Ampt converters delivers power to the GPU rack from battery storage, a utility connection, or behind-the-meter generation.
N+1 redundancy maintains full power to the GPU if a unit goes offline.
Ampt converters responds in <1 millisecond, allowing the rack to draw peak power on demand as GPU transients hit. The converter holds 800 VDC at the GPU rack while its input follows the battery across the full state-of-charge range.
GPU swings stop at the battery with minimal rack capacitance required. Grid and onsite generators see a controlled ramp.
Stored energy stays DC, avoiding the DC-to-AC-to-DC conversion losses of AC-coupled storage.
With a grid-forming PCS, the battery that absorbs GPU swings can also actively support grid voltage and frequency.
The DC bus feeding the converters runs at 1100 to 1500 VDC, depending on the battery’s state of charge. The higher-voltage bus carries the same power at lower current, reducing conductor losses or allowing smaller conductors to reduce costs.
A single PCS and medium-voltage transformer serve both the grid connection and the battery. Running the battery at up to 1500 V also raises PCS efficiency.
The battery-defined DC bus is standard practice in utility-scale storage, using grid-forming PCS platforms already deployed at GW scale.
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