HUAWEI NetCol5000-C065 In-Row Chilled Water Smart Cooling User Guide
- June 6, 2024
- Huawei
Table of Contents
- HUAWEI NetCol5000-C065 In-Row Chilled Water Smart Cooling
- Overview
- Preparing Materials
- Installing the Equipment
- Installing Pipes
- Installing Cables
- Verifying the Installation
- System Power-On
- Startup and Wizard Startup
- Checking the Commissioning
- Power-Off
- Appendix: Precautions Against Adding Glycol
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
HUAWEI NetCol5000-C065 In-Row Chilled Water Smart Cooling
Overview
Model | NetCol5000-C065 |
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Power system | 220 V AC to 240 V AC, 1 PH, |
50/60 Hz, dual power supplies
Net weight (full configuration)| About 222 kg
Dimension (mm)
(H x W x D)
| 2000 x 600 x 1200
- Electric control box
- PSU
- Main control board
- Differential pressure switch
- Temperature and humidity sensor
- Wet film humidifier
- Chilled water outlet pipe
- Water pan
- Drainpipe
- Water pump
- Chilled water valve actuator
- Chilled water inlet pipe
- Heat exchanger
Preparing Materials
Materials Configured with the Equipment| Fuse, combined hexagon head
bolts M12x90, OT ground terminal of the power cable to the indoor unit, and
single cord end terminal of the power cable to the indoor unit, cable tie
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Engineering Procurement
|
Humidifier water inlet pipe
| Rigid pipe: G 3/4-inch rigid pipe connector with internal threads (plastic materials such as PA66, or metal materials are recommended), and rigid pipe (withstand pressure ≥
0.7 MPa)
Chilled water inlet and outlet pipes| Seamless steel pipe with a G 1–1/2 inch
external threaded connector or aluminum plastic pipe with an inner diameter of
41 mm.
Cables| Power cable (3×6.0 mm²), teamwork networking and monitoring cables,
and equipotential cable (≥ 16 mm²)
Others| Indoor unit base, thermal insulation foam, and thermal insulation foam
glue
Preparing an Indoor Unit Base
NOTE
- Shock absorption bars (EPDM rubber, 5 mm thick) need to be installed between the ground and the base.
- The base should be at least 250 mm in height. The base bearing capacity must be at least 2 t.
- You are advised to use angle steel, square steel or channel steel. Thickness of 3 mm to 5 mm is recommended.
Holes in Top and Bottom Plates
- Equipotential PE cable hole (Φ28 mm)
- Drainpipe hole (Φ43 mm)
- Humidifier water inlet pipe hole (Φ43 mm)
- Chilled water inlet pipe hole (Φ103 mm)
- Chilled water outlet pipe hole (Φ103 mm)
- Power cable hole (Φ43 mm)
- Signal cable hole (Φ43 mm)
Installing the Equipment
NOTICE
- 1. Read the NetCol5000-C(030, 032, 065) In-row Chilled Water Smart Cooling Product User Manual (2019) or instructions before installing the NetCol5000-C.
- You are recommended to use tools that are fully insulated when installing devices.
- Only engineers from the manufacturer or engineers certified by the agent are allowed to install, commission, and maintain smart cooling products. Otherwise, personal injuries and device damage may be caused, which is beyond the smart cooling product warranty range.
Removing Air Filters
Discharging Nitrogen
NOTICE
- The equipment has been injected with 0.2–0.6 MPa of nitrogen before delivery. If no nitrogen is discharged, contact Huawei technical support.
- You can open or close the exhaust valve using a flat-head screwdriver.
Removing the Pallet
NOTE: The connectors are secured to the equipment with M6 screws and secured to the pallet with M12 screws.
Leveling the Cabinet
Installing Cabinets Side by Side
Securing the Equipment
Installing Pipes
Pipe Layout
Notice
- A 1:100 tilt should be reserved for the main drainpipe and humidifier water inlet pipe.
- Keep a clearance of at least 25 mm between pipes. Secure the pipes to supports every a certain distance.
- Clean the water inlet engineering pipes to avoid impurities entering into the humidifier.
- A reducing valve must be installed if the inlet water pressure exceeds 0.7 MPa.
- Pipes should be wrapped with thermal insulation foam along the route.
Drainpipe Layout
Notice: Secure the drainpipe properly.
Connecting the Humidifier Water Inlet Pipe
Connection method
Note 1:
- When plastic materials such as PA66 are used, the recommended torque is 5 N·m.
- When metal materials are used, the recommended torque is 10 N·m. A sealing washer must be used when an union is used.
Connecting the Chilled Water Inlet and Outlet Pipes
Aluminum plastic pipe
Seamless steel pipe
(Optional) Leakage Test with Nitrogen
- If the pressure has fallen, apply soapy water on the pipes, especially pipe joints, to check for leakages. Rectify the leakages if any.
- If the pressure is stable, wrap all pipes and connectors with thermal insulation foam.
- Install a reducing valve on the outlet of the nitrogen cylinder. Its outlet pressure must not exceed 0.8 MPa.
- In addition to the leakage test with nitrogen, there is the leakage test with water. You can choose one test based on site requirements.
- Rotate the chilled water valve to the maximum (100%).
- Check that the needle and exhaust valves on the pipeline are closed.
- Connect a reducing valve and a nitrogen cylinder at the needle valve position shown in the figure, charge 0.8 MPa of nitrogen (when the pressure is stable), and leave them for 24 hours.
- Check for pressure change after 24 hours.
(Optional) Leakage Test with Water
Notice: If the leakage test has been done with nitrogen, skip the test with water.
Manually open the chilled water valve. Inject water to 0.8 MPa, and preserve the pressure for 24 hours. Then connect a pressure gauge to a needle valve on the pipeline to measure the pressure. If the reading remains unchanged, the pipe is not leaking. You can perform the following operations.
Injecting Water to Expel Nitrogen
Notice: Clean the main pipe beforehand to avoid blockage of the heat exchanger due to foreign construction matter. Close the isolation valve on the water inlet and outlet pipes before the cleaning.
- Open the general water supply valve.
- Press the button on the side of the actuator and manually rotate the valve handle to the maximum in the specified direction. Check that the chilled water valve is in the open state (100%).
- Slowly open the exhaust valve to let out gas.
- Adjust the gas releasing speed until no gas flows out of the valve. Then close the exhaust valve.
- Manually close the chilled water valve.
Installing Cables
Connecting the Equipotential Ground Cable and Power Cable
Notice:
- When routing the cables, wrap the section of all signal cables inside the smart cooling product with the corrugated pipes and route them out of the corresponding cable holes so that the strong- and weak-current cables are separated.
- Route the power cable along the rear door post, and use cable ties to secure the cable to the post every 150–200 mm.
Connect the equipotential cable.
Connect the power cable.
(Optional) Connecting the Water Sensor
Installing T/H Sensors Outside Cabinets
- Connect the temperature and humidity (T/H) sensor cable. T/H sensors in the aisle should be installed at the door frame inside the server cabinet and 1.5 m above the ground (33 U). After they are secured, set the sensor positions based on their location and the table.
- Set the DIP switches on the T/H sensors.
Name
|
Address
| DIP Switch ID
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1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6
Cold aisle 1 temp/humid| 11| ON| ON| OFF| ON| OFF| OFF
Cold aisle 2 temp/humid| 12| OFF| OFF| ON| ON| OFF| OFF
Cold aisle 3 temp/humid| 13| ON| OFF| ON| ON| OFF| OFF
Cold aisle 4 temp/humid| 14| OFF| ON| ON| ON| OFF| OFF
Cold aisle 5 temp/humid| 15| ON| ON| ON| ON| OFF| OFF
Hot aisle 1 temp/humid| 21| ON| OFF| ON| OFF| ON| OFF
Hot aisle 2 temp/humid| 22| OFF| ON| ON| OFF| ON| OFF
Hot aisle 3 temp/humid| 23| ON| ON| ON| OFF| ON| OFF
Hot aisle 4 temp/humid| 24| OFF| OFF| OFF| ON| ON| OFF
Hot aisle 5 temp/humid| 25| ON| OFF| OFF| ON| ON| OFF
(Optional) Connecting the Teamwork Network Cable
Main control board ports
- T/H_1 (T/H RS485 communications port) (used for connecting to the external temperature and humidity sensor)
- T/H_2 (T/H RS485 communications port) (used for connecting to the external temperature and humidity sensor)
- CAN_IN/CAN_OUT/FE_IN/FE_OUT (used for teamwork networking and FE_IN/FE_OUT are reserved)
- COM_IN (RS485 communications port) (used for connecting to the monitoring system)
- COM_OUT (RS485 communications port) (used for connecting to the monitoring system)
- FE (used for connecting to the monitoring system)
- USB
The smart cooling product supports both FE teamwork networking and CAN teamwork networking (hand-in-hand).
NOTE
- All smart cooling products in a teamwork group must be of the same model.
- Do not directly connect the first and the last smart cooling products to form a ring network.
- A maximum of 32 smart cooling products can be networked in one group. The teamwork cable between two adjacent smart cooling products must not exceed 10 m.
- If CAN networking is required onsite, set Enable teamwork CAN resistor for the first and last smart cooling products to Yes on the screen.
Connecting an FE teamwork network cable
Connect one end of the FE network cable to the FE port on the main control module, connect the other end to the POE port on the smart ETH gateway.
CAN teamwork networking cable
- Prepare the 8 pin standard network cable, the cable pin sequence requirements are shown below.
- Connect the CAN_OUT port of each smart cooling product to the CAN_IN port of the following smart cooling product using a CAN network cable. After powering on the device, set the Enable teamwork CAN resistor to Yes for the first and last devices in a teamwork group.
(Optional) Connecting the Monitoring Network Cable
The smart cooling product supports both RS485 monitoring and FE monitoring.
Connecting the FE monitoring cable (SNMP/Modbus-TCP protocol)
The FE monitoring and FE teamwork use the same network cable. Connect the FE monitoring cable in the same process of connecting the FE teamwork network cable.
RS485 Monitoring Network Cable (Modbus-RTU Protocol)
- Make the COM network cable by referring to the following figure.
- Group smart cooling products for monitoring based on performance requirements and connect the monitoring network cables.
- If there is no teamwork control, connect the COM_IN port on each smart cooling product to the customer’s monitoring system.
- In CAN networking, connect the COM_IN port on the first smart cooling product in each monitoring group to the monitoring device.
Verifying the Installation
No.| Check Item| Check Result
1| All water pipes are properly and securely installed, and free from leakage,
blockage, and sharp turns.| □ Passed □ Failed
2
| The liquid level detector is level. The water pan is free from foreign matter such as cable remains and thermal insulation foam. Cables are securely bound and not in the water pan.|
□ Passed □ Failed
3
| The distance between two chilled water pipes outside the cabinet is sufficient (recommended distance: longer than 25 mm), the hose is tightly wrapped with insulation foam, and joints are secured using glue.|
□ Passed □ Failed
4| The pipeline system has passed the pressure preservation and air tightness
tests.| □ Passed □ Failed
5| The needle valve plugs are secured (torque of 0.45±0.05 N•m), and screw
caps are tightened.| □ Passed □ Failed
6| The cabinet is reliably grounded.| □ Passed □ Failed
7| The power cables and signal cables are correctly connected and properly
separated. Strong-current and weak-current cables are separately bound.| □
Passed □ Failed
8
| The chilled water valve and its actuator are securely installed. The chilled water connector joints have been wrapped with thermal insulation foam, and no metal or hose is exposed. Cables are securely connected to the chilled water valve actuator. The actuator manual button is reset (ejected state).|
□ Passed □ Failed
System Power-On
Power-On
- Turn on the smart cooling product switch in the power distribution cabinet and the AC1 and AC2 switches on the smart cooling product.
- After the device is powered on for the first time, the LCD displays the Quick Settings screen. Log in as the admin user, and set parameters as instructed, such as language, date format, date, time, and time zone. If the device is not powered on for the first time, the home screen is displayed.
(Optional) Setting the T/H Control Type
|
Application Scenario| Recommended T/H Control Type| Remarks
Cold aisle containment| Cold aisle control| If cold aisle T/H sensors are not
configured,
you can also choose the supply air control.
Hot aisle containment| Cold aisle control
Non-aisle containment| Return air control| If cold aisle T/H sensors are
configured, you can also choose the cold aisle control.
(Optional) Enabling the T/H Sensor Outside the Cabinet
If a T/H sensor outside the cabinet is installed, enable it. Path: Settings > System Settings > Common Settings or Settings > System Settings > T/H Sensor
Temperature and Humidity Settings
Set Temperature and humidity control type, Control point temperature setpoint, and Control point humidity setpoint as required on site. Path: Settings > System Settings > Common Settings or Settings > System Settings > T/H Sensor.
(Optional) Setting the Indoor Fan Control Type
If a micro differential pressure sensor is installed and the pressure difference control is required, set Air-side difference pressure sensor type to 0–50 Pa, and set the Indoor fan control type to Pressure diff ctrl. It is recommended that the Indoor fan pressure difference setpoint retain the default value. If there are hot spots onsite, you can increase the value. Path: Settings > System Settings > Indoor fan
(Optional) Teamwork Settings
- Teamwork group no.: One teamwork networking can contain four groups at most. They must have the same teamwork control number and can be assigned 1–4 respectively.
- Smart cooling product address: In a teamwork control group, each smart cooling product address (1-32) must be unique, and the smart cooling product with minimum address is the master smart cooling product.
- Networking mode: The networking mode set on the screen must be consistent with the actual networking mode. CAN network indicates teamwork control over a CAN bus, MAC_CAN network teamwork control over an FE port.
- Enable teamwork CAN resistor: In CAN networking, set this parameter for the first and last smart cooling products to Yes.
- Number of smart cooling products in this group: Indicates the number of precision smart cooling products in a group. The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 32.
- Number of running smart cooling products in this group: Specifies the number of running NetCol5000-Cs in a group. The value ranges from 1 to the number of NetCol5000-Cs in the group.
- Rotation function: Enable the active and standby smart cooling products to work alternately. This function is recommended when the heat load is even.
- When Requirement control is set to Anti-competitive running, the master smart cooling product synchronizes operating data (parameters such as the T/H control type, temp set point, humid set point for the master smart cooling product) to the slave smart cooling product, and all the precision smart cooling products in the group refer to the mode delivered by the master smart cooling product. When Requirement control is set to Disable, all the smart cooling products operate based on their own requirements. When the requirement control is Indoor fan unified control or Central load distribution, all smart cooling product fans in the group rotate at the same speed.
No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | … | 7 | 8 |
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Item
| Teamwork group no.| 1| 1| 1| …| 1| 1
Air conditioner address| 1| 2| 3| …| 7| 8
Enable teamwork CAN resistor| Yes| No| No| …| No| Yes
Teamwork function| Enable| Enable| Enable| …| Enable| Enable
Networking mode| CAN| CAN| CAN| CAN| CAN| CAN
Number of air conditioners in this group| ****
8
| ****
/
| ****
/
| ****
…
| ****
/
| ****
/
Number of running air conditioners in this group| 6 (2
standby)
| ****
/
| ****
/
| ****
…
| ****
/
| ****
/
| Rotation function| Enable| /| /| …| /| /
| Requirement control| Enable| /| /| …| /| /
No.| 1| 2| 3| …| 7| 8
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Item
| Teamwork group no.| 1| 1| 1| …| 1| 1
Air conditioner
address
| 1| 2| 3| …| 7| 8
Teamwork function| Enable| Enable| Enable| …| Enable| Enable
Networking mode| MAC_CA
N
| MAC_CA
N
| MAC_CA
N
| MAC_CA
N
| MAC_CA
N
| MAC_CA
N
Number of air conditioners in this group| ****
8
| ****
/
| ****
/
| ****
…
| ****
/
| ****
/
Number of running air conditioners in this group| 6 (2
standby)
| ****
/
| ****
/
| ****
…
| ****
/
| ****
/
| Rotation function| Enable| /| /| …| /| /
| Requirement control| Enable| /| /| …| /| /
Startup and Wizard Startup
First startup flowchart
Offline Boot or Online Boot can be selected for the first startup.
Notice:
- Download the Service Expert app from Huawei app store and runs on Android. Apply for permission after downloading the app.
- Except that the indoor fan item is mandatory, you can clear other commissioning items that are not required.
- If this is not the first startup, choose Maint > Wizard Startup to enter wizard startup.
- If no humidifier or is configured, their commissioning items are not displayed.
Offline Boot
Online Boot
Wizard startup flowchart
Notice
- If the floor water overflow alarm is generated, the smart cooling product will shut down by default. If you do not need to stop the smart cooling product, contact Huawei technical support engineers to evaluate risks. After the risk is accepted, choose Settings > System Settings > System Control, and set the Water overflow alarm action to Inactivity or Only indoor fan running or Humidification stopped.
- If the in-cabinet water overflow alarm is generated, the humidifier will stop by default. If you do not need to stop the humidifier, contact Huawei technical support engineers to evaluate risks. After the risk is accepted, choose Settings > System Settings > System Control, and set the Water overflow alarm action to No action or Only the indoor fan running or Shutdown.
Checking the Commissioning
Check Item | Result |
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The controller exits diagnostic mode. | □ Passed □ Failed |
The temperature and humidity are correctly set. | □ Passed □ Failed |
Check that the chilled water valve is closed. | □ Passed □ Failed |
Power-Off
- Tap Shutdown on the LCD home screen.
- Turn off all switches on the smart cooling product.
- If the smart cooling product will not be used over a long time, drain the water in the heat exchanger or take antifreeze measures to avoid frost cracks.
Appendix: Precautions Against Adding Glycol
To prevent glycol solution from corroding pipes and the heat exchanging coil, corrosion inhibitor should be mixed into the glycol solution. For details about the mixing schemes, consult glycol experts.
Notice
For details about device commissioning and maintenance, see NetCol5000-C(030, 032, 065) In-row Chilled Water Smart Cooling Product User Manual (2019).
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People’s Republic of China www.huawei.com
References
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