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ABB is the ideal partner for sustainable development in the industry, accelerating the “DC data center”
Facing the net zero future, opening the green era of computing infrastructure represented by generative artificial intelligence has become a typical application scenario for the deep integration of data centers and new power systemsWith the deepening of digital transformation and upgrading in various industries, as well as the vigorous development of entertainment live broadcasting and consumption scenarios, the total amount of data in the whole society has exploded, and the demand for data resource storage, computing and application has increased significantly, and a new computing power network system integrating data centers, cloud computing and big data needs to be built. Data centers are infrastructure bases that support computing power. Faced with problems such as cost, energy efficiency and carbon emissions, ABB believes that innovative technology is the key to achieve high-quality development of data centers, and comprehensively accelerate the green transformation of data centers from the perspective of intelligent energy management, digital equipment management, and low carbonization of product attributes.

On January 9, 2024, ABB Electrical Innovation Week Green Data Center Forum, with the theme of “Embracing the New era of Computing power represented by Generative Artificial Intelligence (AIGC)”, opened in Xiamen. The forum started from the green development of data centers, shared the current practice in the process of green and high-quality construction of data centers, reported ABB’s green, low-carbon, and efficient operation and maintenance innovative solutions and products, and deeply discussed the challenges and opportunities brought by the computing power demand represented by generative AI.

ABB Electric China smart power low voltage system market and sales head Bei Zhen delivered the opening speech, “With the acceleration of the digital revolution, data centers have become the new engine of the digital age. As a high-energy industry, the data center industry is gradually evolving from a rugged development model to a refined, high-quality development, and improving the energy efficiency of data centers and promoting the green, low-carbon and sustainable development of the industry has become an inevitable trend. Positioned as an industry enabler, ABB is willing to work with industry colleagues to help the sustainable development of intelligent and green data center computing through innovative technologies.”

In the eynote speech, Tang Wei, deputy director of the Industrial Planning Institute of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, shared the report “Green Development of Data Centers”, studying relevant national policies on the basis of analyzing the development trend of China’s digital economy and data centers, and predicting the development trend of green data centers.

“The application of liquid-cooled high-power cabinets has made the power distribution system increasingly important in the development of green data centers,” said Xu Mingwei, director of operations at Shenzhen Green Yuntu Technology Co., LTD. “Through new thinking in power distribution and operational examples of ABB cooperation, energy efficiency has been significantly improved, power consumption has been reduced, and energy conservation is in line with new standards and policy guidance.”

As the leading drafting unit of the HVDC standard in the domestic communication industry, Li Shance, deputy general manager of the IDC division of Zhongheng Electric, focused on the “pan-DC zero-carbon intelligent power supply and distribution construction plan and practice” and introduced the development history of HVDC in China’s data center industry. And the exploration and breakthrough of Zhongheng Electric in the new HVDC power supply system, computing power supply and key power supply field of data center. He said that in this process, ABB has provided strong technical support as a strategic partner, enabling the creation of pan-DC energy products and solutions, and creating a pan-DC zero-carbon smart society.

Facing the future, the era of computing power represented by artificial intelligence has arrived, and ABB experts and participants believe that the main challenges lie in the following three aspects:

Higher density and larger capacity demand put forward higher expectations for green development
Based on different computing power application scenarios, reliability requirements may vary
The rapid evolution of computing power requires a more flexible, rapidly deployable and resilient distribution infrastructure
As an industry leader in electrical and automation, ABB is the ideal partner for the sustainable development of the data center industry. Its series of technological innovations enable high-quality construction of green data centers, digital solutions improve energy efficiency, and advance smart operations. The modular preset scheme speeds up the construction speed and helps increase the gearing rate; Innovative power supply assurance solutions to help achieve power supply sustainability and stability.

UPS is an indispensable key power solution for AC data centers. ABB’s innovative modular UPS Megaflex series, with a single module of 250KW, provides a safe, reliable and economical solution for large data center operation and maintenance with 97.4% efficiency and a compact footprint. In the low-voltage power distribution field, the Emax2 Harness solution meets the requirements of simple, convenient, and reliable power switching in the power supply and distribution architecture of data centers. Smart PQF Power Quality devices improve the efficiency of data devices and provide more robust data services.

ABB Lmax-T sliding rail bus trough for data center can effectively reduce life cycle cost and optimize PUE; Flexible response to room expansion is an important part of realizing the concept of “investment while growing” in data rooms.

ABB Data center Power Distribution Automation (DASS) is a customized intelligent solution for data center industry users to automate power management and asset management, combined with intelligent control panel and intelligent skid solution, improve operation and maintenance management capabilities and total installation and commissioning efficiency.

Electrical equipment as an important infrastructure of data centers, after putting into operation, it is crucial to ensure its safety, reliability, efficient operation, digital empowerment, low carbon environmental protection. ABB Electric Service’s newly upgraded service business system focuses more on the five life cycle stages of “running-in period, stable period, attention period, retirement period and life extension period”. Through three service tools, PowerCare wor-free service, OneFit® replacement service and Advisory consulting service, Enable the security, wisdom and sustainable development of data centers.