Part 2 provides an analysis of the factors that affect energy savings. Various types of DC power distribution are examined as alternatives to AC distribution for data centers and network rooms. A ...

Hyperscale data center operators have it easy. They can tweak their custom hardware, revise their custom software, and reroute their custom network infrastructure to gain every micro-percent of ...

Power distribution in data centers used to emulate the architecture of old telephone central offices. A “rectifier” would step down and rectify the ac from the power line and use it to charge banks of ...

High-reliability data centers support multiple applications. Some serve as telephone switching, transmission facilities, and data transmission (network) facilities while others are used for financial ...

Carling Technologies' One Rack Unit (1RU) DC secondary power distribution unit is a hot "swappable" circuit breaker designed for the telecom industry. The product offers high reliability and ...

A new type of device provides designers of automated installations for North America with performance, cost, and safety benefits. Industrial machinery and equipment system designs typically rely on ...

Vicor’s Gary Gill says that using high-voltage DC for power distribution offers tangible and significant benefits for both sourcing options and system end-to-end performance. New technical ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are utilizing faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team developed ...

Hyperscale data center operators have it easy. They can tweak their custom hardware, revise their custom software, and reroute their custom network infrastructure to gain every micro-percent of ...