s part of its expansion into the UK market, IONOS has built its first UK tier IV data centre, located at the new Worcestershire Six Business Park. To ensure that the data centre met tier IV standards, IONOS required huge levels of redundancy on site, meaning the management team required an extensive critical power set up onsite. Vital Power were invited to tender for the project, and subsequently installed generators to provide critical power suppliers.
The data centre contains of four server rooms and one main office. Each server room consists of four strings, each requiring their own generator, UPS, Tx and cooling system. Vital Power was selected to supply, install, and commission nine industrial diesel generators on server rooms 1 & 2 and the office.
The Scope Of Works involved the following:
-8 x 550kVA prime/ 605kVA standby diesel generators each with a Scania IIIA engine, Stamford alternator & DSE 8620 control panel
-Each generator feeds from its own 8000L external bulk fuel tank
-Bespoke exhaust system – a twin walled exhaust stack that has been designed to divert fumes away from the building and ground level
-1 x 350kVA/ 385kVA standby diesel generators each with a Scania IIIA engine, Mecc Alte alternator & DSE 7320 control panel
-Expansion module fitted onto each panel which feeds in IONOS’ bespoke Building Management Systems (BMS), allowing site to monitor their critical power systems alongside other elements of the facility.
The DSE8620 is an Auto Mains (Utility) Failure Control Module suitable for paralleling single gensets (diesel or gas) with the mains (utility) supply. The module will automatically start the generator on detection of a mains failure and will control the switchover from and back to the mains (utility) supply, offering an uninterrupted return. The modules synchronising functions include automatic synchronising with built-in synchroscope and closing onto dead bus. Direct and flexible outputs from the module are provided to allow connection to the most commonly-used speed governors and automatic voltage regulators (AVRs).
A sophisticated module monitoring an extensive number of engine parameters, the DSE8620 will annunciate warnings, shutdown and engine status information on the back-lit LCD screen, illuminated LED, remote PC, audible alarm and via SMS text alerts. The module includes RS232 and RS485 ports as well as dedicated terminals for system expansion. The DSE8620 is compatible with electronic (CAN) and non-electronic (magnetic pick-up/alternator sensing) engines and offers a comprehensive number of flexible inputs, outputs and extensive engine protections so the system can be easily adapted to meet the most demanding industry paralleling requirements.
The modules can be easily configured using the DSE Configuration Suite Software. Selected front panel editing is also available
Founded in 2016, Vital Power has grown exponentially, becoming one of the UK’s leading critical power solutions providers. Its foundations have been built upon providing industry leading, customer-focussed critical power solutions, with a modern twist on a mature industry, reports the company.
The DSE7320 MKII is a powerful, new generation Auto Mains (Utility) Failure genset control module with a highly sophisticated level of new features and functions, presented in the usual DSE user-friendly format. It is said to be suitable for a wide variety of single, diesel or gas genset applications.
IONOS was established in 1988 and is the largest hosting company in Europe, managing more than eight million customer contracts and hosting more than 12 million domains in its regional data centres around the globe. The IONOS group operates in fifteen countries around the world and employs 3,500 people worldwide.
Worcester Six has welcomed Marmon Food and Beverage Equipment, Siemens, Spire Healthcare, Kimal and Kohler Mira to the business park which provides 1.5 million sq ft of accommodation. Sustainability is at the forefront of the development, with renewable energy being provided by solar photovoltaic panels, which cover entire roofs, while walls and roof cladding use Tata Steel’s Confidex Sustain to create a carbon-neutral building envelope.