LG Electronics launches AI data center water chiller
LG 电子推出 AI 数据中心专用涡轮冷水机，号称全年耗电量降低 30%
For users in the data center industry, this product offers a 30% reduction in annual power consumption, which can significantly lower operational costs.
LG Electronics announced a new oil-free variable frequency turbo water chiller optimized for AI data centers on September 20.
The product uses its own oil-free magnetic bearing technology, which suspends the rotating shaft in the air via electromagnetism, eliminating mechanical friction loss and the need for oil circulation pumps.
It also applies natural refrigerant pre-cooling technology, allowing the compressor to stop running during winter, reducing annual power consumption by 30% compared to traditional pre-cooling methods.
The chiller uses R-513A refrigerant, which has a global warming potential 50% higher than R-134a, meeting ESG requirements.
It also features machine learning for anomaly detection and super-fast restart technology to recover full cooling capacity in 180 seconds after a power outage.
LG 电子推出 AI 数据中心专用涡轮冷水机，号称全年耗电量降低 30%
IT之家 9 月 20 日消息，LG 电子今日宣布推出新款风冷无油变频涡轮冷水机，专为 AI 数据中心进行优化，可降低电力成本，同时满足灵活扩容需求。 据介绍，该产品配备 LG 电子自研无油磁悬浮轴承技术。 可通过电磁将旋转轴悬浮在空中 ， 因此不会产生机械摩擦损耗 ，无需配备油循环泵和相关管路设备，也不会因为换热器内部形成油膜而导致冷却效率下降。 同时，该产品应用自然冷媒预冷技术， 可在冬季环境下不用压缩机实现冷却 。具体而言，冷水机运行过程中，占总电力消耗 80% 以上的压缩机会停止运行，利用室内低温冷凝后的制冷剂自行循环，带走热量。 与传统预冷技术相比， 该方案可将数据中心全年电力消耗降低 30% ，改善电能使用率。该产品还拥有 R-513A 制冷剂，相比 R-134a 制冷剂在全球变暖潜能值（GWP）提升 50% 以上，满足客户的 ESG（IT之家注：环境保护、社会责任、公司治理）要求。 此外，该产品还拥有机器学习技术，可提前检测异常迹象，防止设备突然停机。恢复供电后，设备还可通过超高速重启技术，在 180 秒内恢复 100% 额定制冷能力，为 AI 服务器保驾护航。
This report is categorized under AITOP's "Products" desk, focusing on US frontier AI labs and Silicon Valley technology leaders. Key entities and technical topics under continuous tracking include LG Electronics, AI data center, water chiller, energy efficiency.
Source attribution: curated from IT之家.
