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Meta, alongside organisations like Open Compute Project( OCP) are coming together on 800 VDC as the most effective way to support high-density AI infrastructure. At megawatt-scale rack densities, efficiency, scalability and constraints drive this shift.
This transformation is supported by advances in the electric vehicle industry, where high-voltage components are being developed and deployed at scale. Power electronics and protection systems designed for these environments are now enabling the data centre industry to adopt 800 VDC architectures with the right understanding to accurately implement them.
Schneider Electric is working closely with NVIDIA to develop 800 VDC solutions, including a sidecar architecture capable of supporting racks of up to 1.2 MW. This highlights a clear direction for the future of data centre power.
A unified direction for nextgeneration data centre power
For CIOs, the transition to 800 VDC introduces a new model for delivering power at the rack level. A sidecar architecture places a dedicated power unit adjacent to the IT rack. This unit converts AC power from the facility into 800 VDC and delivers directly to the rack, so relocating power conversion equipment creates additional space for computing and enables higher power densities within the rack.
These systems are designed to be modular to support growing scalability as the demand www. intelligentcio. com
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