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Item

Sensor

Quantity

Description

 

 

 

 

1

Differential pressure sensor

12

Monitors the hot and cold aisle differential

 

probes

 

pressure and the air filter differential pressure

 

 

 

in various locations throughout the HP POD

 

 

 

40c G2

 

 

 

Reports data to the ECS

 

 

 

 

2

Temperature sensors

6

Monitor the temperature in various locations

 

 

 

throughout the cold aisle of the HP POD 40c

 

 

 

G2

 

 

 

Reports data to the ECS

 

 

 

 

3

Humidity sensors

2

Monitors humidity for the cold aisle

 

 

 

Reports data to the ECS

 

 

 

 

4

Humidistat

1

Monitors humidity for the cold aisle

 

 

 

Reports data to the humidifier control

 

 

 

For more information, see "Humidifier (on page

 

 

 

65)."

 

 

 

 

Hot aisle sensors

Six temperature sensor probes are located in the hot aisle of the HP POD 40c G2. These temperature sensors monitor the temperature in various locations throughout the hot aisle and report data to the ECS.

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Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) 40c specifications

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