Data Center Electrical Systems: UPS, Generators & Power

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Data centers run on one product: power. When it stops, the business stops. This course follows the power path from the utility service all the way to the server rack, so you understand how a modern data center stays up and what your role in it looks like.

I'm Christian, a licensed C-10 electrical contractor in San Diego and an electrical engineer who spent more than six years in semiconductor fabs, where a power blip can scrap millions of dollars of product. I teach this the way I'd explain it to a new crew member on the job site: plain language, real examples, and no filler.

What you get:

• Over 30 minutes of video lectures in 7 sections, from utility service and medium-voltage switchgear to generators, UPS systems, redundancy, distribution to the rack, and operations and careers
• Worked examples with made-up numbers: generator sizing, UPS sizing and battery runtime, and a PUE cost example
• A downloadable Excel workbook that reproduces every calculation so you can plug in your own numbers
• A quiz for each section to check your understanding
• Current topics: lithium-ion UPS batteries, utility interconnection delays, 415V distribution and busway, and AI racks at 30 to 130+ kW with liquid cooling

You will learn the vocabulary owners and engineers use, such as N, N+1, 2N and Uptime Institute tiers, how to read a single-line diagram, and how to think about single points of failure. We also cover method of procedure discipline, commissioning, maintenance, electrical safety, and how to break into critical facilities work.

Important: codes and standards are described in general terms only. Always check the current edition adopted by your jurisdiction and confirm requirements with your authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). Numbers in examples are for teaching and are not design values. This course is educational and does not replace a licensed engineer's design or the manufacturer's instructions.

About the production: the narration in this course is generated with an AI text-to-speech voice (ElevenLabs), and the slides were produced with AI-assisted tools. The content was written and reviewed by the instructor.