Power & Precision Cooling Solutions
Build the Power and Thermal Foundation for Your Critical Infrastructure
QSAT delivers integrated power and precision cooling solutions designed to support reliable, efficient and scalable data centre and critical IT environments.
From UPS and power distribution to precision cooling and thermal management, we help organizations build infrastructure capable of supporting modern compute, networking and high-density IT environments.
Power and Cooling Are the Foundation of Every Data Centre
Modern IT infrastructure places increasing demands on power and thermal management. High-density servers, networking equipment, storage systems and accelerated computing generate significant electrical and thermal loads.
A reliable data centre environment therefore requires more than servers and racks. It requires carefully designed power distribution, backup power, UPS systems, cooling infrastructure, airflow management, environmental monitoring and capacity planning.
Power Resilience
Support critical IT equipment with appropriately designed power infrastructure.
Precision Cooling
Control temperature and thermal conditions around sensitive IT equipment.
High-Density Readiness
Prepare infrastructure for increasing rack densities and demanding workloads.
Operational Visibility
Monitor power and environmental conditions to support informed infrastructure management.
Reliable Power From Source to Rack
QSAT can help organizations design and integrate power infrastructure that supports critical IT environments, from the incoming supply through to rack-level distribution.
Protect Critical IT Equipment From Power Disturbances
Power quality and continuity are essential to critical IT environments. UPS systems can provide backup power and help protect connected equipment from certain power disturbances.
- Backup power
- Power conditioning
- Voltage regulation
- Controlled shutdown
- Protection against selected electrical disturbances
A UPS does not eliminate every type of power disturbance, so it is designed as one element of a wider power architecture alongside switching, generation and distribution.
Efficient Power Distribution Across Your Data Centre
As data centres grow, power distribution becomes increasingly important for capacity planning, reliability and operational visibility. QSAT can help design distribution architectures across the facility and down to the rack.
- Main distribution
- UPS output
- Rack-level distribution
- PDUs
- Power cabling
- Redundancy
- Monitoring
Redundancy depends on equipment design and the selected infrastructure architecture — dual-feed designs require equipment with dual power inputs to deliver their intended benefit.
Precision Cooling for Critical IT Environments
IT equipment continuously converts electrical energy into heat. Effective cooling removes this heat and maintains an appropriate operating environment for critical equipment.
QSAT can help organizations evaluate precision cooling solutions based on:
- IT load
- Rack density
- Room configuration
- Airflow
- Heat generation
- Redundancy requirements
- Growth projections
Prepare for Increasing Rack Density
Modern compute environments can generate significantly more heat within individual racks than traditional IT deployments. Higher-density infrastructure requires careful consideration of capacity, airflow and layout.
- Cooling capacity
- Airflow
- Rack layout
- Power density
- Thermal hotspots
- Future expansion
Lower Density
Higher Heat Load
Suitable density thresholds depend on the cooling technology being specified, the facility and the equipment deployed, so they are established during design rather than assumed.
Manage Airflow. Reduce Thermal Risk.
Effective airflow management can help cooling systems operate more efficiently and reduce unwanted mixing of hot and cold air across the white space.
Cold Aisle
Cold air supplied to equipment intakes.
Hot Aisle
Hot exhaust air collected and returned to cooling infrastructure.
Containment
Separate hot and cold airflow paths where appropriate.
Rack Layout
Arrange equipment to support predictable airflow.
Cooling Strategies for Modern Compute
Different IT environments require different thermal management approaches. Each option is considered where appropriate and for selected deployments, depending on rack density and equipment requirements.
Precision Air Cooling
Traditional precision cooling for appropriate IT environments.
In-Row Cooling
Cooling positioned closer to high-density rack environments.
Rear-Door Heat Exchangers
Support thermal management for selected high-density deployments.
Liquid Cooling
Potential solution for specialised high-density and accelerated computing environments, depending on rack density and equipment requirements.
Turn Infrastructure Data Into Operational Visibility
Monitoring power and environmental conditions can help infrastructure teams understand capacity, identify abnormal conditions and plan future requirements.
Available metrics and alerting depend on the selected systems and the integration architecture.
Design for Efficiency Today and Capacity Tomorrow
Power and cooling infrastructure should be designed around both current requirements and future growth. QSAT can help organizations evaluate:
- Current IT load
- Rack density
- Power capacity
- Cooling capacity
- Redundancy
- Expansion requirements
- Energy consumption
- Infrastructure constraints
Energy performance improvements are identified through a measured assessment of the specific environment rather than presented as fixed savings.
Modernize the Infrastructure Behind Your IT
Power and cooling are essential components of wider data centre modernization initiatives. QSAT can help organizations assess how power and thermal infrastructure aligns with the rest of the estate.
- Server modernization
- Storage expansion
- Network upgrades
- Higher rack densities
- Cloud infrastructure
- AI / accelerated computing
- Data centre consolidation
- Business growth
Power & Cooling for Critical Infrastructure
Enterprise Data Centres
Infrastructure for business-critical IT environments.
Colocation Facilities
Power and cooling infrastructure for multi-tenant environments.
Telecommunications
Support critical telecom and network infrastructure.
Financial Services
Infrastructure for systems requiring high availability.
Government
Power and thermal infrastructure for critical IT environments.
Industrial
Support computing and communications infrastructure in industrial environments.
Edge Computing
Power and cooling considerations for distributed IT deployments.
Network & Communications Facilities
Support infrastructure for critical networking environments.
One Infrastructure Partner for Power, Cooling & IT
Power and cooling cannot be designed in isolation from the IT environment they support.
QSAT takes an integrated approach that considers infrastructure, networking, physical environment and operational requirements together.
Infrastructure Assessment
Evaluate existing power, cooling and physical infrastructure.
Power Architecture
Design power distribution and backup requirements.
Thermal Planning
Assess cooling requirements based on IT load and rack density.
Integration
Coordinate power, cooling and IT infrastructure.
Scalability
Design with future capacity and expansion in mind.
End-to-End Approach
Connect infrastructure planning with wider data centre modernization.
From Infrastructure Assessment to Deployment
Assess
Review existing power, cooling, rack density and IT requirements.
Plan
Develop capacity, redundancy and infrastructure requirements.
Design
Create the power and thermal architecture.
Deploy
Coordinate installation, integration and commissioning.
Optimise
Monitor infrastructure performance and plan future capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Precision cooling refers to cooling systems designed specifically for IT and other technical environments, where temperature and humidity need to be held within a controlled range and airflow is directed toward equipment intakes. Capacity, airflow and control are selected around the IT load rather than around human comfort.
Build a More Resilient Data Centre Foundation
From power protection and distribution to precision cooling and thermal management, QSAT can help organizations design infrastructure around today's IT requirements and tomorrow's growth.