From ChatGPT to Sora debut, AI technology is being pushed to the center of the whirlpool of world development at a remarkable speed. Under the acceleration of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change, the AIGC era has been within reach, and it has also affected the trend of ICT industry while integrating into the production and lifestyle of the whole society. UPS, as an important guarantee of power quality and continuity in data centers and mission-critical scenarios, is also undergoing a profound evolution.

APEX6154 A few days ago, Shi Baochun, chief technical consultant of Schneider Electric’s key power business, attended the online live streaming event “UPS Technology Evolution and Application Analysis under the Background of AIGC” organized by CDCC (China Data Center Working Group), and discussed the development path of UPS around the technological changes and new scenario needs emerging under the prosperous industry prospect of AIGC. Discuss the future of industrial innovation and upgrading.

It is predicted that with the development of large models, the demand for training computing power is expected to expand to 10-100 times the original, and by 2027, the compound annual growth rate of China’s intelligent computing power will be as high as 33.9%, and the compound annual growth rate of general computing power will be 16.6%. The surge in demand for computing power has brought all-round challenges to data center servers, storage, networking, UPS, refrigeration, and so on. In the intelligent computing center, the high-density AI-driven IT cabinet has become an industry consensus. According to statistics, the power density of traditional cabinets is about 5 to 8 kilowatts, while the power density of AI cabinets can reach 30 to 100 kilowatts.

In this regard, Shi Baochun pointed out: “The sudden rise in cabinet power density has a direct impact on the spatial design of the data center (white area and gray planning layout). For example, how to reduce the area of auxiliary equipment room (gray area), increase the proportion of IT room area (white area), so as to achieve maximum productivity and production efficiency, has become a must answer for data center design and construction.”

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Therefore, in a smaller footprint, improving the power supply capacity of distribution and power equipment is one of the effective ways to solve the problem. In order to further reduce the footprint, enhance layout flexibility, and achieve rapid expansion, the UPS evolving to high-density not only needs to ensure continuous and stable power supply, but also the ensuing high power consumption and heat dissipation has become a problem that cannot be ignored. In other words, the AIGC era has put forward new requirements for UPS, and high-density UPS needs to achieve multi-dimensional iterative upgrades such as efficiency, density, APEX6154 safety, availability and cost while the computing power density is growing rapidly.

In the face of new demands and new challenges, the industry is in urgent need of innovation leaders. Schneider Electric is a global leader in infrastructure construction and digital services for data centers, key applications in the industry. As the founder of the world’s first three-phase UPS, Schneider Electric has more than 60 years of experience in UPS design and manufacturing. Based on changing industry trends and market needs, Schneider Electric has changed its thought leadership, products and solutions. Continuously strengthen the ability of R & D and innovation, and comprehensively enable the development of the industry.

For example, in order to reduce the footprint of the distribution system, Schneider Electric has adopted a higher power density power module (125KW/3U for a single module) to achieve a reasonably high power density (600KW/600mm wide cabinet). While innovating, Schneider Electric strives to find a balance between density and maximum availability in order to avoid the problem of reduced availability due to the temperature rise of power components. In addition, as the pioneer of the modular UPS concept, Schneider Electric has been the first to introduce modular UPS products since 1997 to improve safety and reliability, and continues to innovate through the legacy. Taking Schneider Electric’s new generation of modular three-phase UPS Galaxy PX released recently as an example, with its unique patented technology, Galaxy PX supports safe and reliable online Swap (Live Swap) function, and won the world’s first Live Swap certification issued by TUV Rherhewe. In extreme cases, the arc pulling energy is less than 1.2cal/cm2, thus ensuring the safety of the operator and the load equipment on the basis of business continuity.