SINGAPORE, 14 October 2025 – Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced the delivery of a new reference architecture designed to accelerate the adoption of 800 VDC power in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
Built in support of the 800 VDC architecture announced by NVIDIA, Eaton’s design leverages its advanced power management technology to protect and optimise high-density computing infrastructure. The launch marks a key milestone in Eaton’s grid-to-chip strategy for meeting the rising energy demands of AI-driven data centers.
Data center energy loads, fuelled by increasingly demanding AI workloads, continue to exceed the limits of traditional capabilities. NVIDIA is collaborating with leading power, silicon, and data center partners to pioneer the adoption of 800 VDC systems, unlocking new levels of scalability and energy efficiency in AI factories.
These next-generation systems integrate power distribution with energy storage, enabling megawatt-scale rack power to be delivered safely, efficiently, and with reduced material and infrastructure costs.
Eaton’s reference design integrates its technologies with NVIDIA AI infrastructure, featuring supercapacitors for fast-cycle power backup, power distribution via ORV3 busbar designs, a hot aisle containment system supporting busway and cable trays, DC connectors, and more.
“The introduction of 800 VDC architectures is a transformative advancement for data center innovation that will enable new possibilities in AI computing,” said JP Buzzell, Vice President and Data Center Chief Architect at Eaton.
“We’re proud to deepen our collaboration with NVIDIA through this new reference design, a major step in our grid-to-chip strategy to accelerate the transition to the AI factory of the future.”
Eaton’s grid-to-chip strategy delivers intelligent solutions across the entire AI data center power chain, from distribution and backup systems to digital technologies.
Recent developments include its collaboration with Siemens Energy to enable the rapid deployment of modular data centers with on-site power generation, and a new edge-based system designed to detect and mitigate AI power bursting in real time.
“Streamlined 800 VDC architectures enable AI infrastructure to meet rising workload demands while maximising energy efficiency,” said Dion Harris, Senior Director of HPC, Cloud and AI Infrastructure at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s collaboration with innovators like Eaton is paving the way for high-density computing environments built for the AI industrial age.”
