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FEATURE: DATA CENTRE SOLUTIONS
EkkoSense’s Head of Product Management.
“Unfortunately, less than 5% of data centres
currently gather this kind of rack-level
precision-data and that’s largely been due to
the expensive hardware required to measure
effectively. Now, with the introduction
of our ultra-low cost wireless IoT sensors,
barriers to high spatial resolution have been
removed and rack-level sensing – allowing
the air temperature and humidity at each
asset of interest to be accurately monitored
at predefined intervals – making true data
centre thermal optimisation a reality for
operations of all sizes.”
“At EkkoSense we know that it’s only by
combining rack-level granular cooling and
thermal data, increasingly smart 3D thermal
visualisation monitoring software and
proven Data Centre Optimisation services,
that you can actually start to track cooling
loads in real-time,” added EkkoSense’s CEO,
Dean Boyle. “Our new low-cost wireless
EkkoSensor technology now makes this
SyCool ITC –
An alternative
indirect cooler
without the water
technology into the data centre industry.
SyCool ITC, Indirect Thermosyphon Cooling,
provides an efficient cooling solution for
new and existing data centres where access
to a suitable water supply may be limited,
expensive or unreliable.
Paul Milburn, EkkoSense’s Head of
Product Management
achievable, enabling the creation of a
much more granular mesh of networked
sensors that accurately capture not just
temperatures, but also energy usage, heat
outputs and airflows. And this is exactly the
kind of information that data centre and
energy teams will increasingly need to evolve
towards the next generation of data centre
AI applications.”
Wireless EkkoSensors are entirely self-
contained and battery-powered for simpler
installation. The sensors provide a direct
sensor-to-hub linkage to keep the radio
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Dean Boyle, CEO, EkkoSense
network simple and deliver predictable levels
of battery life and performance. Munters
also focuses on temperature control as a
main factor within its data centres and
has launched an exciting new cooling
Designed specifically for data centres and
driven by industry demand, SyCool ITC
(patent pending) uses the waste heat from
the data centre and a combination of gravity
and a syphon effect, to drive a refrigeration
cycle capable of operating without pumps
or compressors, providing remarkable levels
of energy efficiency. Initially launched
as a packaged Air Handling Unit (AHU)
system, subsequent versions of SyCool
will include ‘Split Systems’, such as above-
aisle modules and perimeter CRAH units,
providing scalable cooling for new build and
retrofit applications. SyCool ITC eliminates
the potential risk of contamination from air
pollutants, as there is no outside air gaining
access to the data hall.
WIRELESS EKKOSENSORS ARE ENTIRELY
SELF-CONTAINED AND BATTERY-
POWERED FOR SIMPLER INSTALLATION.
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