Construction terms explained
- ATS:
- automatic transfer switch
- UPS:
- uninterruptible power supply
- OT:
- operational technology
- TCS:
- technology cooling system
- FPT:
- functional performance testing
- IST:
- integrated systems testing
- TAB:
- testing, adjusting, and balancing
- OEM:
- original equipment manufacturer
- HVAC:
- heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
- HDD:
- hard disk drive
- SSD:
- solid-state drive
- IT:
- information technology
- MOP:
- method of procedure
- SOP:
- standard operating procedure
- EOP:
- emergency operating procedure
- MEP:
- mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
Pearl · Controls and OT
Document instrument type, range, accuracy or calibration status, and placement against the signal the commissioning evidence must resolve.
Use before: Functional performance testing · Integrated systems testing · Reliability / load demonstration
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, with National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Read Pearl Pearl · Cooling
Validate cooling and controls across project-defined initial, low, partial, and future design loading cases, not only peak design.
Use before: Functional performance testing · Reliability / load demonstration
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, with National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Read Pearl Pearl · Cooling
Prove the project-required cooling envelope at representative IT inlets and rack heights rather than relying only on room, supply, or return readings.
Use before: Functional performance testing · Reliability / load demonstration
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, with National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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