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Optimizing Data Center Design and Operational Performance:
Integrating Product Lifecycle Management & Power Analytics Solutions
Brian Chambers
Dassault Systemes
Mark Ascolese
EDSA
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Optimizing Data Center Design and Operational Performance:
Integrating Product Lifecycle Management and Power Analytics Solutions
Abstract
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions integrated with Power Analytics during the design,
build, and operation of data centers provide an ability to jointly optimize across energy efficiency,
reliability, and the total cost of ownership.
System design integrity is maintained throughout the lifecycle to improve commissioning, asset
management, modular extension and IT equipment upgrades.
With pre-validated and more standardized designs, remote monitoring of the electrical system,
integrated with PLM, provides an ability to scale operations across a fleet of data centers, and
leverages the more centralized use of highly skilled resources.
These integrated solutions simultaneously address IT availability, scalability and sustainability.
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
Produce
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
People
Engineer / Configure to Order
Pre-validated Designs
Produce
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
Produce
Design
Reduced Design ErrorsOptimized Space, Power and Cooling
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SimulateReduced Commissioning Costs
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
Produce
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
Produce
Managed Energy UsageContinual Improvement against “What If” Scenarios
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ExperienceExperience
ExperienceVisibility acrossProject and Operations
Status in 3D
Ensured Optimal Technical Refresh
Produce
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Modeling
• Detailed power systems
design, simulation, and
analysis; get facility design
“Perfect on Paper”
• Results in a detailed
knowledge base of the
design, or “DesignBase”
Power Analytics Overview
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Modeling
• Detailed power systems
design, simulation, and
analysis; get facility design
“Perfect on Paper”
• Results in a detailed
knowledge base of the
design, or “DesignBase”
Integrate DataCollection
Infrastructure
• Connect DesignBase to
facility’s on-line electrical
system data, enabling expert
assessment of electrical
system health
Power Analytics Overview
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Modeling
• Detailed power systems
design, simulation, and
analysis; get facility design
“Perfect on Paper”
• Results in a detailed
knowledge base of the
design, or “DesignBase”
Integrate DataCollection
Infrastructure
• Connect DesignBase to
facility’s on-line electrical
system data, enabling expert
assessment of electrical
system health
ActivatePower Analytics
• Once in operation, system
develops its own deep
knowledge about electrical
system infrastructure
• “Actual” and “As-designed”
specifications are compared,
to predict potential problems
before they occur
Power Analytics Overview
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Program Mgt, Project Mgt
DATA CENTER – Business Processes (Tier 0)
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Installation &Validation
Enterprise
Governance Processes
Power & Cooling
SystemsProcesses
IT & Telecom
SystemsProcesses
Site, Facility &
BuildingProcesses
Supply Chain
Management Processes
PreparePlan
End of lifeInstall
Commission
System DesignBidding
Tendering
New Project
Handover Operate MaintainUpgrade
Power Cooling Design , Analysis
Operation, Reconfigure, Maintain,
Upscale, Upgrade
Operation, Reconfigure, Maintain,
Upscale, Upgrade
Site/Building requirements, Construction Planning
Structure, MEP, Equipment layout
Construction, Installation, maintenance
Strategy & Planning,Capability Delivery
Supplier/Partner Installation & Test
Supplier/Partner Interface Management
Services/Offers, Development
IT & Telco Installation &Validation
IT & Telco Logical Design
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Building
DATA CENTER - System Engineering
IT
Power
Cooling
RFLP Benefit: Traceability and continuity across all
levels & data structures
Voice of the customer
R
Define what the system
does
F
Define how the system
acts
L
Define 3D behavior of system
P
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Power Systems Design, Commission, Monitor
& Power Infrastructure Diagnostics
Project Requirement Engineering RegulationEquipment
Catalog
Contractor
& VendorConstruction Operation
Mo
delin
g
Collaborative PLM Platform
ENOVIA V6
As-maintainedConfiguration
Contract Resources Deliverables Work break-down
Customer’sRequirements Equipment
Requirementsas Supplied
Compliancy Requirements
F – L – PLibrary of Standard
Equipment Schedule
Design &Validation
Power Commissioning, Operation,
Reconfigure, Maintain, Upscale,
Upgrade
EngineeredConfiguration
R
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Predictive Maintenance Foundation
# Scenario
1 Info Worker’s Multi-Discipline Portala) Check Facility status via
Collaboration Portal b) Prepare work for Maintenance
Technician
2 Mobility for Maintenance Techniciana) Review Work Order
• 3D Live Interactive Visual Docsb) Repair Faulty / At-risk Assetsc) Sign-off Work Order
3 Maintenance & Engineering Collaboration with KPI based Engineering Issue Generationa) Raise Issue(s) with Engineering in 3Db) Generate Engineering Issue(s)c) Execute ECR / ECO / Maintenance
4 Maintenance DocumentationGenerationa) Update 3D Maintenance Doc from
ECR / ECO / Maintenance Tasksb) Release Updated Technical
Documentation
Operation, Reconfigure, Maintain,
Upscale, Upgrade
Operation, Reconfigure, Maintain,
Upscale, Upgrade
Supplier/Partner Interface Management
Evolving Configuration – Pilot Change Orders# Scenario
1 Info Worker’s Multi-Discipline Portala) Check Facility status via
Collaboration Portal b) Prepare work for Maintenance
Technician
2 Mobility for Maintenance Techniciana) Review Work Order
• 3D Live Interactive Visual Docsb) Repair Faulty / At-risk Assetsc) Sign-off Work Order
3 Maintenance & Engineering Collaboration with KPI based Engineering Issue Generationa) Raise Issue(s) with Engineering in 3Db) Generate Engineering Issue(s)c) Execute ECR / ECO / Maintenance
4 Maintenance DocumentationGenerationa) Update 3D Maintenance Doc from
ECR / ECO / Maintenance Tasksb) Release Updated Technical
Documentation
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POWER ANALYTICS “BOM” MANAGEMENT (1/2)
Paladin Live Power Analytics Data Management
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POWER ANALYTICS “BOM” MANAGEMENT (2/2)
Paladin Live Power Analytics Data Management
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DATA CENTER – Evolving Configuration
IT (Servers) Network
CoolingPower
Building Security,
Fire
Protection
IT, Power, Cooling, Network and Facilities Equipments
Power Cooling Installation &Validation
Power & Cooling
Design, Analysis
Construction, Installation, maintenance
IT & Telco Installation &Validation
Program Mgt, Project Mgt
Services/Offers, Development
Structure, MEP, Equipment layout
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Energy Efficiency, reduced operating costs and
improved Availability by System Design
Space, Power and Cooling jointly Optimized by 3D
Simulation
Streamlined Maintenance with Remote 3D
Monitoring
Resources Optimization by Real-Time 3D
Monitoring combined with Analytics Tools and IP
Capture on a fleet of Data Centers
Data Center Solution Key Values