recordGeneric

Generic data record for air cooled rack

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.DataCenterEquipment.Racks.BaseClasses.Data.Generic (Generic data record for IT rack).

Information

Generic data record for air-cooled IT rack.

The fan power consumption at full IT utilization is by default set to 4% of the IT load. This setting can be changed through the parameter PFan_nominal.

The parameter fanRelPow describes the normalized fan power consumption based on the normalized fan volume flow rate. By default, this is set to a cubic curve.

The parameter dTSet is the set point for the air temperature raise across the rack, which by default is set to 10 Kelvin.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacitycp_default1014.54Specific heat capacity
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureDifferencedTSet10Set point for temperature raise across rack
Nominal condition
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRatePIT_nominal (from Generic)IT power consumption at u=1, also called Thermal Design Power (TDP)
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal (from Generic)Nominal mass flow rate
Fan power
Modelica.Units.SI.PowerPFan_nominal0.04*PIT_nominalFan power at full IT load PIT_nominal
Fan
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.CoolingTowers.BaseClasses.Characteristics.fanfanRelPowFan relative power consumption as a function of control signal, fanRelPow=P(y)/P(y=1)

Revisions

  • June 26, 2026, by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.