Mike Mosman, P.E., Vice President and Director of Electrical Engineering, CCG Facilities Integration, Baltimore, and Reza Tajali, P.E., Square D, Nashville, Tenn.

Optimizing Power System Protection for Data Centers

Data center power systems are constructed for premium reliability at a significant cost. Achieving an adequate return on such an investment requires that the system provides many years of trouble-free operation. Power system protection is designed to assure two seemingly contradictory purposes: maintaining a continuous (uninterrupted) flow of power; and acting rapidly to isolate power system f...