ASHRAE Datacom Series (TC 9.9) - series overview incl. IT Equipment Power Trends 3rd ed., Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency 2nd ed., Particulate and Gaseous Contamination 2nd ed., Green Tips

Overview

This record is based on the ASHRAE bookstore page for the 14-book Datacom Series. The series is produced by ASHRAE TC 9.9 and covers data center cooling, energy, metrics and racks. Because the page blocks automated access, the content rests on catalogue and Handbook descriptions; the books themselves were not read. Four books without their own record here are covered: IT Equipment Power Trends 3rd ed. (Book 2, 2018, product 90454; power trends to 2025 for servers, storage and communication equipment), Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency 2nd ed. (Book 6, 2009, product 90447), Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments 2nd ed. (Book 8, 2014, product 90568) and Green Tips for Data Centers (Book 10, 2011, product 90554).

The Handbook's description of Book 6 notes that datacom facilities can use about 100 times the energy of an office building and about 3 times the annual operating hours. That ratio summarises why data center energy efficiency is a specialist field of its own. The series content is said to be migrating to the TC 9.9 Datacom Encyclopedia.

This record is therefore a roadmap to which book covers which subject, not a summary of the books' contents. For each subject, the practical step is to obtain the relevant edition and read it directly, using the product number to identify it. In practice, this means checking the product number and edition year before ordering, since several books in the series are older than the current edition of the Thermal Guidelines.

Key points

1. The Datacom Series has 14 books; content is migrating to the TC 9.9 Datacom Encyclopedia.
2. Book 2: IT Equipment Power Trends, 3rd ed. (2018), product 90454; power trends to 2025 for servers, storage and communication equipment.
3. Book 6: Best Practices for Datacom Facility Energy Efficiency, 2nd ed. (2009), product 90447.
4. Book 8: Particulate and Gaseous Contamination in Datacom Environments, 2nd ed. (2014), product 90568.
5. Book 10: Green Tips for Data Centers (2011), product 90554.
6. Datacom facilities can use about 100 times the energy of an office building and about 3 times the annual operating hours.

Using it in design

• Use Book 2 (IT Equipment Power Trends) for default kW-per-rack growth projections.
• Use Book 8 for contamination checks.
• Use Books 6 and 10 for energy-saving checklists.
• Cite the product numbers in references so that the correct edition is identified.

Who should read it

Data center designers looking for which ASHRAE book to consult on cooling and energy efficiency.

Publication details

Authors

ASHRAE TC 9.9

Publisher

ASHRAE

Year

2024

Document number

Datacom Series Books 2, 6, 8, 10

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document

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