en.Wedoany.com Reported - In the AI era, large models are rapidly iterating, and token demand is growing exponentially. The speed of computing power deployment has become a core competitive advantage for AI enterprises to seize market opportunities and rapidly implement business.

SenseTime, as a leading enterprise in China's AI field, is continuously accelerating the layout of AI infrastructure. Its large-scale AI computing facility in Shanghai Lingang is the first 5A-level intelligent computing center in China. With the explosive growth of AI business, computing power demand continues to rise, and it currently faces an urgent need for an 18MW expansion.

The traditional delivery cycle for power distribution systems is up to three months, but this expansion requires full delivery within 45 days without disrupting data center operations. Facing the triple challenges of time, space, and safety, breaking through the delivery bottleneck and rapidly deploying computing power has become the key to this expansion.

In the AI computing power race, speed is paramount. SenseTime, in collaboration with Huawei Digital Power, adopted the Huawei Power Module and Lithium SmartLi Container deployment solution. By integrating power distribution units and leveraging innovative factory prefabrication and outdoor deployment models, the entire 18MW power distribution system was delivered in just 45 days. This also fully freed up indoor IT server room space, setting a benchmark for rapid delivery of AIDC power distribution systems in China.

45 Days to Achieve Computing Power Delivery "Acceleration"

Relying on mature factory prefabrication capabilities, the Huawei Power Module and Lithium SmartLi moved all installation and commissioning processes, which were traditionally performed on-site, to the factory. Following standardized workflows, all core units undergo full testing and joint debugging before leaving the factory. Upon arrival at the site, only lifting and connection are needed for rapid deployment.

By adopting a parallel construction model of factory prefabrication and on-site civil work, this approach completely breaks the traditional serial model of "simultaneous construction, decoration, and commissioning" for indoor power distribution systems. The overall delivery cycle was compressed to 45 days, precisely matching the pace of computing power deployment while ensuring high-quality delivery, securing a critical window for SenseTime's AI business launch.

Rooftop "Shelter" Solves High-Density Deployment Challenges

Data center floor space is extremely valuable. The Huawei Power Module and Lithium SmartLi, in container form, enable rooftop "shelter" deployment, freeing up all indoor space originally planned for power distribution rooms for IT use. This helps SenseTime deploy more AI servers, significantly increasing the data center's cabinet utilization rate.

The safe application of backup power in data centers is also a key industry concern. This innovative rooftop deployment model not only isolates backup power from the main business, effectively ensuring the stable operation of SenseTime's large-scale AI computing center, but also opens up new ideas for computing power expansion in high-density intelligent computing centers facing space constraints.

AI Empowers Data Centers, Strengthening Safety Baselines

The Huawei Power Module adopts an integrated design, significantly reducing on-site wiring and system failure points. Paired with an intelligent management system, it enables full-chain visibility, manageability, and controllability of power supply, ensuring long-term stable operation of the power distribution system while significantly reducing operational complexity.

For backup power, the Huawei Lithium SmartLi employs a multi-layer safety protection system from cell to pack to cabinet to system, ensuring lithium battery safety at every level. Additionally, leveraging AI algorithms for fault prediction, it can preemptively identify abnormal risks and prevent problems before they occur, comprehensively strengthening the safety baseline and transitioning data center lithium batteries from "usable" to "trustworthy."

Mature Experience Ensures Highly Reliable Delivery

Deploying 18MW high-power power distribution equipment on a rooftop imposes extremely high requirements on heat dissipation, load-bearing, integrated design, and delivery capabilities. Leveraging extensive practical experience from the global delivery of over 3,000 power modules, Huawei implements full-chain standardized management from solution design and manufacturing to on-site delivery. It overcomes core challenges such as large-capacity power supply architecture design, tight power distribution room space, and multi-module coordinated management, ensuring the project is delivered on schedule and with high quality.

The successful delivery of the 18MW power distribution equipment for SenseTime's large-scale AI computing center not only further validates the adaptability and reliability of the Huawei Power Module and Lithium SmartLi in high-density AIDC scenarios but also provides new construction ideas for the industry. This frees AIDC power distribution system construction from the constraints of long traditional civil engineering cycles and compact spaces, accelerating the evolution of data center power distribution systems toward rapid delivery, high-density deployment, and flexible expansion.

Looking ahead, Huawei Digital Power will continue to deepen technological innovation in the AIDC field, developing more efficient, flexible, and reliable power distribution solutions. It aims to help more customers build highly reliable, energy-efficient, and rapidly deliverable AIDCs, enabling computing power deployment to stay one step ahead and ensuring the steadfast operation of the AI world.