by Trilogy | Oct 9, 2026 | Data Centers
Data center power terminology mixes electrical engineering, IT operations and procurement vocabulary, which is why the same equipment gets three names depending on who is talking. This glossary covers the terms that come up most in real projects: capacity terms like...
by Trilogy | Sep 30, 2026 | Data Centers
Rack PDUs come in roughly five capability tiers: basic distribution, metered at the unit, monitored over the network, outlet-metered, and switched with remote outlet control. Price rises sharply across that range, and most facilities do not need the top tier...
by Trilogy | Sep 26, 2026 | Data Centers
Most data center power problems are not equipment failures. They are design and planning decisions that looked reasonable at the time: sizing to nameplate ratings, forgetting the continuous load derate, treating a 2N pair as additive capacity, running out of breaker...
by Trilogy | Sep 16, 2026 | Data Centers
A transformer specification is built from roughly nine decisions: type, capacity, voltage ratings, winding configuration and vector group, impedance, temperature rise, cooling class, efficiency class and physical envelope. Each affects performance, cost and which...
by Trilogy | Sep 6, 2026 | Data Centers
Long lead equipment is anything whose delivery time drives the project schedule rather than following it, which in a data center means transformers, switchgear, generators and UPS. The work that protects a schedule happens before the order goes out: confirming what...
