“ By utilising free cooling , the device significantly reduces the amount of energy required to cool the data centre , not only reducing overall data centre power consumption but also the carbon footprint of operations ,” the organisation said in an official statement .

The team said it was aiming to meet the requirements of the growing use of AI-enhanced applications , demands for higher energy efficiency and sustainability and the need for greater data centre space utilisation .

The high-performance solution that caters to the surging demand for data processing power in AI-driven applications was also built considering that rear door cooling solutions are increasingly popular as a pay-as-you-go method for retrofitting increased data centre cooling performance and in many cases , without additionally re-engineering the existing facility ’ s mechanical design .

When installed as a primary method of heat removal , rear door coolers eliminate much of the need for mechanical equipment including fans , blowers and CRAHs , to provide a more optimised cooling solution aligned with the exact requirements for individual racks thereby reducing noise and energy waste .

Marc Caiola , nVent Vice President of Data Cooling and Networking , said : “ The RDHX PRO RDC is an innovative rear door cooling solution which responds to trends currently converging to make life more complex for those managing data centres . Our new RDC combines the ability to upgrade cooling capacity without significant capital investment and re-equipping existing data centre space ; the opportunity to reduce the amount of power used for cooling IT as well as the expense and associated emissions and the advantage of an easily maintainable cooling solution designed and built for high availability .”

The nVent team said one of the most impressive features of the RDHX PRO RDC is the ability to operate comfortably with 57 o F ( 14 o C ) warm water cooling , making it environmentally friendly .

This future-proofed solution , they said , can also be combined with direct-to-chip liquid cooling deployments for both customers who are moving towards a hybrid approach to cooling and those looking to maximise heat reuse opportunities combined with nVent ’ s liquid cooling CDU 800 .

On maximum compatibility and availability , the rear door cooling units are offered in a range of standard sizes for use with 42U , 47U , 48U and 52U data centre racks , in both 600mm and 800mm widths . The door coolers are 250mm deep , compact and do not require additional floor space or ceiling headroom to free up white space compared to other competitor RDCs and cooling devices .

Each unit has a maximum power draw of 1800w and features 12x axial brushless DC fans , a number the team said ranks it higher than any competitive unit . However , the large number of fans means they individually do less work than a smaller number of large fans , reducing stress on the electromechanical devices and increasing their life cycle . In the event failures do occur , nVent has developed an innovative , tool-less and hot-swappable method for fan replacement as well as other critical components such as PSUs . This feature allows uptime to be maximised at the same time as reducing service callouts and associated costs .

For ease of integration with data centre management applications as well as BMS software , the new rear door cooling units also feature a newly designed controller which is compatible with most popular network and control protocols including Web Interface , Ethernet , SNMP , Modbus TCP , RTU and Redfish .

The new RDHX PRO RDC is available now and was on demonstration at DCW Paris & SuperComputing in Denver , Colorado , USA . The nVent team is well-equipped to offer comprehensive physical infrastructure solutions for equipment manufacturers . This encompasses a range of essential components including IT racks , rear door heat exchangers , in-row cooling systems , low-profile iPDUs , aisle containment solutions , leak detection mechanisms , heat tracing systems , ladder racks , cable trays , liquid cooling manifolds and coolant distribution units . Moreover , they provide comprehensive cable management solutions , as well as fixing and fastening solutions .

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