Commissioning six hot aisle containment systems.
No issues, no hassle, no delays.
A bespoke liquid cooled load bank solution.
Commissioning six hot aisle containment systems.
Our customer needed to commission six Hot Aisle Containment (HAC) systems for a data centre in Spain. All within a tight programme. Each HAC required 1.4 MW of liquid cooling and 600 kW of air cooling, creating a complex commissioning challenge that standard air load banks alone could not address.
While the air-cooled systems could be tested using conventional air load banks and heaters, the liquid-cooled elements of the HAC required a far more specialised approach. Without the ability to accurately replicate liquid cooling loads, our customer would not have been able to fully commission the HAC systems. Putting the overall data centre timeline at risk.
Timing and logistics added further pressure. The installation had to be completed in two weeks, followed by one week of commissioning and seven weeks of operation. To complicate things further, all equipment had to be lifted to the third floor of the facility by crane.
A bespoke liquid cooled load bank solution.
Our team designed and delivered a bespoke liquid-cooled load bank solution, tailored precisely to our customer’s technical and operational requirements.
The solution comprised:
To align with the data hall’s existing electrical setup, the load banks were adapted to connect directly to the available 63A CEE connectors. The project was delivered in two phases. Phase one tested three HAC units using all 18 LCLBs. While phase two repeated the process for the remaining three HAC units.
We worked closely with our customer’s team throughout, ensuring the customised system met performance requirements. Maintaining safety and reliability at all times. Precise planning ensured all equipment was delivered on time and successfully craned into position on the third floor.
No issues, no hassle, no delays.
Our tailored liquid cooling solution enabled our customer to fully commission all six Hot Aisle Containment systems on schedule. Something that would not have been possible without our liquid cooled load banks.
Installation, commissioning and operation were completed smoothly and in-line with the agreed programme. Our customer successfully tested both air and liquid cooled systems under real operating conditions, with no delays or technical issues.
By combining specialist equipment, technical expertise and careful coordination, our experts helped to ensure a critical data centre commissioning milestone was achieved safely, efficiently and on time.