Raised Access Flooring
A Raised Access Floor (also Raised Flooring) is a type of floor used in office buildings (such as IT data centers) with a high requirement for servicing to carry cables, wiring, electrical supply, and sometimes air conditioning or chilled water pipes. Additional structural support and lighting are often provided when a floor is raised high enough for a person to crawl or even walk beneath.
Modular Plug and Play
Access floor and underfloor modular ‘plug & play’ wiring and equipment for voice/data and power allow for quick and easy equipment and technology changes at low cost with minimal disruption to Data Center operation and/or office productivity.
Under Floor Air
With an underfloor air system, the cavity created by the installation of the raised access floor is used as a supply air plenum. Conditioned air is introduced to the occupied space through floor outlets. The floor outlets, or “diffusers”, are designed to rapidly mix the conditioned air with the room air. Rather than being forced down from the ceiling, the new air rises naturally, carrying heat and pollutants upward and out the ceiling air return.
UPS Battery Systems
An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), also known as an Uninterruptible Power Source, Uninterruptible Power System, Continuous Power Supply (CPS) or a battery backup is a device which maintains a continuous supply of electric power to connected equipment by supplying power from a separate source when utility power is not available. There are three distinct types of UPS: off-line, line-interactive (also called on-line) and double conversion (also called true on-line).
Battery Systems
Backup battery is the name given to a secondary power supply, usually a direct current battery, to provide power in the absence of the main power supply. An electronic device which utilizes a backup battery will normally get its power directly from a sustainable alternating current (AC) source or solar cells (DC). The backup battery will power the circuit only in the event of failure. The battery is otherwise charging from that same primary circuit..
Harmonic Mitigation Transformers
Application of these transformers facilitates compliance with IEEE-519 in commercial and industrial facilities. The Harmonic Mitigating Transformers treats all the tripplen harmonics (3rd, 9th, ….) through secondary flux cancellation. Unlike delta-wye transformers, in the T1000, 3rd and other zero sequence currents do not couple into the primary winding. 5th and 7th harmonics are treated on a system basis by alternating phase shifted models in a facility.
Hi-Efficiency Transformers
Transformers designed to eliminate electricity waste in all applications “Green Transformer”. In addition to surpassing the minimum requirements of EPACT2005 it offers the lowest life cycle cost, contributes additional energy savings toward LEED and contributes to lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Power Distrubution Modules
Large industrial units are used for taking high voltage and amperage and reducing it to more common and useful levels, for example from 220V, 30A, single phase to multiple 110V, 15A, or 110V, 20A, plugs. They are used in computer data centers, call centers, stage shows and in other electrically intensive applications. Some have features like remote monitoring or control down to the individual plug level. A PDU allows for a solidly bonded neutral, and a safe grounding system.
Branch Circuit Monitor
A branch circuit monitor includes a plurality of non-contact current sensors arranged to sense current on each of a plurality of branch circuits, the non-contact current sensors being connected to a common digital signal processor (DSP) module having as inputs the outputs of the current sensors and also voltage inputs from each power source. Data from the digital signal processor may be made available via communications protocols such as Modbus RTU or RS232/RS485/422, to any number of remote sites.
Automatic Transfer Switches
Transfer switches allow switching from a primary power source to a secondary or tertiary power source and are employed in some electrical power distribution systems. Most often transfer switches can be seen where emergency power generators are used to back up power from the utility source. The transfer switch allows switching from utility power to emergency generator power. The switch is either a manual switch, an automatic switch or a combination of manual and automatic. During a power outage, the transfer switches isolate the emergency circuits from the utility line allowing for efficient operation of the generator without back feeding onto the utility.
Emergency/Standby Switch Gear
Many businesses go to staggering lengths to ensure 100% uptime, designing and building mission critical facilities to protect sensitive computer and telecommunications equipment from surges, spikes, brownouts, or other power quality
problems that could corrupt data or destroy sensitive electronics. It is for mission-critical facilities such as these that Smart Building Solutions provides the highest quality, most dependable emergency and standby power control systems.
DC Power Systems
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current to direct current (converting AC to ADC), a process known as rectification. Rectifiers are used as components of power supplies, battery chargers, telecom facilities and as detectors of radio signals. A circuit which performs the opposite function (converting DC to AC) is known as an inverter.
AC Power / Inverter Systems
An inverter is an electronic circuit that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). Inverters are used in a wide range of applications, from small switching power supplies in computers, to large electric utility applications that transport bulk power.
Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS)
A surge protector is an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes. A surge protector attempts to regulate the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by diverting (shorting) to ground voltages that are above a safe threshold (voltage spikes).
Static Transfer Switches
A Static Transfer Switch provides break-before-make switching between two independent AC power sources for uniterrupted power to sensitive electronic equipment. When used with redundant AC power sources, the switch permits maintenance without shutting down critical equipment. The switch utilizes solid-state switching devices close to the critical load, thus producing high levels of power availability and power system tolerance. It is available in 100-4,000 A models. The switch is suited for data processing, distributed computing, telecommunications equipment, and high-tech manufacturing applications.
New & Used Critical Rated Air Conditioning Systems
Critical rated or precision cooling products provide the precise, year-round cooling required by sensitive electronics while protecting them from the environmental hazards of dust, temperature and humidity. The solutions include standalone, ceiling and wall-mount systems for spot, room and telecom shelter applications, and liquid chilling systems for medical imaging and industrial equipment.
Ultrasonic or Steam Canister Humidification
Today's high tech environment requires meticulous control of humidity to eliminate static electricity, ensure quality manufacturing processes, preserve precious documents and works of art, and provide comfort while adhering to Indoor Air Quality standards. The specific reasons to humidify are as numerous as the applications, but the purpose is common across the board: to eliminate problems that can damage products, ruin buildings, or jeopardize health.
Portable A/C (Purchase or Rent)
Portable air conditioning units provides supplemental cooling and/or instant emergency back-up to protect your critical equipment during a heat-related crisis. With a trend towards smaller, more "heat dense" servers, equipment shutdowns may be more likely to occur as your existing server room air conditioner system becomes inadequate. Smart Building Solutions provides a variety of portable air conditioners for rent or to purchase for emergency temporary cooling or permanent spot cooling applications.
Network Operations Center
A Network Operations Center or NOC (pronounced "knock") is one or more locations from which control is exercised over a computer data center, television broadcast, telecommunications network, or part thereof. Large organizations may operate more than one NOC, either to manage different networks, or to provide geographic redundancy in the event of one site being unavailable or offline.
Network Control (LAN/LAB)
The ultimate purpose of your LAN/LAB design is to maximize efficiency and productivity. The technical furniture you choose is an integral part of your LAN configuration. It needs to do more than solve clutter issues... it needs to be scalable... it needs to provide complete and easy access to cables... It needs to be built strong... rugged... reliable... We can assist you with all of these items.
Server/Technical Encolsures
Data centers should be utilizing server cabinets with enhanced cable and power management features. Advanced power and cable management features allows for exceptional power and cable management outside of the server U pocket. Available in 44U and 42U heights, 36-inch and 42-inch depths and 24-inch, 29-inch and 32-inch widths to address the demanding high density power, cooling, cabling and security of tomorrows data centers.
War / Control Room
Take command of your voice and data communications requirements with reduced workstation downtime through easily accessible cable management and equipment positions. The modular design can be customized to suit specific needs and can be easily reconfigured.
Value Engineering
Smart Building Solutions provides value engineering through a systematic method to improve the "value" of goods and services by using an examination of function. Value, as defined, is the ratio of function to cost. Value can therefore be increased by either improving the function or reducing the cost.
Remanufactured Equipment
Remanufacturing is the process of disassembly and recovery at the module level and, eventually, at the component level. It requires the repair or replacement of slightly used, worn out or obsolete components and modules. Parts subject to degradation affecting the performance or the expected life of the whole are replaced. Remanufacturing differs from other recovery processes in its completeness: remanufactured equipment should match the same customer expectation as new equipment.
Technical Control Products
Analog KVM matrix switching that provides real-time bios level access to local computing resources. KVM over IP digitizes the keyboard, video and mouse data and uses IP technology to move the KVM data.
Power and environmental monitoring are supported with “best of breed” solutions including the industry leading solutions allowing users to control remote sites and data center equipment with IP-based remote power management solutions.
Structured Wiring
Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. Category 5e or 6.
