5MW Single-Line High-Density AI Data Center Rack Test Facility Addition

  • 5 MW System Capacity
  • 28 180kW Liquid Cooled Rack Test Positions
  • $32.8 Million Program Value

Project Overview

Summit designed a single high-density test line at 180 kW per rack, featuring liquid-cooled rack drops, dedicated per-UUT power distribution and hot-aisle containment. The 28-position line was engineered to the same design standards Summit applies across its largest multi-building campus programs, scaled to a single-line facility.

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Complex Design Requirements

  • Liquid-cooled rack drops and dedicated per-UUT power distribution engineered for 180 kW-per-rack test loads
  • Hot-aisle containment with above-deck fan-coil units sized specifically for a single line’s heat rejection profile
  • Full safety-interlock and ready-to-disconnect design carried over from Summit’s larger campus programs and scaled to a 28-position facility

Summit Delivery — Responsiveness That Drives Customer Success

Even at a single-line scale, this customer needed the same design rigor and fast turnaround Summit applies to its largest programs. Summit’s team delivered a complete, production-ready design quickly, reflecting the same dedication to responsiveness and technical excellence that has made Summit a trusted partner across programs of every size.

Engineering Capabilities

Mechanical

  • Single high-density test line of 28 racks at 180 kW per rack, served by liquid-cooled TCL drops
  • Hot-aisle containment with above-deck fan-coil units sized for the line’s heat rejection

Electrical

  • 04 MW of test capacity with dedicated per-UUT power distribution to each of 28 positions
  • Contactor-based disconnects and ready-to-disconnect indication for each test position

Plumbing

  • Stainless-steel TCL rack drops and per-rack manifold assemblies with isolation and flushing provisions
  • Coolant distribution unit sized for 180 kW-per-rack heat rejection

Technology

  • BMS integration of CDU and per-rack cooling points with the customer’s test-rack control system
  • Per-rack flow, temperature and differential-pressure monitoring and safety interlocks