๐Ÿ“‹ Case Study

Data Center Electrical Design: Isolated Grounding for Zero-Downtime IT Infrastructure

Ground loops causing signal noise and server reboots during lightning-induced surges

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Project Overview

Tier IV hyperscale data center in Northern Virginia

๐ŸŽฏ Challenge

Ground loops causing signal noise and server reboots during lightning-induced surges

๐Ÿ”ง Design Approach

Dedicated isolated equipment grounding conductor (EGC) system tied to a single-point ground bus, separate from power grounding electrodes

๐Ÿ“ Design Diagram

Data Center Electrical Design: Isolated Grounding โš ๏ธ Ground loops โ†’ signal noise & server reboots (during lightning-induced surges) Power
Ground (Electrode) Single-Point
Ground Bus