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Sequential Operating Simulation of Solid State Transformer-Driven Next-Generation 800 VDC Data Center

Jian Xu·Xinxiong Jiang·Yi Bao·Yuchen Zheng·Xuhui Chen·Qiang Xu·Siyang Liao·Deping Ke·Xiaoqi Gao
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Artificial-intelligence (AI) workloads are driving rapid growth in data-center electricity use and rack power density, increasing demand for power-delivery systems that are efficient and robust to fast load transients. Conventional uninterruptible power supply (UPS) based AC distribution chains involve multiple conversion stages and line-frequency transformers, which compound losses and are less compatible with dynamic AI power profiles. Although solid-state transformers (SSTs) and 800 VDC distribution architecture are widely discussed, implementable topology/control details, and long-horizon validation with realistic operating profiles remain limited. This paper develops an SST-driven 800 VDC architecture that converts 10 kV MVAC to an 800V LVDC bus using a three-phase H-bridge AC/DC stage cascaded with a dual-active-bridge (DAB) DC/DC stage. A coordinated closed-loop control scheme, combining rectifier voltage/current regulation and DAB phase-shift control, is designed to maintain DC-bus voltage stability. The proposed system is implemented on the real-time digital simulation (RTDS) platform and evaluated via sequential simulations using real-world day- and month-scale operating profiles of data centers, benchmarked against a UPS supply chain. Numerical studies demonstrate tight 800 VDC regulation, reduced input-side energy consumption compared with the UPS baseline, and satisfactory power-quality performance. A capacitance sensitivity test quantifies tradeoffs between DC-bus ripple and low-frequency input-power oscillations, yielding a practical capacitance range for design. Overall, the work provides a reproducible evaluation workflow and actionable guidance for next-generation AI data centers.

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Jian Xu, Xinxiong Jiang, Yi Bao, Yuchen Zheng, Xuhui Chen, Qiang Xu, Siyang Liao, Deping Ke, Xiaoqi Gao. 2026-01-26. Sequential Operating Simulation of Solid State Transformer-Driven Next-Generation 800 VDC Data Center. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16502

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