Modeling suggests liquid-cooled designs can halve water consumption, though the company has skin in the game.
In a white paper published today, the energy management specialist compares four modeled 100 MW datacenter designs, ranging from traditional air cooling to optimized liquid-cooling systems.
Schneider has a commercial interest in that conclusion.
Schneider's model puts the highest onsite water consumption at a traditionally air-cooled facility in Dallas.
The second uses liquid cooling supplied at 32°C, which Schneider says is representative of early AI datacenters.
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Switching to liquid cooling with coolant supplied at 45°C reduces water use by at least 50 percent, it claims. The second uses liquid cooling supplied at 32°C, which Schneider says is representative of early AI datacenters.
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Modeling suggests liquid-cooled designs can halve water consumption, though the company has skin in the game.
A datacenter's cooling architecture can have an effect on its water and energy use, according to Schneider Electric, which argues that operators should evaluate it early in the design process.
In a white paper published today, the energy management specialist compares four modeled 100 MW datacenter designs, ranging from traditional air cooling to optimized liquid-cooling systems.
The paper, "Water Usage at AI Scale: Insights from a 100 MW Comparative Analysis," concludes that moving from air to liquid cooling consistently improves energy efficiency and can reduce water consumption in constrained places.
Schneider has a commercial interest in that conclusion.
The assessment also models the effect of place by applying the four designs to the annual weather profiles of Paris, France, and Dallas, Texas.
Schneider's model puts the highest onsite water consumption at a traditionally air-cooled facility in Dallas. Switching to liquid cooling with coolant supplied at 45°C reduces water use by at least 50 percent, it claims.
The second uses liquid cooling supplied at 32°C, which Schneider says is representative of early AI datacenters.
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