SIST EN IEC 62966-2:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Aisle containment for IT cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements (IEC 62966-2:2020)

This part of IEC 62966, dedicated to aisle containment techniques for information technology
(IT) equipment typically used in data centres, describes the quantification of its air tightness, in
particular the air loss ratio that describes the content of the volumetric flow not used for cooling
the IT equipment. This ratio provides an index of efficiency, being inversely proportional to
efficiency (the lower this ratio, the higher the efficiency). This document provides methods to
measure an aisle containment air leakage rate and defines a classification system for aisle
containment leakage.
This document defines:
a) the measurement of the air leakage of the individual components of an aisle containment;
b) a method for calculating the air leakage of an aisle containment based on its individual
components;
c) a method for calculating the air leakage rate of an aisle containment in relation to the utilised
IT equipment;
d) a classification system for aisle containment leakage.

Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen – Gangeinhausung für IT-Schränke – Teil 2: Einzelheiten zu Luftstrom-, Lufttrennungs- und Luftkühlungsanforderungen (IEC 62966-2:2020)

Structures mécaniques pour équipements électriques et électroniques - Confinement d’allées pour les baies informatiques - Partie 2: Détails des exigences relatives au flux d’air, à la séparation des flux d’air et au refroidissement par air (IEC 62966-2:2020)

IEC 62966-2:2020 est dédiée aux techniques de confinement pour les équipements informatiques typiquement utilisés dans les centres de données, décrit la quantification de leur étanchéité, et plus particulièrement le taux de fuite d’air, qui définit le débit volumique qui ne sert pas à refroidir les équipements informatiques. Ce taux constitue un indice de rendement, fonctionnant à proportionnalité inverse (plus le taux diminue, plus le rendement augmente). Le présent document donne des méthodes pour mesurer le taux de fuite d’air d’un confinement, et définit un système de classification des fuites du confinement.
Le présent document définit:
- la mesure des fuites d’air des composants individuels d’un confinement;
- une méthode de calcul des fuites d’air d’un confinement, basée sur ses composants individuels;
- une méthode de calcul du taux de fuite d’air d’un confinement, en fonction des équipements informatiques utilisés;
- un système de classification des fuites du confinement.

Mehanske konstrukcije za električno in elektronsko opremo - Omejitev prehoda za IT-omarice - 2. del: Podrobnosti o zahtevah za pretok, ločevanje in hlajenje zraka (IEC 62966-2:2020)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Oct-2020
• ICS: 31.240 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 07-Oct-2020
• Due Date: 12-Dec-2020
• Completion Date: 09-Oct-2020
• Ref Project: EN IEC 62966-2:2020 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Aisle containment for IT cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62966-2:2020
01-december-2020
Mehanske konstrukcije za električno in elektronsko opremo - Omejitev prehoda za
IT-omarice - 2. del: Podrobnosti o zahtevah za pretok, ločevanje in hlajenje zraka
(IEC 62966-2:2020)
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Aisle containment for IT
cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements (IEC
62966-2:2020)
Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen –
Gangeinhausung für IT-Schränke – Teil 2: Einzelheiten zu Luftstrom-, Lufttrennungs-
und Luftkühlungsanforderungen (IEC 62966-2:2020)
Structures mécaniques pour équipements électriques et électroniques - Confinement
d’allées pour les baies informatiques - Partie 2: Détails des exigences relatives au flux
d’air, à la séparation des flux d’air et au refroidissement par air (IEC 62966-2:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62966-2:2020
ICS:
31.240 Mehanske konstrukcije za Mechanical structures for
elektronsko opremo electronic equipment
SIST EN IEC 62966-2:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62966-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2020
ICS 31.240

English Version
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment -
Aisle containment for IT cabinets - Part 2: Details of air flow, air
separation and air cooling requirements
(IEC 62966-2:2020)
Structures mécaniques pour équipements électriques et Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische
électroniques - Confinement d'allées pour les baies Einrichtungen - Gangeinhausung für IT-Schränke - Teil 2:
informatiques - Partie 2: Détails des exigences relatives au Einzelheiten zu Luftstrom-, Lufttrennungs- und
flux d'air, à la séparation des flux d'air et au refroidissement Luftkühlungsanforderungen
par air (IEC 62966-2:2020)
(IEC 62966-2:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 48D/722/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62966-2, prepared by SC 48D
"Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" of IEC/TC 48 "Electrical connectors
and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62966-2:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-05-19
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-08-19
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62966-2:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.


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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62966-1 - Mechanical structures for electrical and EN IEC 62966-1 -
electronic equipment - Aisle containment for
IT cabinets - Part 1: Dimensions and
mechanical requirements
ISO 9972 - Thermal performance of buildings - EN ISO 9972 -
Determination of air permeability of buildings -
Fan pressurization method

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Determination of the air leak rate . 9
4.1 Determination of the air leak rate of the individual components of an aisle
containment . 9
4.2 Components and system characteristic curves . 10
4.2.1 General . 10
4.2.2 Equipment requirements . 11
4.3 Measurement procedure . 11
4.3.1 Measurement conditions . 11
4.3.2 Preparing the elements of the test housing for measurement . 11
4.3.3 Measurement of the air leak rate . 13
4.4 Test report . 14
4.5 Measurement precision . 14
5 Air leakage rate of the aisle containment – Creation of an overall system
characteristic curve for the aisle containment . 15
6 Determination of the air leak rate – Determination of the air leak rate of the overall
system in operation, including the IT equipment . 15
Annex A (informative) Aisle containments according to operation mode . 17
A.1 Allocation of the aisle containments according to operation mode . 17
A.1.1 General . 17
A.1.2 Types of climate control . 17
A.1.3 Closed-circuit climate control . 17
A.1.4 In-line climate control . 17
A.2 Cold aisle containment . 18
A.2.1 Principle of the cold aisle containment . 18
A.2.2 Objective of the cold aisle . 18
A.2.3 Climate control . 18
A.3 Hot aisle containment . 18
A.3.1 Principle of the hot aisle containment . 18
A.3.2 Objective of the hot aisle . 19
A.3.3 Climate control . 19
A.4 Cold and hot aisle containment . 19
A.4.1 Principle of the cold and hot aisle containment . 19
A.4.2 Objective of the cold aisle in a cold and hot aisle containment . 20
A.4.3 Climate control . 20
Annex B (informative) Thermodynamic variables within aisle containments . 21
B.1 Air pressure . 21
B.1.1 General . 21
B.1.2 Minimum differential pressure . 21
B.1.3 Overpressure in hot aisle containments . 21
B.1.4 Negative pressure in hot aisle containments . 21
B.1.5 Overpressure in cold aisle containments . 21
B.1.6 Negative pressure in cold aisle containments . 21

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B.2 Directions of flow . 22
B.2.1 Directions of flow "from the front to the back" . 22
B.2.2 Direction of flow "to the side" . 22
B.3 Flow velocities . 22
B.3.1 Closed-circuit climate control . 22
B.3.2 In-line climate control . 22
B.3.3 Design of the aisle containments . 22
B.4 Temperatures and humidity . 23
B.4.1 General . 23
B.4.2 Temperatures . 23
B.4.3 Humidity . 23
Bibliography . 24

Figure 1 – Example of the components – Roof . 9
Figure 2 – Example of the components – Door . 10
Figure 3 – Example of the components – Enclosures . 10
Figure 4 – Sealing the installation level . 12
Figure 5 – Example of a connecting design to the neighbouring enclosure . 12
Figure 6 – Example of a connecting design to the roof . 13
Figure 7 – Example of a connecting design to the end door . 13
Figure 8 – Example of component and system characteristic curves . 14
Figure 9 – Example of a hydraulic addition of individual characteristic curves . 15
Figure 10 – Classification of aisle containment by class factors . 16
Figure A.1 – Example of an in-line climate control . 17
Figure A.2 – Example of a cold aisle containment . 18
Figure A.3 – Example of a hot aisle containment . 19
Figure A.4 – Example of a cold and hot aisle containment . 20

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MECHANICAL STRUCTURES FOR
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –
AISLE CONTAINMENT FOR IT CABINETS –

Part 2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62966-2 has been prepared by subcommittee 48D: Mechanical
structures for electrical and electronic equipment, of IEC technical committee 48: Electrical
connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
48D/722/FDIS 48D/727/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in the
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This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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A list of all parts in the IEC 62966 series, published under the general title Mechanical structures
for electrical and electronic equipment – Aisle containment for it cabinets, can be found on the
IEC website.
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stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
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INTRODUCTION
Cabinets of the IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 standard series are used as enclosures of electronic
and electrical equipment in many different fields of application. A wide field of application is
represented by enclosures equipped with electronic information technology (IT) equipment.
They are frequently set up in large numbers in server rooms and data centres. During their
operation, the electronic equipment installed generates a considerable amount of heat that will
be removed from the equipment by means of cooling air. Precise adjustment of the supply air
temperature and a sufficient cooling air flow are indispensable prerequisites for the fail-safe
operation of equipment in information technology.
It is a common practice to set up cabinets in rows. The server cabinets along the rows are
usually arranged in such a way that surfaces with cold supply air inlets face each other across
an aisle, and surfaces with hot exhaust air outlets also face each other across an aisle. This
row configuration is generally known as hot aisle/cold aisle configuration. Moreover, air is
supplied and discharged exclusively via the front and rear panels of the server cabinets, which
are frequently perforated doors. It is assumed that inside the IT equipment, the cooling air is
moved in a horizontal direction, taking it in at the front and discharging it at the rear.
This part of IEC 62966 specifies the quantification of the air separation, in particular the air leak
rate that describes the content of the volumetric flow not used for cooling in the aisle
containment for information technology (IT) cabinets. The objective of this document is to
stipulate properties and requirements of aisle containment ensuring cost effective installation,
energy-efficient and user-friendly operation of IT equipment in data centres server rooms.
The fan pressurization method (overpressure at the system and elements) is used to categorize
the air tightness of the aisle containment. In doing so, it is used to quantify the air tightness, in
order to compare aisle containments with regard to the air tightness. It is also useful for finding
leaks, or to determine the improvement due to improving the air tightness. The fan
pressurization method cannot measure the air leak rate, but serves as a basis for determining
the air leak rate by calculation. The method can be used to determine air leak rates of the aisle
containment at low-pressure and overpressure on the inside compared with the surroundings.
Thus, this allows a categorization of the elements of an aisle containment – the enclosure – to
be determined.
For this purpose, aisle containment is dismantled into typical individual elements, for example
enclosures, doors and roof covers. The corresponding characteristic curves of these
components are recorded separately and added to the system characteristic curve of the aisle
containment.
The quality of the resulting aisle containment is then classified using a differential pressure
measurement.
The IEC 62966 series, Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment – Aisle
containment for IT cabinets, is subdivided into the following parts:
• IEC 62966-1: Dimensions and mechanical requirements
• IEC 62966-2: Details of air flow, air separation and air cooling requirements
• IEC 62966-3: Aspects of operational safety of IT equipment and users of aisle containment
IEC 62966-1 defines geometric dimensions and mechanical properties ensuring undisturbed,
energy-efficient and user-friendly operation of the data centre.
IEC 62966-2 provides the methods and process to get the aisle containment air leakage and
define the classification (evaluation) system on the aisle containment air leakage, for designers
and users of aisle containments for IT cabinets based on the IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series.
IEC 62966-3 deals with aspects of safely operating IT equipment in aisle containment, with
respect to special fire-protection and fire-fighting issues. It also describes the nature of the
doors for access to the aisle containment and possible access control.

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1 Scope
This part of IEC 62966, dedicated to aisle containment techniques for information technology
(IT) equipment typically used in data centres, describes the quantification of its air tightness, in
particular the air loss ratio that describes the content of the volumetric flow not used for cooling
the IT equipment. This ratio provides an index of efficiency, being inversely proportional to
efficiency (the lower this ratio, the higher the efficiency). This document provides methods to
measure an aisle containment air leakage rate and defines a classification system for aisle
containment leakage.
This document defines:
a) the measurement of the air leakage of the individual components of an aisle containment;
b) a method for calculating the air leakage of an aisle containment based on its individual
components;
c) a method for calculating the air leakage rate of an aisle containment in relation to the utilised
IT equipment;
d) a classification system for aisle containment leakage.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 62966-1, Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment – Aisle containment
for IT equipment – Part 1: Dimensions and mechanical requirements
ISO 9972, Thermal performance of buildings – Determination of air permeability of buildings –
Fan pressurization method
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
air leak rate
ratio of the volumetric air flow not used for cooling to the total volumetric air flow

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3.2
aisle containment
boundary that separates the inner volume from the surroundings, usually comprising the base
(floor), access doors or end-piece on the front side, roof elements and containment doors of
the enclosure (cabinet), that contain the IT equipment
3.3
base
area bounded by the doors of the opposite-facing bayed enclosure
(cabinet) suites and the aisle doors or walls
3.4
doors
end piece of an aisle containment on both ends or on one end that
ensures access to the inside of the aisle containment
3.5
roof elements
upper construction of the aisle containment as an upper end piece
3.6
enclosure
server and network cabinets that accommodate IT equipment
3.7
inner volume
volumes of the aisle containment limited by doors, roof elements,
bases and enclosures
3.8
IT equipment
all (active) components that are installed in an enclosure
3.9
supply air
cooling air before entering the IT equipment and other IT related supporting systems, whose
temperature is suitable to absorb the heat flow from the equipment
3.10
supply air temperature
temperature of the supply air to the enclosures.
3.11
exhaust air
heated supply air after exiting the IT equipment that has absorbed the heat flow
3.12
exhaust air temperature
temperature of the exhaust air from the enclosures of an isle containment
3.13
cold aisle
area in front of the enclosures of an aisle containment that is supplied with the supply air
3.14
hot aisle
area behind the enclosures of an aisle containment into which the exhaust air flows

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operation point
work point of the overall system at a specified time, set via the selected operating parameters
3.16
design point
operating parameters that are used as a basis for correct operation
3.17
air flow unit
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