Implementation and demonstration of a building simulation based testbed for assessment of data centre multi-domain control strategies

The traditional data centre (DC) infrastructure is being significantly extended by modern information technology (IT) trends on one side, and lasting calling for DC sustainability on the other. A holistic DC management will be necessary to coordinate different DC processes and to dock the DC environment into modern cities and district infrastructure. A development of such a complex management requires comprehensive testing possibilities. The testing is hardly possible on the real DC infrastructure due to the mission critical nature. Building energy modelling methods offer a suitable platform for the development of a safe and reliable testing environment. This paper deals with new application of Building Energy Simulation (BES) method and introduces a workflow for virtual closed-loop testing of enhanced multi-domain operation for data centres