A new approach to delivering data center power with ease

Eaton, a power management company, has announced the release of its xModular system. This is the company’s most recent addition to its critical systems portfolio, which adds innovation, integration, and a digital dimension to the design, deployment, and operation of data center facilities.

“Increasingly the economy is a digital economy, as such the need for facilities to house compute and digital infrastructure is growing tremendously. Whether this is a data center, on-premise IT, or a telecommunication network, all are facing the need for a more economic, faster, resilient, and safe way to house digital equipment. The xModular system and go-to-market strategy address this need regardless of application or customer type”, said Karina Rigby, president, Critical Systems, Electrical Sector at Eaton in EMEA. 

Eaton, as a global manufacturer of electrical switchgear, power distribution, and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), is uniquely positioned to optimize, integrate, and modularize the power train. But it’s not just about power (grey space). xModular can also be configured to allow for plenty of space for IT compute equipment (white space). This area has been designed to work in tandem with the electrical, cooling, control, and security requirements, resulting in an all-in-one system. Eaton provides clients with much-needed assurance when embarking on this alternative build method by covering the entire module and system performance.

Eaton’s exceptional project management, field services, and aftercare, in addition to its electrical expertise, ensure that the entire life cycle is managed with the client. Clients can expect world-class technology backed by world-class support from a company with over 2,000 service engineers and countless data center projects delivered globally.

Integrating cyber security, electrical power monitoring, and infrastructure management software on-premises or remotely ensures clients have complete visibility and control over their critical environment.

Aside from Eaton’s innovation, the xModular partner program makes use of some of the industry’s best of breed technology and services providers. “Rather than being locked into a single design or incurring the costs associated with bespoke solutions, xModular has multiple designs that cover a wide range of applications and geographies.” This distinguishes it in the market and provides much-needed flexibility to clients,” said Ciarán Forde, Eaton EMEA Data Centre market segment manager.

Eaton EnergyAwareTM UPS is a critical component of xModular. The electrical system of an xModular data center unit can act as a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) and provide essential services back to the grid operator, thereby accelerating and de-risking the adoption of renewables. Many traditional sustainability efforts in infrastructure design and operation pale in comparison to this act.

Eaton’s new xModular system simplifies design, onsite construction, and coordination. This reduces construction time to a fraction of that of traditional methods while also redefining infrastructure technology and thinking. It improves customer satisfaction by providing expert system engineering, quality, flexibility, safety, installation testing, and commissioning. All with our clients’ needs for faster deployment, scalability, and sustainability in mind.