Power alley
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004451
The dedicated corridor within a data center or server room that houses power distribution infrastructure. It contains equipment such as power distribution units (PDUs), remote power panels, and conduit for electrical cabling, keeping high-voltage components separate from data cabling and server access aisles. This layout isolates electrical maintenance activities from IT operations and is a key component of data center design standards like ANSI/TIA-942.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004451 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Electrical engineering |
| Translations | German: Power Alley; Spanish: zona de potencia; French: allée de puissance |
Record as JSON
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"de": "Power Alley",
"es": "zona de potencia",
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