RD36DSR0.pdf

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 Contact Details

Enrique Werner
B. Development Manager APJ Prefab B.

enrique.werner@schneider-electric.com
www.schneider-electric.com

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