Evaluation of Power Supplies for Data Centers and IT Servers

Data Center Market: Growth and Emerging Needs The rapid growth of cloud services, AI, 5G, and IoT is driving higher demand for high-performance, energy-efficient data centers and servers. AI servers, especially those using GPUs, require massive and stable power to handle large data processing workloads. To support this, Kikusui Electronics provides reliable power supply, electronic load, and safety testing solutions for evaluating server and data center power systems.

Evaluation of Power Conversion and Battery Backup Units. Kikusui Electronics provides flexible solutions for evaluating server power supply and battery backup units. The PCR-WEA/WEA2R AC power supply series supports single-phase and three-phase output with scalable high-capacity operation, while the PLZ-5W and PXZ electronic load series enable efficient DC output testing for various server power requirements. Load Characteristics/Efficiency Testing

Withstanding Voltage and Insulation Resistance Testing. This diagram provides a comprehensive overview of power electronics testing, categorized into three key stages: Safety Compliance, where the TOS9300/5300 series verify voltage insulation; Operational Performance, utilizing the PCR-WEA series and PXZ regenerative loads to test PSU efficiency with energy recovery; and Battery Management, which simulates charging and discharging cycles for Backup Units (BBU) using the PWR-01 and PLZ-5W series. Together, these setups ensure that power devices are safe, efficient, and reliable for industrial use.

Server Unit Evaluation Kikusui Electronics offers reliable solutions for server unit evaluation. The PWR-01 wide-range DC power supply supports both 12V and 48V server applications, while the PLZ-U and PLZ-5W electronic load series enable accurate POL testing with fast response performance and low-voltage operation for demanding load transient evaluations.

HVDC Evaluation HVDC power systems are gaining attention in data centers due to their higher efficiency and reliability, with 400V and emerging 800V DC architectures supporting growing AI and server power demands. Kikusui Electronics provides high-voltage power supply and testing solutions, including the PXT series, PCR-WEA/WEA2 series, and PLZ-5WH2 electronic loads, for evaluating HVDC systems and power conversion performance.

DC/DC Converter Evaluation (HVDC)