Peter M. Curtis

Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The new edition of the leading single-volume resource on designing, operating, and managing mission critical infrastructure Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment provides in-depth coverage of operating, managing, and maintaining power quality and emergency power systems in mission critical facilities. This extensively revised third edition provides invaluable insight into the mission critical environment, helping professionals and students alike understand how to sustain continuous functionality, minimize the occurrence of costly unexpected downtime, and guard against power disturbances that can damage any organization's daily operations. Bridging engineering, operations, technology, and training, this comprehensive volume covers each component of specialized systems used in mission critical infrastructures worldwide. Throughout the text, readers are provided the up-to-date information necessary to design and analyze mission critical systems, reduce risk, comply with current policies and regulations, and maintain an appropriate level of reliability based on a facility's risk tolerance. Topics include safety, fire protection, energy security, and the myriad challenges and issues facing industry engineers today. Emphasizing business resiliency, data center efficiency, cyber security, and green power technology, this important volume: * Features new and updated content throughout, including new chapters on energy security and on integrating cleaner and more efficient energy into mission critical applications * Defines power quality terminology and explains the causes and effects of power disturbances * Provides in-depth explanations of each component of mission critical systems, including standby generators, raised access floors, automatic transfer switches, uninterruptible power supplies, and data center cooling and fuel systems * Contains in-depth discussion of the evolution and future of the mission critical facilities industry * Includes PowerPoint presentations with voiceovers and a digital/video library of information relevant to the mission critical industry Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment is a must-read reference and training guide for architects, property managers, building engineers, IT professionals, data center personnel, electrical & mechanical technicians, students, and others involved with all types of mission critical equipment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119506140
• Artikelnr.: 60782745

Autorenporträt

Peter M. Curtis is the Founder of PMC Group One, LLC. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electro-Mechanical Computer Technology and a Master of Science degree in Energy Management. Mr. Curtis has decades of experience working in the Mission Critical Facilities Engineering industry in the areas of banking and finance, defense, electric and water utilities, energy management, and education. He has in-depth expertise in computer-integrated systems, online interface, and facilities operations-maintenance management.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword xvii

Preface xxi

Acknowledgments xxiii

1 An Overview of Reliability and Resiliency in Today's Mission Critical Environment 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Risk Assessment 5

1.2.1 Levels of Risk 6

1.3 Capital Costs versus Operation Costs 7

1.4 Critical Environment Workflow and Change Management 9

1.4.1 Change Management 10

1.5 Testing and Commissioning 11

1.6 Documentation and Human Factor 16

1.7 Education and Training 20

1.8 Corporate Knowledge Transfer - the Means to Securing Tomorrow's Critical Infrastructure 21

1.9 Operation and Maintenance 24

1.10 Employee Certification 25

1.11 Standards and Benchmarking 25

1.12 What is a Mission Critical Engineer 26

1.13 Conclusion 28

1.14 An Overview of Reliability and Resiliency in Today's Mission Critical Environment - Questions to Consider 28

2 Energy and Cyber Security and its Effect on Business Resiliency 31

2.1 Introduction 31

2.2 Risks Related to Information Security 36

2.3 Electro Magnetic Pulse and Solar Flares 42

2.4 How Risks Are Addressed 47

2.5 Use of Distributed Energy Resources and Generation 52

2.6 Documentation and Its Relation to Information Security 55

2.7 Smart Grid 57

2.8 Conclusion 60

2.9 Energy Security and Its Effect on Business Resiliency - Questions to Consider 60

3 Mission Critical Engineering with an Overview of Green Technologies 63

3.1 Introduction 63

3.2 Companies' Expectations: Risk Tolerance and Reliability 65

3.3 Identifying the Appropriate Redundancy in a Mission Critical Facility 67

3.4 Improving Reliability, Maintainability, and Proactive Preventative Maintenance 69

3.5 The Mission Critical Facilities Manager and the Importance of the Boardroom 71

3.6 Quantifying Reliability and Availability 71

3.6.1 Review of Reliability Terminology 72

3.7 Design Considerations for the Mission Critical Data Center 73

3.7.1 Data Center Certification 74

3.8 The Evolution of Mission Critical Facility Design 76

3.9 Human Factors and the Commissioning Process 77

3.10 Short Circuit & Coordination Studies 79

3.11 Introduction to Direct Current in the Data Center 84

3.11.1 Advantages of DC Distribution 85

3.11.2 Lighting Updates 87

3.11.3 DC Storage Options 87

3.11.4 Renewable Energy Integration 88

3.11.5 DC and Combined Cooling, Heat & Power 89

3.11.6 Safety Issues 91

3.11.7 Maintenance 91

3.11.8 Education & Training 92

3.11.9 Future Vision 93

3.12 Containerized Systems Overview 93

3.13 Mission Critical Engineering with an Overview of Green Technologies - Questions to Consider 95

4 Mission Critical Electrical System Maintenance & Safety 103

4.1 Introduction 103

4.2 The History of the Maintenance Supervisor and the Evolution of the Mission Critical Facilities Engineer 105

4.3 Internal Building Deficiencies and Analysis 107

4.4 Evaluating Your System 108

4.5 Choosing a Maintenance Approach 110

4.5.1 Annual Preventive Maintenance 111

4.6 Safe Electrical Maintenance 112

4.6.1 Standards and Regulations 112

4.6.2 Electrical Safety: NFPA 70E Arc Flash Mitigation 114

4.6.3 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 117

4.6.4 Lockout/Tagout 126

4.7 Maintenance of Typical Electrical Distribution Equipment 127

4.7.1 Therma