Data centres
See power, fuel and cooling in one place before an outage forces you to
AMADSAS automates and monitors the power, fuel and cooling chain of a data centre — EPMS, HSD fuel automation, DG synchronisation, chiller plant management and BMS — and brings every alarm onto one redundant monitoring platform.
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Operating challenges
A data centre’s uptime commitment rests on systems that are usually bought and run separately: the electrical network, UPS and STS, diesel generators and their fuel, chillers and CRAH/CRAC units. When each has its own screen, operators cannot follow a utility failure as it moves through the chain towards the white space.
Our data-centre references include HSD automation for Amazon, NTT Global Data Centers and Reliance Jio, EPMS and HSD automation for the Reserve Bank of India’s greenfield data centre in Bhubaneswar, a fuel management system for NTT, and chiller plant management for Infineon’s Bengaluru data centre.
We design and build the control panels, write the PLC and SCADA logic, install and terminate the field cabling, commission each system and support it under AMC. One engineering team answers for the result.
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Utility failure and generator start-up
When grid supply drops, generators must start, synchronise and share load before UPS autonomy runs out. Voltage, frequency and phase angle must match for dead-bus and live-bus synchronisation, and kW, kVA and PF sharing must stay balanced.
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UPS and STS coordination
UPS units, static transfer switches and breakers act within seconds of each other. Without time-stamped event logging across the electrical network, a post-incident review cannot establish which device operated first.
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Fuel inventory and leakage
Diesel stock is the site’s autonomy. Manual dip readings, unmonitored day tanks and undetected leaks put Tier III and Tier IV commitments at risk and leave fuel receipts and consumption unreconciled.
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Cooling efficiency and PUE
Chillers, pumps, cooling towers and CRAH/CRAC units carry most of the non-IT load. Run on fixed setpoints, they raise PUE, add to the energy bill and wear out sooner.
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Systems that operate independently
EPMS, BMS, fuel and chiller systems from different vendors run on separate screens and protocols. Alarms are missed between them, and no single report shows the state of the facility.
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Cyber security and growth without downtime
Industrial networks need segmentation and role-based access. New halls and new equipment must be added to the monitoring scope without taking live systems out of service.
How we address them
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Survey and tag list
We review single-line diagrams, fuel schematics and the chiller plant, then agree the tag list, alarm philosophy and communication map — Modbus TCP, BACnet IP, SNMP, OPC UA — with the operations team.
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Panels and control logic
Synchronising, PLC and DDC panels are designed and built in our own manufacturing units, and each panel passes factory acceptance testing before dispatch.
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Installation and commissioning
Our teams install cable trays, lay and terminate power, control and communication cabling, run continuity, megger and loop checks, and commission every system against agreed test sheets.
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Integration and lifetime support
All systems report to primary and secondary redundant SCADA servers with alarm management, audit trail and scheduled reports, and are supported under AMC with preventive maintenance and spare parts.
Solutions for this sector
- HSD & Fuel ManagementDiesel level monitoring, transfer control, leak detection and fuel reconciliation from receipt to consumption.
- Electrical Power Monitoring (EPMS)Real-time electrical network monitoring, power quality analysis, alarms and reports in one system.
- Chiller Plant ManagementOptimal sequencing of chillers, pumps and cooling towers with alarms, trends and maintenance insight.
- DG SynchronisationSynchronising panels that parallel DG sets, share load automatically and log every event.
- Energy, Load & Lighting ManagementEnergy metering, PUE tracking, load control and smart lighting with dashboards and reports.
- Building Management System (BMS)DDC-based control of HVAC, CRAH/CRAC, lighting and access with fire and environmental monitoring.
- Centralised MonitoringRedundant SCADA, historian and compliance reporting that puts every site system on one screen.
- Control Panels & Electrical InstallationMCC, PCC, APFC, VFD, MV and IEC 61439 panels and E-House, built in-house and installed on site.
Delivered projects
| Client | Site / scope | System | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Lumina data centre | HSD automation system | — |
| Amazon | Data centre | HSD centralised system with BMS | 2022 |
| NTT Global Data Centers | Nav 1 | HSD automation | — |
| NTT Global Data Centers | DC09 | HSD automation | — |
| NTT Global Data Centers | Nav 2, DC03 | Fuel management system | — |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm | Versova | EPMS and HSD automation | — |
| Reserve Bank of India | Greenfield data centre, Bhubaneswar | EPMS and HSD automation | — |
| Somerset Therapeutics | — | BMS, HSD, CPM and EPMS automation | — |
| Infineon | Data centre, Bengaluru | Chiller plant management | — |
| Nzuri Business Park | Pune | BMS, HSD and EPMS | — |
| Sterling and Wilson | — | Centralised system, HSD | 2019, 2023 |
| Sudlow | — | Centralised system and server, HSD | 2023 |
| HP | — | HSD and BMS | 2020 |
Frequently asked questions
Can you integrate the EPMS, BMS or UPS monitoring we already have?
Yes, where the existing equipment exposes a standard protocol. We connect over Modbus TCP, BACnet IP, SNMP, OPC UA, OPC DA, MQTT and RS-485 and map existing points into the central platform instead of replacing equipment that works.
How is the monitoring system itself made redundant?
The reference architecture uses primary and secondary SCADA servers, redundant database servers with real-time replication and a redundant industrial Ethernet ring. Losing one server or one network segment does not stop data collection or alarming.
What does HSD automation cover?
Fuel level monitoring in bulk and day tanks, transfer pump control, leakage detection, consumption analysis and alarms. The fuel management system adds reconciliation and reporting from fuel receipt to consumption.
Do you design and build DG synchronising panels?
Yes. One documented configuration covers four 500 kVA DG sets with isolator panels, a synchronising panel with one controller per DG, individual ACBs, a main ACB, emergency stop and a common busbar. It supports auto synchronisation, load sharing, manual/auto mode and Modbus/Ethernet communication.
Can the work be done on a live data centre?
Yes. Integration is planned with the site’s change and permit procedures, and the monitoring scope can be extended hall by hall so systems in service stay in service.
Who supports the system after handover?
The same engineering team, under an annual maintenance contract covering preventive and corrective maintenance, spare parts management, 24x7 monitoring and support, and upgrades as the site grows.
Let’s start by understanding your facility
Send us a short description of the site and its current systems, and an engineer will come back with clear next steps.