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No one had ever integrated so many different building and power systems before. Although equipment manufacturers had begun migrating to open protocol systems, there were still three different open systems, and they were largely incompatible. Fortunately, Brown found a company that could handle the job: ControlNET.
Plans called for upgrading and modernizing the incoming power system—boxcar-sized generators, transfer switches, sub-stations, UPS and battery systems—as well as the chillers and CRAC units housed within 12,000 square feet of data center space. The project also incorporated traditional building systems like HVAC controls in an adjacent building.
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