Data Center Building Management Systems
A data center building management system (BMS) is an integrated framework that oversees and optimizes the operational efficiency of critical components within a data center. The BMS data center encompasses various functionalities, including monitoring environmental conditions, managing power distribution, controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and ensuring the security and safety of the facility. By leveraging advanced sensors and automation technologies, a data center BMS provides real-time insights and analytics, enabling facility managers to make informed decisions that enhance performance and reduce operational costs. Ultimately, the implementation of a data center BMS is essential for ensuring optimal resource utilization and maintaining ideal conditions for the sensitive equipment housed within, supporting the overall reliability and efficiency of data center operations.
The Future of Data Center BMS is Connectivity.
Like many of the other systems within data centers, Building Management Systems (BMS) are adopting technologies to make them more reliable and efficient. Beyond IoT sensors and artificial intelligence, BMS infrastructure designers have identified connectorization as a key area of optimization.
Within security, lighting, cooling, and other infrastructure systems, shifting from hardwired to connectorized has given data center builders and hyperscalers a new solution to getting locations online faster and keeping them online more reliably.
Key Building Management System connectivity applications
CONTROL PANEL INSTALLS
30% smaller system control panels speed installation from weeks to days.
Traditionally, a large, bulky Building Management System (BMS) cabinet can take weeks to hook up through hardwiring. With the transition to plug-and-play connectors, panels can be installed much faster and more cost effectively.
✓ Connectorized panels arrive on-site assembled, pre-tested, and ready for installation
✓ Exterior-fused cabinet plug eliminates costly cabinet wiring labor from control engineers hardwiring thousands of IO points
✓ Speed up retrofitting current facilities and future equipment refreshes
✓ Safer, more efficient product construction supports sustainability initiatives
✓ Standardization simplifies construction process for procurement and installation teams
Simplify rack maintenance, improve uptime with quick fuse replacement.
NEW! Han® Protect for Control Cabinets
To get data centers online (and keep them online), HARTING continuously develops plug-and-play innovations.
The new
✓ On-connector LED light signals when a fuse is blown
✓ Easily-accessible, integrated fuse for replacement in seconds
✓ Smaller footprint than fuse terminal blocks means smaller control cabinets
✓ Supports sustainability initiatives by requiring less cabinet materials
New Han® Protect connectors move fuse replacement to outside the control cabinet.
LIGHTING, HVAC & SECURITY SYSTEMS
Connectors make lighting, HVAC, and security systems more efficient, contributing significantly to energy savings and operational effectiveness.
Connectors facilitate easy installation and replacement of lighting and HVAC components by allowing for quick connect and disconnect capabilities. This reduces downtime during maintenance activities, ensuring that systems remain operational and that energy isn't wasted due to prolonged outages.
Other benefits include:
✓ The adaptability of connectors provide design flexibility and future modification without requiring rewiring or system overhauls
✓ Smart connectivity enables real-time monitoring and adjustments to optimize energy usage
✓ Connection effectiveness improves efficiency and reliability, leading to improved uptime and utilities cost savings
✓ Efficient systems reduce carbon footprint of facilities, aligning with sustainability goals and regulations
Talk to the Data Center Connectivity Experts
If you’ve got questions about connectorization or our solutions' capabilities, our experts are ready to answer them. Contact our in-house engineers for technical guidance or design help and let us be the connector specialist extension of your team.
