Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy technology, in collaboration with NVIDIA and industrial software leader AVEVA, today announced key advances in the design, simulation, construction, operation and maintenance of next-generation AI data centre infrastructure at NVIDIA GTC in San Jose.
These include a new NVIDIA Vera Rubin reference design that validates power and cooling for NVIDIA's latest rack architectures, the integration of advanced digital twin capabilities within the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and ecosystem, and early testing of agentic AI for data centre alarm management services using NVIDIA Nemotron open models.
The company's announcements further strengthen the existing collaboration between Schneider Electric and NVIDIA and establish a comprehensive foundation for developing AI factories built for gigawatt-scale operation and efficiency. The newly unveiled AI reference design is among the first developed for NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 racks.
The validated reference design covers power supply and cooling and is integrated with Schneider Electric's controls reference models.
Importantly, the design addresses key infrastructure requirements and considerations for NVIDIA's latest rack systems: the reference design has been validated using ETAP models for electrical system design and ITD CFD models for layout and airflow.
