Energy costs can account for more than 50% of the total operating expenses of a data centre, so one important challenge is to improve the energy efficiency of its infrastructure. To calculate the exact effect of power usage from connectors in data centres, HARTING has compared the power consumption of three different connector solutions in its independently accredited test laboratory. One of the connectors tested was the HARTING Han-Eco®. The other two were CEE (IEC 60309) plugs from different manufacturers.
The results showed that the Han-Eco® connector reduced power wastage by up to 50% (compared to the other two brands of IEC connectors) by using low-impedance contacts. These contacts reduce the power lost in connections and significantly improve the Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) of data centres.
As a result, one hyperscale data centre with 15,000 racks could achieve annual power consumption savings of around £100,000.
Download your free whitepaper now to learn how HARTING connectors can improve your power usage efficiency (PUE) and reduce the lifetime costs of operating a data centre.
https://www.harting.com/en-GB/data-centres/connector-selection-can-improve-energy-efficiency
