Schneider Electric shares energy-efficient data center designs

According to the International Energy Agency, the global data center power demand is expected to double between 2022 and 2026, Sharma noted. AI is especially power-hungry because of its dependence on GPUs for processing.

With that in mind, Schneider’s announcement includes a new data center reference design, co-developed with Nvidia, that will support liquid-cooled, high-density AI clusters of up to 132 kW per rack. The design is optimized for Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 and Blackwell chips and is meant to streamline planning and deployment with proven, validated architectures. It supports both liquid-to-liquid Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) and direct-to-chip liquid cooling. In addition, it shares comprehensive mechanical and electrical plans to ensure more energy efficient and sustainable operations for the AI data centers of the future.

Schneider also announced new Galaxy VXL uninterruptible power supply, a compact, high-density UPS designed for AI, data center, and large-scale electrical workloads. Galaxy VXL UPS offers 52% space savings compared with the industry average, Schneider claims. With a power density of up to 1042 kW/m², the 1.25 MW modular UPS is designed to deliver more efficient power in a smaller, high-density footprint.