ADQUIO ANALYTICS · USE CASES
In a data centre, electricity powers both the servers’ work and the conditions that keep them operating.
This article presents a use case with simulated data. The main image is a generated illustration; the screenshots show the Adquio Analytics interface.
The scenario: Solar Data Centre
The scenario contains eight racks, 60 servers and 16 switches across 350 m². An 80 kVA UPS, cooling and a solar installation with storage complete the technical system.
Dashboards distinguish IT demand from its supporting services. Cooling, the UPS and PUE should be read together over the same reference period.
Questions this example helps answer
Visualisations become useful when they support a specific decision. This example helps explore the following questions:
How does demand change with server load?
How much relates to cooling and auxiliary services?
How do PUE and the model’s continuity-related variables develop?
Technical reference for the example
These values define the reference scenario. They are simulation parameters, not a specification for a verified customer installation.
| Parameter | Model reference |
|---|---|
| Reference floor area | 350 m² |
| Team | 6 people |
| Photovoltaics | 180 × 400 W modules = 72 kWp |
| Inverters | 3 × 30 kW |
| Nominal battery capacity | 300 kWh |
| Nominal storage voltage | 51.2 V |
| State-of-charge window | 20–90% |
| Storage efficiency | 96% in each direction |
| Simulator update interval | 60 seconds |
| Weather update interval | 60 minutes |
| IT infrastructure | 8 racks · 60 servers · 16 switches |
| Server power | 260 W at idle and up to 680 W per server in the model |
| UPS | 80 kVA · 95% efficiency |
| Cooling | 80 kW thermal output · COP 3.8 · 23 °C setpoint |
| Network and storage | 10 Gbps link · 240 TB |
| PUE reference | Configured target: 1.4; not a certified result |
| Operation | 24 hours a day |
The dashboards, explained
Each view answers a different question. Select a thumbnail to open a large image; use the viewer to move to the next dashboard or switch to full screen.
Energy overview
Compare solar generation, demand, grid import and storage around the clock.
How to read it. Interpret electricity use in the context of continuous IT operation.
IT load and communications
Explore CPU, memory, powered-on servers and network traffic alongside energy demand.
How to read it. These views illustrate the model and are not a test of real infrastructure capacity or uptime.
PUE, cooling and UPS
Read PUE, rack inlet and outlet temperatures and UPS loading together.
How to read it. Keep the measurement boundary and time period consistent. The configured PUE target is not a certification.
These views were prepared in an isolated Analytics instance by running the supplied simulator. No connections or writes to real equipment were made. They are not recorded historical data from an installation.
From example to your installation
The same approach can be adapted to the variables and equipment available in your project. Start with the decision to support, then choose the appropriate measurements, units, periods and visualisations.
DataSource collects and prepares the data, and Adquio Analytics presents it in dashboards. Review measurement coverage and keep the same boundary when comparing days, areas or equipment.
The screenshots illustrate analytical possibilities. They do not verify savings, operational results or automatic control of equipment in this example.
What do you need to understand about your installation?
Tell us what you want to measure, compare or present, and we will help define a useful view for your team.
