Mission Critical / Rajan Battish
Rajan Battish, PE, LEED AP
Principal
As principal at BKM-MCF, Rajan has more than 15 years of experience in electrical design for Mission Critical Facilities. Rajan leads a new division of design specialists dedicated to the advancement of critical systems designs for Data Centers, Network Operation Centers, and Readiness Centers. Rajan specializes in power infrastructure for Mission Critical Facilities. Rajan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University.
A testament to Rajan’s excellence in his field, are the many successful and highly efficient data center projects which he has designed and managed. Rajan has recent experience managing the m/e/p design, construction administration, and commissioning efforts for mission critical clients. Rajan has published numerous papers on energy efficiency and high reliability in data center design, including grounding for large UPS Systems and various data center trends. He pioneered the 400/230V at 60Hz for large data centers in the US.
Rajan is a registered professional engineer in California, Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Utah. Rajan is NCEES Certified and a LEED® Accredited Professional. He is an active member of National Society of Professional Engineers and IEEE. Rajan has shared his expertise at numerous industry events, such as at the Uptime Institute Conference, Data Center Dynamics, and AFCOM on energy efficiency and high reliability facilities.
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Phone: 410-323-0600
Publications & Speaking
Publications for Download
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- Healthcare IT — Impact on Facilities
BKM Whitepaper, October 2009 - PAYGO for Data Center — Modular Infrastructure
BKM Whitepaper, September 2009 - Relying on Automatic Throw over Schemes
Pure Power, Winter 2003 - Grounding Points
Pure Power, Spring 2005 - Candler rebounds from Hurricane
Energy & Power Management, October 2006 - Power Play
EC&M, November 2007
Publications Online
The following articles link out of our site to their respective publications.
- Grounding for Large UPS systems
Consulting Specifying Engineer, July 2002 - Battling Brownouts, Blackouts
Consulting Specifying Engineer, January 2001 - A Close Look at the Signal Reference Grid for Grounding
Consulting Specifying Engineer, March 2006 - Water proof
Consulting Specifying Engineer, October 2006 - Relying on Automatic Throwover Circuit Breakers
Consulting Specifying Engineer, December 2003
Speaking Engagements
- AFCOM – Spring 2008 – Data Center Power and Cooling Optimization
- Uptime Institute Symposium – Spring 2009 – Maximize Voltage to the Rack
Projects
Represents the personal experience of Rajan Battish while employed with other firms.
eBay Enterprise Data Center
- 60,000 SF of raised floor
- 165W/SF average with density of 200W/SF
- Tier IV infrastructure
- 400/230V distribution to the rack
- Quad Redundant PLC with voting scheme
John Hopkins Data Center Phase II
- 6,900 SF of raised floor expansion
- 100W/SF average with density of 200W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
- Infrastructure upgrade with active data center online
- Central Plant upgrade (3-650Ton chillers)
- Upgrade 15kV switchgear transfer scheme
John Hopkins Data Center Phase I
- 5,500 SF raised floor
- 100W/SF average with density of 200W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
- Capacity planning for additional 6,900 SF of raised floor
Highmark Data Center
- 90,000 SF of raised floor
- 30W/SF expandable to 70W/SF
- Uptime Certified Tier III data center
- First LEED Silver data center
Highmark Data Center Expansion
- Add distribution capacity of 500KW IT
- Added redundant mechanical systems (N+2)
- Infrastructure update with active data center online
- CFD modeling for increased density
Central DuPage Hospital Phase I
- 5,000 SF of raised floor
- 30W/SF with density up to 200W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
- Infrastructure updated with active data center online
Central DuPage Hospital Phase II
- 100W/SF with density up to 200W/SF
- Increase critical load capacity to 540KW at 2N
- Upgraded primary and distribution infrastructure
- Air side economizers with campus chilled water
Huawei Technologies Data Center
- 20,000 SF of raised floor expandable to 40,000 SF
- 40W/SF scaleable to 80W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
Quest Software Data Center
- 5,000 SF of raised floor
- 40W/SF scaleable to 80W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
- Office building conversion to data center space
MCI WorldCom – Long Island City
- 40,000 SF of raised floor expandable to 80,000 SF
- 50W/SF expandable to 100W/SF
- Tier III infrastructure
- Renovation of existing 8 story building
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