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Uniquie Innovations of CtrlS
  • DR on demand
  • Private cloud
  • Fresh air to minimize humidifier usage
  • Most efficient mechanized system for cooling infra using traditional methods.
  • CtrlS data assurance
  • Industry leading PUE
  • Water cooled without water in dc.
If all the existing datacenters in India (data based on Gartner information) were to convert to water cooled heat exchangers, the 30 percent cost savings on power alone could translate into savings of more than Rs. 1400 crores by 2012.

CtrlS implements water cooled system in datacenter by doing an innovation which does not allow the water to enter into the datacenter.

The urgent need for alternative technology is driving organizations to experiment with various solutions. CtrlS, a four-tier data center in Hyderabad has come up with a water-based cooling system. Installed around six months back, the system was wholly designed in India in collaboration with an overseas HVAC partner. CtrlS, is all set to completely replace the air-cooled system at its data center. The new water-based solution uses water heat exchangers, where condensation actually happens. The cooled air is then pushed into the data center through indoor units.

Reducing energy costs in the power-hungry data centers formed an important part of CtrlS’s green initiatives. Over the last five years, costs had gone up by 36 percent from Rs 3.65 per unit to Rs 5 per unit. The data center was generating sensible heat, which had to be eliminated. In the CtrlS system, the water-cooled condensers units are placed outdoors and water does not enter the data center at any point of time. This takes care of the general reluctance to have water flowing close to piles of electronic equipment, where leakage can lead to massive damage. The condensers are however placed near the indoor units for maximum cooling efficiency. Water is pumped from cooling towers, and a piping mechanism takes it to the condenser and back. The water condenser coil offers better condensation compared to air condensers, given the heat-carrying properties of water, and this results in more efficient cooling.