Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 7 hours, C1
Course Overview
The aim of this course is to give mechanical and electrical engineers a good understanding of the data centre industry and in particular, provide an introduction to the design of the power and cooling systems.
This course will benefit mechanical and electrical engineers and contractors involved in the supply chain for data centres and other mission critical projects. It is also an ideal introductory course for anyone wishing to attend other CPD courses in relation to power and cooling systems for mission critical projects.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course attendees will have a good understanding of the following:
Types of Data Centres, Tier classification etc.
Critical Systems and Redundancy
Power systems
Cooling Systems
Fire, Security and Building Management Systems
Course Programme
Part 1 – Types of Data Centres
Colocation – CoLo / Wholesale DCs
Hyper Scale / Enterprise DCs
Small Scale - Private & Edge DCs
Understanding Resilience, Reliability, Redundancy
DC Tier Classification
Layout of Typical Data Centres
Part 2 – Energy Usage and efficiency in DCs
Energy efficiency metrics
Energy usage
Improving energy efficiency in existing DCs
Part 3 – Power Systems
MV and main LV Distribution Typical configurations
Generator Systems
UPS systems
Part 4 – Cooling Systems
The need for cooling
Environmental Classes of IT Equipment
Chilled Water CRACs
Air and Water Cooled DX CRACs
Pumped DX CRACs
Direct and indirect Adiabatic Cooling
Air management issues
Hot and cold aisle containment
Part 5 – Fire, Security and Building Management Systems
Fire Suppression Systems
Security Systems – Intruder, Access Control and CCTV
Building Management Systems
Trainer’s Profile
Brendan Dervan is a Chartered Engineer with over 40 years’ experience in all aspects of mechanical and electrical building services including design, installation, commissioning and maintenance. After completing an electrical apprenticeship in 1982 he went on to study electrical engineering in DIT.
He has worked in M&E consultancy at senior engineer / director level since 1990. In 1999 he started his own M&E consultancy, Dervan Engineering Consultants (DEC), which merged with Cundall in 2016. His Company provided M&E consultancy and project management services to a diverse range of clients in both the public and private sectors. In 2013, Brendan completed an MSc in Energy Management with TU Dublin. His thesis researched the improvement of energy efficiency in existing data centres.
Testimonials
- Stephen McNulty, Metec Consulting Engineers: “Very interesting topic. Brendan is very knowledgeable and explains the topics very well.”
- Kieran Finn, ESB: “Found it good and informative. Course material handbook is very useful.”
- “I found this course very informative and well delivered”
- “Excellent presenter and excellent material. An obvious wealth of experience and it's imparted very well.”
- “Brilliant course and great overview of the Data Centre Industry”
- “Very well done & delivered.”
- “Excellent”
- “Very informative”
- “Excellent course, great speaker. Very interesting.”
- “Very informative course. Had more detail than was expected.”
- “Very helpful, well delivered.”
- “Excellent course with plenty of information”
- “Very interesting topic. Brendan is very knowledgeable and explains the topics very well.”
- “Enjoyed the course, very informative.”
Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie