Humidity Controls for Data Centers

ASHRAE and the Telecommunication Industry Association and their respective guidelines recommend humidity control in data centers, in contrast, telecommunications facilities covered by Telcordias Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) requirements have no lower humidity limit. This article examines the background of these guidelines and discusses the practical impacts of controlling humidity in data centers.

Units: Dual

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 52, no. 3, March 2010



Product Code(s): D-AJ10Mar03