Every second, billions of items of data are travelling around the world. Bank transactions, communications, streaming, artificial intelligence…It all relies on infrastructure designed to work without interruption.
At the heart of this continuity, electrical power plays an essentialrole.
High performance cables guarantee stability, safety and reliability, thereby avoiding outages that could affect the digital economy.
In
Of the time:
when a data center goes down, it is due to an electrical fault.
This is why cables are essential
for the proper functioning
of data centers.
3 types of cables play a key role
They power the servers and storage units inside data centers.
They connect the data centers to electrical substations and backup generators.
They transport the electricity over long distances to satisfy high energy demands.
That’s about
690,000
dollars in losses
or every hour of downtime
60
%
of outages lead to costs
of over $100,000
A rise from 11 % in 2019
15 % in 2022
in interruptions
exceeding $1 million
Cables form the first line of defence
and do far more than merely transport energy:
they protect,
stabilize,
and safeguard
an ecosystem that cannot be allowed to go down.
To make a highly connected world possible, data centers must evolve judiciously to reconcile growth and environmental responsibility.
Today, innovative solutions help to reduce the energy footprint while guaranteeing reliability and safety:
Low-carbon cables, integrating recycled materials to minimise the environmental impact.
Superconductivity, to optimise consumption and reduce electrical losses.
Advanced fire safety solutions, to slow the spread of fire and limit smoke emissions.
Smart technologies, using AI and sensors to monitor facilities in real time and prevent failures.
Spotlight on
Superconducting cables can transmit electric power at an effective current density of over
The transmission capacity of superconducting transmission lines can reach
that of AC lines and 10 times that of DC lines at comparable voltage grades.
For example, a single superconducting cable with a diameter of just 17 cm can transmit 3.2
enough to power a large city.
in order to provide tangible solutions to the challenges facing critical infrastructure such as data centers, while also anticipating their future energy needs.
Higher performance, smarter, more sustainable. Anticipating risks, optimising energy, safeguarding connections: every link in the chain is essential.
Without controlled conductivity, there can be no cloud.
Without reliable power, there can be no data.
Without sustainable innovation, there can be no digital future.
Nexans is facilitating this transformation by equipping the world’s largest infrastructure
with reliable, sustainable and scalable solutions.
From strategic collaborations to technological innovation,
the future of data centers starts today.
Renewable energy
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