The public mandate to develop and operate more efficient, lower cost, more
reliable, more sustainable infrastructure clearly includes data center design and
operation. Ideally, these concepts are addressed at the concept and design stage
and implemented from the foundation to daily operations. Practically, new and
different approaches (evolving thinking and technologies) are implemented in all
facilities. This paper presents an overview of the case for the application of 380
Vdc as a vehicle for optimization and simplification of the critical electrical system
in the modern data center.