Liquid cooled load bank testing: data centre CDU commissioning
Aggreko's liquid-cooled load bank solution ensured precise testing of a data centre’s cooling loops, helping validate infrastructure, optimise performance, and maintain a contaminant-free environment
- The Challenge
Level 3 -5 commissioning tests on the CDU
- The Solution
Load testing from engineering to decommissioning
- The Impact
Data centre commissioning safeguards the reliability of the operations
Client:Leading data centre operator
Location:Sydney, Australia
Sectors:Data centres
The Challenge
Level 3 -5 commissioning tests on the CDU
A leading data centre operator needed to perform Level 3-5 commissioning tests on the CDU primary and secondary loops as part of their data centre extension and refurbishment. The testing required temperatures of up to 70°C and a power load of 1.2MW per loop. To achieve this, the customer required liquid cooled load banks to simulate real-world conditions.
Since the facility employed pioneering direct-to-chip liquid cooling for GPUs, contamination control was critical. Any contaminants introduced into the primary system could compromise performance, while the secondary system needed to remain as clean as possible. The customer needed a reliable partner with expertise in large-scale commercial data centre cooling projects, particularly those in sensitive environments. That’s why they turned to Aggreko.