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COOLING SOLUTIONS
Varicondition-DX
The modular cooling
solution for server rooms
Varicondition DX is an easy to install, energy-efficient cooling solution for server rooms. The product
Varicondition DX: The modular cooling solution
is designed to cool your IT hardware in a professional and reliable manner. Furthermore, its precision
cooling is a far superior alternative to more traditional cooling solutions. for small server rooms
Varicondition DX is designed for SME businesses and corporate Moreover, the Varicondition DX unit is equipped
organisations with local server rooms and SERs. The cooling solution with various energy-saving technologies, such as an
is suitable for installation between 19” racks and does not necessary inverter compressor, variable fans and the efficient and
require a raised floor. The cooling unit is directly placed near your environmentally friendly refrigerant R410A. This readily
valuable IT-equipment. This shortens the air distribution path enables energy savings of 20 to 40%. The system is
significantly, improving reliability and saving energy cost. therefore entirely in keeping with Minkels’ objective,
as an Endorser of the Code of Conduct on Data Centre
ENERGY EFFICIENT Energy Efficiency, of operating in an energy efficient,
A traditional DX (comfort) solution is not a particularly energy- environmentally aware and socially responsible manner.
efficient means of cooling a server room. Such systems cause a great Varicondition DX can also be combined with other proven
deal of undesired mixture of hot and cold airflows. The Varicondition technologies, such as Cold Corridors®, to reduce energy
DX unit, however, prevents such mixture entirely, thus providing consumption even further. This yields significant benefits,
huge savings and a more predictable result. even when used in fairly small server rooms.
VARICONDITION DX SYSTEM Open loop solution also yields considerable energy savings. It is also an option to reverse the MONITORING
The traditional DX solutions were developed for an entirely different In an open-loop solution, the cold air is fed into the room directly before airflow completely, creating a so called hybrid 'hot' solution. Your server room is basically the heart of your business. Any breakdown
application, and therefore pay no consideration to the requirements of the racks. The indoor unit extracts the hot air from the room and feeds in facilities therefore causes disruption of critical business processes.
an IT environment. Different requirements apply in a server room, with it back as cold air to the front of the 19" racks. It is advisable to also apply The consequences don’t bear thinking about. The security and
regard to compressors, temperature control, refrigerant and air flow. the Minkels Cold Corridor system to achieve optimum results. monitoring of the entire server room are therefore essential. The
Minkels R&D department therefore developed the Varicondition DX Varicondition DX system can naturally be conveniently integrated with
system with these requirements in mind. monitoring, building management and DCIM systems.
The Varicondition DX system comprises an indoor and an outdoor
unit. The indoor unit is installed in the server room and connected
to the outdoor unit by means of refrigerant pipes. These pipes can
be connected to either the base or top of the indoor unit, offering
considerable flexibility in terms of physical layout of the server room.
The system can also be applied in various setups:
Closed loop
Open loop
Hybrid loop
Closed loop solution
In a closed-loop solution, the airflows at the front of the indoor unit are
fed directly through the adjacent 19” racks. At the back side, the indoor
unit directly extracts the hot air emitted by the IT hardware, returning it VARICONDITION OUTDOOR UNIT
to the front as a flow of cold air. This involves no mixture of hot and cold The compact Varicondition DX outdoor unit is fitted with an energy-
air. The system also enables distribution of the cooling capacity among efficient inverter compressor. The inverter compressor has a low starting
several racks. Hybrid 'Cold' loop solution current, preventing peak loads on the power distribution system.
This solution comprises a combination of a closed-loop and an open- The energy-efficient compressor continually adapts its frequency
loop solution. The hot air is extracted from the cabinet in the same and therefore the cooling capacity to meet the actual demand. This
manner as in a closed-loop solution, namely directly from the rear of solution is therefore more efficient, while the system ensures that no
the rack. This hot air is then cooled in the DX module, and returned to temperature fluctuations take place in your server room. Furthermore,
the front of the racks in the same manner as in an open-loop solution. the Varicondition DX outdoor unit uses the energy-efficient coolant
The implementation of a Minkels Cold Corridor in this configuration R410A.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
General specifications unit DX4 unit DX8 unit DX11 unit DX14 unit DX22
Total cooling capacity¹ kW 4.5 8 11 14 22
Net cooling capacity kW 3.9 7.4 10.1 13.1 21.1
Capacity control stepless from approx. 30% to 100%
1 Under nominal conditions: Outdoor temp 35°C
Air inlet temperature IT hardware² °C 18-25
Return air 35°C / 25% RH
Max. permissible local humidity 13°C dew point (e.g., 35% at 30°C)
2 ASHRAE, Class 1.2.
Range outdoor temperature °C -15 until +43°C 3 Filters are optionally available for open-loop setups.
Refrigerant type - R410A 4 Both liquid and gas pipes insulated. Connection possible at either the top or bottom
of the indoor unit. See instruction manual for further details.
Specifications indoor unit 5 Flexible plastic hose.
6 See instruction manual for information required.
Number of fans pcs 3 5
7 Both liquid and gas pipes insulated.
Max. airflow
See instruction manual for information required.
open loop with air filter m³/h 2500 3600
closed loop m³/h 2600 4000
Max. power consumption per fan
AC fan watt 180
Max. current per fan
AC fan A 0.83
Electrical power supply indoor unit V/ph/Hz 230/1/50-60, powered by outdoor unit
Power consumption watt 590 590 950 950 950
Filter class and quantity³ - EU3, 3 pcs
Heat exchanger:
surface m² 0.40
materials - copper pipes / aluminium slats
Dimensions indoor unit:
width mm 300
height mm 2000 (41HE) / 2075 / 2200 (46HE) / 2275
depth mm 1000 / 1100 / 1200
Weight indoor unit (empty) kg 165 170
Noise level dB(A) 69 69 71 71 71
Pipe connections indoor unit⁴
liquid pipe inch 1/2” SAE
gas pipe inch 3/4" SAE
condensation discharge⁵ mm Ø16 (outer diameter)
COMPLETE COOLING PORTFOLIO FOR SERVER ROOMS AND DATA CENTRES
Specifications outdoor unit
Dimensions outdoor unit:
width mm 800 968 970 970 970
WATER AIR
height mm 640 750 845 845 1300
The launch of the Varicondition DX further complements our
depth mm 290 340 370 370 370 COLD
cooling solutions portfolio. Minkels has the appropriate solution Varicondition
Net weight outdoor unit kg 43 60 74 74 122 CORRIDOR
Refrigerant content kg 1.4 2.95 3.8 3.8 5.4
for all cooling requirements! Please contact us for further
information. We would be pleased to assist you in establishing
H20
Refrigerant pre-charged to max. pipe length m 15 30
Varicondition
the ideal cooling solution for your data centre.
Max. pipe length⁶ m 30 50 50 50 70
For further details, see: www.minkels.com/Varicondition-DX
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Pipe connections outdoor unit⁷
kW
liquid pipe inch 1/4” SAE 3/8” SAE 3/8” SAE 3/8” SAE 3/8” SAE
Varicondition
Varicondition
gas pipe inch 1/2" SAE 5/8" SAE 5/8" SAE 5/8" SAE 7/8" SAE
Noise level dB(A) 47 48 49 51 57 DX
Power supply outdoor unit DX AIR
current consumption A 4.8 10.4 11.7 17.3 9.1
LRA / maximum current A/A 5 / 12 5 / 17 5 / 24 5 / 24 5 / 24
m³
Electrical power supply outdoor unit V/ph/Hz 230/1/50-60 400/3/50-60
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