Schneider Electric unveils new AI data centre reference designs with NVIDIA
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Industry-first AI infrastructure reference design with controls provides seamless OT/IT interoperability with
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NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 power and cooling reference design, co-engineered withNVIDIA , supports deployment of next-generation Blackwell GPUs - Both new reference designs enable data centre operators to accelerate the deployment of AI infrastructure for AI factories anywhere
The first reference design delivers the industry’s first and only critical framework for integrated power management and liquid cooling control systems, including Motivair by Schneider Electric liquid cooling technologies and enables seamless management of complex AI infrastructure components. It includes interoperability with
The second reference design focuses on the deployment of AI infrastructure for AI factories of up to 142 kW per rack, specifically
The first controls reference design can also be utilised with Schneider Electric’s data centre reference designs for
Engineered to move at pace
As AI advances, today’s data centre operators rely on reference design frameworks to overcome the speed and deployment challenges of high-density, GPU-accelerated AI clusters. By providing validated, proven, and documented data centre physical infrastructure designs, Schneider Electric enables operators globally to design and incorporate next-generation power and liquid cooling controls infrastructure before the newest AI infrastructure solutions even arrive, while optimising for cost, efficiency and reliability. Schneider Electric’s fully engineered reference designs are laying the foundation for the latest AI factories, empowering data centre operators to not only meet the moment but to be ready before it even happens.
“Schneider Electric is streamlining the process of designing, deploying, and operating advanced AI infrastructure with its new reference designs,” said
“We are entering a new era of accelerated computing, where integrated intelligence across power, cooling and operations will redefine data centre architectures,” said
‘Plug-and-Play’ End-to-End Controls System
The groundbreaking controls reference design connects edge devices and facility controls for energy management and liquid cooling across
With a focus on seamless interoperability between building and AI infrastructure management software, the controls reference design establishes redundant systems for power and cooling, and introduces new guidance for measuring AI rack power profiles. Ultimately, it ensures the highest standards of uptime, reliability and peak performance for AI deployments by enabling precise, real-time management of critical power and cooling resources.
The result is an end-to-end controls system that offers:
- A standardised format interface publishing power management and liquid cooling controls data for consumption by local applications and upstream data consumers, and tools, including AI infrastructure management software, digital twins, AI/ML and other enterprise systems.
- The controls architecture is designed to manage redundancy across cooling and power distribution infrastructure, including coolant distribution units (CDUs) and remote power panels (RPPs), ensuring resiliency in both white and grey space environments.
- New guidance for measuring AI rack power profiles, with a focus on rack peak power and power quality monitoring.
Schneider Electric’s reference design for
The reference design also includes Schneider Electric’s industry-leading ETAP and EcoStruxure IT Design CFD models, allowing users to leverage digital twins to simulate specific power and cooling scenarios to optimise designs on unique applications. It builds upon a previous blueprint for the
The reference designs announced today continue Schneider Electric’s long-established collaboration with
Schneider Electric also applies comprehensive, real-world engineering to each of its reference designs, demonstrating a continuous commitment to developing the industry’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and resilient high-performance data centre architectures. For more information about its reference designs co-engineered with
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