Free Cooling

Direct Free Cooling

With Direct Free Cooling, the CyberAir 3PRO CW air conditions data centres up to 90 % more economically than conventional compressor cooling systems. The prerequisite for this is data centres with wider temperature and humidity tolerances. Direct Free Cooling exploits the potential of outside temperatures to air condition the data centre using the cool outside air. Via the CyberAir 3PRO CW, the outside air, which has been treated by filter systems, gets directly into the server room.

Special solution for small to medium-sized data centers: Direct Free Cooling with FreeCool Plenum

To exploit huge potential savings in smaller data centres, too, and when modernising existing cooling systems, CyberAir 3PRO CW units with downflow air conduction can be equipped with the FreeCool Plenum Free Cooling box. With this option, Free Cooling is automatically combined with the chiller system's compressor cooling in three variable stages, to suit the outside temperature and cooling needs, ensuring that maximum savings are always exploited to the full:

1. Free Cooling

• The outside air damper opens
• Outside air is conveyed through the filter of the FreeCool Plenum directly into the unit, then into the data center
• The compressor of the chiller system remains off, completely saving the cooling energy normally required

2. Mixed mode

• As 1, plus:
• The compressor of the chiller system is additionally switched on for support
• When the outside air damper is open, the compressor of the chiller system runs in partial load mode
• The return air damper of the FreeCool Plenum opens to the appropriate degree

3. DX mode

• The CyberAir 3PRO CW cools exclusively using the chiller system's compressor
• The outside air damper remains closed, and no outside air is used for cooling
• Return air damper open 100 %

The FCP design with the dampers on top is a flexible construction that takes up no extra space.

Indirect Dynamic Free Cooling

Indirect Dynamic Free Cooling is the only system in the world with automatic efficiency optimisation, which is developed and marketed exclusively by STULZ. It offers a twofold advantage: In addition to energy savings of up to 60 %, the dual circuit system increases redundancy and therefore cuts the probability of failure to a minimum, so that the cooling system always runs with minimal energy consumption.

Indirect: With Indirect Free Cooling, no outside air gets into the data centre.

Dynamic: The dry cooler, chiller and precision air conditioning unit are actuated automatically to suit the prevailing heat load and outside temperature, irrespective of water temperatures.

Advantages of Indirect Dynamic Free Cooling with the CyberAir 3PRO CW2

• The world's only Free Cooling with automatic efficiency optimization
• Up to 60 % energy savings
• Situational control based on heat load and outside temperature, with no fixed Free Cooling start value
• Networking of all active components: CyberAir 3PRO CW modules (including standby units), dry cooler, chiller and pumps
• Dual cooling circuit for maximum reliability

Components of Indirect Dynamic Free Cooling