1. Future of digital data center infrastructure
DatacenterDynamics | Madrid | may 29, 2019
Future of digital data center infrastructure
Aleksandar Grbic

2. What is digitalization?
It is the combination of connected technologies that add value in new ways
Connecting and communicating
Collecting and controlling
Analyzing and acting
New business models
Connectivity and integration, collaboration and control, analytics and closed loops with acting based on knowledge from collected data are drivers for the fourth industrial revolution and enablers for new business models.
We are connecting more devices than ever before – and those devices are providing more data – the data helps us identify how we can improve –
Software also gives us flexibility – to control, to model, to simulate, as well as analyze.
Cyber security
July 3, 2019

3. Data Center Key Requirements
Energy Efficiency
Continuous Operation
PUE trend
2.5 in 2007
1.6 in 2018
On average
20%
of power supply goes to UPS and power supply losses
Average cost of unplanned data center outage
505 k$ in 2010
690 k$ in 2013
750 k$ in 2016
Outage most usual cause
33%
due to the power on premises supply failure
Space Saving
Modularity/Flexibility
The trend in server racks is one of increasing density
4 kw/rack in 2016
7 kw/rack in 2018
52 kw/rack in 2025
On average
35%
of space occupied by power supply equipment
Time needed to build a data center
18–24 months in the past
6–9 months today
On average
35%
of projects are finished on time
July 3, 2019

4. ABB Advanced Digital Solutions
Energy Efficiency
Continuous Operation
From
20% to 5%
reduction of power supply losses
Unique UPS decentralized parallel architecture, complete and most reliable ATS portfolio, 100% selectivity and predictive maintenance features to allow maximum reliability of the data center power supply
Space Saving
Modularity/Flexibility
40% footprint reduction results in more space for new servers and racks
Projects statistics
95% of time saved during the design
35% of time saved during installation
40%
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5. Highest Efficiency UPS
DPA 250 S4 highest efficiency and maximum reliability UPS ~ = ~ =
Online double conversion
A truly scalable power protection solution, from 50 to 1500 kW
Decentralized paralleling architecture (DPA)
Highest efficiency
VFI-SS-111
> 97% efficiency reached through wide operating range, typical for majority of applications
>97.6%
Xtra VFI – double conversion mode increases efficiency when load is low
July 3, 2019

6. Digital Data Center Operations Architecture
ABB Ability™ for Data Centers
MECHANICAL
ELECTRICAL
LEVEL OF DIGITALIZATION
ABB Ability IoT Edge platform
ABB ABILITYTM
IOT EDGE PLATFORM
EDGE GATEWAY
AI and machine learning
IT/OT integration
Advanced analytics and visualization
Predictive maintenance
Condition monitoring
Connected products
and systems
Data Center Automation
ABB ABILITYTM DATA CENTER
AUTOMATION
COOLING OPTIMIZATION
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM (EDCS)
PLCs
Drives
Field IO’s
PDU
UPS
Digital Switchgear
Trafo
IEC61850
Smart sensors
EKIP Com Hub
Circuit Monitoring Systems
July 3, 2019

7. ANSI medium voltage switchgear
Form factor permits switchgear space savings 1 2
1. Current sensors
2. Voltage sensors
MV sensors
Standards
Current sensors
IEC (2002)
IEC (NEW)
IEEE PSIM Working Group
CSA Available
Electronic current transformers
Voltage sensors
IEC (1999)
IEC (NEW)
Electronic voltage transformers
Optimized design of sensors – refers to the new design itself and the placement of the sensor in the panel – current sensors in the same location as conventional CTs. Voltage sensors located in the bus/cable compartment to remove the necessity for a dedicated drawer.
Additional benefits of sensors – decreased PD (partial discharge) levels, extremely low energy consumption (few nano Watts), single variants covering ratings up to 4000A / 50kA
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8. Low Voltage Smart Solutions
Smart, All in One Components
Embedded metering and connectivity power supply products
Circuit breakers: Emax 2 and Tmax XT
Ekip UP
TruONE ATS
Slimline XR
Ekip Com Profibus DP module
Local monitoring system
Cloud platform
Utility feed
Backup generators
Ekip Com Modbus RTU module
Ekip Com DeviceNet module
Main distribution board
Ekip UP
Ekip Com HUB module
Ekip Com Modbus TCP module
UPS
Emax 2
Tmax XT
Ekip Com IEC module
Ekip Com Profinet module
Ekip Com EtherNet/IP module
Mechanical load
RPDUs & IT load
July 3, 2019

9. ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System
Data Center Solutions – Monitoring
Ready to go monitoring solution
Plug and play solution for monitoring most important data center parameters
Remote supervision of a data center
Interactive images through tags & markers
Alerts management: reduce downtime & improve efficiency
Scheduled reports
Power quality (THD)
Data storage
July 3, 2019

10. ABB Ability™ Electrical Distribution Control System
Data Center Solutions – Improvements
Predictive Maintenance
Overall data center health conditions
Smart visualization (traffic light) to monitor the system at a glance, with proactive alerts
Operation and Maintenance cost saving thanks to optimized maintenance schedule
Reduced downtime
Based on an algorithm that considers:
Environmental conditions
Utilization conditions
Circuit breaker Aging
Measures (humidity/vibration/Temperatures) – 18Q4 BA
E4.2N 4000 Ekip Touch LSIG 3p FHR
E2.2S 1600 Ekip Touch LSIG 3p FHR BB
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