Data Center Electrical Design Course: 16 Design Modules Plus Hands-On ETAP Studies
This data center electrical design course teaches you to plan, size, protect and verify the power systems behind mission-critical facilities. You will work through sixteen practical design modules, from the electrical basis of design to a finished design package, and then prove the design with ETAP power system studies. New to the software? Our ETAP course is a useful companion.
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Why Take This Data Center Electrical Design Course?
A data center cannot afford an unplanned outage, so its electrical system must be safe, redundant and easy to maintain. This data center electrical design course covers both halves of the job: designing the system and proving it works. Here is what you gain.
Design and Analysis in One Programme
Most training covers either design or software. This course joins the two, so every design decision is checked with a study.
Assignment-Based Learning
Each module ends with a project-style task, such as a load list, a redundant single-line diagram or a UPS sizing calculation.
Redundancy Made Practical
Compare N, N+1, 2N and distributed-redundant architectures and learn which suits a given reliability target.
Real Case Studies
Study hyperscale power systems, redundant UPS designs, arc flash scenarios and cooling-system motor loads.
Practising Engineers as Trainers
Sessions are led live by Power Projects engineers who deliver power system studies for clients.
Certificate and Ongoing Support
Earn a certificate of completion and keep getting help through doubt-clearing sessions and a participant group.
Data Center Electrical Design Course Curriculum: 16 Modules
The design track follows the order of a real project, from scoping and load assessment to equipment, cabling, rooms, earthing and a final coordinated package.
Data Center Electrical Basics
Facility types, greenfield and brownfield sites, and project stages from concept to commissioning.
Codes, Standards & Tools
IEC, IEEE, NFPA and TIA-942 requirements, and which rule wins when they conflict.
Planning & Estimation
Scope, man-hour estimates, master deliverable lists and design review planning.
Load List & Maximum Demand
Classifying IT, cooling and life-safety loads, applying diversity and allowing for growth.
Distribution & Redundancy
MV/LV architecture, N to 2N configurations, load segregation and earthing philosophy.
Transformer & Generator Sizing
Loading, impedance, step-load response, derating and future growth.
Single-Line Diagrams
Key and protection SLDs covering utility, generator, UPS, STS and PDU paths.
Short Circuit & Switchgear
Fault levels for grid and generator-island modes, then breaker and busbar selection.
Motor Starters & CT/VT Sizing
Chiller, pump and fan feeders, starter types and CT/VT adequacy checks.
Specifications & Transformers
Writing specifications and data sheets, and choosing dry-type or oil-filled units.
UPS & Battery Design
UPS topologies, bypass arrangements, battery chemistry and autonomy calculations.
Power Quality & Cooling Motors
Reactive-power correction, filters and motor selection for cooling plant.
VFDs & Cable Sizing
Drive selection, harmonics and EMC, plus ampacity, voltage drop and fault withstand.
Bid Evaluation & Electrical Rooms
Technical bid review for major equipment and design of MV, LV, UPS and battery rooms.
Layout & Cable Containment
Maintenance zones, tray and busway routing, segregation and fill calculations.
Earthing, Lightning & Lighting
Earthing and bonding, lightning risk, surge protection and the final design package.
Want a deeper look at distribution design? See our Detailed Electrical Design course and the Substation Design course.
ETAP Power System Studies in the Data Center Electrical Design Course
The analysis track runs across 20 live sessions and more than 100 hours of cohort training. It starts with network modelling and moves through each study a data center design needs, using standards such as IEC 60909, IEEE 1584 and IEEE 519.
Modelling Foundations
- Study types and the ETAP workspace
- Modelling buses, cables, lines and transformers
- Load flow with transformer tap and power factor control
- Generators, VFDs, cooling loads and renewable sources
Fault, Motor & Protection Studies
- Short circuit studies to IEC 60909 and IEC 61363
- Static and dynamic motor acceleration
- LV, MV and HV protection coordination
- Directional overcurrent and earth fault protection
Safety, Quality & Stability
- Arc flash studies to IEEE 1584-2018 and NFPA 70E
- Harmonic analysis against IEEE 519 limits
- Transient stability, from critical clearing to multi-machine models
- Grid islanding, load shedding and generator performance
Case studies include a hyperscale data center power system, a redundant design with static transfer switches, UPS and battery performance, arc flash safety, and cooling-motor and VFD analysis. You will also practise on solar plant models of 2 MW, 50 MW and 300 MW.
How the Data Center Electrical Design Course Is Taught
Every session moves from idea to practice, so you finish able to produce and review real design work. Reliability for data center power depends on many small decisions, and the course trains each one.
Concept Building
Understand the design intent, applicable codes and system architecture first.
Live Explanation and Demonstration
Watch calculations, equipment selection and ETAP studies worked step by step.
Practical Assignments
Prepare project-style calculations, drawings and ETAP models yourself.
Design Review and Doubt Solving
Get feedback on your work and clear doubts during and after the sessions.
Capstone and Certification
Combine everything into one coordinated design package and earn your certificate.
For background on how availability tiers shape redundancy choices, the Uptime Institute publishes widely used reference material.
What You Take Away From the Data Center Electrical Design Course
- Electrical basis of design and load list with maximum demand
- Transformer, generator, UPS and battery sizing
- Single-line diagrams and protection philosophy
- Cable schedules, specifications and data sheets
- ETAP study models, reports and calculation sheets
- Room, containment, earthing, lightning and lighting layouts
Who should attend
The course suits engineers who design, study, build or commission electrical systems for critical facilities, including freshers. You should have basic electrical knowledge, understand power systems, be comfortable reading single-line diagrams, and have a PC or laptop for ETAP practice.
Participants also join a WhatsApp group and receive lifetime access to a bundle of pre-recorded courses, and a weekly free webinar series covers current industry topics. Teams can book a private batch through corporate training.