Amazon Flashcards

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What is a Diesel Generator

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: Provide emergency power by converting diesel fuel into electricity. They are crucial in data centers for ensuring uninterrupted power during outages.

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UPS (Double Conversion)

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This type of UPS continuously converts incoming AC power into DC power and then back to AC. It’s used in data centers to protect against power anomalies.

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Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS) and Static Transfer Switches (STS)

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ATS are used to switch power sources automatically. STS are faster and used for high-speed switching between power sources.

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Chillers and Cooling Towers

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Both used to Remove heat from the water used in the data center’s cooling systems. Chillers cool the water, and cooling towers release the heat outside.

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Pumps

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Circulate the cooling medium (like water) in the cooling system of the data center.

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Hot and Cold Aisle Containment

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This design minimizes mixing of hot and cold air, improving cooling efficiency in data centers.

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Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE):

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A ratio that measures how efficiently a data center uses energy; specifically, how much of the energy is used by the computing equipment in contrast to cooling and other overhead.

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Real Power vs. Reactive Power:

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Real power is the capacity of the circuit for performing work in a particular time. Reactive power is the power that flows back and forth between the source and load, which contributes to the magnetic and electric fields.

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Power Factor

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A measure of how effectively incoming power is used in your electrical system and is defined as the ratio of real power to apparent power.

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Transformers:

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Electrical devices that transfer electrical energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction, used to step up or step down voltage levels.

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