Data Centers

    October 2024
    EPRI Launches Initiative to Enhance Data Center Flexibility and Grid Reliability

    Figure 1. U.S. enterprise data center distribution as of 2022 [4, 8, 9]

    ­EPRI today announced the launch of a new initiative—DCFlex—to explore how data centers can support the electric grid, enable better asset utilization, and support the clean energy transition. The initiative's founding members include Compass Datacenters, Constellation Energy, Duke Energy, the Electric Rel
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    Date:
    10/29/2024
    Axiado's AI-Driven Dynamic Thermal Management Solution Cuts Cooling Costs in Half and Boosts Security in AI Data Centers

    Axiado's AI-Driven Dynamic Thermal Management Solution Cuts Cooling Costs in Half and Boosts Security in AI Data Centers

    Axiado Corporation, a leading AI-driven, hardware-anchored platform security solutions company, today announced its Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) solution, powered by Axiado’s Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU), which is transforming the energy efficiency of AI data centers. The DTM solution, a practical imp
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    Date:
    10/14/2024
    Flex Power Modules Launches New Digital Intermediate Bus Converters for AI Applications in Data Centers

    Flex Power Modules Launches New Digital Intermediate Bus Converters for AI Applications in Data Centers

    ­Flex Power Modules, a Flex company and leading provider of advanced power conversion solutions, today launchednewIntermediate Bus Converters (IBC) designed for data centres powering AI, machine learning, and cloud applications. With the new products, the company is expanding the breadth of its portfolio of di
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    Date:
    10/14/2024
    Authorized Distributor Mouser Electronics Stocks Wide Selection of Power, Protection and Connection Solutions from Bel Companies

    Authorized Distributor Mouser Electronics Stocks Wide Selection of Power, Protection and Connection Solutions from Bel Companies

    Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, is an authorized global distributor of products from Bel, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. Since 20
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    Date:
    10/04/2024
    Eaton Enables Data Centers to Meet the Growing Physical Demands of AI Computing

    Eaton Enables Data Centers to Meet the Growing Physical Demands of AI Computing

    ­Intelligent power management company Eaton announced the North American launch of its Eaton Heavy-Duty SmartRack enclosures, a new solution that helps data center operators and IT managers accommodate the increasing physical needs of generative AI computing infrastructure in enterprise, colocation and hyperscale da
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    Date:
    10/03/2024
    Silicon Carbide Power Switches in Data Center Power Supplies

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    Figure 1: A modern approach to high efficiency AC/DC conversion

    ­It is a credit to the community of designers and engineers working to increase efficiency, that according to the IEA, data center energy consumption only increased 20-70% between 2015 and 2022, while workload increased 340%. However, limits are approaching for power density in data centers with cabinets slated to
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
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