Schneider Electric has announced the launch of EcoAisle, an intelligent thermal containment system that increases data centre cooling efficiency while protecting critical IT equipment and data centre personnel.

“Cooling is a significant operational cost in the data centre and can be a drain on resources for many organisations,” says Luca Melluso, regional business development manager, cooling solutions, East Asia & Pacific, Schneider Electric IT Business.

“EcoAisle offers energy savings through improved cooling capacity, increased flexibility to meet evolving and future needs of the organisation as well as important safety features not found in other solutions. This new intelligent cooling system meets virtually all application needs, rack types and configurations for flexible and efficient deployment in a variety of operating conditions.”

The EcoAisle system features Active Flow Control, which intelligently monitors airflow balance between the cooling system and IT equipment and adjusts cooling system fan speed automatically to right-size airflow based on IT load. This can result in up to a 50% reduction in fan energy usage over conventional cooling systems.

Additionally, EcoAisle provides a safe and efficient environment for IT equipment and personnel with a fire safe system that detects thermal events and provides full access to sprinklers at the room level, as well as safe slide doors that allow quick exit in case of emergency. The system also features high efficiency LED lighting with motion detection, proxy card security access, and more.