{"id":885,"date":"2016-02-18T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2016-01-22T22:26:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T05:26:24","slug":"top-10-best-practices-used-for-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/top-10-best-practices-used-for-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best Practices used for Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Top-10-Best-Practices-used-for-Energy-Efficiency-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-870\" src=\"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Top-10-Best-Practices-used-for-Energy-Efficiency-.png\" alt=\"Top 10 Best Practices used for Energy Efficiency\" width=\"562\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Top-10-Best-Practices-used-for-Energy-Efficiency-.png 700w, https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Top-10-Best-Practices-used-for-Energy-Efficiency--300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Energy efficiency is the basic requirement to ensure optimum functionality of a Data Center. Certain practices to monitor energy consumption and avoiding energy wastage are the secrets of running a successful data center facility. The top ten have been discussed as follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Supplemental Load Reduction<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The secondary load contributors in a data center are supplemental load resources. The supplemental load can be reduced by following methods like reducing the energy use of equipments and upgrading the building\u2019s roofing and insulation. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Lighting<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Maintain the lighting to the level required in the center. Upgrade the center\u2019s system with energy efficient light sources which consume less power.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Industrial Refrigeration<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The industrial refrigeration system if used in data centers can be beneficial as it won\u2019t allow the systems to overheat. Along with ensuring data safety, this system reduces energy and operation costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Restructure the Air Distribution System<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">It has been found that oversized fans consume a least 10 percent more power. The center\u2019s air distribution system should be equipped the right sized fans that consume lesser power.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Supply Air Control<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The supply air control system requires additional supply air temperature sensors as the air conditioners don\u2019t come equipped with these. This system thus regulates and monitors the temperature of the air being supplied. This implementation is much faster and efficient than other traditional systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Variable Speed Fan Drives<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Power consumption by a fan is high and is a function of a cube of the fan\u2019s speed. Retrofitting any constant speed cooling fan to variable speeds or by replacing legacy units with new units with built in variable speed capability can reduce power consumption and increase efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Retro Commissioning<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Commissioning ensures that computer systems are designed, installed and their functionalities and capabilities are tested in accordance to the data center\u2019s operational needs. Retro commissioning is a similar process of system reviewing alignment and optimization but this process takes place at a later point of the center\u2019s life cycle. It ensures recalibrating the systems to perform more efficiently, thus saving power.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Heating and Cooling Equipment Upgrades<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Certain heating and cooling systems consume more power than required. It is always wise to choose the right kind of equipments which are not oversized, are energy efficient and do not consume more power than required.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Increase Chilled Water Temperature<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">One of the largest power consumers in a data center is a chilled water system. Increasing the temperature of the chilled water system by raising the air handler temperature set point can help to reduce energy consumption. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Pumping Systems<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Pumping actions like replacing throttling valves with speed controls, reducing speed for fixed load, installing a parallel system for high variable loads and replacing motor or a pump with a more efficient model all come with energy savings from 10 to 60 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy efficiency is the basic requirement to ensure optimum functionality of a Data Center. Certain practices to monitor energy consumption and avoiding energy wastage are the secrets of running a successful data center facility. The top ten have been discussed as follows. 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