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HP Adaptive Cooling Technology

HP Adaptive Cooling Technology of the HP POD 240a combines a traditional cold aisle/hot aisle layout with an adanced

control system that intelligently cools IT equipment—without the need of a chiller plant. Adaptive Cooling Technology

uses a specially designed HVAC system and several operating modes to use ambient air as much as possible to achieve

high cooling efficency.

Using policy controls that you preset, HP Adaptive Cooling Technology performs the following functions:

• Defines environmental operation envelope

• Controls the evacuation of hot aisle air into the environment

• Monitors air handler functionality and reports on environmental conditions and system operation

HP Adaptive Cooling Technology components identified in Figure 6 maintain the correct relative humidity and

temperature levels within the cold aisle.

Figure 6: The illustration and table below show HP POD 240a Adaptive Cooling Technology components.

Item Description

1 Outside air input louvers draw outside air into the system.

2 Hot aisle canopy expels exhaust air into the environment.

3 Direct eXpansion (DX) units with electronically-controlled fans mix re-circulated IT exhaust air

with outside air to maintain the cold aisle set-point temperature.

4 HVAC service area allows access to the system for filter maintenance.

5 Hot aisle module collects IT equipment exhaust air for expelling or cooling and re-circulating.

6 Humidifier and fire suppression system for air conditioning and safety.