Data centers
Our world is becoming increasingly digital and connected. Every day, data centres are the backbone of online financial transactions, trade, and information exchanges all over the world – and the growth of the data centre business is explosive, with data centre traffic clocking in at an estimated 3.3 zettabytes in 2021, nearly 127 times more than in 2005.
To keep important transactions running in this fast-growing business and an increasingly digital world, a highly reliable infrastructure is required. A power management system is a critical part of operating a data centre, and emergency power systems with gas or diesel generators provide crucial backup power.
Trusted partner for newbuild and retrofit projects
We have the capabilities and experience to support you on newbuild and retrofit data centre projects based on our decades of experience in generator control and power management systems. We have provided tier-compliant power management solutions for numerous data centres, and our extensive knowledge, product portfolio, and proven processes have made us a trusted partner to a long list of data centre owners and operators. Our solutions are performing to complete satisfaction in leading data centres complying with requirements up to Tier 4.
- For newbuild projects, we work with you to develop a scalable, flexible, and highly reliable control architecture from the ground up. We help you define your requirements, design and verify a solid architecture that will fulfil those requirements, and install, test, and commission a complete solution with the required controllers and other devices.
- For retrofit projects, we help you identify and address any shortcomings or potential improvements of your current solution. We then work with you to define a roadmap for upgrading your current setup with expert design and state-of-the-art devices – at your own pace so you get improved reliability, performance, and scalability without unplanned downtime.
Check out the application examples below to see some of the possibilities you get with DEIF expertise and devices.
Complete range of controllers
Our solutions are based on powerful, flexible controllers like the AGC-4 Mk II, the iE 250, the GPC 300, and PLCs such as the AMC 600. They provide the building blocks you need to design and deploy control solutions with any level of complexity – including double busbar architectures. And they interface seamlessly with sustainable controllers like the ASC-4 Solar and ASC-4 Battery, helping you combine reliability with sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint of your site.
Long list of benefits
You get many benefits with a DEIF-based solution, including a high level of redundancy, back-up power within 6 seconds, and seamless integration with data centre management systems. You can easily configure and reconfigure our controllers using emulation tools and built-in customised control logic, making them the reliable and natural choice for genset packagers and system integrators working on data centre projects.
Accredited support specialists
We have Uptime Institute accredited Tier Designers (ATD) and Tier Specialists (ATS) who can provide valuable inputs to designers and system builders to make your system tier compliant. With a strong global presence with subsidiaries in 16 locations and 40 qualified channel partners, DEIF can be your global partner for delivering and supporting control solutions for data centres.
Leading the way in critical power expertise
If you are engineering mission-critical facilities like hospitals and data centres, you know that redundancy is the key to ensuring available power in all situations. Our critical power experts assist engineers all over the world in designing double-redundant and power-efficient power management systems.
Norwegian data centre combines scalability and reliability with DEIF
A user-friendly and robust power management system based on DEIF AGC-4 and ALC-4 controllers is helping the Lefdal Mine Datacenter in Norway offer flexible and reliable services for a string of demanding international customers. “The DEIF controllers are the heart of our data centre control”, says the satisfied Technical Manager.
Read our data center guide
Paralleling & protection GPC 300
- Diesel Generator controller
- Engine and Generator protection
- Engine CANbus
- Generator controller
- Generator breaker control
- Mains connection protection
- Mains connection breaker control
- Mains connection controller
- BTB controller
- BTB connection breaker control
- BTB connection protection
- Single generator with mains connection application
- CODESYS PLC for advanced purpose
- AC protection
- Bus tie breaker control
- Graphical based easy-to-use plant layout
- Synchronization
- PLC
- Rear mount
- Flexible Hardware
- Additional I/O racks (9 racks)
- Ethernet Ring connection for Power management
- Redundant breaker feedback
- Colour Display
Automatic genset controller AGC-4 Mk II
- Automatic Mains Failure sequence
- Multi-master Power Management
- Power Management Core (32dg)
- Power Management Extended (>32dg)
- RMB Transformer maintenance with up to 32 gensets
- PLC
- Engine CANbus
- Din rail mount
- Flexible Hardware
- Additional CANbus based I/O (9 x CIO modules)
- Redundant controller
- Redundant CANbus for Power mamangement
- N+X configuration
- Close Before Excitation / Run-up synchronization from 6 seconds
- DEIF digital AVR DVC550 support
- Multi purpose PID´s
- Gridcode compiant with: VDE AR-N 4110/4105 (Medium voltage, Germany, VDE AR-N 4105 (low voltage, Germany, EN 50549-1:2019 (Europe), ENA EREC G99 (United Kingdom)
- Touch Screen Supported (TDU107)
- Tier4 final/stage5
- Emulation for easy training and FAT
- Hybrid EMS support (1)
- Heavy consumer (via ALC-4)
- Fuel optimisation
- Fully compatible with AGC 150 and ASC-4
- TÜV pending and UL approved
Flexible ESS controller ASC 150 Storage
Single controller:
- Useful for rental and brownfield applications
- Automatically charges and discharges the ESS
- Optimises the diesel genset load for high efficiency and low carbon footprint
- Requires power measurement and breaker feedback for other power sources
- Only one source: Can use the controller's 4th current measurement.
- Multiple power sources: Measurements from:
- Genset controllers (DEIF or third parties)
- Power meters
- Transducers -
Power management communication is not required
Power management:
- Automatically charges and discharges the ESS
- Automatically uses the ESS as spinning reserve for PV and microgrids
- Automatically starts and stops generators
- Automatically closes and opens breakers
- Optimises the diesel genset load for high efficiency and low carbon footprint
- Optimises the fuel consumption
- Balances the loads in the system
- Uses the plant logic
- Makes sure that the system is safe
Touch display units for AGC-4 Mk II and plant control TDU 107
- Plug and play
- Build in AOP (additional operators panel) customizable buttons and status lamps
- Quick instrument selection directly from the screen
- Tier 4 Final support with automatic jump to dedicated Tier4 page
- Visual capability curve with actual working point of the genset
- Easy search functionality in several menus
- Live application supervision
- Possibility to merge alarm and event logs
- Service menu with estimated date for next service
- Live I/O overview
Automatic sustainable controller ASC-4 (Battery)
- Voll integrierbar in AGC-PM-Power-Management-Applikationen
- Unterstützung des SunSpec-Protokolls
- Einfache grafische Konfiguration
- Höchste PV-Auslastung
- Minimale Generatorbelastung
- Rotierende Leistungsreserve
- Fernüberwachung
- Minimale Generatorbelastung
- Inbetriebnahme in Rekordzeit mit der DEIF-Emulation - simuliert alle Funktionen des realen Systems vor Produktion und Inbetriebnahme
Automatic sustainable controller ASC-4 (Solar)
- Voll integrierbar in AGC-PM-Power-Management-Applikationen
- Unterstützung des SunSpec-Protokolls
- Einfache grafische Konfiguration
- Höchste PV-Auslastung
- Minimale Generatorbelastung
- Rotierende Leistungsreserve
- Fernüberwachung
- Minimale Generatorbelastung
- Inbetriebnahme in Rekordzeit mit der DEIF-Emulation - simuliert alle Funktionen des realen Systems vor Produktion und Inbetriebnahme
Insight
- Visualised solution overview via customisable dashboard
- World map overview and GPS tracking
- Alarm notifications (email)
- Reports (PDF, CSV)
- Fleet management (unit grouping & scheduling)
- Flexible user/team management and user permissions
- Two factor verification for enhanced security
- Templates for selected DEIF products
Dashboards widgets
- Direct value visualisation
- Multiple options of guages
- World map overview
- Group data in lists
- Show latest notifications
- Trending with graphs
Responsive web service
- Designed for portable devices
- Works with most popular browsers
- Requires Insight subscription plan
Automatic Load Controller ALC-4
- Prioritised load groups
- Anticipated load-dependent start
- Integrated in power management system
- Automatic startup of extra gensets
- Avoid overload of system
- Manual or automatic control of feeders
- Easy setup via USW and intuitive to use
- Easy commissioning, prepare SW setup before commissioning, live status of feeders shown in USW
- Flexible setup of different application types
- CANbus communication, long distance communication (up to 300 m)
- Security of supply – safety based on feeder priority
