ABB joins IO Company to develop DC power supply data Center module

ZURICH, Switzerland, November 11, 2011--The world's leading power and automation technology group ABB and IO reached an agreement to develop a new data center module using direct current to meet the growing demand for DC power data centers in the market. IO is the leading provider of the next generation of modular data center technologies and services. ABB will work with IO to launch the world's First Data center module with direct current by the end of 2011.

With the rapid growth of data storage and http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31875.html "> Global Networked development trends, global data center capacity has grown dramatically." Typically, the data center runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and consumes 15 times times more power per square foot than a normal office, and consumes up to 100 times times as much as a normal office. Data centers require large amounts of electricity, and any increase in energy efficiency can save huge costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

More and more direct current technology is being used in the data center distribution system, which can reduce the loss caused by the conversion of electricity, 10% to 20% higher than the energy efficiency of traditional AC technology. A system that uses direct current is simpler and more space-saving, while reducing the cost of equipment and installation and maintenance.

"ABB has a long history of DC power supply technology and pioneered the High-voltage direct current transmission technology in the 50 's," said Meta, head of the ABB Group's Low-voltage products business. Today, we strive to promote direct current applications in the right environment, such as electric vehicle charging, renewable energy, power storage and data centers, and the use of direct current can produce enormous economic and environmental benefits. ”

The project shows the objectives of ABB's extended DC applications. ABB announced that it would design and install an advanced DC distribution system for Switzerland's leading information and communication technology service provider green.ch Company. ABB also gained control of the Validus DC systems Company in May 2011, which is a leading supplier of direct current infrastructure equipment.

Modular data centers are used in a standardized configuration, with parts grouped together and removable. Modular parts are quicker to produce and install than traditional data center external devices. The new module adds the DC power options provided by ABB, which enriches the IO company's modular product applications. The new DC power module, similar to IO's AC power distribution Network (PDN), employs IO anywhere to standardize hardware and software architectures, which are manufactured by IO companies. Both AC and DC power modules are managed and optimized using the first Data center operating system IO os®.

"The data center has been using direct current, and direct current is being used inside every device in the data center," said George D. Slessman, chief executive of IO. With IO OS intelligent control system and IO Company's modular data center platform, we can now provide DC power to the entire data center, while also flexible to meet the needs of the data Center for AC power. ”

(Responsible editor: Lu Guang)