Optimise Cooling and Achieve PUE Goals with Aisle Containment Solutions

WITHAM, U.K. - Feb. 24, 2025 - PRLog -- As the requirement for processing power grows, the need for effective cooling solutions also increases. Achieving this without excessive energy consumption can be challenging. Enter Aisle Containment Systems – an innovative strategy that streamlines airflow and enhances thermal management, leading to energy efficiency gains.

By enclosing aisles, these systems effectively manage airflow and optimise cooling systems. This not only enhances their performance but also plays a crucial role in meeting Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) goals.

What is Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)?
PUE serves as a vital metric for assessing the energy efficiency of a Data Centre and acts as an important benchmark for evaluating performance and identifying areas for improvement. Improving PUE helps reduce operational costs, enhances sustainability, and encourages innovation in Data Centre design and operation.

PUE calculates the total facility energy used and divides it by the IT equipment energy. A PUE of 1.0 represents perfection, indicating that every single unit of energy entering the facility directly powers the IT equipment. However, necessary overheads like cooling, lighting, and power distribution make achieving this ideal challenging. The closer a Data Centre gets to this benchmark, the more effectively it manages energy consumption.

How Aisle Containment Aids PUE Goals
Since cooling typically constitutes 30-50% of a Data Centre's total energy consumption, optimising cooling systems significantly impacts PUE.

Following best practices such as sealing cable openings, blanking out gaps in server racks and implementing an aisle containment strategy can enhance cooling optimisation and energy efficiency. At its core, an aisle containment strategy physically separates hot exhaust air from servers from the cold air supplied to cool equipment, preventing these two air streams from mixing.

By using an aisle containment system, Data Centres can achieve higher supply air temperatures, eliminate hotspots, improve cooling capacity, and reduce cooling costs, all of which positively impact PUE.

EDP Europe specialises in solutions that enhance Data Centre airflow management.

Our aisle containment systems are custom designed for each installation to address the unique challenges faced by our clients. We design, manufacture, and install bespoke aisle containment systems for retrofit, new build, and hyper-scale projects, offering a customisable and scalable turn-key solution. Our high-quality synchronised sliding doors fully open to the width of a 1200 or 1800mm aisle and feature built-in hold-open and soft-close mechanisms for easy access.

To discover more about Aisle Containment from EDP Europe, and to discuss any requirements please visit https://www.edpeurope.com/product-category/thermal-manage...