MTech has conducted over 100 studies using Fault Tree Analysis to calculate the reliability of data centers. All studies were performed as described in IEEE Std 3006.7-2013 - IEEE Recommended Practice for Determining the Reliability of 7x24 Continuous Power Systems in Industrial and Commercial Facilities. The presentation will review and summarize the results of those 20 years of studies. The 7x24 industry has evolved rapidly over the past 2 decades. This presentation will identify common questions and weaknesses, trends in technology, design, and customer goals, and recurring problems. The rich output of a fault tree analysis study includes much more than the summary metrics of the probability of failure, reliability, availability, and unavailability of data centers. We will describe the process MTech has developed to perform the studies and present representative results.
Steve Fairfax (bio)
President
MTechnology
Credit to:
- Neal Dowling
- Tim Griffin
- Yoonik Kim
- Katherine Poole
- Pat Weidknecht