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Cambridge Cuts Carbon with Chiller-Free Cooling Breakthrough | Legrand United Kingdom

Customer Cases

Client Overview

The University of Cambridge, a world-renowned institution, required a modern data center to support its academic, research, and administrative computing needs. The West Cambridge Data Centre (WCDC) was designed to accommodate a diverse range of IT workloads from various university departments, including High-Performance Computing (HPC), administrative services, and assessment processing.

Rack Innovation: Minkels 52U Racks

Cooling Innovation: USystems' ColdLogik CL20 RDHx


  • Hybrid dry cooling twers with N+1 redundancy, ensuring continuous operation. 
  • Rear-door cooling units designed for high-density IT racks, optimizing airflow efficiency. 
  • Modular CRAH cooling solutions to maintain stable temperature control for low-density workloads. 
  • Intelligent monitoring and power-efficient cooling strategies to improve energy utilization.
Cooling Innovation: CRAH Cooling Solutions

Cooling Innovation: CRAH Cooling Solutions


  • Low-density IT loads using hot-aisle containment combined with CRAH (Computer Room Air Handler) cooling. 
  • High-density workloads through back-of-rack cooling solutions, ensuring effective heat dissipation. 
  • A highly efficient indirect evaporative cooling approach, reducing overall cooling energy requirements.
     

Implementation & Results

The hybrid cooling system at WCDC sets a benchmark for energy-efficient data center design in the education sector, showcasing a pioneering approach to sustainable IT infrastructure.

– Ian Tasker, West Cambridge Data Centre Manager.

Conclusion

Legrand Data Centers Solutions

Legrand Data Centers Solutions


Durable integrated solutions for an infrastructure which can be relied on to perform all circumstances. It is now time to empower your data center with our cutting-edge, highly customizable solutions designed for maximum performance and efficiency.

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