Schneider Electric has unveiled its new reference designs for AI infrastructure for data centers, the result of a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA. These innovative designs promise to accelerate the deployment of infrastructures, incorporating advanced energy management and liquid cooling systems that will maximize the potential of future Blackwell GPUs.
The initial design is pioneering in its sector, establishing a critical framework to integrate energy management systems and refrigeration control, with Schneider Electric technology. This system will be compatible with NVIDIA Mission Control, an essential software for managing clusters and workloads efficiently in AI factories.
On the other hand, the second design focuses on deploying infrastructures specifically for AI factories using NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 racks, capable of supporting up to 142 kW per rack. The proposal includes technical details on energy, cooling, and lifecycle management, aligning with ANSI and IEC standards.
Both designs seek to address the challenges of speed and efficiency in the deployment of infrastructures, offering optimal solutions in terms of cost, efficiency, and reliability. Jim Simonelli, Schneider Electric's CTO, stated that these designs facilitate the creation and deployment of complex AI infrastructures, enabling them to adapt quickly to the growing demand. Scott Wallace, from NVIDIA, emphasized the importance of integrating critical data with specialized software to optimize performance.
Schneider Electric controls connect edge devices and control systems, ensuring seamless interoperability between operational technology and information technology. This approach enables real-time management of energy and cooling, maintaining high standards of availability and performance.
Ready for high-density AI clusters, the system enables the deployment of clusters based on NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, optimizing energy and cooling resources through digital models that simulate specific energy scenarios. With this, Schneider Electric reaffirms its leadership in the development of advanced and sustainable data center architectures, responding to the growing demand from the technology sector.
