Micro Modular Data Center Project for University Research Institute in China-GOTTOG_Focusing on new energy digital power products

Micro Modular Data Center Project for University Research Institute in China

[Abstract]: A Chinese university institute has put Gottogpower’s GT‑DC8000 micro modular data center into use for scientific research computing and digital services.

1. Project Background

As scientific research digitalization continues to accelerate, the institute has become increasingly dependent on high-performance computing platforms, simulation systems, large-scale data storage platforms, and research management information systems. These critical platforms support scientific data processing, computational modeling, experimental analysis, and academic resource management, placing significantly higher demands on data center infrastructure reliability.

However, with the continuous expansion of research activities and IT resources, the original server room environment gradually exposed several operational limitations.

First, the existing power infrastructure lacked sufficient redundancy capacity. During periods of intensive scientific computing workloads, the system struggled to guarantee continuous and stable operation of critical equipment. Any power fluctuation or unexpected outage could interrupt long-running computational tasks, result in experimental data loss, and even delay important research projects.

Second, as the number of high-density servers, GPU computing nodes, and storage systems continued to increase, the thermal load inside the server room rose significantly. The original cooling system was not designed for high-density IT environments, leading to frequent localized hot spots and increasing the long-term operational risk for critical equipment.

At the same time, the traditional server room architecture lacked standardized modular design capability. Future expansion required complex construction work and infrastructure modification, which not only increased deployment cycles but also risked affecting ongoing research operations.

In addition, the existing monitoring system was relatively fragmented. UPS systems, batteries, cooling equipment, and environmental conditions could not be centrally managed through a unified platform, making it difficult for maintenance personnel to identify potential issues in advance and increasing overall operational risk.

To address these challenges, the institute planned to establish a next-generation micro modular data center platform with high reliability, flexible scalability, precise environmental control, and intelligent centralized management capability.

2. Project Requirements

During the planning phase, the customer defined a series of detailed infrastructure requirements focused on long-term research continuity and future development.

The data center had to ensure continuous and stable operation of critical research systems, including high-performance computing clusters, virtualized research platforms, and scientific data service systems. Many research tasks require long-duration uninterrupted computation, meaning even short-term power interruptions could result in failed calculations, interrupted experiments, or significant data loss. Therefore, the power infrastructure needed to achieve extremely high reliability.

The power system also needed to provide high-level redundancy capable of supporting both normal research workloads and periodic high-density computational peaks while maintaining stable output under all operating conditions.

Because the available building space within the institute was limited, the new data center solution had to adopt a highly integrated design capable of consolidating power distribution, cooling, monitoring, and IT deployment into a compact infrastructure architecture while maximizing space utilization efficiency.

At the same time, the customer required strong scalability to support future expansion. As research projects continue to grow, the infrastructure needed to allow flexible addition of IT racks, UPS capacity, and cooling resources without repeated reconstruction or excessive resource waste.

Environmental stability was another major requirement. The server room needed to maintain highly stable temperature and humidity conditions to ensure the long-term safe operation of GPU servers, storage arrays, and network switching equipment while minimizing equipment failure risks caused by environmental fluctuation.

In addition, the institute required a unified intelligent management platform capable of real-time infrastructure monitoring, centralized visualization, alarm notification, and rapid fault response. The goal was to reduce manual inspection workload while improving operational efficiency and infrastructure visibility.

3. Solution

To meet the customer’s operational and scalability requirements, Gottogpower deployed multiple sets of the GT-DC8000 Micro Modular Data Center solution integrated with GTM200/50 intelligent modular UPS systems, battery backup systems, precision cooling units, and a centralized intelligent environmental monitoring platform.

The GT-DC8000 adopts a highly integrated micro modular architecture that combines power distribution systems, cooling systems, cabinets, monitoring systems, and structured cabling into standardized modular units. This significantly reduces on-site construction complexity while improving overall deployment efficiency and infrastructure consistency.

In the power protection section, the project utilizes the GTM200/50 intelligent modular UPS system as the core power supply protection platform for critical research loads. The UPS system adopts a redundant architecture design, ensuring that even if an individual power module fails, the system can continue supplying uninterrupted power to critical equipment without affecting research operations.

The modular architecture also supports flexible capacity expansion. As future scientific computing requirements increase, additional UPS power modules can be deployed incrementally without replacing the entire system, significantly reducing future upgrade costs.

In addition, the UPS system supports hot-swappable maintenance, allowing module replacement and servicing without interrupting ongoing operations, further improving overall system availability and operational continuity.

The battery backup system provides reliable emergency power support during utility power interruptions, ensuring sufficient runtime for critical research systems while supporting safe transition to backup power sources.

To address the cooling challenges associated with high-density computing environments, the project deployed professional precision air conditioning systems to provide highly accurate temperature and humidity control within the micro modular environment.

The cooling system adopts close-coupled airflow delivery and optimized airflow organization design, improving rack-level cooling efficiency while effectively reducing localized hot spot risks. By maintaining a continuously stable operating environment, the system helps ensure that high-performance servers, storage platforms, and networking equipment remain in optimal operating condition, improving both reliability and equipment lifespan.

At the same time, the modular design provides convenient future cooling expansion capability without requiring large-scale structural modification to the data center environment.

To further improve intelligent infrastructure management capability, the project also deployed a unified environmental monitoring platform for centralized real-time infrastructure visibility and operation management.

The system continuously monitors UPS operating conditions, input and output parameters, battery voltage and discharge status, precision cooling operating data, rack-level temperature and humidity distribution, power distribution system status, as well as alarm events including smoke detection, water leakage, and abnormal environmental conditions.

Through centralized visualization and remote alarm functionality, maintenance personnel can quickly identify abnormal conditions, accurately locate potential issues, and respond rapidly, significantly improving overall operational efficiency and infrastructure management capability.

4. Project Results

Following installation, commissioning, and successful acceptance testing, the university research institute officially placed the new micro modular data center platform into operation, significantly improving the overall capability of its infrastructure environment.

The GTM200/50 modular UPS system greatly enhanced power reliability for critical research platforms, ensuring stable operation of high-load computational tasks while reducing the risk of research interruption caused by power instability.

The precision cooling system substantially improved the thermal environment within the data center, resolving previous localized overheating issues and improving both operational stability and equipment safety.

The GT-DC8000 micro modular architecture enabled rapid deployment and standardized infrastructure management while significantly improving space utilization efficiency and reserving sufficient expansion capacity for future research development.

At the same time, the unified intelligent monitoring platform enhanced infrastructure visualization and intelligent operation management capability, reducing manual inspection workload and improving fault response efficiency.

Through this project, Gottogpower successfully delivered a stable, efficient, and highly scalable modern data center infrastructure platform for the university research institute, providing a solid digital foundation for future scientific innovation and long-term research development.