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Free data centre courses for electrical, mechanical and facilities engineers: critical power (UPS, generators, switchgear and redundancy), cooling for high-density and AI racks, and the BMS and DCIM systems that monitor both.
FreeThe electrical side of data centres: the power path from grid to rack, tiers and redundancy, UPS and generators, the calculations, load flow, short-circuit and arc flash studies, PUE, monitoring, and what AI GPU racks change.
FreeHow data centres are cooled, controlled and run: hot and cold aisles, CRAC and CRAH units, chilled water plant, economisers, liquid and immersion cooling for AI racks, cooling redundancy and continuous cooling, BMS design, DCIM and operations, and PUE, WUE and CUE. Built on MEP Academy, TEQNYAT and Bryce Anderson lessons.
FreeHow a data centre and its critical MEP systems are proved before go-live: the commissioning process, OPR and basis of design, commissioning levels L1 to L5, FAT and SAT, electrical pre-functional tests, protection injection, UPS, battery, generator and ATS testing, load banks and heat load tests, chilled water flushing and hydro tests, liquid cooling, BMS and EPMS point-to-point checks, integrated systems testing, the issues log and handover.
FreePower quality for electrical engineers in plants, buildings, utilities and data centres: sags, swells, transients, flicker and unbalance; harmonics from drives, UPS, IT loads and inverters; THD, TDD, K-factor and resonance; IEEE 519-2022 limits at the point of common coupling and the IEC 61000 family; Class A measurement and Python analysis; reactors, detuned capacitor banks, passive and active filters, active front ends and multipulse drives; and a harmonic study in the free OpenDSS simulator.
FreeFree BMS course for engineers moving into buildings: HVAC control, BACnet, point lists, commissioning. Learning is free; the certificate is optional and paid.
| Course | Level | Modules | Video | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Centre Electrical and Critical Power | Intermediate | 9 | 5h 9m | Vendor-neutral |
| Data Centre Cooling, BMS and DCIM | Intermediate | 9 | 2h 42m | Vendor-neutral |
| Data Centre and MEP Testing and Commissioning (L1 to L5) | Intermediate | 14 | 12h 4m | Vendor-neutral |
| Power Quality and Harmonics: IEEE 519 and IEC 61000 | Intermediate | 15 | 15h 29m | Vendor-neutral |
| Building Management Systems (BMS): HVAC Control, BACnet and Building Automation | Beginner | 13 | 13h 46m | Vendor-neutral |
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See rolesTechnical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.
Electrical engineers should start with Data Centre Electrical and Critical Power; HVAC and BMS engineers with Data Centre Cooling, BMS and DCIM. Most facility roles need a working grasp of both.
Building Management Systems is the foundation course for the controls side if BACnet, Modbus and HVAC control loops are new to you.