Emerson's Liebert perimeter cooling solutions are built to lower data center operating costs

July 22, 2015
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the world’s leading provider of critical infrastructure for information and communications technology systems, today introduced the Liebert® PDX and Liebert PCW compact perimeter cooling systems to help data center managers achieve the highest efficiency and protection with low capital, installation and maintenance costs, as well as the industry’s most compact footprint.

Emerson Network Power introduces the Liebert-PDX and Liebert PCW compact perimeter cooling systems to help data center managers achieve high efficiency and protection with low capital, installation and maintainance costs, as well as the industry's most compact footprint. The new systems are available in North America.

The thermal mangagement systems replace the industry-standard Liebert Challenger 3000 compact cooling system. The efficiency of the Liebert PDX perimeter coolign system exceeds new U.S. Department of Energy minimum efficiency standards for data center equipment, which apply to certain direct expansion systems shipped after January 1, 2016.

The thermal management systems feature an integrated Liebert iCOM unit control, which provides efficiency with fast and easy deployment and commissioning. Liebert iCOM features machine to machine communication to eliminate conflicts in temperature airflow and humidity, increasing efficiency and providing superior protection across the data center's thermal management system.

The Liebert PDX and Liebert PCW compact perimeter cooling systems are available in upflow and downflow configurations, with the direct expansion system having nominal ratings of 18kW (5 tons), 23kW (6.5 tons) and 29kW (8 tons) and the chilled water system having nominal ratings of 17kW (5 tons) and 29kW (8 tons).