LG Uplus is working with Ecolab Korea, a global water treatment solutions provider, to jointly develop liquid-cooling operating standards for next-generation artificial intelligence data centers (AIDCs). LG Uplus and Ecolab Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to optimize AI data center cooling system operations. The companies will jointly develop liquid-cooling operating standards by combining LG Uplus's AIDC construction and operating capabilities with Ecolab Korea's global expertise in water treatment and cooling-fluid management. In particular, they will jointly validate technologies for the stable operation of the “TCS loop,” which circulates cooling fluid by connecting AI server racks with coolant distribution units. LG Uplus will provide a large-scale liquid-cooling demonstration environment under construction at its Pyeongchon 2 Center to validate AI infrastructure based on next-generation graphics processing unit (GPU) architectures. Ecolab Korea will establish a cooling-fluid quality management framework using its digital water-quality monitoring system. The companies also plan to jointly analyze cooling-fluid conditions and data generated by key cooling equipment to validate optimal operating criteria and management methods. Through this work, they plan to establish a management framework that can reliably cool high-density AI servers with high heat output and identify early signs of abnormalities in liquid-cooling systems. The companies expect to expand their cooperation in the future, including pursuing an AI-based predictive maintenance framework to identify and address early signs of abnormalities in liquid-cooling equipment. Through this cooperation, LG Uplus plans to further strengthen its liquid-cooling system operating capabilities. It intends to secure the stability and reliability required for next-generation AI infrastructure by establishing an integrated operating framework covering liquid-cooling equipment installation, cooling-fluid quality management and real-time monitoring. Jung Sook-kyung, head of the AIDC business at LG Uplus, said, “As AI data centers become increasingly dense and generate more heat, liquid-cooling operating capabilities are emerging as a key factor in AI infrastructure competitiveness.” Jung added, “Through this cooperation, we will establish liquid-cooling operating standards and a quality management framework, providing customers with a more stable and reliable AI data center operating environment.”
Original Korean article: ETNews
English brief by Korea Wind Intelligence, koreawindintel.com
