Data center cooling demands are escalating rapidly to match industry growth. As processing requirements and computing densities increase, stakeholders need cooling strategies to address robust challenges.

• Maximize air- and water-cooled chiller capacities and efficiencies.
• Absorb the heat generated by high-density AI computing and graphics processing units (GPUs).
• Successfully implement the next generation of liquid-cooling technologies.
• Lower facility carbon footprints with energy-efficient, eco-friendly technologies

Copeland offers cooling solutions that increase data center resiliency. For colocation and hyperscale data centers, we’re providing the most reliable and efficient compression technologies for chiller applications — helping them to optimize cooling and HVAC systems to leverage economies of scale.

Copeland’s data scientists combine decades of compressor history and live data to develop AI and ML algorithms that can unleash the power of data driven performance and maintenance optimization.

• Ensures that compressors and systems are running at their optimal states
• Identifies when performance is out of tolerance ranges
• Helps to improve/lower PUE
• Enables predictive or conditioned-based maintenance (CBM)
• Provides built-in diagnostics and fault protection to prevent faults and help technicians

Robust cooling capacity
Meeting the demanding cooling load requirements of mission-critical, air-cooled data center chiller applications requires high-tonnage, high-speed compressors that can deliver robust, precise and reliable performance.

Energy efficiency
Compared to existing screw compressor technology, the Copeland oil-free centrifugal compressor delivers significant energy efficiency gains in full- and part-load conditions.

Flexible architecture
Independent configuration of compressor, electronic controls and variable frequency drives (VFDs) opens new design options for data center chiller OEMs, while allowing systems to be customized for various and/or specific application requirements.

Performance Enhancing Algorithms
The Copeland oil-free centrifugal compressor leverages intelligent control algorithms and predictive data models to optimize performance and reliability.

Copeland offers a breadth of variable-speed scroll compression and drive solutions that are engineered to provide optimized operating envelopes for data center cooling. The launch of the Copeland YDV variable-speed scroll compressor and matched drive was targeted for data center environments — improving performance with increased internal air temperatures and optimizing pressure ratios for seasonal transitions. Copeland variable-speed benefits include:

• Deliver precise cooling and energy optimization via a wide spectrum of modulation ranges
• Support air-cooled chiller and next-gen, liquid cooling scenarios
• Achieve improved efficiency, lower power usage effectiveness (PUE) in split-system, indoor CRACs and chillers
• Lower applied costs via potential elimination of pumps and/or economizer loops