• Establishing a strategic partnership to jointly create future-oriented, energy-efficient power distribution solutions

• Taking the lead in addressing the rapid increase in data center power density driven by AI, committed to building standardized infrastructure that complies with IEC standards

• Core achievements include the new-generation "Sidecar" power cabinet, which enables rapid, scalable, and standardized power supply directly within the core operational area of a data center

Siemens and Rittal have entered into a strategic partnership to develop sustainable, future-oriented, and efficient power distribution solutions specifically for the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) market. This standardized infrastructure aims to accelerate the construction of high-performance data centers, shorten the deployment cycle for computing power, and simultaneously address the industry-wide challenge of rapidly escalating power density driven by AI applications.

Currently, within AI data centers, power densities exceeding 100 kilowatts per rack have become commonplace. It is projected that by 2030, this value could surpass 1 megawatt. This trend demands innovative architectural approaches for power distribution, cooling, and waste heat recovery systems. Siemens Smart Infrastructure, a globally renowned provider of efficient and safe power distribution technology, is collaborating with Rittal, a core company of the Friedhelm Loh Group. Rittal is one of the world's leading suppliers of enclosures and standardized infrastructure, providing power supply, cooling, and other solutions to global hyperscale data centers.

One of the initial joint R&D achievements is the "Sidecar" power supply solution. This equipment can be directly deployed in the white space of a data center (the core operational area housing server racks and data storage equipment). By integrating power electronics into a dedicated power cabinet to provide centralized power supply for server racks, this power supply model has become a breakthrough solution for future AI applications. It can offer computing units with rapid, gradual, standardized, and elastically scalable power supply.

The solution is compatible with the Open Compute Project (OCP) standards and utilizes tested and validated modular technologies from Rittal and Siemens. This enables rapid deployment, high availability, stable operation, and maximizes computational output per watt. These are essential prerequisites for rapidly applying key technologies in the digital economy sector.

Andreas Matthé, CEO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure Electrical Products, stated: "To support the rapid development of artificial intelligence, we urgently need to create intelligent, reliable, and scalable power supply solutions for data centers, and they must be deployed quickly. Rittal has significant advantages in the speed and standardization of infrastructure deployment. Combined with our innovative electrical products and solutions, we are undoubtedly ideal partners."

In addition to the aforementioned solutions, the collaboration project between the two parties also includes developing standardized low-voltage power distribution systems for modular and containerized data centers, while creating optimized solutions for equipment operational safety and personnel operational safety. Currently, the first batch of customer collaboration projects has officially commenced and is being implemented.

The various data center application solutions that have been implemented rely on the RiLineX and Ri4Power power distribution platforms from Rittal's Energy & Power Solutions division, in conjunction with Siemens' synergy components, to achieve deployment.

In the future, the collaboration between Siemens and Rittal will further extend to more industries and application scenarios.