特靈通訊18期(Jul 2012) - Trane Hong Kong

Feature 今 期 特 寫Integrated Monitoring and ControlTrane Tracer Summit Building Automation System (BAS)automatically controls and monitors critical subsystems,say, power, lighting, security, access control, HVAC, and soon. The system has a powerful data collection, connectingto many other devices and systems with extensive multiprotocolsupport. Real-time data and historical data canbe viewed on the system for up-to-date information andfor comparing past and current trends in order to instantlyidentify and correct system malfunctions. Comprehensiveanalytics and alarms management are also remarkablefeatures offered by Trane. With Trane, you can havedetailed analysis on the trends and estimation of long-termtargets, as well as setting intelligent alarms with your owncustomisation for actionable information.ServicesWe understand the cost of downtime of a data centre isenormous, so Trane provides a non-stop remote facilitymonitoring service throughout the whole week along thewhole year, ensuring an uninterrupted operations for yourbusiness at any time.Even in accidental problems or planned shut-downs,contingency services offered by our chillers keep thesystem in ongoing operation. Our systems' scheduledmaintenance strategies can also help reaching theirmaximum uptime to let regular maintenance cause leastimpacts on the overall performance. Trane Care Servicesbring up a reinforcement on system performance whilelowering the risk of errors.Saving Both Electricity and WaterWith Trane air-conditioning system, water and electricalconsumption can be sharply reduced, which saves yourmoney every month and saves the environment as well dueto our environmentally-responsible issues. Maintainabilitywould be improved while being provided with a muchbetter business insight to operations in comparison withother companies' products.Job ReferenceHere is a real case we had in the United States of America.General Electrics (GE) had a 30,000 square feet raisedfloor, 3,800 servers, and 2/5 Mega Voltage Ampere (MVA)Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). The target of thisproject was to reduce water and electrical consumption,to improve maintainability, and to provide better businessinsight to operations.Challenges*25-year-old office building repurposed and improved*Cooling systems were aging*Disparate and overlapping building management systems - hardware andsoftware*Manual reporting and analysis provided no real business insightResults*11% energy savings*20% water savingsTrane NewsletterVol. 18 July 2012Solutions*Replace three sets of 250 RT chillers with three sets of 400 RT Trane chillers*Increase cooling system redundancy*Optimize cooling and water usage efficiencies*Provide holistic view of the data centre infrastructure with key metrics and insight~ Replace three sets of BMS with one modern facility management system~ A centralised control and visualisation platform tied together new andexisting GE and non-GE standalone or overlapping systems into asimplified master system – while automating many manual processes.*50% chemical reduction*Complete facility visualisation,insight into prioritised actions*Automatic PUE and EPAcompliance data*Multiple maintenance contractseliminatedOther than the States, we also have experience in working on scaleable projects of many data centres in Hong Kong.