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Rack Power & Cooling Capacity Checker

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Results

Total IT load
Usable capacity after redundancy
Power headroom
Headroom in racks
Cooling capacity
Estimated PUE

Green

How this is calculated

Total IT load = racks × avg kW per rack

Usable capacity = UPS kW × redundancy factor, where the factor is N = 1.00, N+1 = 0.80 (assumes a typical 4+1 module arrangement, one module reserved), and 2N = 0.50 (one full path reserved). The same factor is applied to cooling capacity so a unit failure doesn't strand your heat load.

Heat load (tons) = IT kW × 3412 BTU/hr ÷ 12,000 BTU/hr·ton = IT kW × 0.2843

Power headroom = usable kW − IT load. Headroom in racks takes the lesser of power headroom and cooling headroom (converted at 3.517 kW per ton), divided by average kW per rack and rounded down — you can only add racks the tighter system supports.

Estimated PUE = 1 + cooling overhead + 0.12 fixed losses, where cooling overhead = 0.55 − 0.01 × (setpoint °F − 65), clamped to 0.25–0.60. Warmer inlet setpoints reduce mechanical work (per ASHRAE allowable-range economics); 0.12 covers UPS conversion, distribution, and lighting losses. This is a planning estimate, not a measured PUE.

Verdict: red if IT load exceeds usable power or heat load exceeds usable cooling; amber if either is above 80% of usable; green otherwise.